The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-06
Kansas Democrats TO Get the
Presidential Electors.
PoPUlIsTs GET STATE TICKET,
Nebraska Populists Will Make No
Concessions to Democrats.
Missouri Democrats Want No Afyiiia-
tion With Popuiists. and Texas Pop
uiisfs Arc Quite as independent
Fusion Overture by West Virginia
Populists.

Abilene. Kan. Aag 6--The conference
committees from the Democratic and feon-
uIlst state conventions We're in session
Uuiil after midnight. bat failed 10 arrive
az an understanding. Certain % the Pona-
list leaders are making a personal tight
on NJ. {. Ltggeit, Of Crawford county, one
OF the men named for presidential elect.
ors by the pemocratle convention. and
are demanding his withdrawal ana the
substitution Of some other Democrat To
this the Democrats have refused 10 con-
cede. having been Instructed by, several
OF the Democrats leaders al Hutchinson
who held secret session this afternoon.
to stand pat" Another joint conference
viii be held tomorrow morning. and II is
the general impression thar the populists
viii then give In "a TO Liggett.
The Popuiist Convention.
The Popullst state convention was called
TO order at 1f:is o'clock BY John W. Rrei-
denthaI. chairman OF the state central
committee. Two thousand delegates and
spectators were present. Much hard work
In the Interest OF Endorsement of the
Democratic electors was done ny the COM
mittee whica arrived from Hutchinson
this morning. T. :. Crawford. OF Abilene,
pat the delegates In happy mood in his
welcoming address. In which he said that
the popalist party had been born Of necss-
sisy. and would live until that necessity
should have passed away This is tho
year OF the people. the year for fopalist
victories and for the victory OF that great
cOmmoner. that young giant of the Platte.
William j. Bryan The mentioa OF bry-
ans name caused enthusiastic cheers.
Judge a. Dennison. OF Eidorado. tempo
rary chairman. declared fer fusion OF the
silver forces. The convention took a re-
cess until n. m. When the convention
reassembled at o'clock, Chairman Dem
nlson announced that the committee on
credentials would not be ready TO report
util o'clock. A motion TO take a recess
until that hour was cried down. The con-
vention seemed 10 he in a mood 10 30
ahead with the business before Il. and the
temporary organization was made per-
manent The Interest centered in the re-
port OF the committee on order Of business
which recommended that a committee OF
fourteen Two from each congressional dis
trioi, be appointed 10 confer with the
committee OF five sent 10 Abilene by the
Democratic convention Of Hutchinson. 1he
report was adopted. after motion 20 re-
dsice the number OF the conference COM
mirtec from fourteen 10 Ave had been
voted down. This committee was ap-
pointed, and the convention then took
recess until evening The committees
from the two coventionS We're in session
during the afternoon and evening.
At the evening session OF the conven-
ton the committee on resolutions reported
that fhe platform could not be reported
until O'Clock tomorrow morning. The
rules were then suspended. and nomina-
tions for governor were declared in order.
Col w. A. Harris. ex-tfov Lewelling.
L. +. King, State Senator bcedv. George
Campbell and George Munger were placed
in nomination fc- governor. The iirst
ballot resulted: Harris s9i1. Leweliing
1917. King 80. Leedy 60. Munger - Camp
bell fs After the first ballot all the cam
stldates were called before the convention
and made fve-m.nute speeches. The ora
tory made but litt.e change in the second
ballot.
The third ballot showed a considerable
increase In I.eedy's strength. and on the
fourth ballot the convention was siam
peded to him and he was nominated by
accianation The convention at once ad-
journed until tomorrow morning
The Democratic Convention.
Hutchinson. Kan. Aug. s.-The anom-
aly vas presented here today of a state
convention Of great party snspending
operations for nearly twenty-four hours
while every eve Is turned toward another
big state convention before which the fate
OF the Kansas Democratic and Popuist
parties in the coming campaign hangs in
the balance. When the Democratic contr-
ence committee boarded the train fer Rbi-
lene last night several hundred delegates
were al the train 70 see them or. sayins.
Don't sacrfuce single Democratic eaec-
tor. Make IL ten straight or nothing
The Democratic state convention hs.a
A Ave hours session this evening and all
journsd until 70 O'Clock tomorrow. peni~
ing a report from its committee sent 70
confer with the pounlist convention AZ
Abilene The general opinion among the
delegates here seems 20 he that the con-
ventlon will refuse 10 make any further
concessions 10 the Popufsis AMI ihst -
the event or the refusal by the Abilene
convention TO indoFse the Democratic
BRYAN and sewaI electors IN return for
Democratic Enforcement Of the entire
Popullst state ticket, the Democratic con-
ventlon win put complete state ticket
Ia the field.