The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-07-06
YOU DON'T SAY
HOW THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL
WOULD FIT TOGETHER THE
FRAGMENTS OF THE FU-
SION WRECK.
Poor Old Pro. Has Finally Concluded
That Owen, DObbyn and Lynch Are
Not the Peoples Party.
minneapolis Journal.)

minneapolis Journal)
Cooperation in Hennepln county is dead.
Those Populist leaders who love leader
ship have been forced to face the alterna-
tive Of being driven into the radical mid
road ranks or losing their political identity
and ascendancy by being swallowed up in
that discordant conglomeration known as
the Democracy The Hennepin county Pop
ulists do not like the swallowing process
unless they can be on the outside. They
are willing to have the Democrats come
and unite with them, taking the Populist
name and organization, but any unification
along other lines unpopulistic
1t has been apparent for some time that
the Minneapolis fusionists were at the
parting of the roads. The Populists have
always regarded the Democrats as inter-
lopers, having stolen the Populist national
platform and nominated Nebraska Popu-
list for president. Politics never made
stranger bedfelloWS than when the Demo-
cratic mule and the Popullst OK were
bedded down in the same stall. They have
never overcome their natural aversion for
one another and have only been tolerant
because they feared the elephant of Re-
publican prosperity.
But the time has come, locally at least
When their mutual distrust and dislike is
stronger than the hatred of Republicanism
They realize that they cannot expect to
win in this county united and if defeat
must come they prefer to De whipped under
their own flag than under a hybrid banner
which means nothing or anything, accord
ing to the predictions OF the fusionist
will be follows:
The Popuist city committee last night
cut the thread of the cable which bound
together the fusion forces OF this city and
county The Democrats were already anx-
ious for an excuse to do the same thing
and will be pleased that the responsibility
Tor this overt act can be sadded upon their
former allies. A little diplomacy will now
be called for to complete the separat alton
Out the Democrats are polite enough to
dVolu giving onenSe unnecessarily and
when election comes the Popuists and Dem
ocrats will be voting their own tickets.
IN the meantime a transfer of some Of
the leading Populists to the Democratic
ranks has been going on. When it comes
10 showdown such Populist leaders as
5. NJ. Owen, E. r. Lynch and W. r. Dob
byn and many more not SO prominent will
go into the Democratic party without reser-
Walton rather than remain with Donnelly
II. j. o. Reed and c. b. Maben
IT Will be interesting 10 learn what will
be done with Cation and his ill-timed con-
gressional boom. He was nominated by
the md-road Popuhsts after a vain at
tempt of the Democrats and silver Repub-
the congressional nomination. The only
ciaim he or his supporters have had upon
the Democrats and silver Republicans was
that he could hold the Populists in line for
cooperation in other nominations 1t Is
apparent to all that Cation cannot deliver
the goods. He has influence with the
nnd-roaders, and cooperation will be de-
feated. He has two alternatives-to
run as the md-road POpulst candidate or
TO get out Of the race entirely. If he runs
o mot
ana IL he Withdraws in the interest of prin-
c1ple, he becomes a Democrat to All in
tents and purposes. If the Democrats
shouid win in the coming election. Cation
might be taken care Of but that is a very
uncertain quantity, for Young Man-Not-
Afraid-of- -His-V Voice, who has his eye on a
seat in congress.
All of this will have bearing upon the
state result, because it insures a larger
vote IN Hennepir county for the Republic
can ticket than is usual in the off wear