The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-28
FUSION IN ILLINOIS.
The Greenback Anti MonopoIist- Peoples
Party Makes q Ticket.

The Greenback Anti MonOpoIfst- Peoples
Party Makes a Ticket.
BLooMINGToN, ILL.,, Aug. 2Z-At 10 o'clock
this morning the Anti-monopoly State committee
met, at once adjourned to meet at noon, with
the Greenback State committee, called under
the McGeighan call The two bodies will then
unite and the leaders propose to adopt the name
Of the Peoples Party" The policy outlined is to
nominate full State ticket, and refer the ques-
ton of fusion ON the electoral vote to the State
central committee, with instructions to make
the best bargain possible for electoral votes for
Butler, with either of the old parties John
H.Oberly, chairman of the State Democratic cen
tral committee, is here to bring about
fusion on the electoral vote between Cleveland
and Butler the Greenbackers to support the
Democratic State ticket and the Democrats the
electoral Fusion, in some shape, will be the
probable outcome Of the days proceedings
with separate Greenback State ticket in the
field.
The joint State convention of Greenbackers
and Anti monopolists was held here this after
noon and resulted in the settlement of all diff
ferences and the blocking out of plan for
fusion with the Democrats The latter were
represented by John Fl. Oberly chairman of the
Democratic State central committee.
The committee on resolutions reported q reso-
luton reafhrming the platform of the Indianap-
oils national convention. A State central com
mittee was then chosen, and Jesse Harper, Of
DanYille, re elected member of the National
Greenback Anti-monopolist committee An
electoral ticket was nominated, with the excep-
tion of five districts, where the choice was left
to the State central committee
The question of fusion with the old parties
came up next and when A. a. McKeighan, in a
speech, stated that he was not in favor of fusion
and would not support Butler, he was ruled out
Of order by the chairman, and was not allowed
to speak. Epithets of all kinds were hurled at
him, and amid yells of derision he left the CON
vention The following was adopted:
"RAsolved That the State central committee of
the Peoples party of this State be instructed to make
up joint electoral ticket with either of the old parties
but 10 to accept less than of the cleo
toral votes
The following State ticket was nominated:
For Governor; Jesse Harper, Of Danyille; Lieu
tenant governor, H. C. Vanderwater, of Shelby
vile; Secretary of State, E. H Baldwin, of
Joliet; auditor, e. F. Reeves of Elgin; Attor-
ney general John NJ. Gavin, of dillingham;
State treasurer, J. B. Clark, Of Chicago. The
convention then adjourned sine die.
The committees are busy to night debating a
scheme for fusion, and it is probable that the
Democracy will make the coalition suggested in
the foregoing resolution
The Journals special correspondent at Bloom
ington telegraphs as follows:
while it is quite certain that fusion with the
Democrats will be accomplished, the party can
not be induced to touch Carter Harrison; in
fact, he was right heartily denounced and
roundly abused in speeches by several of the
leading Greenbackers in the convention Mr.
Vooris of Shelbyville, in a vehement speech,
declared there was as much difference between
old Dick 0glesby and Harrison as between
Gabriel and an angel in hell The convention
was composed largely of temperance men, and
they were very pronounced in their denuncia-
ton of Harrison and his methods