The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-29
THEY READ THE RIOT ACT.
That's What the Rad Managers Did
to the Pop Managers.
THEY MUST PUT UP OR SHUT UP.
The Pop Policy Of SIi@nce aud Denial
viii Not Go With Their Fellow
IOnspirators In Fusion.

| lOiidS, lSNttS, StIttibuNh Nt'Auh w
iespondence. )-rhere Is a demand at thu
various headquarters of the combine for
the popular button. II have troubles
enough of my own"
The populsst end OF the deal is specially
prepared to sympathize with the senti-
aient.
1t comes to me pretty straight that all
important conference was held TWO days
ago between the republican aud the pop
bosses and that the former told the latter
In plain but rather inolcgant English that
they we're tired of monkeying with the
fusion question. They alleged that. rely
ing ON the faith pledged at the Galveston
and Fort Worth populist conventions,
they had .uduguraGod ii vigorous cam
raign among republicans for kearby and
nau proclaimed the eNis. cnce OF ii FUSION
dSreerit nj reciprocal IN It's terms, that
they are living up to the deal IN good
faith without apologizing to anybody ola
account of II, but that the popuisl cam
pasu committee continues 10 give ii out
scmi-otiicially that there IS 40 fusion, ailG
that no popuist is u,,ler any obligation
tc vote for Me h. nlcy electors. The 4. q. y.
members OF the combine intimatei that
they were being played for Fuckers lgd
that the game had reached its limit. They
sud that une pops hac to stand up to the
rack and divide the spells. or they would
see to 1t that there would be no Spols
TO divide. The pops stammered apoIog =.
asked for tune and went away rorely
ticLbled-uud that is the situation rs It.
is today.
Inei is 10 d1ub; that such confer
once was held and that THIS is substin-
tally what occurred at it, 1t 3 limited
that the gizs Of Hanna. check to hreen
for campaign purposes I'm Texas will de-
pend upon the decision of the pops upon
19 pr.po 4 to boldly. proclaim the fu-
sion. 1t is also limited THAI the conference
referred to WAS instigated by Green who
wants something tangible to lay before
llama.
Kearby is opposed to any open odnns.
sons. He prefers q play 1t out as a
game Of mystery, but he is willing to do
anything else the republicans mty ask
He contends that proclaimed fusion
Will break up the populist party IN Texas
The members OF the pop plenary commit
tee agree with this view. The question is.
how can the republicans who are not in
the habit of giving something for nothing
be conriI ID? If they break away,
Nearby nay as well hang HIS harp on
the willow. If the pops should he fright
cnei away by the Mckinley shadow, that
hdrp viii make only mournful music.
How can these antagonstic elements be
acrdHi together?
If anybody has an effective solution for
that problem he can turn 1t into gold by
presentation promptly at pop headquar-
ters
1t is likely that this week will bring an
attempt 10 adjust this embarrassing issue.
The pop leaders will not hesitate to give
the promissory obligation Of their party,
nut lney are going 10 make II desperate
effort TO keep the public from finding out
about Il. They are not afraid OF any
thing but publicity.
Tho truth is that the pop organization
I'm Texas is today little more than a myth.
ftff. rle.N
Nugenrs vote have about IL much title
to it as Great Britain has to the Sandwich
islands. Instead of l60. 900 votes, Tracy
and Park aud Wood ana Melvin Wade
couldn't muster 5000 in support of tho
Mckinley programme they are now sun
porting. IL is safe To pre,lict that kearhv's
V"ee with the combine Endorsement Will
ne less than Nugrnts. Reports are com
ing IN from all quarters OF deserters by
NE wholesale from tie populsts wherever
me story OF the deal with the Mckinley
itcs Is told. The stupidity of that trade
IS now apparent evel to the obtuse bosses
VINO are running the pop machine. ii the
thing Were to be done OYER again II would
he imposs bic to pull. "A pop plenary com
t@tteeman In sight Of "a republ can con.
it's would saw wood and take what 81
ie'i'e wculd bring Them. As II Is. nothing
can prevent the crazy pop vessel from
going TO pieces on the breakers. no mat
ter which way the storm plays.
-
Il am sound money man" said a mid
ole aged passenger on a street car TODAY.
talking to several friends. 'but / have
made up my mind to vote for Bryan, l
can't stand the crowd that is whooping
lhii,gs up for Mckinley, Every trust and
synilodte ana every fellow wanting sps-
msu tlNors from the government Is In 1t,
Those people know their man and 4 know
nat ! can't go far wrong when i vote
against them"
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The report that Captain Frank Ball of
Fort Worth may run as an indepcndent
candidate for associate Justice of the
court of civil appeals against Judge
Hunter Is discredtea here. Captain Ban
Is known to he opposed to free silver hui
ne ls supporting Bryan and Scwali be-
as thrN are the democratic nominees
ne IN intensely In favor or the plank In
me lineage platform opposing govern
m,At ny injunction, which is one of thu
moAt object enable planks to the Cletc.
land democrats 4
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