The Republican journal., 1898-03-10
Our Washington Letter.

party and protesting friendship for a
single feature Of the party doctrines will,
perhaps, be interested to know that the
fusion scheme so deliberately mapped out
by the chairmen of the Democratic, Popu-
list, and silver Republican parties is
understood in Washington to have been
designed simply for the purpose of elect
ing to office little coterie Of chronic
office seekers who have pooled their
issues for this purpose. The t1amboyant
shrieks in behalf of patriotism and ''hu-
mainly which chairmen Jones, Butler,
and Towne simultaneously emitted, it
ferences and consultations, not only as
between themselves, but with all the
members of the little group of office seek
ers, each one of whom was carefully select
ed for the partic ular office which it is now
proposed that this combination shall grab,
through the fusion which its spokesman
are urging.
1t is learned from inside sources that
the detailed plans of the men now urging
fusion are as follows:
CALIFORNIA. Senator White the new
chairman of the Democratic Congress
sional Committee, who wants to succeed
himself as Senator. is cordially CO. operat
ing with this fusion movement. The plan
outlined by the "tIiumyirsh to commend
the members of their respective parties to
enter this fusion scheme is, that all the
silver forces in California must unite on a
Democrat white of course) for Senator
and that members of Jhe House are to be
divided between Democrats and Populists
In the first, second, third and fourth dis
tricts of this State Democrats are to be
selected as the fusion candidates, and in
the fifth, sixth, and seventh, Populists;
and the Governor also is to be given to that
party, with complete fusion on the legisla-
ture. Barlow and Castle Populists, who
now represent the sixth and seventh dis
| tricts. are signers Of an address favoring
fusion
COLORADO. There is no Senator to
elect, but there in an eye out for the place
two years hence. Ii the first district
shafroth, silver Republican, and in the
second, Bell, Populist, are to be named
tol the places they low hold. Both are
signels The Fopulists are to have the
Governor with a view to a silver Republi-
can for the Senate two years hence. In
this State it is recognized that the Demo
cratic party is we'll nigh extinct
lDAHo. Gum, Populist, now repre-
senting the State in the House, is to be
re-nomnated, and Dubois, silver Republi-
can and ex- Senator is slated for the SEN
ate two years hence. Heitfeld, Populist.
is to retain his present position as Sen
ator. All are sgners. 4 Democrat is to
have the Governorship.
KANSAS. A Democrat is promised the
Senatorship in two years. Harris, Popu-
list, is to continue 10 the Senate; Rotkin.
Vincent, Mccormick, Ridgeley, Peters.
and Simpson, all signers and P0pulists
CAV ~ SOAitiii tN ~ ttiC 4lpuSt Inns ESIdle
is largely given to the Populists. the
Democrats being fed on promises for the
distant future.
MINNESOTA Towne, silver Republi-
can, is to have the nomination in the sixth
district. He was elected once as a Re
publican, bolted the party and was de-
teated in 1896 and has been irving to Get
back INTO office ever since. The other
districts are to be divided among silver
Republicans, Populists and Democrats.
the Governorship is to 60 to a silver Re
publican, and the Senatorship to Dem
GRAFT
MONTANA. Mantle, silver Republican,
is to succeed himself in the Senate, and
Hartman, silver Republican, is slated for
his present place in the House. Both are
signers. The Democrats are promised
the Governor, and the Populists minor
ing hard work to make the plan succeed.
as the Democrats and Populists think
they, with the largest vote, are getting
very little, while the silver Republicans.
with small vote, are getting the plums
But the arrangements of the fusionist
bosses in Washington is to elect those
now in. and they are insisting upon the
program.
NEBRASKA. Allen, Populist, sgner,
is slated to succeed himself, and is one of
the men whom a special effort is being
put forward to save. In Nebraska there
is, owing to Bryan's candidacy in 1896,
something left of the Democratic party.
Jones position acts as a check upon Bryan
and Bryan Democrats and forces fusion
for Aliens return. Maxwell, Stark,
Sutherland, and Greene, signers, are to
be returned. A Democrat is slated for
Governor
NEVADA. Newlands, who endorsed
the fusion paper, is to be returned.
NORTH CAROLINA. Marion Butler.
Popullst, chairman of the Populist Nation
al Committee, hopes to succeed himself
two years hence. He was elected in com
bination with Republicans, but having
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