The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-06
TO COME AGAIN.
POpulistS and Democrats May
Reach No Conclusion
What TO Do Until the Free Sill
Yer Republicans
ALSO MEET WITH THEM
Only Two Factions of the Tri-
une Party Here.
Democrats Demand That Re-
submission Go in Platform.

The indications are that the Populist
conference now in session in this city
will adjourn without having accomp-
lished more than a general review of
the political situation in Kansas and
an agreement concerning plans for the
coming campaign.
The actual distribution of favors
among the various elements of the al
lied forces is likely to be placed in the
control of the state committee which
has been instructed to call a confer
ence of free silver Republicans, Demo-
Gratis and POpulists for the latter part
Of this month or early in February.
At that time the details of the fusion
deal will be agreed upon and the active
work of the campaign really COM
menced.
This action was taken last night on
motion of P. P. Elder of Ottawa, who
rose in the meeting and Immediately
declared that the speech-making, cam
patgn reviewing and other political
haranguing which was going on was
a bore. He suggested that something
be done and made a motion for the
general conference. This was carried
and the speech-making was resumed
until adjournment, nothing further be-
ing accomplished.
Taylor Riddles office as chairman of
the committee at the state house was
too small for the meeting and it was ad-
jOurned to the National The mem
bers of the party came in such unex-
pected numbers that another adjourn
ment was necessary and the hall over
Weber's grocery store near Fifth and
Kansas avenue was secured for the
meeting last night and TODAY
The conference is being conducted in
the manner of an alliance meeting. A
sentinel guards the door and annOunc-
eS the name and address of the aDDlf-
cant for admission, and if he is known
the chairman says:
Admit the gentleman."~
If in doubt, an investigation is made
The conference resumed business be-
hind closed doors this morning
J. Mack Love, chairman of the Dem
ocratic state committee, and J. G. John
son, the national committeeman for
Kansas, held a conference last night
and decided to ask the POpulists to give
them two places on the state ticket and
put reSubmiSSion in the PLATFORM in ex-
change for which the Democrats will
fuse.
The sentiments expressed at the
meeting indicate that the Populists are
in favor of giving the Democrats ev-
erything they want.
The conference has developed the pc
culiar fact that the state campaign
this year is not receiving the important
attention which might be expected.
The lberality of the Populists towards
the Democrats at this time is inspired
by a desire to make ready for the
to give the Democrats all they ask and
then be in a position to have the Dem
ocrats come to their aid in the presi-
Dental campaign.
Although the POpulists will not agree
to resubmissiOn as an anti-prOhibitiOn
issue, they will favor it if the Demo-
Gratis are firm. 1t will be concealed un-
der the guise of an effort to give the
people an opportunity to vote on these
public questions. 1t is, in short, an eff
fort to recognize a large minority of
the citizens who demand another ex-
preston from the people on this sub
ject.
The Democratic proposition has not
been voted on in the conference, be-
cause it has not been presented.
J. Mack Love will appear before the
conference this afternoon and outline
the wishes of his followers.
J. G. Johnson left town this morning
placing the negotiations in the hands
of Mr.. Love.
DON'T WANT RESUBMISSION.
An informal canvass of the POpuliSts
attending the conference, during the
adjournment for dinner, indicates that
the Democratic plan for resubmission
will be turned down by a vote of about
So to 80 if presented today.