The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-15
GOT TOGETHER.
POpulists, Democrats and Silver
Republicans of Shawnee
Form a Satisfactory Fusion by
"Dividing Up.'
CONVENTIONS HELD
On Saturday by the Triune
Forces.
Amusing Scenes at the Demo-
cratic Convention.

Judge, county attorney, clerk of the dis
trict court and representative in the
Thirty-eighth district, leaving state
senator, superintendent and two repre-
sentatives to be nominated by the Pop
ulists.
The POpulists nominated H H. Wal
lace for state senator, L. S. Campbell
for superintendent and John Barber,
negro, for representative in the Thirty
ninth district in opposition to McKeeV-
er.
The nomination of representative
in the Thirty-seventh district was post
pOned one week.
The Democrats nominated Eugene
Wolfe for county attorney, RIM. SpiVey,
clerk of the district court; S. F. Crom-
we'll, probate judge; Joseph Griley, rep
resentative in the Thirty-eighth dis
trict. Each convention ratified the NOM
nations of the other.
The Silver Republicans secured the
nomination of commissioner in the
Third district.
The convention had agreed with the
Democratic convention to divide the 10
cal ticket and conference committees
were at work when G. c. Clemens, pres
ident of the Social Democracy, intro
duced the following resolution:
Resolved, That it is the province of
state conventions exclusively, and not
of state committees, to determine what
questions shall be discussed in POpulist
Addressing the convention Clemens
said; IN my ignorance of politics L Ia
bored hard to secure the adoption in
the ROpul1St state convention OF certain
declarations of principle in direct line
of what we have fought for, state own
ership of public utilities.
4 thought, III my ignorance, as it
seems now, that when a POpuIist con-
ventiOn put these things in its platform
they were TO be discussed in our cam
paign. I did not know that they were
there for any other purpose. But state
committee, created by the same con-
vention, deriving authority from no
CT in 4 Fo1I
aUorS that they must not talk of such
things in the campaign. They might
offend our Democratic allies
Clemens is offended because state
ownership was not mentioned by the
speakers at the Valley Falls meeting.
The speech led to a short but sharp
debate, and when a vote was called for
the roll call was demanded. It result
ed in the adoption of the resolution by
vote of 40 to 80.
After the resolution of criticism was
adopted the convention proceeded with
its business.
A tall young man with a blonde mus
tache named Waring nearly caused a
full hedged instruction in the Demo-
cratic county convention in this city
Saturday afternoon. He carried the up
rising along so far that even the di-
plomacy of Charlie Holiday was I'M
able to overcome it in less than half an
hour
The young mans first name is Roys-
ter and he is a southern Democrat. At
least he said he was in the convention
ana went on to demonstrate that the
location was authentic by prOnOuncing
by" with that peculiar drawI which is
supposed to be characteristic of the
south and which turns the word into
bah" Mr.. Warning used the word many
times In the course of his remarks, and
It was always accompanied and follow
ed by George"
One of the first actions of the conven-
ton was the appointment of a confer
ence committee to confer with the Pom
ulists and Free Silver Republicans. The
% HGEf T,~1T
o'clock and did not return until two
hours later. Before that time had
elapsed the delegates had become very
impatient so much so that they finally
started to make nominations and when
the committee at last made its appear
ance had nominated the three represen-
IatVeS, state senator and the commits
siOner from the Third district
linen 1t was found that the committee
had agreed that two of the representa-
tive positions should go to the POpu-
lists. This report had an electrical eff
feet on Mr.. Warning and he was on his
feet In an instant clamoring for recog-
hitIon BY the chair; At last he got it.
Mr. Chairman he said as a Souh-
ern Democrat, bah George. I oppose
bah George, anything that smacks of
Repub1canlsnn, bah George, and espec-
tally POpism, bah George It's bad
enough to accept the PopuIists and Free
Silver Republicans, bah George, into
your mouse, pan George, but when they
Kick you out, bah gorge, it's getting a
little bit too ridiculous. bah George
and as a southern Democrat, bah
George, I kick, bah George
The "bahs'' had forced Mr. Wariner
out of breath by this time and he had
to sit down from sheer exhaustion. But
his words had inspired other belliger-
enUS in the convention, and a half dozen
followed his lead as quickly as they
could get on their feet and secure recoe-
milton from the chairman
Charlie Holiday, the nominee for
state senator, attempted to turn the
tide which was sweeping on toward the
de1eat of fusion by a single stroke and
at once withdrew his name. suppOsing
of course that the nominees for reDre-
sentatives from the two districts given
the Polpulists would follow his example
But the representative nominees Char
les s. Pense and Col R. M Spivev
didn't see 1t that yay, and failed to
speed themselves to the altar of their
party 1t was finally agreed that the
delegates from respective districts
should pass upon the matter and either
rescind or affirm the nominations.
The delegates from the Thirty-sev-
enth district promptly rescinded tba
nomination of Mr.. Pense, but those
from the Thirty-ninth district voted to
maintain the nomination of Col Spivey
Then Mr.. Holiday went on to show
the convention his diplomatic Qualities
He was ably seconded by Attorney ].
7. Ward.
Gradually the convention was worked
away from the subject then under dis
cussion and the other nominations for
places agreed on by the conference COM
mittee taken up. By the time the last
9rict court, was reached, the fighting
sentiment had died out to a consider
able extent. Before any names could
be mentioned for the nomination Mr..
Holiday had the attention Of the chair