The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-13
WILL SUPPORT BRYAN
Democrats and PopuliSts OF Ore
gon Are Unanimous.
THERE MAY BE FUSION
NAME OF THE SILVER LEADER
RoUNDLY CHEERED.
Three State Conventions Held at
neutrality-suspicious. Put Up
Ticket-Question Of Fusion Will
BE Settled Observation-Disclosures
readers Have Separate Meeting.

Portland, Ore, April 12.-The Demo-
cratic state convention today organ
lied and appointed a committee on
platform and one to confer with a COM
mittee from the Popuiist state conven-
ton regarding a union Of forces of
the two parties. The afternoon was
mostly taken up in speech-making,
while the convention was waiting for
the committees TO report
In the organization of the conVen-
ton the silver and BRYAN forces were
victorious, and every -aention of Bry-
ans name was rou1diy cheered. Late
in the afternoon the convention adj
Journed until 1880 p. n.
The convention at the evening ses-
ion received the repott CT the confer
ence convention with rhe PopulistS,
but took no action On t. a postpone
nent until tomorrow BEING carried.
The following were elected delegates
to the national convention at Kansas
City: ]. II. Raley, IIIaatilla; M. A.
Miller, Linn: r. NJ. Veatch, Lane; n.
A. Piercy. Multnomah; John WEIGH,
Multnomah: ]. O. Beothe, Josephine;
Charles Nickel, JacksoFs A. S. Ben
nett, Wasco.
The delegates were instructed TO
vote for ". ]. Bryan for president. At
11:15 the convention adjourned until
tomorrow r1Ornirg.
Meeting of Pcpulists.
The PopuIist state convention spent
almost the entire day in an attempt
to effect permanent organization. The
contest was over fusion with the Dem
ocrats, and the fusion element finally
was victorious. a committee was ap-
x-~sf 80
from the Democratic convention for
the purpose Of agreeing upon Il fusion
platform and ticket The convention
then took a recess until go tonight.
At the evening Sass on The conference
committee reported nat the platform
had been agreed upon by the two COM
mittees. The joint platform was read,
and after a long discussion action was
postponed until tomorrow. The plat
form reaffirmed the state platform of
the Democratic, Peoples and silver Re
publican parties of Oregon adopted in
1898; favorS the incon4e tax law and
election of United States senator's by
direct vote Of the peoelss; opposes gov
eminent b i1ljunctir' tvors the pas
sage of an employers liability, appnca-
bic TO railroad companies; favors the
initiative and referendum; opposes
wars OF conquest and colonial posses
sion; favors Filipino independence and
a protectorate by the United States;
expresses sympathy with the Beers;
condemns trusts and condemns the
present Republican administration.
The platform also favors government
ownership. of telegraphs and municipal
ownership of franchises. Equal suf-
frage is endorsed.
Delegates for Bryan.
Delegates to the national convention
were instructed to vote for W. J.
Bryan for president. At II p. m. the
convention adjourned until tomorrow.
Twelve middle of-the-road delegates
held convention this afternoon, but
took no action pending the action Of
the fusion convention.
The Republican state convention met
today and Endorsed the gold standard
legislation of the present congress and
the course Of President AcKinley's adj
ministration in the Philippines.
The following ticket was nominated:
Justice Of the Supreme court, c. E.
Wolverton (renominated); food and
dairy commissioner, J. w. Bailey Gre
nominated); presidential electors, o. F.
Paxton. Multnomah county; J. c.. Full
erton, Douglas county; W. J. Furnish,
Umatilla county; Tilman Ford, Marion
county.
The silver Republicans held no con-
vention today. there being only
small number of delegates present