Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-30
THEY WILL SEEK FUSION AND
WANT REPRESENTATION ON
ELECTORAL TICKET.
Also Ask Combination on Legislative
Tickets-Mr. Rozelle's Views
Effect of Such
Action.


parties are guessing what the out
come will be at SedaIia July 80, and
about all that anybody can make out
of it is a fight. There are no avowed
candidates for State office, and no
hope of success for an independent
ticket.
But Missouri was one of the States
which wanted a place in the middle
of-the-road. OF the 80 delegates from
this State to the recent National Con-
vention, 80 voted for Norton, whose
candidacy could only complicate af-
fairs, rather than for Bryan, whose
election would mean a triumph for
silver.
The delegates to the National Con-
vention will demand a vindication.
They will demand a State platform,
the nomination of separate electors
and a full State ticket. They will be
met with the argument that such a
policy in this election will be equiva-
lent in it's practical operations to an
enthusiastic support of Mckinley and
the State ticket nominated at SPRING
field. They will be shown that such
action will promote Mr.. Filley's we'll
laid scheme to secure the Legislature,
and elect himself to the United States
Senate.
The conservative leaders in the Pop
ulist party say that when confronted
with the situation the convention will
decline to become a tail to the gold
standard kite. But not ever the most
conservative expect to convince the
extremists whose idea of martyrdom
is purposeless defeat. The Middle
of-the- Road faction is spelling for a
fight and wants to preserve its record.
For the most part it is composed OF
the electors who r eve willing to
ride in the band wagon. The men
who want to make an independent
fight for silver would bolt their own
ticket if they thought it had a chance
to win. They want trouble and have
a horror of being tied up with any
kind of successful venture.
WILL DEMAND A COMPROMISE.
A second faction will want to secure
compromises from the Democrats
Their plan appears more OF less feas-
ible unless they demand ore thar
the Democrats can give without
wrecking their own organization. The
second faction declares it is only in.
terested in securing silver legislation
1t wants to make sure of the election
of silver Congressman from Missouri
and the election of members to the
Legislature who will put themselves
in the way of Mr.. Filley or any othel
gold standard parsonage who is trying
to break in the United States Senate
This faction of the party will ask it
pro rata of electors from Missouri.
Missouri is entitled to II presiden
, tial electors. The Democrats poll il
7 round numbers, 275, 200 votes in thi
: State. The Populists have 0 1000 votes
/ Therefore, they think they are en-
titled to three or four of the elector
> who are to be chosen at the Demo
I cratic State nominating convention
Each and every one of these elector
will vote for Bryan when they go t.
: Washington and the understanding
will be that the silver candidate TO
Vice. President who receives tn
3 greatest number of votes is to hav
Q their votes. 1t would really mean tina
they will vote for Sewall, but it is on
way in which the Populists can abid
n by the action of the st. Louis conven
: ton and still serve the cause of silver
AN UNEQUIyoCAL ENDORSEMENT.
u A third faction at Sedalia will insis
u upon an unequivocal Endorsement c
Ii Bryan and Sewall. The interest in tn
convention, however, hinges upon tn
probable success of the second tactic
:. which deserves a compromise.
Missouri should pursue this course tn
Southern States would in all proba
bility follow the same course. tn
Missouri Populists, like the member
of the same party in Texas, GeorgI
and Alabama, are ex-Democrat
. What they are now seeking is a "ws
- out" as Senator PETER would expret
D it. They do not want to shoulder tt
responsibility of fastening the go
"a standard on the country, nor do the
want to go direct in the Democrat
a camp without getting something for
"a The Populist vote in Missouri
~ something which shrewd politician
~ will not ignore. In the last electit
~. 900 votes were cast for the Populi
1T ticket. If this vote is cast for t
or Democratic ticket, it assures its ele
e. ton beyond the peradventure of
he doubt. Anything like an analysis
& the Populist vote shows its importan
from a congressional standpoint.
In 1894 the Republicans elected
.as Missouri 9 out of the 10 Congressme
Had the Popuiists voted with t
an Democrats in that election the on
RepubIican elected would have be
from the Tenth and Eleventh distric
Even in the Ninth district, where OF
as. 500 votes were cast for Moore, I
by Populist nominee, the Democra
eat candidate would have been saved b
& he received Populist support, for II
~Ioar,s plurality over Clark was Oh
1872.
IMPORTANCE OF FUSION
2, Taking the Missouri compression
districts in order, and examining I
e vote for Congress in 1ss4-the nj
~ disastrous election since the rece
structlon period for Missouri Dem'
4 racy-it will be seer that the co
" bined Populist and Democratic W
~ will make the election of 10 out of
-Cougressmen an absolute certainty
- Following was the vote for o.
. gressmen in 1894:
First District-Clark (Rep.), 1871
Hatch (Dem.), 1887; Tendon (pol
4,270; Democatic- Populist MAORI
ASA.
Second Distriet-Loomis (Rep.1,
lis; Hall (Dem.), 1885, Good
CPop.), 2,7ss; Democratic Popu
ness majority, 1872.
yer, Third District-orton Rep, B,s