The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-11
THE COLORADO FUSION
DEMOCRATS GET THE GOVERNOR,
AND NAME CHARLES $. THOMAS.
PopuIisfs and Silver Republicans d.
vide the Rest of the Ticket
other Political News.

COLORADO SPRINGS Col, Sept. 10
The conference committees reached an
agreement to-day, giving the Democrats
the Governor and one regent of the State
University; the Silver Republicans the au-
ditor, treasurer, superintendent of public
instruction and one regent, and the Popu-
lists the remainder of the offices. The agree
ment further provides that the patronage
shall be equally divided between the three
parties. The agreement is not acceptable
to many delegates but the Democratic
convention adopted the conference report
amid great enthusiasm. Governor Adams
named Charles S. Thomas as his successor.
Every county seconded the nomination, and
Mr.. Thomas was nominated for Governor
by reclamation. The Democrats nominated
E. ]. Morath regent. w. H. Thomas and
Senator Teller addressed the Democratic
convention, arousing great enthusiasm.
When the Silver Republican reconvened
they proceedd to fill the places on the state
ticket allotted to them in the fusion agree
ment. Nominations were made as follows:
Treasurer, John H. Fesler, Glenwood
Springs; auditor, George w. Temple Rio
BIanco county; superintendent of public in
structon, Mrs. Helen H. Greenfield, Gilpin
county; regent of State University. Harold
Thompson, Cripple Creek A M. Stevenson
was elected chairman of the state central
committee.
The Silver Republicans, by a rising vote,
ratified the nominations made by the Demo-
cratic convention. Their platform, as
adopted, demands that the minis of the
United States be opened to the coinage of
both silver and gold at the old ratio of 16 to
l. without asking or awaiting the aid or
nf 9th
plank further says:
I'VE arraign the gold-standard Republic
an party Tor its attempted deception OF the
American people by false pretenSeS in favor
OF an interna tIonal agreement for the free
coinage of silver while actively engaged in
furthering the designs of the gold monopoly
and the bankers trust, and we congratulate
the American people that in the present
declarations of the leading Republican state
conventions of this year that the Nation at
absolute surrender to the gold-standard
system"
The platform scores the anti-Tellerltes
and declares that the attempt manifested in
some quarters to claim the results of the
war "as the property of a certain political
party is not creditable to the patriotism of
declare our belief in the mission of the peo-
pie of the United States as the evangel of
liberty and self-government to the nations
OF the world, and in their ability to dis
charge all of the responsibilities which the
fortunes of war have thrust on them.
Wherever the flag waves it shall be SYM
boil of civil education, and to all men who
gaze upon it's folds a guaranty of the in
alienable rights of life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness
Hon. Charles A. Towne. chairman Of the
national committee of the Silver Repub
lican party, is commended for removing
Richard Broad from the Craftsmanship of
the state committee.
After the ratification of the fusion agree
ment the Populist convention took up the
work of nominations, the following candi-
dates being selected: Lieutenant Governor,
Francis Carney, of Ouray; secretary of
state, Elmer Beckwith, of Boulder; attorney
general, E. c. Campbell, of Pueblo; regent
of university, d. NJ. Richards, of Arapahoe.