The herald., 1896-09-14
EVERYBODY NOW READY
The Dual Conventions Will
Meet Today
FUSION PLAN SATISFACTORY 10 NIL
Misstatements Circulated by the
Enemy for a Purpose
AN INJUSTICE TO MESERVE
The Otis Person Mallclously Ressserts
% Truth q Falsehood
Large Number Of Silver Meetings Arranged
for This Evening
Every Part ef the CITY Covered. So That Any
One Desiring Can Hear Sound Doc.
tsins Expounded-Poiiti.
esl News Notes
Misstatements Circulated by the
Enemy for a Purpose
AN INJUSTICE TO MESERvE
The Otis Person Maliclously Reasserts
% Truth q Falsehood
Large Number Of Silver Meetings Arranged
for This Evening

| cal News Notes
There will be no dissension nor will
there be any disagreements in the Dem
| ocratic and Populist county conventions
which will convene today, the one at
| New Turnverein hall and the other at
Temperance temple.
No ministers Of the gospel who may
happen to be on the floor of either of
| the conventions, whether as a delegate
| or as a spectator, will be assaulted by
| q ward heeler.
A special invitation has been extend
ed to the ministers Of the city to attend
the Democratic convention. and they
are guaranteed that If they honor the
convention with their presence they will
not be assaulted, as was one of their
brethren in the Republican convention
on Thursday last
There are no particularly new devel-
opments in regard to the possible ac-
ton the conventions will take to record.
The plan of fusion as given to the
reading public exclusively through the
columns Of The Herald yesterday morn
ing was the general topic Of conversa-
tion on the streets yesterday.
| By every one-Democrats and Popu-
lists-it was admitted that the plan as
prepared was fair, just and equitable,
and that it will be ratified by an over
| whelming majority of the delegates was
universally conceded.
There are few disgruntled Demo-
| Gratis who do not like the plan for the
reason that by the allotment Of places
on the ticket they were left out. The
same applies to the Populists. However.
these are minority so small that they
| flock by themselves and are without
influence.
| MALICIOUS MISSTATEMENT
This talk about the railroad controll-
ing or trying to control the Democratic
county convention is the most senseess
cry that has yet been heard, and 1t
emanates from Colonel Hellison Clay
| Otis.
The Democratic convention that meets
| today Is made up of identically the
same delegates as that convention that
elected George S. Patton as it's chair
man. He is the man who will preside
over the convention. Everybody knows
that he is railroad tool and that con-
Sention We tor made up OF delegates selected
| by the railroad company would at the
behest OF the corporation select George
S. Patton to preside over it. This is
| about the line Of argument Colonel Hell
lison would take to prove his assertion
that the railroad company will control
or Job the gathering that is to assemble
in Turnverein hall this morning.
The Democratic county convention
will do what the Republican convention
failed to do. 1t will, without almost
forgetting 1t, adopt resolution indors-
ing it's candidate for congress-Charles
| A. Barlow.
1t will not wait until the closing hours
of the convention, when only about fifty
delegates are present, to pass an anti
funding bill resolution
A FEW ERRORS
The able political writer in the Times
states that George Pessell is the push"
candidate for supervisor in the Third
district, and that Captain A. M. Bragg
IS opposing him. This item would be
all right were it not for these salient
points, which are incorrect and untrue:
George Pessell is not the push" can
olaate Tor supervisor in the Third dis
trict. and he is not opposed by Captain
Bragg of the Second ward" for the rea-
son that If the captain did live in the
Second ward he would not be in Mr.,
Pesselfs supervisoral district AS it
happens, he lives in the Eighth ward
which is also outside of the Third dis
tricl, ana which is a part of the Fifth
honors with James Hanley.
Ine same intelligent writer states that
George Retzer, candidate for the as
sembiy, Is clerk in the office of Ramish
u Marsh. There would be no disgrace
attaching to the fact of Mr.. Retzer be-
ing SO employed. He would be earning
an honest living If he were working for
the nrm OF contractors, who, by the way.
pay the highest wages to their men Of
any ffrm in the city engaged in general
contracting as they are. But Mr.. Retzer
Is not IN their employ, nor has he been.
Mr.. Retzer is painter. and is a mem
ber of the Painters union. This is the
reason why the Times is so anxious to
oeIeat him for the assembly nominal
ton In the Seventy-fifth district.
THE ASSEMBLY CONTEST
IN the assembly fight in the Seventy
sniu uistrlCt tnose who are posted
claim that William Mead will secure the
nomination on the second ballot.
j. j. O'Brien has many friends how
ever. ana II he Is nominated he would
make strong candidate. ~.If I should
pe beaten for the nomination by Mr..
Meau OF Mr. Rogers, I will have the
Satisfaction OF knowing that was heat :
en- fairly, and that one of two good ,ner
defeated me-" This was the remarl
Mr.. O.Brien made to a Herald renra-
sentative yesterday, and he further add
eo tnat II either of the two gentlemen
'Ie.Su AecSHeu tne nomination. thew
would nave his active support.
HANLEY'S RENOMINATION
In the Fifth supervisoral district
James Hanley seems to have full com
mand of the situation. and his friends
are asserting that he will secure re-
nomination on the first ballot. Four
years ago Mr. Hanley carried the dis
trict In three-cornered fight. when the
Populists cast 600 votes This year. with
the Populist vote added to the Demo-
cratic strength, he will win easily.
Judge Bragg is still in the race, and
his name will be presented to the con.
vention. but il Mr. Hanley is nominated
Judge Bragg, like the loyal Democrat
he is. will be one of Hanley's strongest
supporters.
FOR SUPERIOR JUDGE
The name of c. C. Wright will also
be presented to the Democratic conven-
tion today for one of the places on the
judicial ticket. Mr.. Wright has all the
qualifications that go to make up an
ideal Judge. AS q lawyer and as a man
his reputation for ability and integrity
y beyond question. There are quite q