People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1896 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

convention. They also issued.a statement concerning the work of the convention, calculated to correct erroneous impressions regarding the proceedings. ******* Georgia Populists are very sanguine of success. They claim they will poll a larger vote this year then ever before and that large accessions are being received from the republicans and prohibitionists. ******* The democrats of Texas have rejected the propositions of the Peoples party looking toward fusion,, in which the intention was that the democrats should have eight and the People’s party seven electors. *******

Any fear that may have been entertained that Watson’s name would be removed from the Populist National ticket should be dispelled, since the meeting of the Executive Committee last week, when it was positively declared that Mr. Watson would remain in the field. ******* The New Executive committee of the People’s party has decided to open headquarters in Washington City during the campaign, This may be a good thing for Washington, but the rank and file of Populist voters will be slow to believe that it is the best thing for the party. ******* A. H. Livingstone, the Peo pie’s party candidate for congress in the Fourteenth Missouri district, has left it to the judg rnent of a majority vote of the state committees of the People’s and democratic parties as to whether he should retire from the race or his opponent, Prof. W. D. Vandivere.

The speech delivered by Burk Cochran, at Madison Square, New York, last week, in reply to Mr. Bryan’s speech of acceptance, is characterized by the New York Journal as apiece of “billingsgate and bombast.” When the Cochrans and other attorneys for Wall street begin to weep crocodile tears for the laborer, it : s evident they have an ax to grind. >

A correspondent, writing from Rock, Island, Texas, says the colored people in that locality are affiliating with the Populists in large numbers and that in some counties—notably Wharton —there are not enough democrats left to hold a county convention. He says big barbecues and encampments are being held which are attended by almost the whole population. **** * * * Astonishment has been expressed in many sections of the country at the fusion scheme between the Populist and republicans in Texas. Either Texas republicans are unlike the republicans of other states, or the Populists are different from the ordinary sort, At any rate, no one need fear that Texas Populist are not able to hold their own in any kind of combination. **** * * * The suspicion exists in many localities that the “National Democratic Party,” [the name assumed by the gold democrats] will endeavor tnrough the aid of the supreme court to exclude the Chicago nominees from the official ballot in states where the Australian system is operative. In the event of their success Bryan’s only hope of election will be through the Populist ticket. **** * * * A. L. Maxwell, the ex-chair-man of the People’s party State Committee of Illinois, has been given a place on the democratic state ticket, as candidate for Auditor of State, in fulfillment of a fusion compact between the two parties. Four Populists have been giyen p!a *es on the electorial ticket and H. E. Taubeneck, ex-chairman of the National committee, has been made chairman of the Illinois State committee of the People’s party. A. R.