The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-08-15

wise predicts that fusion will be a tail
ure both state and national.
r. T. Newman, the veteran populist
delegate from Adams county. expressed
the sentiment of many delegates today in
speech delivered on the flor of the con-
vention when he said: 1.-The populists
want more than half the road; if after
they have got all they want there is
anything left the democrats and silver
republicans can have it, if they want it,"
Notes of the Visitors.
The free silver republicans named 10
Of the "a members of their conference
committee tonight. Judge George Turner
will represent Spokane county in the ma
tional committee and the others selects1
from eastern Washington counties are:
q. A. Parker of Columbia George w
Parker of Cowlitz. D. II. Corey of Kitti-
tas, w. b. Turner of Lincoln, George e.
Cole of Stevens, Miles c. Moore of
Walla Walla, David f. Anderson Of
Whitman, F. b. Gum of Yakima
The silver republicans listened this af-
ternoon to an able address and logical
argument in favor of free and unlimited
coinage of silver by Hon. A. J. Blethen
Charles f. Fishback. recently purchased
the Seattle Times.
Ex-Governor Miles c. Moore says he
will under no circumstances be candi-
date this year for any state office His
assertion calls to mind the fact that
the candidates have not. while perhaps
just as numerous been so conspicuous
today. Many of them are in the condi-
Of ha A la1 ~
knowing where they are at" and in
clined to keep out of the road to avoid
being run over.
Senator Squire. who arrived early this
morning, has been holding forth all day
in his apartments at the Hotel Horton.
He has had many callers from democrat
ic. populist and free silver republican
ranks. Mr.. Hagan. his representative,
said tonight that the Pierce county free
silver republican delegation in a body
waited upon the senator tonight and as
sured him of their hearty support.
Ellensburg, for a town of its size. IS
handling three conventions admirably in
the matter of hotel and lodging accom-
modations She has been helped some
by the presence here of two or three
sleeping cars which are sidetracked 1T
the Spokane democratic and silver re-
publican delegations hold forth at nights
in we'll appointed Pullman and there
is apparently no attempt in contempla .
rion on the part of the populists to blow
up the palatial carriage with dynamite
An irrepressible single taxer has word
ed plank in favor of that doctrine into
the peoples party platform. discovery
and they say they will make d fight to
the last ditch tomorrow against its adop-
ton unless it is withdrawn.
Announced Candidates.
James Hamilton Lewis is clearly in the
lead for the democratic nomination if
the question of fusion is out of the way,
but the populists will not consent to
Lewis at the head of the ticket The
Lewis men are in favor of proceeding
with the nomination without awaiting
the action of the conference committee.
but the majority fear this would re-
move all possibility of fusion.
The populists have at least four candi-
dates for governor, but no man is able
to measure his strength till the confer
ence committee acts. II. n. Belt is back
ed by Spokane for governor; J. H. Todd
has the support of King county and a
few small delegations west of the noun
tains.
The plan of division on the national
ticket if fusion is carried is to give the
populists two presidential electors, the
| democrats one, and the free silver repub-
Leans one. The conference committee
will meet tomorrow morning.
The democratic and free silver conven-
lions appointed committees consisting of
seven lawyers each to render an opinion
on the legality of fusion. The populists
are expected to appoint like committee.