Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-05-26
THE FOURTH KANSAS.
emocratic Leaders In This Congressional
District Favor Fusion.

Democratic Leaders In This Congressional
District Favor Fusion.
EMPoRIA, Kan, May 94.-Before the
democratic convention for the Fourth
congressional district was called to order
this afternoon the leaders had agreed TO
take decisive stand for fusion.
When the convention was called to
order at 1 o'clock a resolution TO that
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 but all along the line aud mem
toned the name of Levi Dumbauld, of
Lyon county, chairman of the peoples
party central committee, as a man
whom the democrats ca6d support for
congress in the district
A representative Of the peoples party
who claimed TO be Il friend Of Dumbauld
sent a request to the caucus OF delegates
not TO nominate Dumbauld. lie saw
that this would ruin his chances before
the peoples convention.
c. X. Holiday, of Topeka, and other
delegates who came TO the convention
determined TO make n nomination, fell
| into the scheme of fndorsing Dumbauld.
The resolutions setting forth the po-
sition of the democratic party were pro-
sented to the convention as follows:
We, the democrats OF the Fourth congress
| sional district, being profoundly impressed
I with the belief that the peoples cause impora-
; lively demands the united and best endenvors
! OF all who favor Industrial, commercial and
{ financial emancipation and that the great
enemy OF popular amelioration is the present
| republican party and that the supreme nocos-
| sity OF tho hour is tho overthrow Of that party,
both state and national, It is therefore
Resolved, That 1t is tho sense Of this conven-
| ton that the exigencies OF the hour demand
united action by the democratic and peoples
| parties IN this congressional district as 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 II further
Resolved That we recognize in Hon Levi
| Dumbauld, OF Lyon county, man upon whom
all elements opposed 10 the republican party
can unite and Se therefore cheerfully and cor.
daily commend him. and In case OF his selec'
ton by the peoples party as their candidate
| we pledge him the united support OF the demo-
cratic voters OF this district
There was little for the convention TO
do in the afternoon but ratify the work
accomplished at the morning confer
ences. II was unanimously agreed
TO make II. S. Martin, of Marion
county, chairman OF the convention
and C. X. 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
misrulc.
The committee on resolutions was APP
pointed as follows; Chase county, W..
T.. Timmons; Coffey, C. f. Arthur;
Greenwood, o. II. Martin; Lyon, John
Esltridge; Marion, Thomas Williams;
Morris, Il. $. Bertram; Usage, b. He'll
burn; Shawnee, David Overmyer; Wa
baunsce, Ii. f. Martin; Woodson, NJ. c.
Smith.
During a half hours recess considera'
BILE 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
dol'sement in the proposed fashion
would defeat Dumbauld for the peoples
nomination. A compromise was agreed
TO TO leave Dumbaulds name out OF
the resolutions altogether and adjourn
until June IA when the peoples conven
ton meets here.