Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-31
KANSAS rors Ans Nor DECIDED As
TO WINCH To SUPPORT.
THERE ARE THREE FACTIONS.
ONE ron WATSON. ONE ron sEWALL
AND ONE ron FUSION.


!
! ropulists of Kansas are not getting to-
| gethor with brrath-tak',r rupidity ON "a,
] question OF whether Watson or sewall shal
! receive the support OF the party for vie,
| president, John Brcldcuthal informed The
Journal correspondent To-day that he was
receiving letters from different parts OF tn,
| state which Indicated that the sentiment
| was about equally divided, Mir, Brcidcu'
| thai is himself Of the opinion that It would
he political treason for the Kansas Popu'
lists TO throw Watson. but he coufcssos
that a large element OF the party is not
with him on this proposition. As u matter
| Of fact. the party Is spli, into three fac
tons over the question Tho Brcidcntntl
wing declares that straight Bryan mud
Watson electors should he run; the Level
ling wing is In favor OF .ndorsing the Dem
ocratic electors. who win be straiGhtout
for Bryan and Sownll. while the third fac
tion is willing to divide the electors on the
question Of vice president In proportion to
the vote cast by each party.
one of the compromlses suggested is that
tho same electors hc run on both the DEM
orratic and popullst tickets, and that their
vote shall be cast for vice president TO the
man who secures the most votes In the
nation at large. Another proposition has
been offered which would result In giving
watson eight OF the ten electors from
Kansas. and Sowall TWO. The Democrats
cast 2Gro votes at the last election. as
against liSCOo by the Populists, and the
proportion OF two TO eight is. therefore. re-
Gurded as fair.
Whatever may be tho final outcome 1t is
more than evident that "A rcdhoi hsht VIII
be had In the Abilene convention before
"A decision is made. The Democrats are be-
ginning to take a hand In the issue and de-
clare that the Popultsts must indorse Bry-
an and Sewall at Abilene II they expect TO
make an effective fusion between the par
tics. They serve notice upon the Pupuiists
that regardless OF the nppurcnt instgnifi-
rance of the Democratic vote. 1t is abso-
mtely necessary to the Populsts for the
lndorSem"nt of Sewnll Is the rock upon
which the Democrats viii stand.
>, IN giving a list Of the candidates for the
Populist nomination for governor ycster-
day. one name was inadvertently omitted
that of George VI. Munger, OF Eureka.
Greenwood county, the. man who has
grown rich in the business of running
steam laundries Mr.. Munger has his own
county instructed for him, and his friends
corrected list now stands: Ex-Governor
Lewelling. of Wichita; Colonel W. A. Har-
county: J. W. Lcedr of Coifey; ", l.,
Campbell. of l.abette, and e. NJ. Munger.
of Greenwood.
For lieutenant governor. there are but
two announced candidates.. NJ. Duns-
more, Of Neosho county. and A. VI. Har-
NeN. OF Topeka. The Harris people how
,Ntr' ere talking of offering the position
20 L. y King. In consideration OF his get
ting on tho track for governor,
For secretary Of state there are four
announced canIidates aS follows: ". H.
nnSh, OF Mankato; LYMAN Naugie. OF
Wellington; Charles Taylor. Of Pratt. and
j. W. Layhourn. OF Osuge ''''
For treasurer there are three candi-
a,atos, as fellows; n, II ueiIiebowcr. OF
II. Bjdile, Of Butler MIR Fiddle h"iI this
position curing the late ropulIst admnis-