The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-25
SEVENTH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS.
A Propos,t ton offered by the Stalwarts
to the Fusionists.

! DODGE CITY, Kan. Feb. A-(Special, i
The following proposition from the com
nittee of the stalwart Democrats of the
Seventh congressional district has been
| forwarded to the chairman OF the fusion
Democratic committee:
DODGE CRY, Kan, Feb. "a, 1894.
/ ITO the Fusion Democratic Congressional Com
! mittee OF the seventh Congressional District
Nr. J. 5. Richaidson. Chairman.
| GENTLEMEN-At meeting of the Demo
cratic congressional committee, w, +,
! Petition, chairman, held at Hutchinson
the 1st day of February. 1894, committee,
consisting of the undersigned, W. Z. Pc
tillion, W. II. Whitelaw aud William
| O'Connor, was selected TO submit TO your
committee proposition, whereby the
Democrats of the Seventh district, in /
spirit of harmony, and In the Interest oi
Democracy. aud for the good Of the people
and in behalf of the best interest anC
good reputation of our district and state
may be united.
| We concede that an honest difference Of
| opinion has existed between DEMOCRATS.
AS to whether or not fusion with the popu-
| lists WAS in the interest of the Democratic
| party. But. believing that the events of
! the past two years have demonstrated that
| fusion is destructive to the Democratic
party and of the princinle les for which our
| Believing that the time bas come that
demands confidence in the party's future
| action, and when the party in this district
| should not be influenced and controlled by
| factional Quarrels or parties outside of the
district, or divided on account of persons
whose political ideas, opinions and party
| associations are autagonisLic to Democracy
| we, therefore. submit to your COMMITTEES,
| in the interest of harmony, and for the
unity Of the party in this district, the fol-
| lowing propositions:
First-That the chairman and secretary
of both committees unite in call for Is
delegate convention of the Democrats OF
the district. to nominate a Democrat rs
the candidate of the Democratic party
upon a Democratic platform.
Second-That the convention be- called
| not later than the 18th day of June, 1894,
the time and place to be agreed upon by a
joint committee of five, to be appointed
from each committee; and that the said
joint committee shall select the tempo
rary chairman for the convention.
Third-That the delegates that may be
selected to attend said convention shall
hold credentials signed by the chairman
and secretary of a county convention,
which convention must have been COM
posed of at least fifteen Democrats
FOurth-Ihat county must be repre-
sented, if at all, by delegates in person,
and that proxies shall not be recognized
or the holders of proxies be permitted to
vote them.
Fifth-That full list of the delegates
shall be furnished the chairman of each
committee at least fifteen days before the
day set for said convention. That the
charge that delegate Is u member of any
populist or Republican committee, or that
he is not u Democrat, will be good grounds
for contest.
Sixth-That in case the joint committee
cannot agree upon Il person for temporary
chairman, each committee shall select one
name, and the names so selected shall be
submitted to w. e. Perry OF Topeka and
Edward Carroll of LeavenwoItb, who, if
necessary, shall select a third man to
choose the temporary chairman from the
names selected by the committee. and the
person so chosen shall be the temp orary
chairman of the convention
Hoping that this proposition will be
considered in the spirit of fairness in which
it is proposed, and for the purpose of al
lowing ample time for your committee to
meet and consider this proposition, and
for the purpose of enabling the Democrat
ic congressional committee TO be governed
in accordance with your committees ac-
tion, we shall expect reply or notice of
the action taken by your committee by
the 18th day of March, 1894 We are yours
respectfully.
"WM O'CoNNoR.
"W. +. Petition,
"W NJ WuITELAw