Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-06-17
wYANporrE MAN TnE FUSION CAN
piDArE ron CONGRESS.
TO RUN AGAINST JACK HARRIS.
rpruLrsrs AND DEMOCRATS uNIrE
IN SUPPORTING HIN.
Too. sis nniiots 20 win In the Pop
uii.t Convention and only one
In the Democratic Com
vcntion-WhO MIR.
Peters IL.

ottawa. Kas. June 16.-(SpecialD NJ. s.
Peters. of Wyandottc was to-day nomi-
mated by the Populist and Democratic con-
ycntions as the fusion candidate Tor con-
gressman from the Second district This
Democrats nominated him over sam Bishop
and John e. Cannon on the first ballot and
the Populists nominated him on the sixth
ballot over A. c. Shinn, j. L. st. John.
John c. Cannon. John Galloway and eA-
Mayor willard. of Argentine.
The populist convention convened In the
opera house at o'clock. Hon. Il. i. Elder
was made temporary chairman Cominit-
tees were appointed. and during their de-
liberations speeches were made by Senator
Leedy. OF Cofrey county. and Hon. II. Il.
Kelly. on recommendation of the commit
tee on organization the temporary organi-
zatlon was made permanent. $. :. King,
chairman OF the committee on resolutions.
read a well written report. which was ap-
piauded vigorously The convention then
adjourned TO O'Clock.
The Democratic convention had In tho
meantime met In the Rohrbaugh, with w.
a. Deford. of Ottawa, In the chair. and
after the appointment of committees, had
adjourned until after dinner.
At o'clock the chairman OF the Populist
convention announced that nomination
speeches would hes made upon the call OF
counties. Anderson and Allen counties had
no candidate. bourbon presented the nafno
OF their farmer orator. John Galloway.
Colonel Green, of Douglas. presented the
nane of sam Bishop. Johnson county pre-
sented John +. st. John. John C. Cannon
was Linns favoritc son, and NJ. :. Peters
was nominated by Senator Taylor. of Wy
ardottc. in u mastery speech At this
point the rules We're suspended and candi-
dates We're called before the convention.
Bourbon. asked TO Withdraw his name.
sam Bishop, of Lawrence. made a catch
ing speech, and promised that, II nomi.
mated, he would rock every cradle and milk
every COW in the district.
on the first ballot Bishop received 10
votes; \ C. Shinn. II: St John, .: Cannon.
II: Peters u; Galloway. II. Willard. of Ar.
gentine, 5. Peters made steady gains. re-
ceiving 81 votes and the nomination on the
sixth ballot.
at p: m. Peters. Bishop and Cannon We're
placed in nomination. Peters was nomi-
mated on the first ballot, the vote standing:
Peters. a; Bishop. 20: Cannon. l.. y motion
TO make the nomination unanimous was
opposed with vigor by respectable minor
ity.
Mason S. Peters has been for dozen
years one of the well known commission
men operating at the Kansas City stock
Mo. member of n pioneer family Ito
was raised in the old school OF Democracy
and espoused 1t for many years, but for the
past four years has been out of line, and
acting with the Populists. He is popular
with all who know him, and is n man OF
force and strong convictions. He had
never paid much attention to politics until
he went with the Popullsts, where his ae-
gressive character made him easily u
leader. He is married, and lives in Kansas