The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1897-04-23
DIDN'T PARTICIPATE.

DIDN'T PARTICIPATE.
The Peoples party convention OF
Ohio county was a mass convention,
and the Democratic convention was
delegated convention, yet the Demo-
cratic convention was three to one
larger than the Populist, which shows
plainly that the Populists refused to
take part in a cut .and-dried con YEN
tion to vote the Democratic ticket.
Describing the Democratic. Populist
fusion convention at Hartford last
Monday the Hartford Herald says:
"Mr Sam James, ("Candy Sam'') a
middle tthe> road Populist, from Da-
viess county, was on our streets, but
made no outbreak. It was generally
supposed that he had been employed
to come here by the Republicans to
break up the fusion arrangements,
but the great enthusiasm and evident
unanimousness OF the situation prob.
ably took the gentleman by surprise
and he did not offer any advice. -
messenger
We did not expect to say one word
regarding the Ohio county conveu-
ton. Mr.. Worsley, of the Fordsville
Express, attended our convention and
made speech. We were glad to have
him present as we welcome all Popu.
lists to our conventions. Mr.. Wors-
ley invited us to go with him to the
Ohio county convention and then go
from there to the State convention
direct from Hartford. We we're not
there to break up the fusion arrange
meuts with the Democrats. As we
stated before, did not expect to say a
word regarding the Pop-Dem. conveu-
ton, as it would not stand if the deal
was made known and the Democratic
fraud expose. But as the Democratic
Herald and the Messenger have taken
the liberty to use our name to create
prejudice between us and the Peoples
patty, we will expose the deal. Our
information was given us by Demo>
Gratis themselves. And If our inior-
nation is correct, the Peoples party
Of Ohio county has been swallowed
soul and body, boots and bTeeches, by
the Democrats. Talk about harmoni.
Gus meotiug--a more "cut aud dried"
convention has never been seen by us
and we have been active in crnven-
tons for several years. It passed off
just as smoothly as a bricklayer would
lay one brick over another.
A gentleman was nominated in the
Peoples party convention for Asses
sori after being nominated he stepped
forward aud said;
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of
the convention; thank my friends
for putting me in nomination, and /
would be pleased to have the Office II
my name will not have to appear I'M
der the Democratic device" and he
asked the question, il such was the
case. But the "cut and dried" chaps
shut him off without reply by putting
Others in nomination. The Demo.
Gratis said that the deal was complete
and it was settled that the Peoples
party should vote the Democratic
ticket, and the Populist leaders in or.
der to paciiy their people said there
was 10 be a fusion device, but that
was to be arranged next May. Does
it not look strange that two parties
should meet in convention and divide
aud nominate officers and adjourn
without an understanding as to what
device the ticket was 10 be run uns
dell We always understood that the
convention should settle that matter,
and If fusion device was to beagreed
upon the convention was the only les