Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-04
iNiSsAS DEMOCRATS TO JOIN THE
EErTBiICASS.
DECIDED At A CONFERENCE
THE PROPOSITION TO NOMINATE 4
TICKET VOTED DOWN.
Resolution Adopted Declaring That
1t Is the Duty of Democrats to
Do All In Their Power to
Defeat Fusion and
PODul;sm.

TOPEKA. Aug. 3-iSpecal) Thirty Of
the leading Democrats of the state. inciud-
ing such stalwarts as Colonel Thomas Moon
light and Ed Carroll, of Leavenworth;
James Fike of Colby: Thomas b. Bowling,
of Kansas City. kas.: Eugene Hagan and
Colonel W. 7. Tomlnson. of Topeka. and
fifteen Democratic editors held meeting
here to-day to discuss the future policy Of
the party in the Kansas political field. Aft
er a thorough discussion and interchange
of ideas. it was deemed inadvisable to put
up straight Democratic ticket this year.
but d resolution was adopted declaring that
it was the duty of all honest Democrats to
do everything in their power to defeat Pop
ulism this fall.
Ed Carroll was chairman of the meeting
and Colonel Tomlinson secretary. AT first
several of those present expressed the be-
lief that state ticket should be nominated
However they wer won over by the arSu-
ment of others that the best way to reor-
ganze the Democratic party was to put
Populism in the grave, and the easiest way
to do that was for all true Democrats to
vote the Republican ticket this fall. 1t was
argued that if the Populists, indorsed by
the Overmyer surrendocrats. were Well
licked this time, not only Populism but fu-
sion would be dead forever, and that it
would not then be Il hard task to reorgan-
ze the party in this state on Democratic
lines.
A majority of those at the conference
supported Bryan two years ago, and are
silver Democrats. but they will no longer
submit TO being swallowed up by Popuiists
and then abused and tnsulteo.
Dave Overmyer was rot at the meeting.
| The leaders did not expect him there. Sew
| eral of them said that he was a more thor
ough Populst to-day than Percy Daniels.
| That 81 900 fee for services rendered
| which he got out of the governors con-
| tingent fund after the Atchison convention
| cemented him to Popusm.
| Colonel Tomlinson struck out hard for a
state ticket and made a good argument to
| sustain his position, but when at last he
| found he was alone he gracefully yielded
! and joined the throng.
| The PopuliSts are badly ratified tonight
| over the action of the Democrats. The
presence of so many strong Kansas Demo-
| Gratis at a conference, planning to assist
| in the overthrow of Populism, unStrung
| their nerves and number of the big guns
openly declare that in capturing Overmyer
| with the expectation that he would sway
the Democrats of the state Leedy got a
| gold brick
The resolution adopted outlining the pol
icy of the Kansas Democrats was introduc-
| cd by Colonel Thomas Moonlight. 1t reads
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this
conference that the Democrats of Kansas
put no state ticket in the field but that il
is the unanimous sense of the conference
| that Democrats do all in their power tc
defeat fusion and Populism in Kansas
In discussing the action of the con
| ference tonight, James Fike said: The
Democrats CT Kansas have become tired o
| being used football by the Popuiists
Had the metropolitan police officials ant
Populist pie eaters been substracted at TIL.
AtchiSon convention, the Democrats would
have had a good convention and nominated
a strong ticket. But the Popuiists were IL
control and the Democrats had nothing tt
say. Dave Overnyer. Populist leader, mad,
a Populst speech and the Populist dele
gates cheered. The Democrats did not. TIL,
meeting to-day was for the purpose of de
| vising & way for the Democrats Of Kansas
to get hold of their party and party ma
| chinery again. 4 wise course was decided
upon. Fusion and Populism will be buriet
this fall and then We will be able to re
| organize. Many present to-day said the.
might vote for Boyle. He is Il pretty de
cent sort of a fellow. and, besides, TIL
scurvy fight the Leedyites are making OIL
| him secretly over the state has enliste,
Democratic sympathy for him. The Pop
ulists up our way have practically givel
up hope of re-electing Mccormick to con
gress.
W. G.. Hoffer, Democratic candidate TO
congress in the Sixth. attended the con
ference and he expressed himself as wei
| pleased with the outlook.