The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-09
Democrats Think the Pops Are
Hogging Too Much.
A HITCH IN THE FUSION
The Pops Want the Three Parties to
Combine Under the Name OF the
Peoples Party-They Also
Want Both Judges.

spent in discussing the question of fu-
sion. and at O'clock tonight no con-
clusion had been reached. The Joint
conference committee, which was ap-
pointed yesterday. made its report AT
the opening of the afternoon session.
The report was to the effect that the
ticket should be under the peonle's
party name, that the democrats and
silver republicans should each have one
congressman and that the popuIists
should be awarded the two supreme
judges. The report of the conference
committee was adopted by both the
populist and silver republican conven-
tions, but the democrats refused ta
accept IL. They sent a committee -
the populist convention asking them 20
either concede one supreme Judge or
the party name. The populists refused
/ TO concede either, and thus matters
/ stood when the convention took a re-
cess for dinner.
| The chief interest to-day was CEN
! tered in the populist and democratic
! conventions. The joint conference
committee which was appointed yes
| terday to arrange the details. were no.
ready to report until afternoon. The
only business of Importance transacted
during the forenoon was the appo' Mt
ment Of committees by all three con-
ventions to prepare a joint platfor,n
At the opening of the afternoon s,s-
sion the joint conference committee
had reached an agreement and 70
ported to the convention the following
report of their proceedings:
F1rst-lt was moved and carried
that the fusion ticket bear the rame
of the peoples party, and that me
name.
"Second-It was moved and ca -ricG
that the silver republican party have
the nominating of one congress
man.
"Third-It was moved and carried
mat the democratic party have the
nominating of one congressman
"Fourth-It was moved and carried
that the peoples party have the nomi-
mating OF two supreme court judges.
f1fth-lt was resolved as follows:
That the three parties meet in Joint
convention, and at that convention
each party shall make it's own nomina-
tions for the various offices accorded to
them by the conference committee. and
no candidate shall be considered tho
nominee Of either party until he shall
received a majority of all votes in the
three conventions as such Joint con-
vention."
four sections of the report were re-
ceived and adopted without debate
The fifth section was the subject of a
long and confusing discussion Some
OF the delegates were suspicious that |
In the joint convention combination
M aieFtaf g. -.
upon the populists unacceptable candi- /
dates. The discussion finally resulted /
In the adoption Of a motion that the /
convention proceed to the selection of /
two supreme Judges and that no other
names be presented to the Joint con-
vention.
In the silver republican convention
the report Of the conference committee
was unanimously adopted.
In presenting the report to their con-
ventiOn. the democratic Conferees made
the statement that the report was not
acceptable to them. A committee Of
five. headed by ex-Mayor Ronald of
Seattle, was appointed to visit the
populist convention and ask IL TO con-
cede to the democrats either one Judge
or the party name. Ronald made a
lengthy speech TO the populIst con-
asking that a concession be
made To the democrats. The populists
hiiSNtftu llif ItiutSl DN appointing "A /
to inform the democrats
that they could neither concede the
party name nor one Judge to them. |
rhe conventions then took a recess un-
Ill p. m.
When the populist convention met,
he ball was opened by the announce
nent OF the chair that tt, order cf |
business called for the nomination ~
wo supreme judges. Quinn of Spo-
zane placed in nomination w. f. Eich- !
irdson.
At this point Aling Of Thurston .
tskod - be allowed TO introduce a mo- !
ion that a committee Of five be an I
'ointed 10 confer with a like committee J
rom the other two conventions for the J
purpose of reaching an agreement, the !
committees 10 he out one hour q
The chair ruled the motion out Of =
rider. AllnE appealed from the decis- v
on. This led to a scene Of disorder
urinr which the roll was called on
AllinC's appeal. The vote. although
nannourond from the chair showed a
arge majority in favor Of reversing | b
he chair The chair announced that | r
he appeal was sustained AllinF then 4
ook the platform and renewed his mo- a
ION. &
Extended debate followed. Just be- a
IRE Allinrs motion was put To a vote. q
he democratic committee entered the Il
al. and the vote was suspended until j
fter the committee announced its mis- C.
lon. The committee stated that the n
amocratic convention was ready for
mother conference. Alling's motion
'as adopted and a committee was ap-
ointed n
At midnight indications were that :
Ie deadlock would last all night and m
Iat fusion vas I'm danger. The silver =
publicans have stood by and waited e.
r the democrats and populists 20 81
,ree on an apportionment Of the Offices u
he contention is whether the populists l'
all have two supreme Judges. or
hether the democrats and populists
all have one each. The democratic
Irty has firmly stood all day for this G
ncessi0n. and has quietly insisted cl
g. OF
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