The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-16
FUSIONISTS MEET
GATHERING OF PARITY LEADERS
IN THE EAST
LOCAL DISBURSEMENTS
GOOD PROSPECTS FOR DIFFER
ENCEs BEING SETTLED
AGREE AS TO GENERAL PLANS
Each State Maps Out Its Own Program.
No Fight Over Main Question
.-t" at Issue
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated freSS SpeclOl wire
ATCHISON, Kan, June 15.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention was called to order
at the Atchison Theater at II this MORN
ing by ]. Mack Love- Chairman Of the
Democratic State Central Committee.
There are over 800 delegates in attendance
David Overmyer, who was selected as tenn
porary chairman, was received with ap-
plause. In hts remarks he Endorsed the
present Populist State administration Of
Governor John w. Deedy.
The first business Of the evening session
was the appointment OF conference COM
mittee consisting Of one member from each
congressional district to meet a similar
committee from the Populist committee at
Topeka to arrange division of the state
offices.
The report Of the committee on resolutions
was presented, and was adopted by an over
whelmlng majority.
The platform pledges allegiance to the,
principles of the renewed Democracy" as
expressed in the Chicago platform, es-
pecially demanding the unlimited coinage
of silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1:
compliments William ]. Bryan as leader of
the party and protests against the McKin-
ley and Dingley system Of taxation.
The convention then adjourned until to-
morrow morning to await the report of the
committee appointed to effect fusion.
Popu1ist National Committee
OMAHA, June 15.-The regular National
Committee Of the Peoples party is meeting
here today and has fight on its hands to
keep out Of the le-of-the-roaders, who
last year organized the separate million
Park National Committee
The regular committee, to offset the
schemes of the middle-of- the-roaders, have
secured large number of proxies. When
the committees roll was called 1t was dis
covered that between Is and 100 proxies were
held. George +. Washburn of Boston has
q. Contests In Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Penn
sylvania and several other states are to be
settled and Chairman Butler appointed a
Credential Committee favorable to his side
Of the question consisting of Senator Allen.
of Nebraska; Ex-Governor Buchanan Ten
nessee; e. Pomeroy, New Jersey; A. H.
Garden Of Kentucky, and Congressman G.
A. Barlow of California, everyone fusion
list. This committee is now considering the
contests. The Parke Committee has not
yet obtained and material concessions from
the Butler Committee.
Il At midnight the conference has done no
business the members waiting for the -e-
port of the committee on credentials, which
has been in session since noon. There is a
fight on over the representations of Ohio
and Illinois which has consumed all the
time.
At the hall where the conference is to be
held the middle of the road forces are
gathered and have voted down many mo-
tIons to take recess until tomorrow. They
say the delay Is to tire them out, and they
do not propose to be tired.
The Kansas Populists
Topeka, Kan, June 15.-There were six
candidates for temporary chairman at the
opening Of the Populist State Convention
here today. Judge ]. e. Andrews of Lane
county was chosen. He said: II appreci-
ate the honor of presiding over convention
which is to renominate our present State
officers. I need not speak individually #
those men. Their records will stand the
most exacting criticism. In the great con-
test going on now our party was the first
to declare that the principle of humanity
should be applied to the Island of Cuba.
1.-THE chairman at Hutchinson a few days
ago sarcastically asked: Where would we
be II Bryan was PRESIDENT 1 will say
that we would now be closing the war with
out the issuance of bonds" CHEERS and
cries Of "hit them again.")
The convention which met this afternoon
at o'clock started out with the election OF
Senator L. p. King of Cowley county for
permanent chairman and j. w. Murphy Of
Topeka for permanent secretary. Sem
ator King. VI taking the chair started in 10
make a lengthy speech, but was shut off
by the impatient delegates. The only i'm
portant business of the afternoon was the
appointment of committees to confer with
the Democrats convened at Atchison and
the Free Silver Republicans who were meet
ing In the senate chamber.
The two committees were made up of one
member from each congressional district in
the state.
After the appointment of the committees
there was much miscellaneous speech
making. The convention adjourned until
o'clock this evening
80 Minnesota Fusionists
; MINNEAPOLIS, June 15.-The three al
lied silver parties, Democrats, Populists and
Silver Republicans, are all in session here
today endeavoring to agree on a fusion
State ticket. The only certainty is the
nomination for Governor of ex-Congress-
Quartermaster of the Twelfth Minneapolis
Volunteer Regiment at Chickamuga
The rest Of the ticket will be divided up.
A Middle-of-the-Road Popullst bolt is not
improbable.
Against Fusion
BAKERSFIELD. June 15.-The Kern
county Populist convention has adopted
strong anti-fusion resolutions. The nomi-
nation Of a county ticket will be completes
tomorrow.
Fusion Accomplished
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June 15.-Tha
state convention of the Democratic-Populist
party and silver Republicans was held here
today and fusion was accomplished by
compromise. The middle-of-the-road ele-
ment Of the Populist party today, led by
fgnatius Donnelly, nearly accomplished the
bolt they had planned. The middle-of-the-
readers showed unexpected strength and at
tempted to control the Popuist convention,
though they were finally outvoted. A COM
mittee Of seven from each convention to act
In Joint conference was appointed without
much trouble by both Democrats and Sill
yer Republicans, but with the Populists the
friction was so great that the entire day