| Show EASTERN f CAMPAIGN headquarters fusion between populists and republicans denied chairman butler says there will be no fusion calculated to elect gold electors jones at democratic headquarters with teller ana dubols at new york washington D 0 sept 13 senator butler chairman of the populist national committee had occasion this afternoon to deny another atory from the south relative to the alleged fusion between tho republicans democrats and populists in texas you may say for me eaid the chairman that there will be no fusion anywhere between the populists and the republicans on the electoral ticket we do not propose to aid in any possible manner the election ot electors to the gold standard and all stories to that effect are products of the imagination mr butler had two short conferences today with senators teller and dubois over the situation in the west and elated this evening that good progress had been made that where friction had existed it was probable that it would be removed and a thorough understanding would be readied between all the parties interested in bringing about the election of mr bryan when pressed for particulars regard to the state of idaho and one or two of the tout bern states where there appeared up to this time to have been a hitch mr duller declined to give them senators teller and dalois had another talk with chairman jones this evening but it related to the details of the campaign senator deboie after a tour of the pacific coast elates will return later on to illinois and make several speeches he leavea for the west tomorrow senator jones for chicado tonight he is eatie fied with the result of his visit to new york and this city and save that he goes back to chicago satisfied the condition of the campaign and more thoroughly convinced than ever that bryan will be elected speak inz of the election in maine be said it was ar from discouraging to the democrats on the contrary all the circumstances considered it was quite encouraging there was a marked increase in the total democratic vote and a very considerable increase in the total tree silver vote in that state where it waa claimed at the outset there were eil ver whatever if this ratio should be maintained in all the elates aa he believed it would be the election of bryan would result with an enormous majority of the popular vote and a largo proportion of the elate electoral vote chairman babcock of the republican committee this afternoon gave out the following statement on the maine election the result of the election in maine will be of a very great value to all business and financial interests at this it will detore confidence in financial circle not only in thia country but throughout lie world we looked for a large majority in maine but hardly expected it to be equal to the plurality given in 1894 when eo many democrats refused to vote but it has exceeded that plurality by about SO per cent and no one can for a moment doubt that this vote in maine indicates alie sentiment of the great northeastern states the states where there are large manufacturing and agricultural interests the states whose people read and have an intelligent voting population will in my opinion join the procession and follow the lead set by vermont and laine the key of the situation in u campaign is to determine which way the tide is setting this it ia often extremely difficult to do two years ago at this time after the oregon vermont and maine elections I 1 recognized and claimed that they were indicative ot the sentiment ot the whole county and stated eliat I 1 believed that practically settled the contest and my opinion and predictions were fully borne out by the result in november this year the majorities jori ties in vermont and maine are much more pronounced and larger than they two fenre ago nud roan this I 1 can draw only one conclusion as I 1 have eaid before and that ie that the great turine and agricultural states will follow the example set by vermont and maine and give a pronounced majority against free silver and repudiation and that it will kettle the question for all time to come AT NEW YORK the maine Elec ilon returns ane allabe topic new york sept 15 among the callers at the republican national head quarters today were hon john W vrooman of this city president of the sla mutual reserve life insurance company he was enthusiastic over the result in maine he eaid the question is now practically settled so far aa the east ie concerned vermont drove the nail as well and maine has clinched it solid the moral effect of the maine election will be very areat but we must not rest upon it nor relax our efforts congressman ex W D bynum conferred this morning with general tracey and other prominent politicians will address a meeting of the commercial travelers boond money league tomorrow hon matthew quay was expected to arrive in the city today but did not put in an appearance no news was eiven out at the democratic headquarters at the bartholdi hotels mark uanna is expected in this city tomorrow or next cay vice presidential candidate was at can headquarters this afternoon he said that the maine election somewhat surprised him instead of majority he anticipated only affairs were quiet today at the republican state headquarters in the fifth avenue hotel |
