The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-26
KANSAS FUSION TICKET,
Follower. of bryan Get Together and
Name Candidates.

Fort Scott. Kas. July 25.-At their con-
Neution mere to-day, Kansas Democracy
surrendered to the demands of Fppulisn
and thereby made possible the highest and
most harmonious fusion that has ever eN-
listed N this state.
The PopuI.sts had demanded from the
Democrats the Office Of Associate Justice IN
Exchange for that Of Attorney General, al
though the former ulhcr had previously
been grautzG the Democrats In what was
supposed to be an air tight agreement. Al
ter an all night session OF Conference
committees. tbs question was left open 10
be settled by the Democratic Convention at
its gathering to-day.
A fight was expected before the Demo-
Gratis would give up this plum, bu; led by
Honorable J. -. Johnson, National Commit
tecman Tor Kansas. they finally aCc-ded 10
the demands gf their brethren aud en-
bIaced for 4 love feast. The Populists.
when the action Of the Democrats was
made known 10 them. went wild with de-
ileht, and gave vent 10 their feelings in Il
d-;nunSs ration that lasted for twenty min
UJeS and reached the height Of enthusiasm.
The State ticket completed Icy the different
conventions was finally irdUrsed ny all
three, Democratic. Populist and Silver Re-
publican. II follows:
Associate Justice-DAyID MARTIN, Pouulist
;, GoytTno.-JOHN ". BitEiDENTHAL. PrpU-
- Lieutenant GoyeTnor-A. NJ. HARVEY. Pupu-
Secretary Of state-ABE FRAKEa. Democrat
Tr-asGrcr-CONNAI MARSHALL, Democrat.
> Attorney Geicral-HuGH p. FARKELl.Y.
Superintendent OF MISUNDERSTANDING Nc
i.lectoIs-at- Isafge-T. ". TURNER. Silver Re
publican. J. b. / JGA.E, Democrat.
publican.
second District. Il. GosHoRN. Democrat.
Fifth g!sIgi. t-E. CARS EMS. DEMOCRAT
seventh Di-tgLct-lL }. ROETSEI. Democrat.
MIS-. Annie l.. D.ggS, throughout the con-
yentirn, made II strong fight Tor the Pop
ulists to secure. the Associate JusticeshIp
and for Martins nomination. and to her
efforts is due much OF the success of that
party's claims
After deciding to make the trade. asked
by the pOpulIsts. the Democrats quickly Sc
lected those offices 10 which they Were an
titled and adopted Il platform. The PoPU-
lists had named Martin and Br,ldcnthal 10y
reclamation and taken a recess for lunch.
On reassembing. the convention received
n committee from the Democratic COnyen-
ton. The spokesman OF this committee
was National Committeeman Johnson. who
cGmplmented the p-puliss convention upon
ito choice OF conference committeeman. i1r
he said, they outtallSed the Democrats and
won their point. The Pupul!~tS r. sal i
He then stated that the democratic con-
veuti0n Rad nominated lis share of the fu-
sion ticket and named the candidates.
Grant Harrington then frrualIy placed tho
names Of the DsmOcr-tic candidates before
them, and by a vot" were declared to be the
nominees of the PorUiis',s. II was done by
committee from the Silver Republican Con-
ventiOn announced the nominees Of that
convention. These nominations too, were
made the nominees of the Peoples party.
The platform ador,ed by the Democrats
demands, among other things, the creation
by law OF "a public tribunal clothed with
all power necessary for the complete and
efficient regulation and control of railways
and legislation for the regulation of pas
senger and freight rates as demanded. as
well as the appointment OF Railway Audi
tor with power to examine the books and
accounts of railways. The platform refers
to Mr.. Bryan as that unconquered he-,r--
the Hon Of the West"
The platform adopted by the PopuliSts de-
clares for the establishment of a State oil
refinery and the distribution Of native oil TO
the people Of Kansas at cost; provides for
law taxing banks. ami for the creation
of a fund, to be under the control of the
State Bank Examiner, to DE used in rcim-
bursting depositOrs ia banks that have be-
come insOlVent.