The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-18
i'm the PopuIist Revolt Against
SewaIl.
OFFER OF THE DEMOCRATS
WE'RE WILLING TO GIVE THEIR
ALLIES BUT -FOUR ELECTORS.
Paul VandcrvoOrt Appears and Helps
Bring Around the Rcsuit-Indian-
apoIis wanted Fusion.

| The scheme of fusion between the Demo-
| Gratis and Populists was kicked into a
cooked hat yesterday by the Populists.
| Paul Vandervoort came from Omaha to
persuade the Indiana Populists to lead the
| revolt against Sewall and found them very
| willing to do it. The subcommittees of the
| two organizations failed to agree after g.
session of two hours in the afternoon. The
| Populists demanded seven of the fifteen
| electors and the withdrawal of Sewall,
| while the Democrats were willing to con-
! cede but four of the electors and demanded
| the withdrawal of the Populist State tick
| ct. AS soon as this was reported back to
] the committee of thirteen to which the
| Populist State convention had delegated full
| power in the matter of electors, this COM
mittee decided that it was not worth while
| to negotiate longer and adopted a resolu-
| ton that a full ticket of electors be put
| in the field. This was adopted by vote OF
II to l. provisional list of electors was
selected and the chairman of the commit
| tee directed to communicate with them and
| certify to their nomination as soon as II Is
| learned that they will serve. The Popu-
| lists cast nearly 10000 votes in Indiana last
| election and the Bryan managers nave been
| banking heavily upon this assistance this
year. The, new electoral ticket destroys
| this hope.
| The electors chosen are as follows:
| AT Large-Erazilla M. Bount, of Irving
ton. and Morton c. Rankin, of Terrs
ggst pistrlSt-P; H. Carroll Evansville.
| Fourth--A. G. Rose, Versailles.
Fifth-Ale xander J. Farrell. Morton.
| Sixth-Wright Jeffries. Charlottesville.
| SeVenth-1enry G. Barnett, Franklin.
Eighth--Nathan T. Butts, Winchester.
| Ninth-John koggin, Goldsmith
Eleventh. NJ. Miller, Upland.
Twelfth-William Foster. Angola:
Thirteenth-John s. Bender, Elkhart.
| AS soon this action was announced
the fusonists began desperate effort to
Undo the work of the committee. A. j.
Padgett, of Washington, woo a month or
ago agreed with the Democratic State
committee that he would make arrange
ments" to have the Popuists eonsent to
| fuse on the basis of two eectorS and the
| withdrawal of the Populist State ticket.
was the leader in this effort and ne was
| ably seconded by II. NJ. Fernandes, OF An
| dcrson, S. M. Shepard, "Talky BilP' Fat
| terson and the whole local crowd. They
| insisted that the State committee should<
| take up the matter and tried to convincs
| the others that since the state convention
| had adjourned the State committee inher-
/ tied power to accomplish anything that
| the convention had left undone. The State
| committee met in the evening and part
| of this committee of thirteen met with it,
| bue the action in nominating the electorS
was not overturned. Before adjourning
! the committee of thirteen appointed sub
committee, composed of Julius Rosen-
| heimer A. G.. Burkhardt. Simon Walker.
| C. f. Polk and L. w. Hubble. This COM
ra;a ft,f- Har
| advances that the Democrats may make
| or to call the full committee together to
| consider any proposition that 1t may deem
| worthy of consideration, such as the with
| drawal of Sewal The State committee.
| when the question of its right to review
| the action of the committee of thirteen
was brought up, referred the matter to the
| executive committee, composed of Julius
| Rosenheimer, Charles Y. Matthews. NJ c.
| Rankin, n. II. Motzinger and A. G Burk-
| hardt Neither this committee nor the SUBJ
| committee contains a fusionist and tho
| chances for fusion have apparently gone
| glimmering.
| The subcommittee of the two organiza-
tions did not get together until about 1880
O'Clock in the afternoon. Judge James Nc
| Cabe, Judge Thomas Study ana Judge
| State committee. while Messr,4. yurkhardt.
Carroll. Walker and Hubbel 'tcted Tor the
Popuists The Populist comrnttee OF thir.
teen to which full power in the matter or
electors had been delegated by the state
convention, was in session most OF the
morning About forty prominent Populst
leaders from throughout the State had
gathered to watch the proceedings. Almost
ali the Populists from outside of Marion
county were opposed to fusion. while those
from this county favored fusion on any
''i BEEN FOOLED TOO MUCH.
Paul vandervoort, of Omaha, had ar
rived at 3 o'clock in the morning and was
UP bright and early talking to the leaders
of the Indiana Populists and advising
against fusion upon any terms that did not
involve the withdrawal of Sewall He de-
clared that the Populists had been fooled
and defrauded throughout the South and
West, and that the revolt was just begin
ming in those States. In Kansas conven-
ton had been called to repudiate the deal
made by the leaders there, and he pointed
out that the Indiana Popusts had now a
golden opportunity TO take the lead in the
movement to force Sewall off the ticket
Indiana was a critical State, and without
hearty Populist support the cause of Bryan
would be utterly hopeless here. The Demo-
cratic managers could not afford to hold
out if the Indiana PoDulists insisted upon
their terms. vandervoort was aided in his
fight by the hard ~work of editor Charles
x Matthews, of the Nonconformist and
n. Fl. Motzinger, Popuist candidate for
Congress in the Second district These
three gentlemen went before the committee
of thirteen and made a strong plea that a
bold stand be made. The Marion county
people also went before the committee and
pleaded for fusion upon any terms. but
they made little impression. The twelve
outside members of the committee were
convinced that Matthews and Vandervoort
were right and, before adjourning in
strueted the subcommittee TO hold out to
the end for seven electors and the with
drawal OF Sewail. A number of the more
radical free-siiver Democrats. including L.
e. Johnson. Franklin Landers, Allen w.
Clark. Romus Stuart and others, were
hustling about the lobby of the hotel all
morning trying TO persuade the Populists
to be moderate in their demands. but they
did not succeed In accomplishing much.
The Democratic subcommittee was In
conference with Chairman Martin and the
members of the campaign committee dur
ing the morning, and i'm this conference il
was determined that the best terms upon
which they willing 10 fuse was the
concession of four electors TO the Fonn-
lists and the withdrawal of the Populists'
State ticket. Thus when the two suhcom-
mittees met they were very far apart. The
demand of the Popuists for the removal OF
Sewall met with the reply that the
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