The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-26
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Boise, Ida, Aug. 25.-The silver con-
ventions are practically resting on
their oars, in so far as progressing
with nominations are concerned. The
two wings of the Populist party are
still fighting. and nothing in the way
T6f fusion can be attempted until they
have settled their difficulties one way
or the other This evening conference
committees from the Populist conVen-
tons are attempting TO get the two
wings together, but the effort seems
almost useless. Still, if the plan to
get the two conventions together as in
diyidUals obtains, the two factions may
find some way to unite.
The trouble is all over the proposed
nomination of Gum for congress in
case that place goes to the POpulists.
Each side is afraid in case of union the
other will spring something that will
defeat its ambitions in that line.
In the Democratic convention today
the Steunenberg men won a distinct
victory, the Steunenberg delegation
from Bingham county being seated by
a vote of 81 to 62. The governors
friends claim that action practically
dominates him. However, the ants
are as active as ever, and claim that
SteuneEberg's name will never go onto
the fusion ticket, and they are receiv-
ing nc little support from certain
prominent silver Republicans and Pop
ulists
WHAT DUBOIS WANTS.
In this contest it has developed that
Senator Dubois wants the nomination
for congress, and his friends have been
undecided as to which wing of the
Democracy to anchor to, pending deci-
Sive action on the part of the Demo-
Gratis. 1t is said tonight that in view
of the seating of the Steunenberg
Bingham delegation, Dubois VIII form
a combination with the governor. The
middle-of- the-road Populists made
proposition TO give each of the Populist
conventions 90 votes, and to unite them
on that basis, but the other refused to
accept this, and all negotiations fNere
nsfn for a time. Later the roadsters
formally invited the other convention
to meet with them in conference, and
the time and place are now being ar
ranged.
There is a strong element in the fus-
ion Populist convention favorable to
any kind of a union, and tonight when
the convention decided to appoint
committee to arrange time and place,
instead of at once accepting the invita-
tion about 20 delegates. led by ]. Ed
Smith of Idaho Falls, walked out Of
the fusion convention to accept il on
their own responsibility. II there is no
union of the two wings they viii like /
ly go with the roadsters, and, as they !
will then have a majority on the basis /
of a joint convention, the other silver /
parties will very likely give them more |
consideration than what is known as (
the fusion or Gum wing. If there is |
union the present roadsters and the /
Smith men viii vote against Gum Tor 1
congress.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
The Democratic convention today
appointed the following conference /
committee 10 meet with the similar /
committees from other conventions as
fast as they perfect their organiza-
tiOns:
Ada, Frank Martin: Bannock, J. w,
Eden; Bear Lake, J. c. Rich: Bing-
ham, George Shapin; Blaine, Ben r.
Gray; Boise, S. T. Davis; Canon, NJ.
A Bates: Cassia. ". c. Aartindale;
Custer, J. L. Wilkinson; Elmore, r. p.
Chattin; Fremont Phil Averitt; Idaho,
a T. Tall.inton; KOOtenai, W, 8. Aic-
Farland: Latah. l. c. Hattaugh; Lem
III Phil Shenan; Lincoln. Guy c. Bar
snum; Nez Perez, j. ". Reid; Oneida,
D. l. Evans; Owyhee. B. +. Hastings;
Shoshone Barry n. Hillard; Washing /
ton. r. Z. Lockwood.
This committee will name sub-com-
mittee to conduct the negotiations,
which viii likely report direct TO the
convention.
y HOPELESS SPLIT
The PopuIists seem split beyond all hope i
of reconciliation. The Smith delegation
has been seated in the roadster cOnven-
ton and the Washington county delega-
ton viii leave and go over to that con-
VentiOn tomorrow. The last communica-
ton sent by the roadsters to the fusion
Populists was rejected very discourteous-
" and x is conceded there will be two
The only question OF import
ance now is as to which branch OF the
Populists the other parties viii take up.