Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-24
ONLY TWO RINGS HEREAFTER
POpuliats and Silver Republicans Propose to
Fuse Alone This Fall.
DUAL PROTEST AGAINST BROKEN PLEDGES
Threaten to Call Their Conventions
In Time 10 Make Their Late
Democratic Allies Christi
mas Present.

In their urgent demand for an adequate
share OF the spoils of the recent election
the populists and free silver republicans
have pooled their strength. Thus far the
zeal manifested by the leaders Of both of
these side issues OF fusion to secure APP
pointments for some OF their party workers
has been met by frozen-faced indifference
on the part of the democrats. The resolu-
tions adopted by the populsts Tuesday
evening declaring against further fusion in
Omaha and Douglas county, together with
the fact that the free silver republicans
were also moving toward the firing line to
do battle against democratic hoggishness,
did for time create something Of stir
among the democracy and at D O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon John Power, sheriff
elect, accompanied by John Murphy of the
Jacksonian club. visited the office OF Chair
man Arthur of the free silver republican
committee and agreed that committee
comprising Ed p. Smith, Lee Herdman, ].
j. O'Connor and John Murphy shall meet the
committee of silver republicans and popu-
lists to represent him in the adjustment OF
differences. The meeting was to have oc-
CURED Wednesday evening, but for some
reason was deferred until Thursday even
ing at the rooms OF the Peter Cooper club
Thursday evening the populist committee
and the silver republican committee assem-
bled at the Peter Cooper club rooms and put
in the best part OF the evening in waiting
for the democrats to appear, but they waited
in vain John Power did not even present
himself and 1t was reported that he was
attending reception rendered him at
Crounse hall in honor of his election. When
the two committees found that the tryst
had been violated they were naturally quite
put out and proceed to take steps to dem
onstrate their Indignation.
silver Republican Demands.
The silver republican committee submitted
the following:
The undersigned committee appointed by
the SILVER republican county central COM
the wishes of the members of said com
mittee In the matter of appointments TO
be made broh by the incoming county admn %
James Connell to Hon. John Power for the
otfife of deputy sheriff, of Mr.. d. E, FRENCH
county treasurer's office and of s. A. Lewis
to District Clerk Broadwel for a position
the standing and ability of the gentlemen
named and endorse them for the positions
ea of he ser Sep repubeag
party, which vouches for them
NJ MI IL REDFfEL6, Il; hMH'
LAWRENCE RATH.
There considerable discussion of |
belligerent tone that foreboded dire results |
for democracy in the next election. John
o. Yeiser insisted that the demands of the
pcpulists and eiver republicans should be
based on figures, taking the vote for Shields
as a basis. He thought the silver republicans
entitled to but two appointments and did
not believe it advisable to ask for more.
James w. Carr computed that by the
Shields vote the democrats were entitled to
a little less than nine-thirteenths of the
H.
threo-thirteenths and the silver republicans
to a little more than one-thirteenth. Esti-
mating that there are to be from twenty five
to twenty-eight appointments. this would
enttle the silver republicans to two. 1t
was accordingly agreed by the silver repub-
lcan committee to withdraw the recon-
mendaton OF Mr.. Lewis and ask that French
be made deputy clerk of the district court
The populist committee also decided to limit
Its demand for appointments to six instead of
seven, as formerly, and upon this basis the
two agreed to stand by each other.
More Resolutions.
The following resolution was therefore
adopted:
Resolved, That the joint committee of the
pIopulists and silver republicans recommend
that the silver republicans are entitled to
two appointees in the three county offices
of sheriff, treasurer and clerk of the court
and the populists to six appointees in those
offices, and that the appointees must have
the endorsement of their respective COM
mittees.
Liner E. Thomas introduced the following,
Ns.,.eh was adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That the populst and silver
republican subcommittee recommend back
to the bodies creating them that they call
at once city conventions to meet on the
23d day of December, 1899, for the purpose
Of placing in nomination city ticket by a !
fusion between the silver republicans and
the populists of the city of Omaha. s