The herald., 1898-06-27
is awful. isn'tit? The campaign exchequer
Of the G.. o. p. in our neighboring county
will be slightly shy on election day.

Will 10 1il8ntly Sny on elecIlon uay.
Byron Waters. the well known attorney.
stands chance of getting into trouble
political trouble. Of course. 1t seems that
Mr.. Waters would like the Democratic
nomination for congress for the Seventh
congressional district of this state. 1t also
would appear that there is strong senti-
ment in the Seventh district among Demo-
Gratis to give the nomination to the In
cumbent Mr.. Castle, upon a fusion ticket.
With q union nominee the silver parties
can win out; with two silver nominees both
would be defeated. Mr. Waters certainly
has the right to seek the nomination for
congress from the Seventh district. Per-
haps he would like the fusion nomination,
and will contest with Mr.. Castle the right
to that. There could be nothing wrong in
that Mr.. Waters, If defeated by Mr.. Castle,
would get revenge by kicking over the
traces and accepting an Independent NOM
ination. Mr.. Waters, we have reason to
believe, If defeated, would not antagonize
the successful nominee at all, but on the
contrary would turn in and help elect him.
During the last week Populist county
conventions have been held in many of the
counties of the state. The general result
of these conventions must be put down AS
tending strongly in favor of fusion on tho
state ticket. In some of the conventions
there we're symptoms that fusion was dis
pleasing to many Populists, but these Pop
ulists were in a small minority. Judging
from the conventions already held. the
fusionists will have a large majority in
their state convention.
The primaries of the Populist party held
throughout this county on Tuesday last
went off unusually quietly. 1t had been
anticipated that the middle-of-the-roader
would make determined effort to capture
the delegates and thus forestall fusion on
the county ticket, but they were not very
much in evidence. So far as we have been
able to learn. the fusionists will have a
large majority In the county convention
and thus be able to obtain control Of the
convention and take the necessary pre-
liminary steps to agree upon the union
ticket.
1t has been charged in some quarters that
certain of the anti-fusionists were fur
nished with Republican money, which was
used by them to elect, or to attempt to
elect, delegates who were unfavorable to
FUSION. Inc ftepuDllCan pOlClClauS are
none too good for this kind Of politics This
Is not the first scheme which has been
Matched by the courthouse push, and the
sleek individuals who have offices on
Broadway. Some of these schemes have not
yet come to public notice. While we have no
reason to doubt that this push has been do
ing business, 1t Is unjust to the anti-fusion-
lists to charge them with being party to
this cowardly political game. Many Of the
anti-fusionists are opposed to fusion from
principle and would not under any cir
cumstances become the tools of the Re-
publican office seekers of this county. But
we have no doubt there will be found in the
Peoples party, as there will be found In
all parties, a few men who call themselves
anti-fusionists but who are in fact such
for revenue. 1t is with these men that the
courthouse cliques Of two-termers and
new termers have been doing business to
thwart the plans of the silver and reform
parties looking to fusion. 1t is hoped that
the Peoples party will ascertain the GRIM
inals within its own ranks and expel them
from the party and keep up their good
work until the Republican corruptors Of
politics and men have been found out and
exposed to the contempt Of every decent
man in this county. POLITICUS.