The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-09-28
MlTCHELL SOUTH DAKOTA FRIDAY SEPTEMBER
FUSION COUNTY TICKET.

FUSION COUNTY TICKET.
Once More the FusiOnists Unite Their
Forces in Order to Defeat the
Republicans.
Any body who has attended the popu.
list conventions in this city for the past
six or eight years and was present at
the one held in this city Saturday af-
ternoon would notice at once the differ
ence between those held under the fu-
sion idea and the ones where every man
had free and equal show to assist in
the nomination of the ticket. The pop
ulist convention Saturday was tame
affair in the light of previous conven-
tions. Then, the populists would At
tend in large numbers and they would
spend the whole afternoon in nomina
tions but what everything should be
done right and proper. The recent
convention was but an illustration of
the Indifference of the rank and file OF
the party.
Thsonly contests in the convention
were over representative, and superin.
tendent of schools. There would have
been three but for the fact that Frank
Bailey did not have y chance to get be.
fore the convention. Mr.. Bailey was
after tue domination of treasurer but
This WAS awarded the democrats by the
Conference committee and Mr.. Bailey
had to suocnmb to the inevitable.
In the nominations for representative
the names QfsIehn Covlin, o. q. Perry
and Geo. gherty. of Mt. Vernon,
were prss6t II took two ballots to
decide y stser in favor of Mr.. Per-
ry. Thshfst ballot showed "a for Col
vim, 10 forsPerry and for Dougherty.
The second ballot showed % for Perry,
IS for Colvin and for Dougherty.
The other contes was over superin-
tendent of schools, in which Arthur
Hall defeated L. L. Hoy, of Mt. Ver-
non. The Mt. Vernon candidates did
not seem to have much show before the
convention. The three candidates from
out there were turned down for each
position sought and the dose did nou set
very we'll with the delegation.
The democrats Jared about as we'll in
the distribution as the Mt. Vernon fell
lows, and ABOUT all they got out of the
whole deal was the treasurer. Geo,
Schlund was nominated for senator but
he has affiliated more with the popu-
lists than with the democrats and he
was perfectly acceptable. Mr.. Herbert
is about the only real democrat put on
the important place of the ticket. OF
course the democrats got the surveyor,
two justices and two oonstables, as q
sort of q division of the spoils. One of
democrats asked for the nomination of
clerk of courts, but he was told that he
did not shout hard enough for Petit
grew and was turned down. The fusion
ticket put up was done principally for
the election of slegislative ticket to
serve the interests of Frank Pettigrew.
In the democratic convention there
was aslight disturbance on the surface
when the conference committee came In
to report. One of the mem bers took sx-
ceptions to the fact that the democrats
wore getting but very little In the way
Of offices and made some pretty sharp
remarks about it. Another. delegate
thought that the first speaker was At
tempting to dictate to the convention
~ 10 what it should do, and in reply
said: "No man should try. to dictate TO
convention. 1t wouldn't be right to
do it. Any man who would try such .
thing would be an unreasonable man"
Tho democratic member did not think
Of the gentleman who dictated 90 nicely
to the Kansas City convention. OF
course there are differences and differ
ences.
The democrats are not solid behind
their fusion deal and it is figured that
ct least half of the democrats in the
county will not support the fusion deal
oonsummsted Saturday.