St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-02
Outline of a Coalition That
Will End Republican
Rule.
Both Sides EVince q DISPOSE
tion to Work for the
Common Good.
DepeW Reviews the Situation
Just Before the Big
Fpee-fOr-All.

KANSAS CITY, No., June IA joint
meeting of the Democratic and Peoples
parties of Kansas was held here today
which may ultimately result in not only
defeating the Republicans again at the
coming state election, but also in trans
ferring Kansas from the list of Repub-
lican states to at least the doubtful
column. The meeting today decided
that it would be well for the Demo cratic
and Peoples parties to form coalition
against the Republicans in the coming
election.
l. The meeting, composed of leaders and
privates of both parties, went into Sc
cret session at II O'Clock and did not adj
journ until in the afternoon. During
the intervening hours the whole matter
of fusion was thoroughly discussed. and
resolution was adopted giving the
sense of the meeting as in favor of
fusion. The resolution sets forth the
advantages of fusion. and arranges the
details of the coalition as follows:
The Democrats are to be given the
candidates for chief justice OF the Su-
preme court and congressman at large.
given to the Peoples party. The candi-
dates of the two parties will he nomi
mated at separate conventions, the DEM
Ocrats on Democratic platform and
the Peoples party men on reform
platform, the object being 10 avoid in-
dorsement by either party of the others
principles.
Differed on Electors.
The matter of presidential electors
was discussed thoroughly. and it was
decided that. coalition should be
formed also in that direction. The de-
tails of the fusion OIL that q uarter, how
ever, were not definitely decided upon,
the matter being left to meeting TO be
held later. The reason for p0stponing
action on the fusion on presidential
electors was the desire of the Alliance
to get the whole plum. They want all
the presidential electors. while the
Democrats think they are entitled, to
half of them, considering the conces-
sions they have made on the same
ticket. they want to divide the electors
equally between both parties. 1t is be-
lieved the differences between the two,
pa rites on this question will be AMIGA
bly, adjusted.
The general sentiment of the meeting
was anything to beat the RepublI-
cans" The representatives of both
parties were willing to make almost any
concession to attain that end. The man
most prominently mentioned in cOnnec-
tion with the nomination by the Demo-
Gratis for chief justice of the supreme
court is Judge John Martin. lifelong
Democrat. David Overmeyer, of To-
peka, seemed to be the favorite for the
nomination Of ongressman-at-large
The Peoples party men wanted At
tOrney General Ives for governor, but
the Democrats did not think he was
strong enough. That opinion, however,
was given only in an advisory way, the
nomination being lett wholly with the
Peoples party.
There was good deal of talk of fu-
sion Oh congressman in the various dis
tricts, but the meeting decided to take
no action on that matter.it being deemed
best to leave fusion in the districts with
the districts themselves. Another meet
ing will be held shortly to arrange the
details which were left incomplete at
the meeting today.