The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-16
PAID EMISSARIES
Of Mark Hanna Trying to Corrupt
Mill and Factory Labor.
Electoral Fusion in Missouri-Watsou Cam.
paigning-NebPaska's Electors for
Bryan and Watson-Waite
Nominated

OOPA0O dIIy NEWS bureau, ST. Louis
Sept. ia conference committe OF
Populists and Democrats in California
have arranged for congressional fusion
IN all districts of the state. BY the ar
rangement the following Populists are
TO nave clear field: Kline, Barlow
and Cutler In the Fifth, Sixth and Sew
enth districts respectively
Populists of Nodaway county, Mis-
souri,, have Endorsed the candidacy for
congress Of Col. Cochrane, editor of the
st. Joseph Gazette, who has been nomi-
mated by the Democrats.
DIR. d. w. Day, of Hartzelle has been
nominated for congress by the Popu-
lists OF the Eighth Alabama district.
}. r. Thomas, Peoples Party candi-
date for congress in the Seventh dis
souri, district has proposed to his Demo-
cratic opponent that the question. of
which candidate shall be withdrawn
from the race shall be determined at a
joint meeting of the Democratic and
Peoples Party state committees.
Fusion between the Democrats and
POpuifsts have been effected in Morgan.
Franklin, and Moniteau counties, Mis-
souri,.
Although the Republican convention
OF Silver Bow county, Montana, split,
both factions of the party repudiated
the money declaration of the national
convention or the party and Endorsed
Bryan and Congressman Hartman. ~
Democrats and Populists in the coun-
ty. representative and senatorial dis
trict in which Perry, Ok, is located,
have fused and the certainty of the
success of the fusion ticket is admitted
by the Republicans.
F. E. Ray, of Tippah county, is the
Peoples Party nominee for congress in
the Second Mississippi district.
Democrats of the Twelfth illinois
congressional district have Endorsed the
candidacy of George L. Vance of Joliet.
By fusion with the Democrats in De-
kalb county, Missouri the Populists
secure the certainty of the election
OF representative in the state legislature
and judge of the district.
Senator Roger @. Mills, of Texas,
despite his gold bug record, has come
out for Bryan. and is stumping in his
state.
By fusion of the Democratic, Peoples
and Silver Parties in Wisconsin, the
Populists secure two Offices on the state
ticket and three electors. The PEOPLES
party nominees are Col. C. M. Butt, of
Vernon county, for secretary of state,
and Fred w. Thai of Milwaukee, for
insurance commissioner
The platform of the Peoples party of
New York demands the initiative and
referendum, graduated Inheritance
tax by state law, and a graduated in
come tax by national statute.
Tom Watson spoke at Dallas, Tex,
Labor Day, and from there went to
Kansas. He was quite bitter in his
speeches in denunciation of Sewall
The silver Republicans of Idaho, led
by Senator Dubois, who bolted the ma
tional convention, having been shut
out of representation on the fusion tick
ct selected by the Democrats and Pop
ulists, have nominated straight ticket.
M. W. Howard, author of eff Christ
Came to Congress-" has been renomi-
mated for congress by the Peoples party
Of the Seventh Alabama district.
The Populists of Marion county, ILL.,.
have Endorsed all the Democratic county
inee for surveyor.
Tom Watson will return to Georgia
from his Western tour September Is,
and will speak in his own state every
lay until the October election.
The Peoples party national commit
zee has decided that it will not recognize
fusion in any state where there may
1ot be an equitable proportionate divi-
sion of presidential electors.
letter written to Mr. Bryan by
Sewall during the session of the Peo-
ole's party national convention has
)een made public by the Democratic ma
ional committee. In the letter Mr..
Sewall says: my advices are that you
lave been nominated as candidate for
PRESIDENT and Mr.. Watson for vice-pres-
dent. i Now I desire to say
o you with the utmost frankness and
,ood feeling that you must not allow
my personal consideration for me to in
luence you in your action
Fusion in Nebraska has been finally
The Peoples Party Sc
ures four of the eight electors. all
'ledged to Bryan and Watson, and the
ntire state ticket, with the exception of
A full electoral ticket has been nomi-
ated by the Peoples party of Alabama.
The Kansas cOlored free silver
eague has Endorsed the Peoples party
tate ticket.
c. B. Deans, of Shelby county, has
cen elected chairman of the campaign
of the Peoples Parry of Al
bama.
Jesse Grant, son of ex-President
rant, has declared his allegiance to |
he Peoples Party. Mr.. Grant lives at
an Diego, Cal, and was a delegate to
he last national Republican convention.
Warren R. English and w. K. Vain,
he respective Democratic and Peoples
arty nominees for congress in the
bird California district, have agreed
, submit the question as to which
hOuld withdraw from the race to a
oint committee of "a on which the
arties supporting each shall have equal
presentation.
Judge J. G. Ramsdell, hitherto a
trong Republican leader, residing at
raverse City, has been nominated for
ongress in the Eleventh Michigan dis
let. by joint convention of Populists,
emocrats and silverites.
M. S. Hayes, corresponding secretary
the Cleveland Central Labor Union.
nd delegate to the last Peoples Party
ational convention, is reported to have
eserted the party and to have joined
lie Socialist party, and has so far re-
lsed to deny the daily press story
1t appears that fusion has been rem
cred permanently impossible in West
irginia by the refusal of the Democrats
} enter into any coalition which did
ot provide for the casting of the Peo-
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