The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-24

appointed. and the one on fusion was led
by Weaver. The ajority is in favor OF
fusion. but Weeks declares he and his
followers Will withdraw from the conven-
ton If fusion IS agreed 10. They number
at least ons-third OF the convention,
which is Well attended. The free silver
Republicans had little trouble in agreeing.
a resolution was adopted agreeing 10 use
the name Democrat" for the fusion
ticket this year on account of the anti
fusion law. The conference committee
on fusion was headed by Judge n. purrier.
who wants a free silver Republican for
governor.
Free silver Republicans.
DIES MONIES, June ss.-The Free Silver
Republican state convention opened with
40 delegates. ]. +. Romans. temporary
chairman. arTaigned the Republican party
for failure 10 bring the prosperity prom
Used during the campaign. he urged a
fuller consolidation OF the silver element,
state and national
A conference COMMITTEES was appointed
TO meet a like committee OF the Democrats
and Populists- The conference committee
VIII ASK the fun committee TO asAse to
nominate ex-Congressnlan Kerr for gov
ernof.
The Democrats.
DES NOM rs, June 22.--About !. 600 dele
gates were present when State Chairman
Heaiey called the Democratic state con-
vention to order. Ex-Congressman White
a leading candidate for governor presided.
A large picture OF ". J. Bryan was I'M
yelled at the rear of the stage. This pic
ture and every mention of Bryan's name
brought out tremendous applause. The
state central committee was created a con-
ference committee TO meet committees OF
the Populists and Free Silver Repubii-
cans FOR conference on ticket and other
m @rf De
nent chairman. -
The Final Result.
DES MONIES. June 23-The Demo
cratic convention adjourned early this
evening, having completed its work The
two allied conventions. the Silver Repub-
Hean and the Fopulist coneutions, com
pleted their work slightly in advance.
The three factions were, after much con-
troVersy. able to agree on one platform
with free silver as the main idea, and
one ticket, composed of two Democrats,
two Silver Republicans and one Populist.
The ticket will be placed on the Official
ballot under the name of Democrat"
When this became known there was "a
split in the Populist convention. the mid
dle-of-the-road faction. under the leader
ship OF A. w. c. Weeks, walking out
The seceders numbered probably 100 of
the delegates.
Gen. j. =. NeaVer'S faction remained
with the Democrats, whereupon he was
bitterly denounced. But for this rupture
the union OF all the free silver forces
would have been complete.
The ticket is composed as follows:
Goyernor-F. L. White. Democrat, Keo-
kuk county.
Lieutenant governor-B A. Plummer,
Silver Republican. Winnebago county.
Judge OF the supreme couTt-L q. kiune
Democrat. Polk county.
Railroad commissioners. Is. Gray. Pop
uiist, Dallas county.
Superintendent of public instruction--(;
f. Rimehart, Silver Republican, Jasper
county.
Mr.. White, the candidate for governor,
was formerly member of congress from
the Sixth district. lie was defeated for
reelection last year by John #. Lacey
He is an out-and-out free silver man and
has an established reputation as a good
campaigner.
Mr.. Whites main competitor for the
nomination of governor was j. r. Burgest
Of Ottumwa, Cleveland postmaster, who
supported Bryan. His candidacy was
pushed by the younger men. Half dozen
other candidates were placed in nominal
ton, but ex-tSov. Boies' name was hardly
mentioned In the convention.
Judge Fstnne is chief justice of the su-
preme court now He supported Bryan
last year. but under some protest. He Ia
a prominent Democrat.