Show V DEMO POp WEO NG Indications Are that 1 it Jill II be Called Off THE PARTIES CANNOT AGREE 1ji Tho Populists Say that They Will Not Fuse Unless tho Democrats Pledge Themselves to Certain Reforms Re-forms and the Outlook for a Union is Not Bright Quil Ncbsker s 5 Beaches ICanosh and is i HU5tening to Salt Lake Wayne and Washington Washing-ton Conventions I I t t1 The DemocraticPopulist wedding may nol take place after all The disagreement as to the marriage settlement set-tlement Is not the only hitch and the groomelect may yet he told to take his clothes and go 1 Since the engagement was announced an-nounced the Populist spinster has been Investigating the predilections of her fiance and she Is not altogether pleased J with the result She has I found him to be a sordid kind of old chap in many ways according to her own view and unless ho promises to reform her head will no more seek repose upon his tough old bosom In the first place she Is of the opinion opin-ion that direct legislation is the proper S caper while her wouldbe spouse takes I an opposite view of the matter Both being setIn their ways there Is of r4 course but little probability of nn u agreement unless the guardians of the i couple can effect a compromise Then again the brideelect is enthusiastically enthu-siastically in favor of public ownership of everything that she doesnt own herself c her-self while the groom that wants to be Is f just as enthusiastic on the other side of the question In fact the only thing that they have been able to agree upon to date is the proposition 7 that the Republicans should be defeated defeat-ed and this has given them but little satisfactions satisfaction-s Henry W Lawrence chairman of the Populist State committee said yesterday yes-terday that it wasnt so much a question ques-tion of representation as had been reported re-ported We favor certain reforms he said and unless the Democrats iii pledge themselves to help us alqng those lines there will be no fusion The question of office is a minor consideration i con-sideration ji The Democrats In the meantime arc awaiting an explicit proposition from the Pops after which they will decide as to whether or not they will accept ac-cept it I |