The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-17
SQUABBLES OF THE POPS
They Have Lively Times in Omaha
and HIinneaDOIia

| Omaha, Neb., June 16.-In the discussa on
Of the report Of the credentials commit
tee report more or less favorable to the
fusionists, the middle OF the readers this
morning endeavOred to force the National
| Populist committee to admit Paul Van
! dervoort of Nebraska, as entitled to hold
the proxy of NJ. w. Howard of Alabama.
in the national committee. They were Iced
by Colonel Frank Burkett OF Mississippi
On call of the roll they were defeated
/ by a vote of 81 to 81.
Afterward Colonel Burkett made a long
speech In which he demanded the retire
ment Of Marion Butler from their chair
manship Of the National committee and
told the fuslonists that if they persis.@i
in their course they would drive the south
ern Populists to an Civilization with the Re-
publicans. The report of the committee
was declared by Chairman Butler adopted
on viva voce vote but on a suggestion
from Senator Alien, chairman of the Gre
dentials committee, he allowed the roll
to be called with no change of result.
All day the middle OF the road PopuHsts
have been prosecuting their fight on Sem
ator Marion Butler, the chairman Of the
Populast National committee but so far
without success
Through ex-Congressman Weller of
Iowa, they made an effort during the
afternoon to have reconsidered the report
Of the credentials committee barring out
Paul Vandervoort OF nebraska. from
the committee and seating the contestant
from iowa favorable to the fusionlsts
but they suffered signal defeat Tonight
a conference between the middle Of the
readers and the fusionists was held. and
the report from this conference was de- |
liberated upon all the afternoon. Sena /
tor Allen. Of Nebraska, CONGRESSMAN |
James Gunn. of naho and Joseph r /
Buchanan OF New Jersey. represented the
fusionists in the conference and c. Frank |
Burkett of Mississippi W. S. Morgan Of
and Harry Tracey represented /
the anti-fusionists.
The result Of the conference was that
an agreement was reached 10 the erfect
that no more fusion propositions should
emanate from the Popuhst atfonal com
mittee. that the convention of 1890 should
be held early in the year, Independently
o. any other convention, that the different
states were TO be governed according 10
the interest Of their own political welfare
But upon demand OF the middle Of the
readers that Chairman Butler should re-
sign the conferees could not a. all aE-ee
Their report consumed several hours Of
IN executive session and finally il was
deemed necessary to have an entirely new
conference.
Senator Butler said that. after the fight
hat had been made upon him BY the two
'ther members OF the National commit
ee from his own state and the methods
Employed by the Texas middle OF the road
rs. he would not resign. At rni5nirb.
mother conference IS in progress.
A. l2.So 4. n. q report from the con fer
nee was read and another fight over
he effort Of Robert Schllliag 20 secure
ne admission o. J. r. Sovereign on
roxy. Another recess until : o'Gock was
aiken.
Minneapolis, MINI, June Is-The noodle
{ the road Popuiists who boited the state
'opalist convention. held in this CITY yes
arday because 1ne majority Insisted upon
lslon with the Democrats and SILVER Re :
held a convention OF their own Z
oday and nominated the following sta.e
cket: I
or governor, L c. Long. Magnolia; for Z
eutenant governor. Klt,lel HAlverson.
elgrade; for secretary OF state NJ wog-