The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-30
CLOSED THEIR LAD0RS
The Populists Finish Their Work
at Boise.
DID NOT GET TOGETHER
AL Negotiations Were Declared on and
the Two Wings Put Up Separate
Tickets-May Be Con-
solidated.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

| Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Boise. Idaho, Aug. 29.-To-day the
! conventions that have been in almost
continuous session in this city since
last Tuesday morning. closed their la
bors and tomorrow morning most OF
| the delegates will have left for their
homes. The populists did not get to-
gether. Early in the forenoon all ne
gotiations were declared of and the
two wings proceeded to nominate sepa-
rate tickets. one name appears on
each ticket, that of T. l.. Glenn of Bear
Lake for attorney general. 1t Is be-
lieved, however, that before many days
the tickets will be consolidated, as the
committees of each convention have
been given power which will enable
them to draw down such names as may
be agreed upon as between candidates.
The middle-of-the-road or Blake con-
vention nominated the following ticket:
For Justice Of the supreme court, T. j.
Jones OF Ada; for congress, l.. N. r.
Anderson of Latah; for governor. ID.
II. Andrews of Ada; for lieutenant gov
ernor, George r. Moore Of Shoshone,
the present incumbent; for treasurer,
NJ. F. Eby of Ada; for auditor, Eugene
Sage: for superintendent Of public in
struction, Arthur G.. Whittier of Fre-
mont; for mine inspector. David Far
mer OF Owyhee.
The fusion. or Gum populists, con-
vention nominated the following ticket:
For congress. James Gum of Ada: for
governor, George II. Hill OF Blaine;
for lieutenant governor. George A.
Williams OF Ada: for attorney general.
T. l.. Glenn of Bear Lake: for secre-
tary of state, ]. s. Bonham of Ere
mont; for treasurer. J. II. Green OF
Custer: for auditor. J. II. Anderson OF
Washington, the present incumbent;
for superintendent Of public instruc-
tion. Mrs Mary Wright of Kootenay:
for mine inspector. John Tonlin of Ada:
for supreme judge no nomination was
made by this convention. The place
was left blank in the interest Of Judge
Sullivan. the nominee of the silver re-
publicans and democrats.
The democratic state central commit
tee has named Hon. John Haley OF
Blaine county as its chairman and the
silver republican has elected c. ]. Bas-
sett as it's chairman. A joint chairman
will not be named. as was done in the
democratic-populist fusion last year.
The democrats and silver republicans
will each have a ticket with the same
names on each. To-day each conven-
tion went through the formalfty of
nominating the nominees of the other.
In reference TO the alleged suppress
sion by the democratic and silver re-
publican conference committees of an
offer said to have been made by a COM
mittee of the Taylor convention to re-
linqush the claims OF that convention
to recognition. said offer being accom-
panied by an assurance that they would
support a ticket nominated under a flu
sion with the Blake wing of the party.
Mr.. Bonham makes this affidavit:
state OF Idaho. County OF Ada: On
this 10Th day of August. A. ID. 1898. be-
fore me. Frank T. Wyman. notary pub
lie, personally appeared j. 5. Bonham.
who deposes and says he was chair
man OF the conference committee for
the peoples party from the Taylor con-
vention on the 27th day OF August inst.
in Boise City, Idaho. That said COM
mittee consisted of seven members and
that on said 27th day Of August inst.
the said full committee OF seven MEM
bers appeared before like committees
of the democratic and silver republic
can party and asked for recognition
for the Taylor convention in the union
OF the silver forces. That upon receiv-
ing no encouragement in that direction
the said committee from the Taylor
announced to the said COM
mittees of the democratic and silver re-
publican parties there and then that IL
they, the said democrats and silver re-
publicans. would form a union with
the Blake wing OF the peoples party
and put ticket in the field on which
the Blake wing OF the peoples party
was recognized. the Taylor wing OF the
peoples party would put up no ticket
agalnst II. but would support il. even
though the said Taylor convention re-
ceived no recognition in the union or
upon the ticket, II such a union were
based upon the free coinage OF silver.
JOHN S. BONHAM.
chairman Conference Committee Tay-
lor Convention Peoples Party.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this 2sth day OF August. A. ID. 1898.
FRANK T. wYMAN,