Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-09-24
FUSION NOW ASSURED.
Democrats and Populists Come to an
Agreement on -Four Electoral
Candidates.
From tho 81 rou,a Rsnuh,,c

From the st. Louis Republic.
Fusion between the Democrats and
Populists of Missouri on the electoral
ticket Is now an accomplished fact,
and Chairman 8. B. Cook Of the Dem
ocratic State Committee andC Chairman
A. Rozelle of the Populists declare
that it means plurality for William
Jennings Bryan of at least Il, 700.
The binding cord in the combination
of the free silver forces for a common
purpose was tied at a conference held
at the Planters Hotel yesterday after
noon between the two subcommittee
of the State committees appointed for
the purpose a week ago. Messrs. 8.
B. Cook and Fred g. Zeibig represent
ed the Democrats and Messrs. A. Ro-
zelle of Barton County and Abel Leon
ard of Saline the Populists. They were
vested with plenary powers by their
respective committees to bind each
party to the agreement proposed by
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee and adopted by the Populist
State Committee. That agreement
was that four of the IL Democratic
candidates for electors would be with
drawn and their places filed with
Populist nominees ON condition that
the Populist electoral ticket be with
drawn, the Democratic electors to vote
for SewaIl and the Populists for Wat
son for Vice. President. II, when the
electoral college meets, 1t is made
plain that the Populists cannot elec,
Watson, then they are to vote fol
Sewafl, and vice versa.
The conference was held in Chair
man Cooks private office, beginning
at 2 O'Clock and adjourning at 5. The
State committees of the two parties
had simply canvassed the general fea-
lures of the situation at the meet
ing at which fusion was agreed upon
and left to the. subcommittee the
work of detail. This was gone over
thoroughly and cautiously yesterday,
and as result strong compact, based
on the terms stated, was entered into.
The conference was harmonious
throughout, and when it adjourned
the participants expressed the utmost
satisfaction with the result. A most
perfect understanding was reached on
all points of dispute and separation
involved, and the two parties will work
in unison in Missouri on the one great
issue of the campaign from this time
forward.
The minor details of what Demo-
cratic electoral candidates are to be
withdrawn to make room for four
Populists was not touched. 1t was ex-
planned that this is a matter of such
comparative insigaificance that 1t can
be attended to at any time In the fu-
ture.
John A. Lee, Of st. Louis, one of the
Democratic nominees for Electoral
Large, has already rendered his resig-
nation to Chairman Cook, 30 that only
three vacancies remain to be filed.
His place on the ticket will be given
either to T. B. Anderson of Sedalia or
G. T. Demarce of Kansas City, the two
Populist Electors 1t Is also
known that Judge w. N. Evans, Dem
ocratic elector for the Fourteenth
District, by the Populists to have q
swap of electors in the First District
made, In order to partially reward
their battle SCARED veteran, John NJ.
London, for having stood the brunt OF
the battle for them in that section of
the State for 30 many years. Chris
topher O. Eagle of SCHUYLER County 10
the Democrat who would be affected
by a change in the First.
All Of these things, however, viii be
attended to In due time by the sub
committees at their leisure. The i'm
portant result of the conference was
the sealing of the compact between
the two parties 10 make common
cause In Missouri for tho election OF
Bryan and the restoration of free BIZ
metallic coinage.