The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-12
BITTER
Fight is on Among the Fusion
lists at Lincoln.

list state convention was called to or
der this afternoon by state chairman,
Edmiston, with 1,200 delegates present
Chairman Edmiston's opening address
urged that the delegates work in unity
in the interests of the reform forces
His reference to w. j. Bryan. as chat
noble man, that free man who repre-.
sents the interests OF common human
ity' was enthusiastically cheered.
nominations were in order for tenn
porary chairman and the radical and
conservative eements at once clashed.
M. f. Herrington representing the rad
ical element, Senator w. V. Allen. and
e-x-Lieutenant Governor Harris were
nominated but the latter withdrew.
After considerable debate the roll cal!
was ordered and resulted Allen 659;
Harrington, 455. Senator Alet ~ , X
ing the chair made a plea - .r1cr
and conservatism. A motion to make
the temporary organization permanent
was carried.
The convention then got into another
WranSle tNer the selection of a e,m-
mittee on conference with the demo-
Gratis and the silver republicans, thu
tar western counties insisting on the
"tout or the committee by the con-
ss'n5l districts instead Of leaving
the appointments to the chair This
motion finally prevailed. After the am
noun cement of the committee on plat
form and rules on order of business, the
six congressinal districts elected MEM
bers of the conference committee. The
convention then took o recess until 8
p. m.
The platform adopted by the populist,a
reaffirm the Sioux Falls platform and
devotes several planks to state issues IT
does not fall in line for Bryan and Stew
enson, but adheres to and endorses the
original ticket of Bryan and Towne.
The populists convention at 80 a. m
CThursday) by rising vote, sustained the
action of its conference committee in re-
fusing to grant the democrats but one
place on the ticket and instructed IL to
so report to the other parties.
THE DEMOCRATS.
1t was nearly o'clock before Chair
rla;I lIall of the democratic central
committee raped for order anA intro
duced the temprary chairman r. j.
Doyle. Chairman Doyle made al od-
dress OF considerable length.
CO. ng the appointment ola r0n1-
mittee on credentials an ungucc ,,sful
effort to take a recess FOR an hour, w
d. Oldham and r. S. Bibb addressed
the conveutin. Mr. Bibb four years ago
rfl uG iGteS the free silver olqn1 Of tic
democratic national convention ana
supported Major McKinley If 6 tpCcch
served to announce his reconversion t.
the principles of democracy. S. f. F'ca-
herty also spoke After awaiting an
hour for the committee on credentials
to report, the convention took a recess
until o'clock.
The tenporry organization cf the DEM
ocratic convention was made ornament.
Chairman Thompson Of the committee
on resolutions reported the platform. 1t
reaffirms the declaration of the conven-
tion at Kansas City, ccmmends fusion iii
the election Of United States senator's,
members of congress, state officers and
pledges the nominees of the convention to
an economical administration of state af-
fairs.
The first note of dscord among the sill
yer republicans came when Delegate Ram
som offered a set Of resolutions approv-
ing the reported withdrawal of Charles
A. Towne as a candidate for vice presi-
dent in favor of Adlai r. Stevenson. Pro-
tests came from all over the hall and the
resolutions were withdrawn Mr.. Towne
was called out and in short speech an
nounced his intention to withdraw, but
adding that he would take as active a
part in the campaign and work as hard
for the success Of the ticket a. if he
was a candidte.
/ The resolutions as formerly adopted en-
dorse the Kansas City silver republican
platform and recite that i'm accordance
with the action taken at that conven-
tion the free silver republicn party Of
/ Nebraska pledges IT'S support to w. ].
Bryan and Adlai e. Stevenson.
Charles A. Towne in his address TO the
democrats made hisstatement even more
positive than to the silver republicans
that he would withdraw
1t was after midnight when the confer
ence committees Of the three parties made
their first report on the apportionInent of
state officers. The dem ocrats ua1d silver
republicans were agreed in allowing the
democrats state treasurer, and attorney
general, the. silver republicans Lieutenant
governor and the populistss the remains
der.
SILVER REPUBLICANS.
The free silver republicans organized
by electing George Hibner temporary
chairman and then permanent chair
man, and after appointInga commits
tee on conference, took a recess.