People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-30
Price of Fusion, Two State Offices,

INV vi uoiOuJ lWO Sldle UIIICeS,
At the meeting of the state central
committee and the conference of Pom
ulistS in this city January 5 and 6 it is
said that an effort will be made TO
decide who of the present state officers
will be sacrificed in order to give two
places on the state ticket to the Dem.
OcratS.
A few weeks ago the Populists
thought the Democrats would agree
to fusion and the denomination of the
present state ticket. But this opin.
ion has been rudely destroyed by the
discovery that Bale Waggener, John
Atwood, David Overmyer, A. NJ.
Jackson Of Howard, and other leading
Democrats, after considerable CORE.
spondence among the members of the
party, have decided that the Demo.
Gratis must have recognition or they
will refuse to indOrse the state ad.
ministratiOn.
John H. Atwood, who was one OF
the most prominent men in the cam
paign last year, is a Democratic
leader. He is close friend of BRYAN
and was one of the many Democrats
who took an important part in accom-
plishing fusion last year. He said in
LeavenwOrth few days ago:
III the Democrats are not given
two places on the state ticket we viii
refuse to support the POpulist ticket
or cooperate with the party in any
manner whatever"
A letter written by Bale Waggenel
on this subject has been exhibited
One paragraph to which particular
attention was directed says:
The Populist state ticket cannot
be elected without Democratic aid
1t was close fight last year and the
PopullStS we'll know that if the Demo
cratic allies Withdraw from thei,
camp certain defeat will overtakt
them. The Democrats will not &C
cede to their demands for an indorse
ment OF the state ticket. We mus
nave recognition, and that recognl
zion must consist of at least two
places on the state ticket"
j. Mack Love held long confer.
ence with Taylor Riddle some week,
ago in Topeka, at which it is said thai
Love attempted to demonstrate thai
without Democratic aid the Populist.
would accomplish little. Riddl,
shared this opinion and expressed th,
opinion that fusion must be effected
10 which Mr.. Love replied by saying
II am instructed by the Democrat.
TO say that we must be recognized OIL
the ticket which is to be nominated
next year"
10 this Mr.. Riddle made no defnit,
reply.
A few days ago Judge A. NJ. Jack
son OF Howard, said: 1.-THE Populist
want US to accept the support the,
gave US last year in exchange for tn,
support We gave them last year an,
Tor that which they also demand 70
this year. The Democrats of Kansa
Will submit to no such an arrangement
Without recognition there will be n
fusion. The Democratic party il
Kansas today has the power to wrecr
the Populist aggregation, and unles
the leaders treat US fairly and honor
ably in the distribution OF official fay
ors they will themselves no longe
enjoy the pleasure Of occupying office:
in securing which they owe their SUE
cess to the Democrats"
These opinions, coming as they d
from the leaders of the Kansas DEN
ocracy, indicate that a war is likel
to break out between the "Bourbops
and the anxious of1cehoIders. Will
they fight, the Republicans will wi
out.-TOpeka Journal.
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