The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-09
FUSION HANGS FIRE
THE COMMITTEE FAILS TO REACH
AN AGREEMENT
DEMOCRATS CAN SETTLE 1T
A Senatorial Nomination-Po1itic
Notes-Tomorrow's Convention
and the Candidates

There can be no question that fusion In
the city campaign Is devoutly desired by
vast majority of the voters of the union
parties. but up to the present it remains
unaccomplished, and it rests with the
Democratic city convention whether or
not 1t shall be accomplished at all.
The city fusion committee met last night
with fourteen out of the fifteen members
present. The first proposition was made
by the Democrats, as follows: The DEM
ocrats to have six major offices. viz. mayor,
clerk, assessor, street superintendent, city
attorney and city engineer; also council
men from the First, Second. Sixth, Sew
enth and Eighth wards and members Of
the board of education from the same
wards. After further discussion the Demo
Gratis agreed to concede the board of edu-
cation membership from the First, Second
sixth and Seventh wards to the others. The
Silver Republicans then offered to waive
claim to any offices whatever and to leave
the division to the other two parties Tor
settlement. This did not meet with the ap-
prevail of the Populists, who wanted their
weaker brethren to have share.
The following plan was then presented
by the Silver Republicans: Let the three
conventions be called for the 18th of Octo-
Der, the Democrats to have $50 delegates,
the Populists 225, and the Silver Republic
ans IT'S, making a total of $50, and giving the
Democrats a majority over all OF %. AS
soon as the conventions organize let them
come together, form a mass convention ana
proceed to the nomination of complete
ticket without regard to the particular
party affiliations of the nominees; as soon
as the nominations are complete the party
conventions to reconvene and ratify them.
The committee, however, was unable to
agree upon any Of the propositions submit
ted, and it adjourned, the Democratic
members agreeing to leave the whole mat
ter of fusion to the convention itself.
After adjournment the Populist and Sill
yer Republican members got together and
decided to call their conventions for the
18th instant, the Populists with 225 dele
gates and the Silver Republicans with Its.
As soon as these conventions are organ
ICED they will send committees to the Dem
ocratic body. which will be in session the
same day. inviting them to unite in q
mass convention according to the plan
outlined above. If the Democrats decline
to do this, the other conventions will at
once adjourn until the 9th of November,
when they will either ratify the Demo
cratic ticket as a whole or nominate tick
cts of their own.
The session was entirely amicable and
two of the Democratic members expressed
themselves in favor Of the mass convention
idea, while q third member Is also known
to favor it. A petition is being circulated
with a large support to have the Demo-
cratic city central committee meet Mon
day night and take the scheme under ad-
v.sement.
Cole on Fusion
It was limited In an evening sheet last
night that If Nathan Cole, Jr., would but
say the word, the Silver Republicans
would bolt completely. and start In on a