The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1898-04-22
THEY WANT TO FUSE
Democratic State Central Com
mittee Met Here Last
Thursday.
State Convention was Called
to Meet at Aberdeen on
une D.
BANQUETED THE CANDIDATES
Eastern Star Chapter Ten
dered a Banquet to New
Members.
THEY WANT TO COOPERATE,

Democrats Show Strong Desire to Co
operate and Maintain Party Standing.
1t is usually the case when number
of democrats get together. they can't
get through their meeting without
scrap Of some kind leading to serious
results. At the meeting of the demo-
cratic state central committee held in
K. of P. hall Thursday evening they
managed to get through the evening
without serious break. When Chair
man Bowler and Secretary Biglemeier
called the meeting to order there were
about 30 counties in the state represent
ed besides q number of the democracy
who were anxious to be spectators to
the proceedings. A resolution was
first introduced calling the convention
to meet at Aberdeen, Wednesday
morning, June %, at 10 o'clock, which
is on the same date as the populist con-
vention and is intended to give the two
parties better chance to fuse or CO.
operate, which is the term now applied
to fusion. The bases of representation
is one delegate at large for each county
in the state, and one for every SO votes,
cast for Bryan electors and one for each
major traction of so votes, which will
give the convention about 500 dele
gates. Some of the more independent
mem bers preferred to meet at another
point and keep away from Aberdeen,
believing that they could enforce their
demands for representation on the state
ticket more successfully than at such
short range, but the matter carried.
| The only real disagreement occurred
when Harden, of Scotland, introduced
resolution, formulated in Sioux Falls,
as to the matter of fusion. The reso-
luton in substance was 'that it is
hereby declared to be the sense of this
committee that all the forces of the
state opposed to the principles advo-
Gated by the republican party as at
present organized should cooperate in
the next campaign, and as reason for
such action that there was not much
! difference in the principles of demo
cracy, populism and free silver repub-
licanism, and that there was no reason
why fusion or cooperation could not be
established on such basis" The reason
was made very apparent at once when
a half dozen democrats were clamoring
for recognition to speak against the
proposition and when Judge Healey,
II rrh n u T~lr
Hughes and few others had expostu.
lated strongly against the latter par1
of the resolution in claiming there was
no difference between them, the senti
ment was all one way toward elimi
mating that proposition from the reso
luton, and this was accomplished by
an amendment, the first part being
adopted 80 far as cooperation is con
cerned. The democrats will meet ir
Aberdeen prepared to assert their de-
mands for q just representation on the
state ticket and it seems to be un
derstood that should this bs denied
them straight democratic ticket will
be nominated, and placed in the field
When this resolution was passed eacl
county chairman present was required
to express his vote aloud and in thi
manner unanimous vote was secured
Pat Wickhem, of Alexandria, wa
called upon for a speech and he re
hearsed the unfortunate attempts mad
in the past to effect fusion and b
didn't seem to feel very hopeful for tn
future, but he expressed his desire t
get into line and work for the resuscits
tion of the democratic party. S. 4
: Ramsey, of Woonsocket, who hs
t rather been hanging on the outer ede
. of democracy, came back into the fol
q in very graceful speech.
/ Judge Fellows named committee G
t resolutions -Messrs. Temple, Hugh.
t and Barrett, who went out and man
8 factured some narrowing phrases sco
8 den1ning the action of this administr
9 tion in reference to the Cuban situate
. and demanding: that the go
3 ernment to put stop to the war ar
l. establish free and independent go
o ernment in Cuba. The resolution
were adopted, but good many of Il