Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-24
THE FUSION TICKET.

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Democrats, Popuiists and silver Republi
cans Name their Ticket and
Agree on Fusion.
The democrats, populists and silver
republicans met in seperate conventions
in this city last Friday, and after sever
al sessions, lasting until Saturday even
ing, selected county ticket and decided
on a fusion OF the silver forces. After
the organizations of the three conven.
tions, conference committees were ap
pointed by each for the purpose of dis
tributing the Offices. The sessions oi
this committee were at times quite spir.
tied, the populists not being willing to
concede any Of the more important
Offices to either the democrats or silver
republicans. The latter two were
equally obstinate, the democrats insist.
ing on getting the Office of sheriff, clerk
of courts and states attorney, and the
silver republicans the Office of register
of deeds. For while il looked as
though no agreement would be reached
and as a result two tickets would be
placed in the field, one by the populists
and the other by the democrats and
silver republicans. Finally, however.
the populists acquisced and conceded
the Office of sheriff, clerk Of courts and
county judge to the democrats, and the
register Of deeds, assessor and coroner
to the silver republicans. Following is
the ticket as nominated:
Representative-.......J. NJ. Booker, pop
Sheriff ................Frank Walsh, dem
Treasurer. McFadden, pop
Reg of deeds, ,.......R. w. Windsor, s. rep
Clerk of Courts, 4. j. V. Rutkowski, dem
County judge."....,"E. &. Johnson, dem
States attorney.........B.R r. Wood, pop
Co. SUPERINTENDENT. L. Hesnard, pop
surveyor or......." .......""A. II. Smith, pop
Coroner. ........A. V. Blachley, g. rep
Co. Com. lst dis...W. A. Widney, 8. rep
Populist Convention.
The populist convention was called to
order in the count house at one o'clock
p. m. by A. j. Evans, chairman of the
populist county central committee. d.
d. Tubbs was made temporary chair
man, and s. l.. Caple secretary. After
appointing the usual committees, also a
conference committee of three, compos-
ed of A. ]. Evans, J. Harris and James
Henderson, to confer with like num-
Der of democrats and silver republicans,
the convention adjourned until o'clock
to give time for reports. At O'Clock
no business coming before the conven-
ton, it was again adjourned until 7:3O
p. m.
At 7:30 the convention reassembed
The conference committee reported as
having reached no agreement. A COM
mittee Of democrats then made propo-
sition, offering to meet in mass conven.
ton with the populists and silver
republicans in the opera house at 8
o'clock a. m. Sept. 18th. After several
dilatory motions, the convention ad.
journed until 9 o'clock a. m. Sept. 18th
without taking action on the above pro.
position.
Convention was called to order at 8
o'clock a. M, Sept. 18th, and after sey.
eral hours of wrangling among them.
selves, the proposition of the democrats
to meet them in mass convention was
rejected, and another conference com.
mittee appointed, which was empowered
to concede the office of sheriff, clerk OF
courts, and county Judge to the demo-
ciats, and the register of deeds, and a
few minor Offices to the silver republi.
cans. Convention then adjourned to !
o'clock p. m.
Convention was called to order at
o'clock, and after receiving and adopt
ing the report of the conference com.
mittee, the convention proceeded to the
nomination of candidates.
J. NJ. Booker and Mr.. Mastick were
placed in nomination for representative
the ballot resulting, Booker l4.S-9ths
Mastick l4.6 9ths MI. Booker was de-
clared the nominee.
Mr.. S. l.. Caple was nominated by &C.
clapation for county auditor.
N. F. Smith of Fairburn, and John
McFadden of this city were then placed
in nomination for county treasurer
The ballot resulting as follows: Smith
1874 9ths, McFadden l53-9ths. Mr..
McFadden was declared the nominee.
B. r. Wood, for states attorney A.
F. Hesnard, for superintendent OF
schools and A. Fl. Smith. for surveyor,
were nominated by acclametion.
A. L. Sprague was nominated for JUS
tice of the peace for Buffalo Gap pre-
cinct, and John Emmett for Pringle.
RESOLUTIONS.
We, members of the Peoples Party in
conyention assembled at Custer City,
South Dakota, Sept. 10th, 1898. heartily
endorse the platform adopted by the
Peoples Party at Aberdeen June 22nd,
1898, and respectfully submit the follow
ing resolutions:
Be it Resolved, We distinctly reaffirm
our position in favor of the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the ratio Of
l6 to l, and our unalterable opposition