The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-02
KANSAS FUSION TICKET.
Followers of Bryan Get Together and
Name Candidates.

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their convention here to-day. Nan
sas democracy surrendered to the
demands OF populism and thereby
made possible the tighteSt and most
harmonious fusion that has ever eX-
listed in this state.
The populist- had demanded from
the democrats the office OF associate
Justice in exchange for that OF attor-
nev general, although the former
office had previously been granted
the democrats in what was supposed
to be an air tight agreement. After
an all night session OF conference
committees, the question was left
open to be led by the democratic
convention at it's gathering to-day.
A fight was expected before the
democrats would give up the plum.
but led by Hon J. &. Johnson. ma
tiOnal committeeman for Kansas,
they finally acceded to the demands
OF their brethren and embraced for a
love feast. The populists, when the
action OF the democrats was made
known to them, went Wild with de-
light, and gave vent to their feelings
iii a demonstration that lasted for
twenty minutes and reached the
height OF enthusiasm The state
ticket completed by the different
conventions was finally indorsed by
all three, democratic, pOpuIist and
silver republican. 1t follows:
Associate justice-David Martin,
populist.
Governor-John W. Breidenthal
populist.
Lieutenant governor-A. NJ. Har-
vey, populist
Secretary OF state-Abe Frakes,
democrat.
Treasurer-Conway Marshall, dem
ocrat.
Attorney general-Hugh p. Far
reilly, democrat.
Superintendent of instruction
Webb McNall, silver republican.
Electors-at-large-R. W. Turner.
silver republicans; J. r. Fugate, dem
ocrat.
First district-James Falcon. silver
Second district-J. Il. Goshorn. |
democrat
Fifth district-P. Carstens, demo-
crat.
Seventh district-H. J. Roetsel.
democrat.
Mrs. Annie l.. Diggs, throughout
the convention, made strong fight
for the pOpulists TO secure the asso
ciate justiceship and for Martin 5
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 demo
,rats quickly selected those offices o
which they were entitled and adopted
4 platform. The populists had
named Martin and Breidenthal bv
and taken a recess for
lunch
On reassembling, the convention
received a committee from the demo-
ratio convention. The spokesman
)f this committee was national COM
nitteeman Johnson. who compl
nented the populist convention upon
Is choice OF committeeman. for
hey outtalked the democrats and
'on the point. The populists, he
aid, will be the orators of the fusion {
He then stated that the {
democratic convention had nominar-
d its share of the fusion ticket and l
famed the candidates. {
Grant Harrington then formally |
placed the names of the democratic
andidates before them, and bv a
ote were declared to be the nomi-
ices OF the populists. 1t was done |
" rising vote and scattering q
heerS. \ like committee from the d
liver republican convention an a
ounced the nominees OF the conyen- a
ion. These nominations. too. were !
made the nominees OF the peoples d
arty. :
The platform adopted by the dem /
'crats demands among other things, t
he creation by law of IA public f
tribunal clothed with all power nee a
ssary for the complete and efficient t
equation and control Of RAILWAYS" r
nj legislation for the regulation of
'as>enger ami freigh, rates as de-
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