The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-03
NEBRAsI<A's FUsIONIsTs.
Leading Places on the Ticket Go to
the POpulists.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 2-Nebraska's fusion
forces failed to make record for them
selves for industry in their three state
conventions held to-day.
Beginning shortly after 2 O'clock this
afternoon, an evening recess found them
hardly well begun, a permanent organiza-
ton and appointment of the customary
committees being the sum total of tine
work accomplished up to to-night's ses-
sion.
The excuse for delay was found in the
fact that the Populists. Democrats and
Free Silver Republicans met in halls in
different parts of the city and to make
fusion binding it was necessary that con-
ference committees should make frequent
trips to and from the respective halls.
Interest centered largely in the Popuist
delegations, as 1t was a foregone conclu-
sion that this branch of the political fam
lily tree would dictate the terms on which
the triple alliance would work together.
it was nearly o'clock when the night
session began and two hours later the re-
port of the conference committee on the
DIVISION OF officers among the three parties
was received. 1t recommended that the
Populists be allowed to name the head of
the ticket (Governor) and that such other
state officers as had served acceptably be
rc-nominated. There was opposition, but
the report was adopted in turn by each
convention 1t means that the Popullsts
take every state office except attorney
general, which goes TO the Democrats.
AT 1890 nominations for Governor were
called for in the PopulIst convention.
The first formal ballot brought out sew
enteen candidates for Governor with A
Pointer of Boone, Populist leading In
strength In the Populists convention
Judge Neville of North Platte, Populist.
with the free silver Republicans, while
the Democrats, disregarding the agree
ment of the conferees, cast their solid
vote for Attorney General Smythe, Demo-
crat.
The Democratic platform, in part, fol-
lows
I'VE, the Democracy of Nebraska. send
greeting 10 the brave men of the nation
who are fighting humanitys battle and
attempting to relieve the suffering priva-
ton and hunger of a courageous but op-
pressed people, and for that purpose to
guarantee unto the fertile island of Cuba
a government created maintained and up
held by The consent of the governed. And
we pledge the President of the United
States our most hearty support in the
vigorous prosecution of the conflict
wv. j. Bryan is acknowledged as leader
and chief of the party and the peoples
champion.
The platform reafilrms that of 1895 and
declares that the silver question should be
the Issue Of 1890; opposes banks of issue:
denounces the Dingley tariff law as ilog-
ical and oppressive, and favors an income
tax
The second and third ballots were I'M
eventful, but the fourth saw the Populist
give Pointer a majority and he was de-
clared the nominee of that convention.
About the same time, the free silver Re-
publicans veered from Neville to Pointer
giving him a flatterlng majority.
The Democrats on the fourth ballot
again a cast solid vote for Smith. AS it
requires a majority of all the convention
to nominate, the Democrats are able TO
block the nomination of Pointer.
The Populists refused to read their plat
form until after the nominations are
made.