The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-26
WILL GO RIGHT AHEAD.
The Democrats Propose to Put Up the
winning Ticket

Three political conventions viii meet
in Butte tomorrow for the purpose OF
placing county tickets in the field. Oh
these tbs democratic convention Will
proceed at once to nominate Its ticket.
n state convention has settled the
matter of fusion. and in fact there was
very little sentiment in favor OF FUSION
In the democratic convention anyway.
In the silver republican and populist
conventions. however, the question or
fusion will be a live one and will be
discussed in all it's phases. There are
three possibilities in fusions. one OF
them Is an alliance between the popu-
Z lists and the silver republicans. The
populists are still sore over the KIN OF
fusion which the silver republicans
fixed on them In Anaconda, taking n
three principal offices and giving n
populists bu one office, and while they
are willing to fuse with the Silver Bow
republicans in this county n even
anxious for fusion. yet they propose u"
be smarter this time and see that they
get half of the offices.
The populists will propose the same
fusion with the silver republicans as
existed between the democrats and the
populists two years ago. They VIII ask
for the same county offices that they
now possess. They will ask, however,
that no nomination be made for sheriff
but that Regain be indorsed. They
think that Reean's name at the head
of the county ticket viii help the popu-
list ticket immensely. ,
The silver republicans rare little
about the ticket except the representa-
tiyes 10 the legislature, n they VIII
endeayor to get the bulk of the legls-
Iative ticket in exchange for most or
the county offices. In fact they would
Xix to have the entire legislative exc
but the populists won't agree TO that.
A second fusion possibility is between
the two wings of the republicans. TO
manv of the silver republicans a fusion
with the popuIists Is very distasteful,
and since Thursday there has been q
vearning with many silver republicans
TO get into union with the Mckinney
republicans as a stepping stone 70 pc
coming republicans once more. MOST OF
the silver republicans, however, oppose
his MAN on account of the incongrutty
Of fusing with the %populists on the state
ticket and the Mckinley republicans on
the county ticket.
A third fusion possibility is a union
Of all the parties against the democrats
i'm the county campaign. h fusion
is not likely of accomplishment, but
there are republicans. silver repupll
cans and popullsts all working TO effect
II as they agree that this Is the only
possibility of beating the democrats tol
anv office. The main difficulty in th'
vav of this fusion is the bitter ami
mostly Which eSlsts p''N''i
licans and the silver republicans. A.
for the populists, they are willing V
fuse with any old thing. In case II II
decided that the Mckinley republican
ehau he made a party to the fusion. .
further adjournment of the silver re
publican and populist parties VIII %
necessary TO the date when the Nc
! Kinley republicans will meet in count,
2 convention.
r Meanwhile the democrats VIII &
] right ahead and put the winning tcke
70 in the field.