The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-22
THE WORK OF FUSION.
Arrangements Completed in IS
States.

Fusion electoral tickets have thus
far been nominated in eighteen states
by the in all the congressional districts.
Efforts for Bryan Democratic-Populist
fusion have failed in Mississippi, Vir-
ginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ne
vada, and negotiations are under way
in Indian, Utah Bryan Democrats and
Populists, in some states with the ad
ded alliance of the Republican party.
In some states the fusion arrange
ments extend to the state tickets and
to the nominees for representatives.
and North Carolina. The latter is the
only state in which the Republican
have made fushiOn arrangements, and
these do not effect the electoral ticket.
In Texas preliminary steps have
been taken towards fusion of Repub-
Leans, Populists, and National Demo
Gratis on Mckinley electors and Po-
pulist state ticket The fusions ar
ranged to date are as follows:
California-Bryan Democratic-Po-
pulist fusion on electors, four OF the
nine to vote for Watson.
A like fusion in the seven congress
sional districts, although a Populist no
minal in the first district and Bryan
Democratic nominees in the second,
fifth and seventh districts refused to
retire at the request of the fusion COM
mittee and are running as independ-
ents.
Colorado-The four Democratic Bry-
an and SewalI electors have been in
dorsed by the Populists, the silver Re
publicans, and the Silver party.
On state nominees there is a fusion
on one ticket by the Bryan Democrats
and Silver Republicans, and on another
by the Populists and the Silver party.
Idaho-Bryan Democratic-Populi
fusion on electors, all three to vote for
Sewall.
Illinois-Bryan Democratic-Popu
fusion on electors, the POpuliSts nam
ing four who will vote for Watson.
A like fusion has been made on state
nominees.
Iowa-Bryan Democratic-Populis
fusion on electors, three of the thirteen
to vote for Watson.
Kansas-The Populist are support
ing the Bryan Democratic electoral
ticket, in return for Bryan Democratic
support of the Populist state ticket.
CMiddIe-of-the-Road Populists threat
en- to nominate a Bryan and Watson
ticket)
Mich ,an-Bryan Oemocratlc-PopH-
list-Silver party fusion on electors,
three of whom will vote for Watson.
Fusion of all silverites on state
ticket, under the name of the Demo
c-PeopIe's-Union Silver party.
Minnesota-Fusion on electors by
Bryan Democrats, Populists, and silver
Republicans four of the nominees be-
ing Watson men.
General silverites fusion also on state
ticket and in the congressional dis
tricts.
Missouri-Bryan Democratic-Popu-
list fusion on electors, the Popullsts
being permitted to name four Watson
men, one of them an elector-at-large.
Montana-Bryan Democratic-Popu-
list fusion electoral tickets Endorsed
by the silver Republicans One of the
electors is for Watson, and the elect
ors will vote for the vice presidential
nominee receiving the largest vote.
Fusion also between Bryan Demo
Gratis and Populists, on state ticket and
representative.
Nebraska equally divided between
the BRYAN Democrats and Populists,
| four of them being Watson men.
| On joint state ticket Bryan Demo-
Gratis nominated the candidate for at
! torney general, the other nominees be-
| ing Populists Fusion also in con-
gressional districts.
North Carolina-Republic Popu-
| list fusion as to some places on the
state ticket, each party, however, hav-
| ing a nominee for governor. Fusion
between these parties also on leg1sla-
| tive tickets, and an understanding that
Republicans will support Popul1st no
minees for representative in the first,
third fourth six and seventh districts,
in return for Populist support of Re
publican nominees in the other dis
tricts.
North Dakota-Bryan Democratic
Populist fusion on electors, state no
minees, and representative, the three
electors being Watson men.
| OhiO-On the Bryan Democratic
PopuIist electoral ticket the Populists
have five Watson men. The popullSts
were also allowed to name the candi-
dates for supreme court judge and for
dairy commissioner on a joint state
ticket with the Bryan Democrats.
Oregon-The four electors are for
Bryan and Watson, the Populists NAM
ing two and the Bryan Democrats and
silver Republicans one each.
ennsylvania-Bryan Democratic
PopuIist fusion arranged, with the I'M
derstanding that the Populists were to
have four Watson electors. The Bry-
an Democratic convention placed two
Populists on the electoral ticket, and
nominated a Populist for one of the
epresentatives-at-lar Expected
designations from the electoral ticket
may make room for two more Popu-
! lists.
| South Dakota-The Bryan Demo
Gratis tacitly indorse the Populist no
minees for electors, state officers, and
Representatives by deciding not to par
| ticipate in the present campaign as a
party.
| Washington-An equal division of
| the electors between Bryan Democrats
and Populists, the Populist nominees
| being Watson men.
| Wisconsin-Bryan Democratic-Po-