Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-11
NO PROSPECT or FUSION.
Isodsrs Of the Democratic aud Psopls's Paxty
in Kansas 0pposs H.

A0000t0 u the DomOCf0610 ana R00DlD'o IUxty
in Ksnsas Opposs H.
Special Consspoudsucs Of The Evening Star.
ToPEKA, KAxa, April Z
The prospects for fusion between the dem.
ocrats and alliance are mot 20 bright a. they
were two weeks ago. At that time the demo
cratic state committee, which Il almost . unit
for any kind Of combine that would dsfeat
the republican party Of this state. believed tia,
there would be NO vigorous protest against
fusion Since that time more than forty demo
cratic editors mot at Kansas City. Kan, and
declared in strong resolutions against com.
bine with the alliance or peoples party. The
editors composing that meeting were mostly
young men, who believed that any combination
made with the peoples party would virtually
wipe out the democratic party Of this state.
They also argued that by standing mp for pure
democracy they win be in position to control
the federal patronage II their party wins next
November. The democratic state central COM
mittee will meet at Salina on the Goth Of April
The editors win be there in full force to de-
convention to nominate Q full state ticket.
While the committee may wish to postpone this
action, the fact that the democratic committees
in three congressional districts have issued calls
for congressional conventions may influence
the state committee to abandon its plan OF
fusion with the peoples party.
AL the leaders Of the peoples party are OPP
posed to conceding anything to the democrats.
They say they can win without them, and have
no proposition to make to them except that il
they want to vote the peoples ticket they can
do SO without any regard to the desires Of the
democratic committee. The peoples party
call their state convention 10 meet in Wichita
June Is, whom an electoral and state ticket will
be put in the field and congressman at large
nominated, and delegates chosen to the ma
fr<,,,. L.. -. l. l. Tai
4. They declare their intention to keep in the
middle OF the road, and advise the democrats
that il they want to be ''in it, in Kansas they
must get into the procession and as near the
peoples party band wagon as possible.
There are about so 900 democratic votes in
preserve the party organization and secure
the patronage.
REPUBLICAN CONTEST FOR GOVERNOR.
The contest for governor in the republican
party is at white heat. The convention to
nominate will be held June 80. The two
prominent candidates are A. w. Smith of Nc
Pherson and ex-Congressman E. N. Morrill, of
Hiawatha. Smith is thought to be in the lead,
with Morrill, a close second. At no time in the
history Of the party in Kansas has much in
terest been manifested in the selection Of the
candidate to head the ticket. Smith is farmer
and Morrill, a banker. Both very strong
men and the judgment Of the republicans is
that either of them will be elected no matter
what the opposition may do.
Two years ago the present attorney general.
j. N. Ives, was nominated by the people 8
party. The democrats Endorsed his candidacy,
and by the combined vote was elected by over
forty thousand majority. He is having much
sized boom for governor on the combined
ticket, and the republicans fear that his nomi-
nation will be the most dangerous to them Of
any that could be made. Ives il a
democrat and never hesitates to say
SO. This fact alone may knock him
out as the peoples party at this time are not
liable to place other than farmer at the head
of their ticket, and at the same time a man
whose allegiance to the peoples party is
greater than his democracy