Omaha daily bee., 1892-10-28
FUSED IN A FASHION
Nebraska Democrats Tacitly Agree to Vote
for James B, Weaver.
RESULT OF A VERY SECRET C0NClAVE
Several Long Hours of Earnest Deliberation
Over the Furaing Question,
THEY WOULDN'T TRADE WITH VAN WYCk
Effort to Consolidate tie State Tickets
Fails at the Very Outset.
SEVERAL TEMPTING PROPOSALS MADE
ropulists Were Anxious, but the Bourbons
Think They Can Elect Morton-De-
tails of the Long Conciaye At
the Paxton cafe.
THEY WOULDN'T TRADE WITH VAN WYCK
Effort to Consolidate tie State Tickets
Fails at the Very Outset.
SEVERAL TEMPTING PROPOSALS MADE
How to fuse without fusiug.

How to fuse without fusiug.
That was the question that agitated the
members of the democratic state contra
committee last night, but with their Gus
tonary political agility the trou ublesome OBJ
stacle was successfully surmounted aL6
straddled, and that, too, without putting
vote or making a scratch on paper. The deal
contemplates the delivery OF the democratic
vote Of tho state to tho Weaver electoral
ticket and at the same time allow the demo-
cratic ticket TO remain in tho field, but
according to the statements of the members
themselves the situation will be even more
complicated than 1t was before.
Some pet names were called, but as the
meeting adjourned without bloodshod tho
session may be called han monious from an
unterrihed standpoint.
A word or two of retrospe as to the
state of affairs that led up to the meeting may
not be out of place in this connection.
1t Will be remembered that Euclid Martln,
chairman of the committee and the self
styled leader of the antl-Boyd forces, went
to Chicago a couple OF weeks ago in his
official capacity us member Of the board of
managers of the Worlds fair to attend the
dedcatory exercises, and from there he went
on TO New York to interview the democratic
national committee and see wnat he
could do to Kill Governor Boyds
pull with that BODY Ho did not
meet with tho most fattcring success
in his undertaking, ana realizing that the
share of democratic camDaign Doodle that
was to fall to NebrasKa's lot would not pas
through his iisis unless something was dono
to trip up the governor in his jubilation
waltz, notified his coufreres on the commit
tee to call u meeting OF the whole body, and
for fear that the meeting would not other
wise be held soon enough, sent the message
pv wire, SO as to have the meeting ready to
welcome him as soon as he arrived in the
city,
Hateful Number Twenty-Eieht.
1t was in pursuance of that call that
twenty-eiRht members OF the committee
drifted into the city yesterday from various
points OF the compass and gravitateu toward
tho Paxton, where the meeting was to be
held. it must not be supposed that there
was only one thing to DO considered for
there were several deals on foot, but q num-
Der of them were given thoir quietus long
before the session was called to order.
First and foremost was the story of fusion
with the independents on the state ticket
1t didn't materlaze, but it was the cause of
amy number of stormy interviews between
the committeeman. IL was conclusively
demonstrated that such a deal had been care
fully planned, and G.. w. Blake and G. H..
Pirtle, chairman and secretary of the peoples
party state central committee, came up from
Lincoln on the afternoon train to carry out
their part OF the trans Saction, but it had been
| nipped in the bud by some of the dissenting g
members of the democratic committee. IL
contemplated tho withdrawal of V. O.
| Strckler and c. A. Esterling from the popu-
list ticket. butlt didn't meet with the appro-
val of StricKler, who started out on a run as
soon as no heard it, and Us soon as Blake and
Pirtie arrived in the city NO steered them
straight to his office and would not let them
.,nt tNf htpc cf.flf TO- ont = nl1 80
his not over brilliant pros poets in politics.
1t was not Stricklcrs efforts that caused
the deal TO fall through, however The
state of affairs that did upset il was the fact
that 1T included proposition to have Van
Wyck withdraw from the ticket with the
understanding that he should have in pay
meEt therefor the support of the democrats
in tho next legislature to assist in
electing him to congress. The populist
general was reported bv the democrats who
favored the doal as not only willing, bu,
anxious 10 enter into the arrangement
If he could be given positive as
surance that the democrats would tote fair
but unfortunately for the success OF the
plan there were lot of democrats who IN
sisted that II there WAS to be any ,ie-up, w
j. Bryan was the man who should be sent tc
the senate on the strength of it. Thus was
another scheme of the fusionists tumoleC
into the broth.
There was n Row at the Start
Van Wyck had been led TO think that thu
deal woud 90 through and came in on al
early morning train. but was quietly in
formed that his presence IN tho city woulC
not nelp matters, and he at once dropped ou
of sight IN the most accommodating manne
imaginable.
IL was stated that tho committee woul,
withdraw tho electoral ticket, but as thu
members of the committee began to arriv
1t was speedily manifest that nothing o
the kind would be doue without th
uglest kind of a low. There was caucu
al
Toby Castor, he of the national commit Il ee
was Dusily sought after for information as Il
tho wishes of the national committe
regarding tho withdrawal of IN
ticket, But Toby ditu't seen, to b
authority on that matter for some reason o
other. though ho seemed To be thorough,
posted as TO the wishes OF Governor Boyd
aud he lost no opportunity 10 jab tho harpooi
into that Individual, metaphoncally speak
ing.
II had been announced that Mr. Cassidy O
the national committee would be on hand il
the evening TO say what the national CON
mittee wanted. aud Colonel Castor wa
thereby enabled TO avoid deal OF clos
questioning AS TO why his relations to III
nationa. committee were not such as to en-
able him To speak authortatively.
Governor Boyd ana the Cash.
II was also heralded In advance that tb
committee would pass upon the question q
the disposal that would be made OF the S37
600 that was raised by the New York Worl
10 carry theelecton and which Is 10 be spen
west OF tho Mssissippi river for that pui
pose. subject 10 the direction of Governor
Boes, Boyd aud Peck IL was stated that
had been decided to spend tn
greater part of the money In N,
braska, and the committee proposed |
have ht,le say so III the why an
wherefore. The members changed thei
minos when the governor came in on th
|, afternoon train, for ne gave II out at one
+ that he did not intend TO have any meddlin
In the matter on the part of the copmittee
II was the governors day, just at tha
Time. buI, alas, how the wnd chan ge
J shortly afterwards.
n Nebraska's executive had planned to 1
present at the meeting last evening, bu
little Mr.. Martin got IN his deadly wok al
l tho governor changed his mind. IL haI
pened this way.
Martin Is ,iptoo Boyd fighter when th