The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25
ULTIMATUM
is DRAWN UP
Nebraska Insurgent Republic
cans Name the Terms
Upon Which They viii Break
Senatorial Deadlock.
THOMPSON MUST QUIT
Willing to Vote For Anybody
Else His Friends Select.
Rosewater Declares There Will
Be No Election.

Lincoln, Neb. March 25.-The ten insur-
gent Republicans who are responsible for
the senatorial deadlock have decided to
send an ultimatum to the supporters of
D. E. Thompson. If the Burlington cam
didate VIII withdraw from the contest,
the insurgents will agree to support any
two Republicans the Thompson men may
select
The ultimatum will be sent to the
important move in the contest, for the
Thompson camp today, and the accept
ance or rejection of it will be the last
assembly will adjourn not later than
election or not The members are now
receiving no pay from the state and are
anxious to return to their homes
Lincoln was a busy place yesterday 50
far as the politicians were concerned, but
no moves were made on the sena torial
checker board which promise to simplify
the situation All Of the fusionists who
ponents OF Thompson remained here over
Sunday. The insurgents are watching the
fusionistS closely for fear that Thomp-
son may make overtures to the Populists,
as he did two years ago. Circulars con-
Thompson made with the fusiOnists two
years ago are being distributed. The
agreement was as follows:
4 D. E. Thompson, pledge the fusion
members of the Nebraska legislature by
votes I am elected to the United States
senate I will do as follows.
First will oppose the policy OF inn
perialism and entangling alliances with
other nations.
Third will oppose the retirement of
rency by banks, and VIII favor an IN
crease in the use of silver as money.
Injunction and favor pt an Income tax
'Fifth-If elected will remain out Of
% E. THOMPSON"
Many fusionists supported Thompson
two years age put It, the late IA Il Hay Hay
for the fusionists two years ago has
caused many Republicans to distrust him.
Yet he Is the only Republican candidate
who has received the caucus nomination
of his party In order to forestan an
anti-Thompson Republicans are Jolly
ing" the fusionists, promising to continue
the deadlock, which VIII surely give the
fusionists an advantage two years hence.
The insurgents who are responsible for
since they have been repudiated by the
national committee All the Republican
papers in the state have been asked to
print the following editorial from the New
York Evening Post:
1.-THE depressing side Of the case comes
from the fact that one man may SO de-
moralize a party and corrupt a state as
in the United States senate. But the rosy
side of the picture, which is really the inn
portant one, is that the little state of
Delaware has successfully resisted. and
at a great price the attempt Of Mr.. Adj
dicks to buy. through her. a seat In the
United States senate All honor to the
the Delaware LEGISLATURE. who resoiutelv
maintained their preference for no cleo
ton in a choice between Addicks and no.
body.f The records of partisan history
may be searched in vain for many such
cases As General James H Wilson ex-
pressed it: Other states have surren-
dered to the mercenaries.' Look at Clark
going back to the senate from Montana.
and Quay from Pennsylvania But Della
ware has refused to be bought. In its
entire history the state has done moth
ing nobIer than in the case of Addicks
day
1.-THE lesson is a good one for Nebras-
Colonel Joseph w johnson, one of the