The herald., 1896-09-12

must decline the nomination. This paw
ed the way for fusion with the silver
party convention in Denver and after
two days of waiting matters began to
crystalline. Mr.. Patterson was given full
power to treat with the silver party, ne
gotiations with the Democrats and sill
yer Republicans having been declared
off at the morning session for ian hon.
OF able fusion on Bryan and Sewall and
satisfactory state ticket with Judge
Bailey at the head"
After almost constant communication
until 10 o'clock tonight Mr.. Patterson
announced that the silver party con-
vention agreed to the fusion with Judge
Bailey for governor, giving the Popu-
lists in addition attorney-general, state
treasurer and the two regents of the
state university. The proposition was
accepted without a dissenting vote, the
understanding being that each party
was to retain it's autonomy, but the two
tickets nominaed at the conventions
to bear the same names.
Horace G. Clark Of Weld county, re-
tiring state chairman, was nominated
for treasurer.
The remaining nomination are: At
torney-general, N. c. Miller; regents,
Miss Ada McElroy, John M. Cochran.
These, with the nominations made by
the silver party at Denver. under the fus-
ion, and nominated later by the Popu-
lists, B. Clark Wheeler, lieutenant-gov-
ernor; William S. Lee, secretary of state;
George Seaver, auditor; L. S. Cornell,
superintendent of schools, make up the
Peoples party state ticket. The con-
vention adjourned at l O. m.
BOSTON FOR BRYAN.
BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic primaries for the selection of del
egates to state, congressional, council
lor, senatorial and county convention
were held pretty generally in the cities
and towns around Boston tonight, as
we'll as in the city. The result of these,
combined with the caucuses held on
Thursday night, shows that the eastern
Massachusetts Democrats have declar-
ed for Bryan and Sewall, for the ratifi-
cation of the Chicago platform and is
determiner for George Fred Williams.
as it's standard bearer in the coming
gubernatodial campaign. Caucus re-
ports also indicate that the younger
Democrats have come to the front and
taken up the reins Of local party politics.
All the caucuses thus far heard from,
the gold standard men have composed
minority so small that it is almost out
of sight.
THE OTHER FUSION.
DENVER, Col, Sept. 11.-Late to-
night an agreement was reached for fu-
OF hef ho ytVy
of the state and the Populists. Negotia-
tions were conducted by telephone The
Populists were given governor, attorney
general state treasurer and the two
regents. AS soon as the agreement was
perfected. the Silver convention made
the following nominations:
Lieutenant-governor, B. Clark Wheel
er; secretary of state, w. s. Lee; audi
tor, George Seibert; state superintendent
of instruction, L. S. Cornell.
The union Silver Bryan and Sewall
electors were indorse6. The state tick
ct was filled by the Endorsement of the
Populist nominees, and the convention
adjourned.
The conference committee Of the sill
yer Republican and Democratic parties
at an early hour this morning agreed
upon the following fusion state ticket:
For governor, Alva Adams, Democrat;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Simon Guggen-
helm, Republican; secretary of state, c.
H. S. Whipple. Democrat; treasurer, G.
W. Kephart. Republican,; auditor, j. T.
Lowell. Republican; attorney-general,
=. L. Carr, Republican,; superintendent
of public instruction, Miss Grace Espey
Patton, Democrat; regents Of the state
university-Dr. o. ]. Pfeiffer, Democrat,
and Will j. Orange, Republican.
A KANSAS SPLIT.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. ia
special to the Times from Topeka, Kan
sas, says that the middle of the raod
wing of the Populist party of Kansas,
which came out yesterday with a call
for a bolting Populist convention to
nominate Bryan and Watson electors,
developed split before it could effect an
organization. ]. F. Willetts, who with
w. F. Rightmyer, signed the call for a
new convention, tonight made public a
letter in which he requests that his
name be omitted from thee all. The
Willetts faction is now seeking to nomi-
nate Watson electors by petition.
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