Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-07-27
now FOR The HEARSE
Democratic and Independent Candidates
for the Funeral Procession Are
Named at Grand Forks.
Wipperman for Governor and Hildreth
for Congress Are Heads of the
Fusion Ticket.
Main Fight is Over Fusion, But tn
Succotash Fellows Finally Garry
the Day.

Grand Forks, July 2O.-Electors-M.
Z. Williams, Cass; Charles Applequist,
Dickey; w. L. Haupt, Ransom.
Congressman-M. A. Hildreth, Cass.
Governor Max A. Wipperman,
Richland.
Lieutenant Governor-F. W. Nc
Lean, Cavalier.
Secretary of State-J. F. Williams,
Grand Forks.
Auditor-samuel X. McGinnis, Suits
man.
Treasurer. P. Birder, Walsh.
Superintendent of Public lnstruc-
tion-Mrs. Laura ]. Eisenhuth, Foster.
Insurance Commissioner-W. r.
Campbell, Barnes.
Attorney General-John Carmody,
Trail.
Commissioner of Agriculture-Sam-
uel Torgeson, Trail. :
Railroad CONFERENCE.-The. Nor
rison, Pembina; l.. l.. Lewis, Stark; L.
%Stavnheim, Cass.
The above ticket was nominated by
the democrats and populists here last
night, after an all day fight on the
question of fusion. This was the
main contention at the convention.
The great mass Of the delegates who
favored fusion with the populists
wanted the ticket to be called the In
dependent Democratic. There was
another faction who were for a
straightout democratic ticket and re-
submission who wanted the plain old
fashioned name democratic ticket to
stand. Ed Cole Of Fargo led the fight
for this side and he made a gallant
fight of it but in the long run he was
beaten. All afternoon the delegates
talked and talked and wrangled and
argued over the matter without COM
ing to any understanding or conclu-
sion. Finally the matter was referred
to a committee to decide. This com-
mittee was to have power to consult
with the populists and see what they
would stand for. The populists in
sisted upon the name Independent
Democratic and finally at Z o'clock the
committee came into the convention
with a minority and majority report.
The majority of the committee reported
that the only name the pops would fuse
on was the Independent Democratic
and they therefore reported in favor
of adopting that lame. Ed Cole for
the minority made a report in favor of
the word democratic and he made an
eloquent and merry speech in support OF
the position he and his colleagues took.
The matter was finally put to a vote
and the majority report won by a vote
Of 3OS to $50. Motions and counter
motions were made on the question of
fusion and the method of procedure
and the majority of them showed a
very close vote so that the vote by
which the Independent Democratic title
won out cannot he taken as a real test
of the strength of the two factions.
Finally a committee of three was ap-
pointed to wait on the pOpulist conven-
ton and inform them that the demo-
Gratis would be pleased to have them
call on them in their hall and that mat
ters had been arranged as they re-
quired AS the pop delegates walked
into the hall the band struck up q cake
walk and to this lively tune the visitors
were escorted to seats. Ed Cole Sc
cured the floor a short time afterward
and made an earnest speech for the
straight democrat ticket and the
straight name. He wanted no half
way or diluted measures in his and it
was evident that he had a strong fol-
lowing. Finally, however, a fusion
agreement was reached and the ticket
given as above was nominated. Ev-
erything went by reclamation and
within a very few minutes after the
pops came into the hall the complete
ticket had been nominated.
The platform is a r~eiteration Of the
democratic platform OF two years ago
with a few pop frills added to it. I'm
perialism and expansion are de-
nounced. Mckinley and the republi-
can administration are scored, the
Kansas City platform, Bryan and Stev-
enson and the initiative and referen-
dunn are heartily endorsed and the
other regular features of party plat
forms are included. AS a whole it is
a very wishywashy instrument. The
ticket is regarded here as being strong
in spots. ReSubmiSSiOn ia not men,