New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-06
FUSION MAY NOT WIN IN NORTH DAKOTA.
1T HAS AROUSED THE BITTER OPPOSITION OF
MANY DEMOCRATS. WHO ARE LIKELY ~
,,or,, THE pCnr-PTJCkN TICKET

VOTE THE REPUBLICAN T1CKET
Fargo y. d. Nov. 5.-King Fusion reigns
s,,preme over the Democratic and Peoples parry
camps in the state of North Dakota ana Is seehls
10 extend Its supremacy to the control OF one oi ".
s,ancbest Republican States OF the Union How tha'
n no done ~ the Republicans stand firm Is matter
d,nicnlt 10 explain, In view OF the figures oil past
elections but the fusionlss are so confident tnu' ,
must be admitted that they have excited the hePuoA
cans TO unusual activity. II Is this ACTIVITY anu "'S
recent revolt of certain Democrats against the iau'@
of fusion that now gives the Republican leaders TO
.uo, confidence The Peoples party. or lnde-
pendents two years ago cast about $500 votes aie
Tho democrats IL OOO against 81 900 for the Repuph
cans I'm the state. The Independents nomhauN
complete National and State ticket TINS year. NV"
after uuch discussion and wrange the pehlocia" All
dorsed the entire ticket. with the exception Vi Oo"-
gresham and Presidential electors For congressman
they nominated james O'Brien Last month tl'e
Democratic electors were pulled on. m"eh " wv
disgust OF many leading Democrats among ..'"'
Judge Bennett chairman OF the last penocrauo o'"'
Convention. He has resigned as state commune
man and is now engaged In circuiauhs Pi' ,,
be signed by Democrats throughout the STATE nv
fusion hiss also extended to county uche's' NV ~
Gratis Invariably giving way to the Independents
MANY Democrats however, fail to sustain their parry
committees and a wall of discomfort has gone up III
over the stale Hitherto North Dakota has Deeh
rsliahlv Republican state. but now, LOOKING al "e
situation in its most favorable light Inc o"'ioon "
uncertain. The Republican state Cehual oon"A'
has taken particular pains to get corree' Sn'e
ment from each county with respect u tie "V''
ship as that and the Lieutenant Governofshp s'o''
10 be the weak points The committee agree th". 'e''
6, M danger NJ the defeat Of Congressman Johnson
The populIss or independents, us they are 'e'"'sN
here made a mistake In Withdrawing Dr. Ieleeh' tne'
candidate for Congress and substitnuh. Hh'0
"a both were equally concerned In the scandAi AZ
taching TO the Bergan CITY Bulldihg Asao''
The committee considers that Harrison Will nave inc
state by a good majority, thinking that ue nu0''0
ment Of the Independent electoral ticket by the pe''
Gratis TOOK place too late They that MANY Deho'
Gratis will vote for Harrison In exchange TOT LNs
latlve or county Office.
To one not familiar with North DaHo'a po'''
would seem peculiar that there shonld De any N
OF Governor Burkes eeleciion, even his oppoe"'
acknowledge that he has made a good Governor
The Republican campalgnrrs do not believe tiu' yer
will be anything like the detection from the hepH'oAn
ranks that the independents have been Claiming ANU
expect Burke to poll at least rs many 'oles ~ "'
did TWO years ago
II cannot be- denied that the Independent party
Is strong The farmers almost every where are no0A
Ing TO lts standard. aud viii vote Tor NS uo"''
While two years ago II cast but 4,eo0 votes IL VIII
probably poll from 1900 to 1900 this fall. or
Course his would not give them the sAl, but I'sio
ana small Democratic vote may sw'' .ne p5,s,sons
that the Legislature be elected his IAN VIII DE- noie
largely granger than ever and radical measures
viii no doubt be presented, and possibly some Oh theni
In lsyO Burke had malorlues IN twenty one co,it
ito. out az thirty eight The fusiOniets claim that
his year they viii carry twenty.two couhi,s.
Wherever Governor Burke goes In the siate he makes
friends IFS opponent. Farmer ehortrdg" VINO ~
accounted clever man, !, pursuing a. PohoS ~.
remaining az home. thing which Is likely 10 CUT
considerable figure n the voting i the dlsshsIac non
among the best element OF the North DAKOTA peino
Gratis with the manner In which fusion was pr'uBhl
about II was In fact less matter OF nlhioh tlhh
literal swallowing OF the Democratic organization d!
he lndeprnd-n ts. Iudge j. W. Bennett, ol ho'-
iinean the ex Chair nan Of IA" Democratic committee,
spole for "A good many besides himself when he shd
# was moi fusion. but unconditional surrender on the
part ~ the Democratic party. Tne Wiuluin"m VI ul'
electoral ticket was tie act OF the suldca polcN
Judge bennett has since openly declared us intehuVh
10 work and for Governor bu ke, aiu upon tAe
Democratic faction which seems determined 10 follow
bis leadership res; the Republican hopes VI CARVING
he State. and gaining the electoral vote 10 hsrris"h
and Reid