The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-08-27
HOW IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED
Democrats VIII Help Elect II Popu-
list Senator.

mittee of the populist and democratic
state conventions, at late session last
night, agreed on report which was
signed by all the members but two.
one of these being Ed Boyce. 1t pro-
vides that the name Of the new party
shall be the people s-democratic party
and that, after making separate nomin-
ations for the places allotted to them,
the conventions shall meet in joint ses-
sion to ratify the same
The morning session of the populist
convention was taken up with a dis
cussion of the report of the conference
committee. The clause that raised dis
cussion provided that the county COM
mittees should see that the populists
got a majority of the legislative tick
cts. This was not satisfactory to the
middle of the road men. They want
ed to nominate a candidate for sena-
tor, and oblige the democrats to indorse
him. There was a long wrangle and
many propositions were offered. One
motion was to the effect that the con-
vention should proceed to nominate a
senator and certify the nomination to
the democrats for Endorsement. This
went down on a point of order.
Finally a motion was carried to ap-
point a committee of three to go to the
democratic convention and demand a
guarantee in writing that the demo-
Gratis would support the populist candi-
date. The chair appointed Ruick of
Ada, Walton of Bannock. and Perkins
of Blaine. These men were on the orig
inal conference committee. They re-
fused to serve, but reconsidered when
appealed to by the members. AS they
were about to leave the hall, Colonel
Bryan appeared as the messenger from
the democratic convention, bearing a
certified copy of a resolution just
adopted by the democrats, as follows
Resolved. That it is the sense OF
the convention that when the legisla-
ture convenes in January, 1897, that
the candidate for United States sena-
tor be selected from the present popu-
list party. and we pledge all honora-
BILE means to secure that end"
1t was received with cheers, and the
committee just appointed was dis
charged At this point a recess was
taken without the report of the confer
ence committee being adopted.
At the afternoon session a commit
tee of three was sent to the democratic
convention to ask for the insertion OF
the clause of the morning, binding the
democrats to support the senatorla
candidate of the populist Legislative
caucus. The democrats took their OWL
time to consider it, and the populists
adjourned for supper without having
received an answer. They would not &c
ahead until they got the fusion matter
settled, and all that was done in th'
afternoon was to adopt a platform.
Democratic Standard Bearers.
The fight of the afternoon in the dem
ocratic convention was for the COVER
norship. The candidates were P. y
Regan of Boise, Frank Steunenberg o
Canyon, A. f. Parker If Idaho, b. f
Morris of Nez Perce, and Joseph NJ
! Walker of Latah. On the first ballo
Regan got A, Parker 49, Steunenberl
81, Morris IL, and Walker 8. On th
second ballot Bingham, Custer an
parts of the Bannock, Cassia. Bea
Lake and Owyhee delegations broke L
Steunenberg, giving him bare plural
ity. The vote stood: Regan 81 Par
ker 16. Steuenberg II, Morris 7, Wake
9. When the result was announced
the convention went wild, and ther
was Is minutes of pandemonium be
fore quiet could be restored.
The following were chosen for presi
Dental electors: w. w. Woods O
Shoshone, w. f. Smith of Elmore, l
L. Evans of Oneida.
At o'clock the convention went in
to executive session to consider tn
last senatorial proposition from tn
populists.
For Judge of the supreme court Oh
candidates were: Reeves of Pocatell'
F. e. Ensign of Blaine. r. y. McFai
land of Kootenai. R. B. Quarles
Lemhi. and j. C. Elb of Latah. Ef
sign droped out on the second ballo
and Elder on the third. The last vol
was: Reeves %. Mcfarland a
Quarles 10.
There was a long contest over II
attorney generalship. r. f. McFarlan
of Kootenai county, w. A. Scales
Idaho county, and s. II. Hayes
Ada were placed in nomination. 9
the first ballot Hayes had 81. McFa
land 35, and Scales 49. 1t chang
about, though, on the second ballc
when Mcfarland had SO votes. two le
than a majority. Changes was at on
made to him and he was nominate
George II. Storer of Idaho was nomi