Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-21
Fl SION IN IDAHO.
Democrats Get Electors and Populists
United states Senator.

atorship open, but a the mornings session
they instructed their committee TO a2re,
to support populst candidate for Sena-
tor. This. however lid not settle the maj
ter. In Idaho the principal affairs OF gov
ernmeni are managed by boards. the prin-
cipals of which are composed of the gov
ernor attorney general and secretary OF
state. Popalsts claimed TO he numerically
stronger than democrats and entitled 10
control those boards.
fusion WAS finally accomplished by tie
populisiS accepting the democratic propo-
sitlon The democrats got the presidential
electors. supreme Judges. governor. attor-
ney general. treasurer and mine inspector.
me popuiists have the United States Sena-
Tor, Congressman. lieutenant governor. Sec
rotary OF state. auditor and Superint eident
OF public instruction. The convention ad
'oarned until this morning. p. r. Regain
OF Boise is believed to be i'm the lead FOR
governor. aud Capt. James Gum is con-
coded Tor Congressman.
Congregational Nominations.
Inc democratic congressional convention
of the eighth North Carolina dis,ri,, q,
"ilkesboro yesterday nominated Lieut.
GOV Doughton for Congress on the l3ad
| ballot.
Inc democratic conferees of the twenty
lifst Pennsylvania district are Still dead
| locked Eight ballots were taken last even
| ing. No session will be held today owin.,
| 10 the absence OF one Of the conferces
| Missouri
| GlStrict have nominated NJ. +. Benton OF
Neosho for Congress
The fifth Arkansas district convention al
! Eureka Springs Yesterday rchominate.l
ffush A. DnSmore for Congress.
| The republicans of the sixth Michigan
col eresslonal district have nominated Sam
eei W. Smith of Pontiac for Congress.
Joshua W. Miles democrat of th. first
| Maryland district was YESTERDAY renomin-
ated for Congress. Th. convention in
d"fsed Bryan and Sew'all and the Chicago
platform.
! The pcpulists Of the sixth Nebraska dis
| trlct met AT Crawford yesterday and nom
| mated Judge W. l.. Green of kearuey.
| lhe democrats are eXpecte,. 10 indors-
Green. though fusion has not yet been d.
clared.
| No Fusion i'm West Virginia.
Andrew Edminston was yesterday al
| Parkersburg, W. Va, elected chairman Of
! The democratic state executive committ.c.
| with headquarters at Parkersburg. Thr
proposed conference with the populists
| failed Chairman s. II. Piersal OF the pop
| ulists left. and letter from him s..tiiug
forth the demands of populists could not
! be found. Col. RalphsnYder the popuiist
| candidate for governor was on hand. but
| refused 10 withdraw i'm the interest of
| fusion. The conference was indefinitely
postponed. and IL is believed there Will Ice
no fusion in West Virginia.
Chairman BriedenthaIs Opinion.
Asked 10 state his opinion as 10 the effect
| Of Senator Buffers ultimatum relative to
fusion negotiations. Chairman Brieienthal
of the populist state committee of Kansas
| said yesterday:
Il do not care to say anything on the
| subject until l have official notice from
Mr.. Butler. We confronted with an
unusual condition politically, which
quires all men opposed to the single gold
standard to be patriots instead of parti-
re- nt4rgG l,r all
sides in order to harmonic all the silver
elements
Colorado ProhibitiOnists for Bryan
| The Colorado prohibition state convention
| yesterday at Denver adopted resolutions ia
favor of the free coinage Of silver at the
| ratio of Is to 1. Many of the delegates de-
clared their intention to vote for Bryan and
| Sewail. A full state ticket was nominated
headed by W. A. Marsh for governor.
What Mr.. Ingalls, Thinks.
Ex-senator John J. Ingalls, arrived in
Kansas City yesterday.
Il find the audiences this year" said Mr..
ingalls, to reporter, Ito be very symps-
thetic. They Seem to be composed as a
general thing. of a miscellaneous class, VINO
are taking a great interest IN the issues of
the campaign"
What does the gold movement i'm the
| democratic ranks in Kansas amount to-
Il have not been able to give this subject
| the republican state and national ticket
will he supported by many dissatisfied dem
ocrats. who Will more than compensate for
the loss of republican votes.
Trying Z" Fuse I'm Tennessee.
| Chairman Coleman of the democratic
| state committee of Tennessee and J. H.
Mcdowell. eN-tiovernor John buchanan
| and c. c. Henderson. a special committee.
representing the state populiSt partv ar
,,i,,
a conference today Their presence is he
| iieved to mean that attempt Will De-
| made 10 agree upon SOME plan of fusion.
Nothing definite could bo learned from them
You'd the fact that conference Will Ice
| held.
Where Pilgrims Landed.
republican rally was held at ply
| mouth. Mass. last night. +. Il. Atwood.
| chairman of the republican town commit
| tee. presided and made brief address, out
| lining the issues of the campaign. The
| principal speaker was Roy. Frank ". Cum
| saulus of Chicago, who Vigorously attacked
| the democratic platform and urged his
hearers 10 help bring about the defeat Of
Bryan and Sewall
Will Debate Only With Mckinley.
| Mr. Bryan said last night at Upper Red
| Hook. y. Y: II have received many in
vitations To debate the silver question with
| various public men. In order 10 avoid
further invitations of this nature l wish
you would say that will not consider any
proposition to debate amy question with
anybody during this campaign unless a de
bate should be arranged between Mr. Ne
kinley and myself So far as 1 know no
place for such debate is under considera-
ton 10y either national committee"
The Mystic brotherhood.
The lodges of the Order of the Mystic
Brotherhood. which. ii is said. hold the
balance of power in Kansas politics will
within the next two weeks. elect delegates
to the state convention. which will be held
in Wichita in September. and the poll
ticians who belong to the organization are
very active. As ii will he the first state
| meeting of the organization. nobody can
outline its work or state whether the queS-
| ton of indorsing one the other of the
state tickets will come up
Illinois NatiOnaIists.
AT the afternoon session of the national
party at Decatur. ILL.,. yesterday members
of the state central and national commit
tees were named. and the following state
ticket nominated: United States Senator
Daniel X. Sheen of Peoria: governor, Isaac