The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-21
loo A Year, in Advance,
Nance and Merrfck amonp 9th.

counties, Nance and Merrick among 9th.
erS.
Dr. Z. +. Taylor, member of the executive
natonal committee, had addressed an open
letter to George Washburn, manager of the
Peoples Party headquarters at Chicago.
urging Watsons withdrawal.
IN west Virginia State Chairman Piersal
and Treasurer Spence refused to attend the
Joint meeting to settle on terms of fusion,
The balance Of the committee met and
agreed to put up two Populists.
A lot of college students at Crawfords.
Vile, Ind, recently undertook to initiate
the Yale rioters. and were set upon by a
number Of stout farmer boys and driven
from the grounds.
MIS-. NJ. T.. Lease has called on Mai. Nc.
kinley and failing to elicit from that wary
gentleman material for a good newspaper
article, has roasted him as if he were a
Populist
George Fred Williams, fusion candidate
Tor governor in Massachusetts, has been
telegraphed for by Chairman Jones. to do
campaign work in the middle Western
states.
Fusion has been declared off in four con-
gressional districts in Illinois by reason Of
the Democrats failing to withdraw their
candidates and indorse the Populist nomi-
nees
possession of a hail. in Chicago in which
MIS-. Helen Cougar was to speak, being de.
MED, the crowd forced the doors and the
audress was made with much enthusiasm
Inc vote or the Peoples Party state COM
mlttee or Missouri stood a tie as to fusing
Win democrats on state ticket and Chair
man Roselle cast the decisive vote for fu-
sion.
The Peoples Party claim the next legisla-
ture In California, where fusion has been
fully carried out. An unprecedented num-
ber of silver clubs is reported there.
Ihose who are reading Col. Ingersolps
gold speeches should refer to page SO of his
book Great Speeches." and note his won
uer1ul cnange OF views in regard to silver.
A Bryan Club has been formed by eighty
Yale students, to testify to their non-par-
ticipation In the recent disorder during the
next presidents speech there
The long delayed fusion on electors. in
Indiana, was consummated last week The
Populists get five of the ten electors. In.
diana is now safely in the Bryan column,
d. Crawford, one of the largest retail
merchants in st. Louis, is discharging en-
ployes who say they will vote for Bryan.
Twelve men were dismissed in one day
Lewis, Republican nominee for Governor
or Missouri. recently made disgraceful at
tack on Bryan and has been censured even
by his own party papers
The sale of tickets to hear Bryan speak at
Burlington, Iowa, was against his wishes
and has been desarvedly denounced
late poll of Illinois, made at Peoples
Party headquarters, shows majority Of
10000 for Bryan on the fusion ticket.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, the best suf.
frage organizer of the day, has been makins,
powerful speeches on the Pacific slope for
free silver.
0. D. Jones, Peoples Party nominee for
governor, in Missouri, is making a cam
paign that is making for him many friends.
Henry George, who has been campaigning
In Michigan estimates Bryan's majority by
$4,000 in that state
Hon. Thomas Watson is reported as serf-
ously i'll at his home at Thomaston, Ga.
The Peoples Party state committee in
Alabama, has read Kolb out of the party
Mrs. Josephine X. Henry. of Kentucky,
has taken the stump for Bryan. Ar.