The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-10
Have LAIN DOWN.
Shawnee POpulists viii Let
Democrats Have
Their Own Way in Nominating
County Ticket.
IN RETURN EXPECTING
Full Vote on the State and Con-
gressiOnaI Tickets.
This Is a Peace Offering to
Kicking Democrats.

The Populists, Democrats and Free
Silverites will fuse in Shawnee county;
the fusion will be accomplished by Civ
ing the Democrats everything they
want. If they insist upon having every
name on the ticket they are welcome to
them. As that is all that is to be had
the Democrats cannot ask more.
The Populists think that there is a
good chance to elect one representative,
in the district comprising Oakland, Te-
cumseh and the First and Second wards
but they do not even ask for this place.
Anyone the Democrats may select will
be endorsed by the POpulist convention
according to the plan of the leaders.
Commissioner of Elections L. 7. cunt
said today: The Democrats can have
all they want of the ticket this year.
Let them nominate good men and they
will be satisfactory to US. We have
nothing to ask
Col. Fred Close said: at do not think
that the POpulists will insist upon hav-
ing any part of the ticket. There will
be no trouble whatever in getting to-
gether and the fusion will be satisfac-
tory"
George Wagner said: 81 have not
heard of any Populist candidates. I
don't believe that we have any men
who are pining for Office and anything
that is done will be satisfactory, I am
sure. There is nothing in the way of
fusion"
These men are qualified to speak for
gone to the war these are the recOgniz-
ed leaders and when they say that
there will be fusion it is pretty nearly
final. When they announce that the
POpuliStS have no demands to make it
practically settles the matter. The
POpulists are not as easy to control as
some people but the Shawnee forces
have been whipped so often that it has
taken the fight out of them and they
are about ready to do anything the
leaders say.
There is some significance to this an
nOuncement of the leaders. There is
little doubt that their action is inspired
by Governor Leedy. 1t is a fact that
in the Atchison convention there were
several members of the Shawnee county
delegation who voted against fusion
from first to last. These men came
home with a grim determination to
wage a relentless war on the POpulistS
at home and on the state fusion ticket.
They are ready to kick but when they
see the PROSTATE body of the Shawnee
POpulist party grOvelling at their feet
they will hardly be unmanly enough to
deliver the threatened blow.
After the Shawnee county Democrats
have been given everything by the Pop
ulistS 1t does not seem as if they would
keep up the fight on the state ticket.
All this has been reasoned out by Gov
ernor Leedy who is a shrewd politician,
long ago and he has no doubt communi-
Gated his wishes to the local leaders.
The POpulists want Roy Penwell nom
mated for representative in the district
including the First and Second wards.
PenWeu is an anti-fusiOn Democrat
with a large following in the Santa F'e
shops and fraterna1 lodges and it would
be a peace Offering which could not be
disregarded for the POpuIists to nom
mate him. Captain A. J. Arnold, an
other anti-fusiOnist, is also mentioned
and so is Tom Hanley, chairman of the
Democratic committee and one of the
men who voted against fusion at Atchi-
son. These three men are all stalwart
Democrats and the endorsement of any
one of them wiuld be a concession for
the POpulists.
Eugene Wolfe who is also a Democrat
can be nominated for county attorney
if he wants the nomination. Some of
the politicians think that there is a
chance to elect a Democrat and they
want a young vigorous man like Mr.
Wolfe.
Grant Mcconnell and Joe Hopkins are
mentioned for the nomination as rep
resentatfve in the country district. Both
men are POpulists but as there is no
danger of election there will be little
trouble over the matter. Chas Bush Of
Monmouth will probably be nominated
for county commissioner.
The other places are still open and
the candidates the Democrats may name
will be endorsed.
The conventions will be held next
Saturday.