The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-08-05
IN !HE POLITICAL FIELD
State Conventions Held at
Various Places
SILVER SUCCEEDS IN MINNESOTA
Bryan Boilers Bounced From
Committee
THE KANSANS FAVOR FUSION
OF All Parties Ad vocating The Cause
OF Silver
Nebraska Populists Meet Today, and Harmony
Is Promised
otes Of the Campaign as Sounded From the
Rsnparts OF Divers Parties and
Factions Including the Gold
Democrats
Bryan Boilers Bounced From
Committee
HE KANSANS FAVOR FUSION
OF All Parties Ad vocating The Cause
OF Silver
Nebraska Populists Meet Today, and Harmony
Is Promised
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug 4-When the
Democratic state convention was called
to order at noon today its work had
been pretty well arranged for it in eau
Gus and chances seemed that the pro-
gram would be carried out to the letter.
While the Minnesota delegate at tho
Chicago convention was q gold delega-
tion, the action taken here strengthened
the hands of the silver Democrats to
such an extent that they We're able to
capture the primaries for this conven.-
tion without difficulty. An informal
conference composed of commissions
from Democrats, Populists and silver
Republicans agreed on division of the
ticket. The agreement called for the
nomination of ex-congressman John
Lind, silver Republican, for governor,
the Democrats for secretary of state and
treasurer, and the Populsts for leuten-
ant-governor and attorney general The
electoral ticket is to consist of four
Democrats, four Populists and one sill
yer Republican. Champlin, ex-speaker
of the house, was named temporary
chairman of the convention.
There was a scene of wild confusion
whein the report of the credentials COM
mittee was presented, recommending the
expulsion of national committeeman d.
w. Lawler, +. w. McCutcheon and
,udge McCafferty from the Ramsey
delegation, on the ground that they had
nolted Bryan and the platform An at
wa II 10 .r;--
McCutcheon hearing, but when they
attempted to speak they were howled
down. Both spoke defiantly and de-
clared that while they could not vote
for Mckinley, they would not vote for
Bryan. McCutcheon is to be the Mime
sofa representative at the gold Demo-
cratic conference at Indianapolis. The
report was finally adopted after a wild
time.
The Democrats named John Lind for
governor, Julius j. Hendricks for secre-
tary of state and Alexander McKinnon
for state treasurr, leaving the lieutenant
governorship and the attorney general
ship to be filled in by the Populists The
Democrats also named four presidential
electors. The Populists will name the
remaining electors.
A feature OF the convention was q
characteristic speech by Ignatius Dom
nelly.
IN KANSAS.
HUTCHINSON, Kas., Aug. 4.-The
Democratic state convention, which
promises to be one of the most import
ant held by that party in Kansas for
several years, met this morning. Nearly
all of the delegates were present AT a
previous meeting of the state central
committee a proposition from the silver
Republican state committee was re-
ceived. In it the silver people asked to
be allowed to name two members on the
fusion electoral ticket. II. S. Martin.
temporary chairman of the convention.
made strong speech favoring the fu.
sion of all parties in Kansas which favor
silver.
Chairman Martin referred to theDem-
ocratic victory in Alabama and the
reference brought forth prolonged
cheers. The secretary was instructed
to extend greetings and congratulations
to governor-elect Johnston of that state.
after which the following letter from w.
j. Bryan was read:
LINCOLN, Neb., July 31.-To Frank
Bacon, Chairman Central Committee
My Dear Sir: Your favor of July 21, in.
closing letter OF Mr.. Barkley and Os-
well of Hutchinson, Kas., requesting me
to speak at that city on August 4th. has
been received. l regret very much that
the duties ce the campaign which are
pressing upon me render it impossible
for me to do SO. No ARRANGEMENTS for
speeches can be made until after the
campaign has been outlined by the na-
tional committee and until that has been
done deem it wiso to make no promises.
Yours very truly.
w. j. BRYAN.
The platform reported uneduivocaWv
endorses the Chicago platform, ,rea sserts
the demand of the Kansas Democracy
for the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver at the ratio of 16 to / lauds BRYAN
and SeWall as the true champions of
the peoples interests and in conclusion
demands are re-submitted of the prohi-
bition question to the people of the
state.
But it was in the report of the COM
mittee on rules that all interest CENTER
ed After the committee had been dele
gated by common consent the work OF
planning a means of effecting q fusion
with the Populists, who meet in Abilene
tomorrow, the committee reported
that the convention should select its
presidential electors, though not form
ally nominating them, and that special
committee of five should be named n