The herald., 1897-09-03
A FUSION
OF FORCES
Which Favor Free Coinage
of Silver
AN ALLIANCE IN NEBRASKA
AN ALLIANCE IN NEBRASKA
WILL DOMINATE POLITICS IN
THE STATE
Pennsylvania Gold Democrats Con-
clude It Isn't Worth While to
Make Nominations
ssociated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 2.-As predicted
by party leaders the three parties Dem
oeratic, Populist and Silver Republican,
joined hands in fusion and the following
ticket was placed in the field:
Supreme Judge, John J. Sullivan Of Col
umbus (Democrat.)
State university regents, F. Won Forell.
Kearney (PopulisD; George F. REMOVER,
Wisner (Silver Republican,.
Many delegates maintain that the con-
vention was perfectly harmonious. while
others claim there may be confusion on
the Republican side. and about one-third
Of those delegates went home this morn
ing. For time 1t looked rather preca-
rious for harmony, and the Silver Repub-
licans had a warm time, number OF
middle-of-the-road" delegates talking
in favor of the nomination of straight
Republican ticket in order to preserve
their organization. Finally it was an
nounceG that the Democrats had agreed
upon John ]. Sullivan for supreme judge.
and when the Silver Republicans decided
on the same candidate signs of fusion
began to appear. Even then it was not
until Judge Neville urged the indorse-
merit of Sullivan that the Populists gave
in.
At noon an agreement to fuse was
finally reached and the rest of the pro-
ceedings were Of short duration.
1t became evident near the close Of the
convention that neither Scott, Neville
nor Thompson could be nominated by
any of the conventions, and the maneu-
yer OF the Democrats in substituting Sui
livan was considered a coup d'etat that
cut short what might have resulted in
a long-drawn, knotty convention. full
of fight, and ultimately separating the
three parties so widely that fusion would
be an unknown condition for years to
come. This is the opinion freely ex-
pressed en- every hand. There were fif-
teen counties unrepresented in the Pop
ulist convention and about the same
number were absent from the other
gatherings.
DISGUSTED GOLDITES
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2.-The state
executive committee Of the Gold DEM
ocrats today decided by vote of II to 10
not to place any candidates in the field
for state treasurer and auditor-general.
The decision was arrived at after gen.
eral conference of the state committee
and large number Of prominent Gold
Democrats from all parts of the state,
which conference, by vote of SO to "a.
recommended to the state committee
that ticket be placed in the field. When
this recommendation was made to the
4 Ia hvyth has a
desiring a ticket to have the report
adopted, but the decision to nominate no
one was carried by the above vote, after
which "a set of resolutions to that effect
was adopted by viva voce vote.
COLORADO POPULISTs
SALIDA, Colo, September Estate
Chairman Hamilton Armstrong called
the convention to order promptly at
10:3O. There are only two women dele
gates in attendance and the total at
tendance was less than a hundred.
Judge Frank Overs was selected tenn
porary chairman by acclamation. Judge
Overs in a brief speech expressed his
conviction that the party would win.
He said the Democratic party before
the next Presidential election would be
controlled by capitalists and the Peo-
pies party alone would be standing for
reform. After the appointment OF COM
mittees a recess was taken.
Judge Gebart was nominated for the
supreme bench by a rising vote. The
platform adopted demands free coinage
Of silver and sufficient volume of paper
currency, and denounces government by
injunction.