Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-02
THE FOURTH KANSAS
Democratic Leaders In This Congressioq
District Favor Fusion. Q

Democratic Leaders In This Congressional
District Favor Fusion
ENPoRIA, Kan, May 24.-Before the
democratic convention ofor the Fourth
congressional district was called to order
this afternoon the leaders had agreed 70
take q decisive stand for fusion
When the convention was called TO
order at 1 O'Clock resolution to ts.at
effect was being prepared The orig
inal draft set forth the necessity of
combination of the opposition forces
not only IN the Fourth congressional
district lot all along the line and mea-
toned the name of Levi Dunbauid. Of
Lyon county, chairman of the peoples
party central committee, Is man
whom the democrats could support for
congress in the district
A representative of the peoples party
who claimed to be friend OF Dumhauid
sent request to the caucus of delegates
not to nominate Dumbauld He saw
that this would ruin his chances before
the peoples convention.
/ C K Holiday, OF Topeka, and other
delegates who came to the convention
determined to make a nomination. fell
into the scheme of Endorsing Dumbauld.
The resolutions setting forth the DO
sition of the democratic party were pre-
Sented to the convention as follows:
We, the democrats Of the Fourth congress
sional district, being profoundly impressed
with the belief that the peoples cause imE5ra-
lively demands the united and best en6eavcrs
OF all who favor Industrial commercial and
financial emancipation. and that tbs great
enemy OF popular 2U1eliorattc1 IS the present
republican party, and that the supreme neces-
sity q the hour is the overthrow that party,
both state snd national, it is therefore
Resolved, That IL is the sense Of this convsr-
| ton that the exigencies Of the hour demand
| united action By the democratic and peoples
parties in this congressional district 1s also
| throughout the state, and that the two parties
| should in this district unite upon candidate
which the voters Of each can cordially support.
Be il further
1 Resolved, That we recognize in Hon Levi
! DunbGuld, Of Lyon county. man upon whom
all elements opposed 10 the republican party
can unite and We therefore cheerfuIly and cor
4 daily commend him and in case Of his selec-
| ton by the peoples party as their caroidate
| we pledge him the uniIed support of the demo
| cratic voters Of this district
| There was little for the convention to
DO in the afternoon but ratiiy the work
accomplished at the mofning confer
ences It was unanimously agreed
to make 81. S. Martin, OF Marion
county, chairman of the convention
and C & Holiday, Jr-, OF Shawnee
county, secretary. Martin in his speech
said that he wanted to do what he could
to protect the people from republican
| misrUle-
The committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed as follows: Chase county, W.
E Timmons; Coffey, c. f. Arthur;
Greenwood, o. B. Martin; Lyon, John
Eskridge; Marion, Thomas Williams;
Morris, E. s Bertram; Usage, B He'll
burn; Shawnee, David Overmyer: Wa
baunsee, B E. Martin; Woodson, II. c.
Smith
During half hours recess considera-
bic opposition was manifested to the
resolutions which had been agreed upon
in the morning. A number of peoples
party men came before the resolution
committee and declared that an in
dorsement in the proposed fashion
would defeat Dumbauld for the peoples
nomination A compromise was agreed
to TO leave Dumbauld's name out OF
the resolutions altogether and adjourn
until June II when the peoples conven-
ton meets here