The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-10-21

WAITED ON WATSON.
WELL KNOWN GEORGIA DEMO
Gratis VISIT HIM AT THOMSON.
Captain f. p. Howell, Colonel Robert
son and Judge Hunt Spend the
Night Under the POpulist
Candidates Roof. Sen
satiOns Developing.
THOMSON, GA, Oct. 17.-It is proba
BILE that tho next forty-eight hours will
furnish sc,ne interesting political news
from Georgia. When the fast train from
Atlanta reached Thomson last nigh,
Mr.. Watson's carriage was in waiting at
the station, and three gentlemen who
emerged from the train entered the car
rage and were rapidly driven to Mr..
Watson's home. They were Evan P.
Howell, James w. Robertson and j. j.
Hunt, democratic electors from the state
at large. They remained in consulta-
ton with the pOpulist candidate until a
late hour, when they retired, spending
the night with Mr.. Watson. The consul
tation was resumed this morning and
lasted until a few minutes before the
train bound for Atlanta was due, when
Mr. Watson accompanied his visitors to
the depot.
OBJECT OF THE CONFERENCE.
Various rumors are afoat as 10 the OBJ
ject and result of the consultation, but
all parties participating in it say that
they have nothing to say for publication.
This much, however, can be stated au-
thoritatively: Mr.. Watson will meet
Senator Jones, chairman of the demo-
cratic national cOmmi tee, in Atlanta
next Tuesday to talk over the campaign.
Senator Jones has been notified by tele-
graph that the meeting has been arrang-
cd and has answered that he will be in
Atlanta Monday. 1t is further known
that the object of the meeting was to
5alk over some plan by which fusion
could be perfected in this state, and the
0est information Obtainable is that the
distinguished Georgia democrats have
discussed it in some length pleasing to
Mr.. Watson and all indications now are
that in short time Mr.. Watson will be
actively stumping the state of Kansas for
VIM. j. Bryan.
1t is not known whether or not Mr..
Watson has in any way changed his po-
ton on the question of fusion, but it
can be safely predicted that some ar
ngements satisfactory to Mr.. Watson
VIII be made.
Mr.. Watson has received a telegram
rom Nessrs. Washburn and Reed, mem
bors of the populist national committee,
Eating they had left Chicago last night
for Thomson and that they would arrive
here Saturday night or Sunday.
1t develops that they remained over in
Chicago to have a consultation with
Chairman Jones and that they bear ila-
pOrtant messages from Jones to Watson.
Messrs Washburn and Reed will remain
over here until Monday morning and
will then accompany Mr.. Watson to At
anita and be present at the conference
with Chairman Jones.
Mr.. Watson has telegraphed to Kansas
ordering his name stricken from the
democratic ticket in that state. He says
that ticket has been prepared with the
names of Bryan and Watson on it and
under their names follow the names of
the democratic electors who will vote for
Bryan and Sewall
He says there is no fusion ticket in
Kansas. There is a democratic ticket
and populist ticket and the demo-
Gratis have printed over the names of
Bryan and Sewall electors the names of
Bryan and Watson to deceive the popu-
lists into voting for electors who will In
turn vote for Bryan and Sewall. He
contends that no one has the right to
print his name over Bryan and Sewall
electors.