The herald., 1898-09-08

conference committees to perfect fusion.
The day was almost featureless and wa.
consumed with routine matters.
United States Senator George Turner. in
an address to the Silver Republicans
| adroitly answered the question whether he
was a Populist or Silver Republican by
saying that belonging to any one of the
three great parties of reform is preferable
to being a member of the goldbug Repub-
| ilcan party.
There is a small element in the Demo-
! cratic convention that is opposed to the
surrender of their party name, and a reso-
luton setting this forth was introduced,
more WITH view Of expressing a protest
rather than a determination TO press the
matter.
The undercurrents OF the convention In
dicate that fusion will be easily accom-
| plished. It is pretty generally conceded
that the Populists will secure both supreme
judges and that Congressman Lewis and
Jones will be renominated.
The Populist convention has among its
delegates one woman, Mrs. Peters of Cla-
lam county, who was seated on her hus-
bands proxy. A fight was made to have a
declaration in the different platforms in IA
vor of female suffrage.
The Populists
The Populis. convention was called to or
der by F. B. Baker, chairman Of the state
central committee, who addressed the com
vention briefly.
A recess was taken until o'clock, and
when the convention reassembied conf
m:ttee from the Silver Republicans ap-
tbo. bair
was permanently organized and extended
greeting.
A committee was appointed to visit the
Democratic and Silver Republicans COLI
ventions and inform them that the Populss.s
were ready to do business. A committee
from the Democratic convention then ap-
peared and announced they were organized
and ready to receive any communications
the Popudst convention desired to make. A
committee of three was appointed to visit
the Democratic and Silver Republican con-
ventions and request joint meeting Of the
committees on platform, to confer with
view of Forming union platform.
The convention then took a recess until
Z O'Clock.
At tonight's session Metcalf Of Stevens
county introduced the following resolu-
tion. which was unanimously adopted:
"Whereas, 1t Is Nunored that there Is
strong move in certain quarters to induce
the Peoples party to surrender its name in
the event of q fusion with the Free Silver
Republicans and the Democrats:
Resolved. That it Is the sense Of thds con-
venton that, should fusion be effected, the
Peoples party will not consent to the sur
rendering Of its party name. and that the
conference committee selected to confer
with the Free Silver Republicans and
Democrats is hereby instructed than It HAS
no power or authority to onsider such a
proposition in it's del.bera tions with the
conference committees appointed by the
Free Silver Republicans and Democrats"
Slime Of Thuston offered motion to the
effect that the next United, States senator
should conne from the Peoples party. Con-
siderable discussion followed. The matter
finally was settled by laying the motion on
the table until the conference committee
made Its report to the covention. After the
convention had cen cluded its business for
the night it was addressed by United Sthtes
Senator Turner.
The Democrats
The Democratic convention was called to
order by Chairman H. T. Jones of the state
central committee. The usual committees
were appointed and recess was taken till
2 p. m.
At the opening of the afternoon session
the announcement was made that the
silver Republican convention sent greet
ing and was ready for business
State Senator Miller of Walla Walla, a
n.iddle-of-the-road Democrat. introduced
q resolution to the effect that If fusion is
effected 1t be done under the name of the
Democratic party. After some discussion
he resolution was referred to the commit
tee on resolutions.
E. V. Million moved that the conference
committee use it's best efforts to secure
fusion under the Democratic name. The
motion was adopted and the convention
was then addressed briefly by Congress
man Lewis, United States Senator Turner
and others.
Conference and state central committees
were chosen, after which the convention
adjourned until p. m.