Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-13
SWALLOWED By POPS.
Nebraska Democrats Surrender All
on the State Ticket to the
Populists.
The Latter Given Their Own Way
for the Sake Of the National
Ticket.
Defeat Of Towne at Kansas City Has
Defeat Of Towne at Kansas City Has
Made Them sore-Other Pc.
litioal News.

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Lincoln, Neb.. July 13.-Nebraska flu.
sionists in state convention beginning at
8 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, COM
pleted their work at $3.50 o'clock last
evening, after an almost continuous ses-
sion The ticket follows:
iovernor-William "A. POINTER, popu-
list.
Lieutenant GOVERNOR. A. Gilbert.
silver republican.
Secretary of state-C. v. sooboda,
populist.
Attorney General-willis D. Oldham,
democrat.
.Auditor-H. S. Griess, populist.
Land Commissioners. j. Carey pop-.
ulist
The three state central committees,
Ito whom had been delegated the selec-i
tion of presidential electors, reported
the following before the conventions
adjourned and their action was rati-
fed:
Frank Ransom. j. a. Feldber, w. "A.
Garrett ". g. Swan. Peter Ebberson,
Robert Ooerfelder, L. NJ. Wente, j..
Hughes.
The conventions We're the most re-
laarkable since fusion became a factor
in Nebraska politics. National politics
Was injected into the proceedings and
at one time, tho it had in reality no
bearing on the direct Issues. threa tened
Ito split between the democrats and pop
uiists. The question was over the en-
dorsement of Stevenson for vice presi-
dent by the populists. was purely a sem
one, bat it provoked a storm in.
that convention which practically
blocked all business from IL o'clock
"Wednesday night up tostte time a re-
cess was taken at j O'Clock Thursday.
morning.
The excitement developed by the dis
pute over the appointment Of state
offices among the three parties was
heightened by the springing of the vice
presidential question and it reached the
|climaX at 4 O'Clock in the morning,
when NJ. F. Harrington, one Of the Leads
ing populists of the west, warned the.
convention that ii would wreck the par
|tN If they endorsed the Withdrawal of
ToWne from the ticket and conceded
the other democratic demands. Mr..
Harrington asserted that the way to
increase the middle-of- the-road move
ment was to throw Towne over and
put in his place ane VINO had never been
lin sympathy with the populists He.
said TONNES withdrawal would lose
North Dakota. South Dakota and Kan
sas. and the fusionista would have to
fight for their lives in Nebra ska.
j. H. Ednisten, chairman of the pop
ulist state central committee and vice
chairman of the national committee
Vas even more radical. He declared IL
the popuiists did not stand their ground,
hold their place on the national ticket
and insist on the bulk of the state Off
|cers, they cold never hold another ma.
Itional convention.
just at this time when the sentiment
seemed strong for breaking away from
Iail alliances, a motion TO take q recess
prevailed. The democrats adjourned at.
the same time, and the leaders got to-
gether for conference. With the result
that the democrats yielded everything,
accepting single office on the state
ticker and dividing with the populists
and free silver republicans the eight
presidential electors. The conference
committees were discharged from duty
at the morning session The populists
sent their ultimatum to the democrats
ion the question of the Lewiston of state
offices, it was accepted and Governor
Poynter's denomination followed before
the noon recess. The ticket was COM
pleted al the afternoon session with a
| fair degree Of alacrity.