Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-09-23
LOCAL FUSION.

M democratic county and legislative
convention met Saturday and swallowed
the s~ugar-coated pill prepared for them
by Captain Baker, the democratic boss,
through an alleged meeting Of indie.
pendent electors" Far from independ-
emit were the five electors who met
in the back room Thursday night
and ~conoocted, or rather carried out
this scheme. The leaders in this move
ment were in favor of fusion but Just
how to get at 1t, without letting the
people know it, has puzzled them for
some time. At last they conceived the
idea of holding an alleged convention"
just a day or Two before the democratic
convention-call 1t an "independent'
movement-name a complete ticket, by
an arrangement with the democrats, who
we're to endorse it, and then publish it,
making it appear as though there was
great disaffection among the republicans
and that really there was backing behind
ne fusion movement.
A bungling job has been done.
vi course the democrats went up to
re rack and took their fodder-swal-
owed the dose at one mighty gulp and
now await results. Bodad Baker, the
boss prophet, hath spoken. and his COM
mands shall and must be obeyed.
Mighty little benefit will the demo-
Gratis get from a fusion of this kind in
this county. The republicans even
the most sorely disappointed-of Bur-
leigh county are not fools. Not a bak-
er's dozen are in this movement.
There we're republicans in this county
who opposed the nomination of Mr..
Burke and others on the republican
ticket, but as good republicans they
have accepted the result, and all good
republicans are now in line for the
ticket. There is not a republican in this
alleged fusion movement who is oppos-
ing the republican ticket from any con-
sideration Of principle. Each has a
personal grievance. Mr.. Neal, of the
land Office, was a nti-Burke man and
fought for ar anti-Burke delegation
from this county. After defeat he &C.
cepted the results, and is for the ticket
from top to bottom. He certainly is not
In the fusion movement. Gerald Pierce
didn't like Burke, but he is on the Har-
rison roll Of honor from North Dakota
fought in the national convention for
Harrison first, last and all the time-and
feels the obligation resting, in part, on
him of keeping North Dakota in the
republican column. His grievances have
been laid aside, and he, too, declares
himself for the republican ticket from
presidential electors down to c%onstables,
without q scratch. Murdoch Mckenzie
is deputy United States marshal.
Neither he nor his superior Mr.. Price
were Burke men before the state con-
vention, but they are now in line for the
ticket, mr.. Price being one of the most
earnest and faithful workers in the
state. Mr.. Healey was a bitter opponent
of Burke and his friends, but he declares
that as he participated in the republican
caucuses and as they Che and bis
friends) were beaten after a hard fight,
he now proposes to stand by the result
the same as he would have expected
the other fellows to have done had the
result been otherwise. He says he has
not the heart he would have had had the
nominees for state, Legislative and
county Office been different but he will
vote the republican ticket straight, just
the same. E. Fl. Wilson and many
other ante-convention enemies of present
republican nominees talk in the same
vein. ,. ..E-
Who, then, have the democrats to fuse
with? Bsrnes-Frank Barnes-good fell
low, but SIMPLY the political echo Of
Baker. Then there is Dan Williams