The daily sentinel., 1900-09-15

FUSION FORCES MEET.
George Smith Turned Down for
Representatives,. U. Harris
Secures Commissionership.

The conference of the fusion commit
tees OF the three silver parties in this
city, to decide upon the apportionment
to each party, did not conclude it's labors
until late hour last night and it was
still later when the conventions made
their nominations.
The result Of the conventions work is
summed up in the nomination Of Judge
j. w. Ong for representative, as repre-
senting the democratic party. and James
U. Harris, for commissioner. as repre-
senting the populist party.
1t was agreed in the fusion session of
the representatives from each precinct
of the county that the populist party
was to be permitted first choice. BY a
vote Of Al to IA they decided to take the
office OF commissioner.
For this position there was practically
but one candidate considered, James U.
Harris, the present incumbent OF the
office. He was the unanimous choice OF
the party for this position.
The selection by the populists OF the
office of commissioner, left the populist
candidate for representative, George
Smith, high aud dry and out OF the race.
The overwhelming vote OF the conven-
ton to accept the offer OF the fusion
committee to give that party first choice
was a death blow to the hopes Of George
Smith.
1t was generally conceded that he
would be beaten. The court house peo-
pie were determined to have the COM
missionership and with this resolution
they went into the convention.
Some Of Smiths pretended friends
threw him in the race and he was work
ing against concealed enemy. G. b.
Ketchum had been paid by the friends
of Smith to go into the frst ward and &C.
cure delegation from that ward favora-
BILE to Smith, and he went, but instead
OF working for the men who gave him
the money, he gave Smith what is known
in the parlance Of the street as the dou-
BILE Cross, and worked directly against
him.
But the men who paid Ketchum
should not be surprised in the least az
they should have known that Ketchum
would throw over the best friend he had
on earth. Any political party who gives
Ketchum money to work for it, is just
burning the money, as he is quantity
that can never be counted upon.
In the democratic convention there
we're two candidates for the Office Of rep
resentative, Judge j. W. Ong and j. s.
Swan. The vote on the representative
gave Ong one majority over his oppo-
nent, Swan, the vote standing ls to II.
The defeat of Swan was due to the vot
cast by one OF the delegates from his
own district. The man had his own vote
and proxy and he cast both Of them
against Swan.
When it was decided in the populist
convention to accept the Office Of com
missionership it was decided that this
acceptance carried no obligations with
it to support the democratic nominee for
Judge OF the Seventh judicial district
and for district attorney, as nominated
by the Allison wing Of the democratic
party at Montrose. So that the dele
gates to that convention will go to the
judicial convention uninstructed.
judicial convention uninstructed.
When it was decided that the popu-
lists and democrats should have the two
principal ofhces, this left the silver re-
publicans out in the cold save that they
we're offered the candidate for the Office
Of county surveyor.
This they Indignantly refused, and it
is said that the dissatisfaction OF their
party is 40 great that they will either
put up a straight ticket or will fuse with
the republicans, as they say that they
do not stand for any dose Of the kind
they got, simply because they happen to
be silver men.
The populists elected Guy v. Stern
berg as the chairman Of their county
central committee.
The Allison wing Of the democratic
party elected George R. Barton for their
chairman.