The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
TO TALK FUSION AGAIN
POPULISTS AND POPoCRATs WILL
GET TOGETHER TO-DAY.
s. NJ. Shepard Goes to See Chairman
Martin, Presumably About s.RaiI-
road Rates"--No Legislative Cali.

The Populist committee of thirteen will
meet in this city to-day, and the Popo-
cratic campaign committee will hold a SEES
sion at the same time TO see if fusion cam
not be determined upon. While the State
organizations of the two parties have thus
Tar failed to get together fusion has been
accomplished in seven Of the thirteen con-
gressional districts, and in twenty-nine leg
islative districts. There is disposition
upon the part of most of the Eopuist leaders
to agree to fuse upon a basis of five Popu-
list and ten Popocratic electors, and if the
committee of thirteen will agree to this the
Popocratic organization win accept it.
Strenuous efforts will also be made to ac-
complish the withdrawal of the Populist
State ticket, but the only way this could
be accomplished would be by procuring the
designations of all the candidates, as the
convention did not delegate such power to
any committee
Chairman Rosenheimer of the Populist
State committee and S. NJ. Shepard called
upon Chairman Martin, of the Popocratic
State committee, yesterday morning and
had long talk with him behind closed
doors. Presumably they We're simply try
ing to get railroad rates. for the commit
tee Of thirteen to-day. They had facts
10 give out as to the result of the confer
ence, and Mr.. Shepard's virtue was still
with him. He did not take Starwalt along
with him to protect it, however. Captain
d. f. Allen, of the Popocratic campaign
committee, said at noon that the cam
paign committee would meet to-day to see
what the Populists might have to offer
we are simply waiting" said he. THE
proposition must come from them. We have
not made up our mind what course we will
pursue, and cannot determine it until we
see what they have to Offer"
L. e. Johnson, half-breed, who has been
very active in trying to cement the fusion,
has not much use for the middle-of-the-
road Populists. These middle-of- the-road
fellows said he yesterday. ARE born kick
ers. They have kicked out with their
churches and kicked out with their party
organization, and they VIII be still kicking
when they die. L attended by chance their
nrst convention for organization at St.
Louis in February four years ago. The call
for that convention included all imaginable
1smS and elements of discomfort. Even the
women were there. A party made up in
that fashion cannot hang together long
and | think this campaign will be the end
of it,
Nobody knows just when the Popocrats
VIII hold their legislative convention for
Marion county. but it, looks now as if it
would be held after the election. County
Chairman John Rockford once issued a call
for It TO be held on Sept. 3, but called it
~ ne convention, WIlen IL auJourned, au-
thor1zed its chairman, w. E. English, to
call 1T together again. Mr.. English is out of
the city, and may not return until January
His proxy is held by Jerry Hail. manager
yesterday Mr.. Hall replied: II dunno. Mr.
English will return whenever we get the
hotel finished, and that may not be until
January. l hold his proxy, but 7 am too
busy to monkey with politics until we get
through with this work of remodeling. Now
that you speak of it, l guess I'll go around
and see Rockford and see whether he pre-
fers to- have the convention now or next
winter"