The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-07
POPULISTS ARE FIRM.
State Committee Resolves Not
to Be Run Over by Demo-
cratic Wagon.

Unless the Democratic party of Kan
sas consents to fuse with the Populists
by accepting the electoral ticket and
relinquishing the demand for recogni-
ton on the state ticket there will be
no fusion of those forces this year, not
withstanding the fact that it is a pres
idential campaign.
The committee voted down G. c.
Clemens anti-fusion declaration but
adopted series of resolutions in which
the Democrats are unable to find much
consolation.
The Democrats have been submitting
candidates for governor. secretary of
state, attorney general, presiding judge
of the court of visitation, superintend-
ent of insurance and in some districts
insist on the congressional nominee, a
deal which the Populist committee to-
day declared they would not submit to.
The Sunf1ower league, Bill Sapp's
aggregation was roundly denounced as
organization which was conceived
and is being maintained for the one
purpose of controlling the PopuliSt
state convention and the nomination or
such candidates as the Democrats ap-
prove of, to come principally from their
own ranks.
The anti-fusionists are jubilant over
the result of the committees session
this forenoon. The committee adjourn
ed at noon, after spending the forenoon
in discussing the fusion proposition. 1t
was agreed that the sentiment concern
ing the anti-fuSlOn affair be kept
secret but it has leaked out already.
The officers of the committee were di-
rected to confer with the Democratic
managers and explain the attitude Of
the committee. In the event the Dem
ocratS refuse to yield or recede from
the demands already made, the commit
tee will meet at the first state conven-
ton which is held and take strong ac-
ton against a fusion arrangement
BY a vote of to the Clemens reso-
lutions were defeated, but the adoption
of the following proves that the Pop
ulist committee is in earnest on the
anti-fusion business:
Whereas, The marvellous progress of
the principles for which the Peoples
party stands should be an inspiration
to every lover of his country, and
Whereas, That progress has been
manifested in the fact that in 1896 the
Democratic national party in order to
save itself from disruption saw fit to
adopt in part our principles and to
nominate for the presidency a man in
sym0a thy with the radicalism of the
platform, and
Whereas Not alone in the Demo-
! cratic party has our influence been felt
but even in the TseDublican local or
CARNATIONS it has been seen in the de-
mand for public ownership of public
utilities, a principle denounced only a
few years ago as a Popuhstic vagary
and
Whereas, In view of this success
which has resulted from our separate
; party organization it is our duty to
, maintain and strengthen this organiza-
ton until our principles have been en-
acted into the laws of the land CO.
operating with other parties only when
such cooperation will best advance the
principles for which we stand; there
fore be it
Resolved, That We, the dominant re-
form party of Kansas, welcome the
Democrats or Republicans who have
come in part to our way Of thinking
and invite them to come with US the
whole way.
Resolved, That We urge all Popu-
lists throughout the state to push the
organization of Peoples party clubs
with all possible energy in every town
and township in the state, to the end
that this great army of the reform
forces may be fully equipped and armed
to meet the common enemy and Sc
cure glorious victory at the coming
election.
The committee adopted a basis of
representation which will make the
state nominating convention contain $50
delegates. The convention at Clay
Center will contain 425 delegates.
Jerry Simpsons Bayonet was en-
dorsed and made the official organ of
the party in Kansas.