Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-06-25
FUSION IS COMPLETE
SILVER FORCES AGAIN UNITE
ON A TICKET.
Fred White for Governor, b. a. rum
NOR for lieutenant Governor anu
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Fred White for Governor, ID. a. rum
NOR for Lieutenant Governor ana
K,nne for the Supreme Court
DIES MONIES, June e4.-The demo
crotic state convention was called TO
order by Chairman Hesly, VINO
onnou need Fred L. White, OF Keokuk
county, as temporary chairman, ana
S W, Mercer, of johnson county, as
secretary. Mr.. White addressed the
convention, his address beng received
with great enthusiasm. The conven'
ton authorized the state central com
,n,ttee to act as a conference commit
tee to meet with similar committees
appointed by tho populist and silver
republican conventions.
Permanent organization was effected
with J. NJ. Parsons, of Rock Rapids, as
chairman, the other temporary officers
being made permanent. After a short
address, the conference comm,tIcc
reported that an agreement had Deen
reached by which the nominations
would he divided as follows: Governor
and supreme judges to the democrats;
lieutenant governor and state super
iutendent TO the free silver reDu blicans;
railroad commissioner to the populists.
Nomination of candidates being III
ordcra large number OF candidates
were placed in nomination. An in
formal ballot resulted as follows:
White, G1715; Burgess, 1872; Bashor,
55ll; Dayton, l2O; Roberts, So; Leach,
aG; Williams, 1s7; llealy, 81; Roles, u
DAILY II: Carpenter ,; Stubbs, IL.
Before the second ballot was com
pleted Mr.. White was nominated by
Reclamation. The committee on reso'
buttons then reported and its report
was at once adopted.
The platform committee was as fol'
lows: First district II. NJ. Eichers, Web
ster: Second w. l. Hayes. Clinton; Third,
John S. Murphy, Dubuque; Fourth, j. T.
Blaise. Cerro Gordo; Fifth, j NJ. Terry,
Lee: Sixth, G. NJ. Tripp, Jasper; Seventh.
f. B. Evans. Polk; Eighth, T. G. Stuart,
Lucas Ninth, George w. Cullison. Shelby
Tenth, NJ. T, Healy, Webster; Eleventh
John L. Barter, Sac. The convention then
proceeded to the nomination of candidate
for judge of the supreme court. Judge L
G. Klnne and Judge Frcciand. OF Wayne
county, were tic only candidates, the bal
lot resulting 997 for Kline and 200 for
Freeland. The nominations made by the
other conventions were then endorsed and
the convention adjourned
Dies MONIES, June 24.-Thc populist
state convention was called to order
by j. Bcllangec, chairman of the state
central committee. After an address
by C. 0. Holly. "A. W. c. Weeks, OF
Mahaska county. offered resolution
to instruct the committee on creden.
tials to rcapportion the representation
on the vote for Crane in 1895, but it
was tabled.
The roll was called for members OF
committees, the committee on resolu-
tons being composed as follows: First
district, l.. c. Lining, Van Buren,;
Second, J. N. Newman, Muscatine;
Third, J. c. Ferris. Franklin; Fourth,
l.. D. Van Gortlcn, Allamalzee; Fifth,
l.. S. Wood, Linn; Sixth, Perry Engle,
Jasper; Seventh, John Kent, Dallas;
Eighth, w. II. Robb, Union; Ninth, l..
Il. Tabor, Guthrie; Tenth, A. Il. Star;
rctt, Humboldt; Eleventh, l: Il. Car
roll, O'Brien.
A conference committee was APP
pointed to confer with Il similar con:
mittee from the democratic and silver
republican conventions. Mr.: Weeks
authority, ~ the. chairman decided
that it. had authority. Weeks called
upon all populists who were in favor
of only popullsts controlling popu-
list convention to meet at the Kirk
wood for conference. Al the con-
ference the following resolution was
adoptcd:
Resolved. that committee of five be ap-
pointed to sit in the convention and when
ever that boiy takes any action that makes
it a democrat. and not populist conven.
ton, said committee should protest, and
then arise and lead tho true blue populists
out Of the hall.
Permanent organization was ef.
fected with the following officers:
Chairman, Gen. j. B. Weaver, of Jas
per: secretary, W. N. Hinton. of Abba;
assistant secretary, ALT Wooster; read.
ing clerk, Charles Weller. Ex-con-
gresham Townc, of Minnesota, made
an appeal for harmony among the sill.
yer forces. The chairman of the con-
ference committee announced that an
agreement had been reached by which
the democrats were to name the candi-
dates for governor and supreme Judge,
the silver republicans were to nomi-
nate candidates for lieutenant governor
and superintendent, and the populists
were to name a candidate for railroad
commissioner. A. w. C. Weeks OBJ
jectcd to the plan and offered q reso-
luton that the populist state central
committee be instructed to file u
petition with the secretary of state for
the nomination by the populists of a
a full ticket. The motion was de-
fcated. and Weeks led twcnty-sevcn
members of the convention from the
hall, declaring that the convention
had repudiated the principles of pop
nlism The committee, after adopting
its platform, completed its work by
nominating S. d. Crane for railroad
commissioner.
Dies MONIES, June 24.-J. B. Romans,
OF Denison, was temporary chairman
of the convention Of silver republicans
and F. o. Hinclman, of Guthrie coun.
ty, temporary secretary. Permanent
organization was effected by the
selection Of d. e. Collins, of Palo Alto
county, for chairman, and G. Il. Rine-
hart, of Jasper, for secretary. Elk.
Congressman Towne addressed the
convention briefly, after which the
platform was considered and adopted.
Nominations being in order, the con.
vention selected Il. A. Plummcr. OF
Forest City, fer lieutenant governor,
and G. +. Rincnart, of Newton. for
superintendent of public instruction.
Mckinley win Intervene.
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