Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-22

| Z %. m. After recOnvenlng the
following address to the fusion
voters of the district was
adopted:
"On April II. 1900, one hundred
and twenty-slx populist delegates and
one hundred and forty-two democratic
delegates having been beforehand
regularly chosen for that purpose by
the ordinary party method, met at
Great Bend. Kans. to nominate a
fusion candidate for congress. OF
the votes of these delegates Mr.. Duval
on every ballot received a majority,
and on the final and last ballot, and the
ballot on which Mr.. Campbell received
the votes of eighty-nine, thus giving
Mr.. Duval in the aggregate plurality
over Mr.. Campbell of sixty five votes
and majority over all of forty votes.
which we submit in all fairness entities
Mr.. Duval on the face of the returns
to be declared the fusion nominee of
the parties represented by these two
hundred and sixty EIGHT delegates.
"No objection was ever made by
any one, before these conventions, to
the manner of representation govern
ing their make up. until after the dele
gates thereto were elected, had
assembled and had cast their votes
No taint of corruption. no charge OF
dishonesty has ever been hlnted at
much less made, with reference to the
delegates or any of them who com
posed either of the Great Bend con-
ventions.
"Their action at Great Bend speaks
for itself. and from that action we
maintain that the fusion banner should
be carried by Claude Duval. Mr..
Duval unquestionably had the support
of q majority of the fusionists whose
duty it was to elect the fusionist can
didate. and we nov maintain that he
has behind his candidacy the support
of greater majority of the fusionists
of the district than he had at Great
Bend.
1.-The result justifies the statement
that Mr.. Duval and Mr.. Campbell
were the first and second choices, re-
spectively, of the assembled delegates.
We submit in all candor that the only
manner in which the FIRST and second
choice of the delegates can be ascer-
tanned as between Mr.. Duval and Mr..
Campbell is by q comparison of the
aggregate number of votes which were
cast for Mr.. Duval with the aggregate
number of votes which were cast for
Mr., Campbell. Mr.. Duval received
154 votes, while Mr.. Campbell receIv.
ed 8g votes. Applying this test we
clearly see that Mr.. Duval is the first
and Mr.. Campbell the second choice of
the delegates.
eff a Joint convention had beed held
as was proposed by the democrats Mr..
Duval would dpunquestionably have been
declared the fusion nominee.
1--WE notice that Mr.. Campbell says
in his letter: These are my views as a
citizen, and not as candidate We
agree with Mr.. Campbell in this state
ment. Whatever views he may enter
tain as citizen is of but little conse-
quence. 1t is only with his views as a
candidate for congress that the fusion
voters of the seventh district are con-
cerned.
"From reliable information received
by this committee from nearly every
county in the district it is evident that
Mr.. Duval would receive a large ma
iority of the votes of the delegates to
the Great Bend convention if they
we're re-convened in either separate or
Joint convention; we, therefore deem it
inexpedient and unnecessary to call the
conventions together for that:purpose.
Mr.. Duval will make the congressional
race as the fusion nominee, asking for,
as be is unquestionably entitled to, the
loyal support of all voters who believe
in the principles laid down in the
national, state and congressional plat
forms of the democratic, populist aud
silver republican parties.
with harmonious action between
the allied forces in this district in sup.
port of Mr.. Duval. we are confident
that the republican candidate will be
overwhelmingly defeated at the Novem
ber election. and that the people of
this district will be again represented
ia congress by man who will con-
form his actions to their wishes and
needs. rather than to the wishes of the
president"
owe have yet to see a word
of condemnation of the outrage