Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1892-07-01
FAVOR BIDNV ELL.
THE CALIFORNIAN LIKELY TO BE
NAMED BY PRotllBlTiCN!5TS.

Many Advocates of Fusion With the peo-
pies Party A:ncu. the nr:eG:.trs-D Dele
gates rrn,a the Pacific Northwest First
on tho Ground.
ClNcl&NiTl, June 9S.-Gcncral John
Dilwcll, OF California. who was Il con-
gresham from that state away back in
The sos, will be the standard bearer of
the national Prohibition party i'll the
coming campaign. The boom for Will
ian Jennings Denorcst, OF New York,
whose candidacy has been actively pro
moted throughout the country. appears
TO have been expended ;ll;i the Califori.-
iaM's nomination is claimed ly his friends
on the first ballot if not by acclaMution.
For the second place. Joshua Lever
ing, Il small Baltimore coffee merchant
and of local lote as IL philan!lrophist, is
in the lead with Henry Clay Ba.com, Of
New York, and s. y. Stevens. vi Penn
sylyani;!, following close behind. The
contest of tie opposing factions was i'll
lugurated almost Immediately upon
the arrival OF the New York
delegation in the morning.
1t had been confidently expected
by the scattering Dvnurcst following
from other states that this delegation
would be solid for the New Worker. but
much to their dismay and chagrin it was
very speedily developed that he had but
thirteen ont of the 1870 and TIC majority
We're for Biiwell. If the minority was
small, however, it Was active and it
brought in its train Il good sized con-
tingent Of young political workers, who
lost ITO time i'll going into the thick Of
the fray. Not even i'll Minneapolis III
the heat of the ante-conventiun CAM
paign was as much vitupeition i'll
dulyel i'll as has bec, current during the
day. AL kinds Of charges wcse brought
against the Californian and some of
these Of a character unlikely to i:4l
their way into type, We're put upon
paper and passed around. Tha Bidweil
supporters, however, refused to retuln
the fight with the same missiles. They
contc;itoa themselves with the dcclnra-
ton that the party did not want a man
who sought the Office, saying the ot1ic.
should seek the man, anl Dluorost. i'll
their opinion, was incapae;tatal in many
ways from being an available nominee.
The national committee has dcrl>icl
upon Ex-Governor John p. ST. John rs
temporary chairman. The movement
for Il fusion with the Peoples party,
which assemblies at Omaha OH Saturday,
received something of an impetus from
a meeting held at the Palace during The
afternoon and Of which Miss Frances
Willard was the promoter. Tic onpo-
sition turned out in force but was out
numbered. and resolutions favoiing fu-
sion We're adopted. A telegram was
read from Senator Pfeifer u.4ily the
convention to appoint /. few discreet
persons to attend the O!.,.ha convei!-
ton for the purpose OF co ,;s,;r:ats with
some of the leaders regarding fusion.
A resolution was s;;,o,.ed declaring
that Il friendly feelinc exists between
the Prohibition and Peoples parties
upon the economic questions Of the day
and commencing to the convention that
the national committee be authorized to
confer with the Peoples party with a
view to Il union, provided that the sup
preston ANA prohibition of the liquor
traffic be not left out OF the platform.
A committee was appointed to present
the matter to the prohibition and Omaha
| conventions.
At the Demorest oratorical contest at
Music hall Miss Minnie Warren, OF
Michigan, WON the diamond medal.