The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
P0PULIST PLANS PULLING.
THE STATD ELECTORAL TICKET
STILL IN THE FIELD.

The Plennry Committee of the Party
Held Together at Atlanta Awaiting
DeveIOpments-The Interview Be-
tween Committeeman Washburne
and Chairman Jones Likely to De-
Qide the Course of the POpuIIsts I'M
Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct 22.-The plenary COM
mittee appointed by the state popuIst
executive committee to entertain PROPOSE
tions from the democrats on the matter
of fusion is sHll held together here, waiting
for developments. It will not do anything
definite until tomorrow. Committeeman
Washburne OF the national popullst COM
mittee is at Chicago in close communica-
tion with Chairman Jones of the national
democratic committee and telegraphio
communication Is supposed to be going on
between him and the populist executive
committee of Georgia. 1t is therefore ex-
peeted that some proposition for settle-
ment win be suggested by Chairman Jones
to the state democratic committee before
tomorrow night, whether the committees
acts favorably upon 1t or not It may ba
for fusion on the line proposed by the
state populist executive committee, mod
iheation Of that proposition or something
else the object of which would be to fuse
both parties in a mutual support Of Bryan.
Committeeman Reed of the national pop
uist committee was in Atlanta to-day in
constant communication with Mr. Wash
burne, his colleague, and left tonight
for Nashville to meet him and Mr. Watson
there for consultation tomorrow. AS q
result of this conference, 1t may be as
sumed that the plenary committee now i'm
session at the populst headquarters will
be in a position to put a new phase on
the situation before tomorrow night.
No matter how the negotiations now
pending may result there will be no fu-
sion between the republicans of the state
and the poDulists. Several propositions
of this nature have been made by the re-
publicans, but the populists have rejected
them In every instance. and will continue
to do so, their leaders say
Mr.. Watson declared himself this morn-
ing that the Georgia presidential electors
OF his party Will not be withdrawn. on
the other hand, the populist party paper,
Issued to-day, says: "rhe populists OF
Georgia made an earnest effort to se-
cure united front for Bryan and Wat
son. The democrats refused to listen to
their demands They treat the populists
with contempt, do not answer them, but
give their replies to the press. The pop
ulist electors in Georgia will probably be-
Withdrawn. The populists will all work
for their congressman"
The announcement is made In the pop
ulist organ that Mr.. Watson will resume
editorial control of the paper after Nov. 3.
Chicago, oct. 22.-chairman Washburne
Of the popullst national committees
Chicago headquarters left Chicago to-
night for Nashville, Tenn, where he will
meet Candidate Watson and National
Committeeman Reed of Georgia by ap-
pointment. His mission is to report the
result Of his conference with Chairman
Jones of the democratic national commit
tee, at which certain propositions from
the Watson side were submitted as a
basis Of settling the war against Sewal1
and fusion, and changing the lukewarm
support OF Bryan on the part Of Watson
and his followers, VINO are opposed to fu-
sion. Mr.. Washburne would not speak in
detail OF the report he had to present
TO Mr.. Watson, but stated that his con-
ference with Senator Jones had been sat-
isfactory, and the prospects were en-
couraging for complete harmony within
the silver ranks next week
Regarding the Watson letter of accept
ance, which has turned up missing,''
Mr.. Washburne said he had no reason to
doubt either the word of Mr.. Watson or
of Senator Butler. He understood that
Mr.. Watson wodld make the letter public
In few days IL Senator Butler did not
find the original copy to give to the press.
It's non-receipt was a question for the
postofiice department.