The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-25
FUSION is A FACT.
POpulist Convention Completes
the Democratic Ticket.
Fierce Struggle Over the Terms
of the Deal.
VOTE WAS DECISIVE
Stood 422 I-2 For and 2741-2
Against Proposition.
May Be No POpulist Ticket on
the Ballot.
VOTE WAS DECISIVE
FUSION STATE TICKET.
Supreme Court Justices

FUSION STATE TICKET.
Supreme Court Justices
For the Two-Year Term-John G.
Cannon, of Linn County, Democrat.
For the Four-Year Term-Frank
Doster, of Marion County, Populist-
For the six-Year Terms--J. D. Nc
Cleverty. of Bourbon County, Demo-
crat; B. F. Milton, of Ford County, Pop
ulist; Ed. S. Waterbury, of Lyon
County, Populist.
For Congressman-at-Large D.
Botkin, of Cowley County, Populist
For Governor-W. H. Craddock, Of Z
Wyandotte County, Democrat.
For Lieutenant Governor-Fred j.
Close, of Ellis County, Populist-
For Secretary of State Claude Du-
val, of Reno County, Democrat
For State Treasurer q. Hehe
bower, of Miami County, Populist-
For State AUDITOR. NJ. Lewis, Of
Edwards County, Populist.
For Attorney General-F. n PEARL
of Brown County, Populist.
For Superintendent of Schools-F.
c. Powell, of Reno County, Populist
For Superintendent of Insurance
Daniel Hart, of Norton Countys
Populist-
BY vote of 422lA to 274lz the Populist
state convention at $50 Tuesday after
noon resolved that the Populist party
should 90 out Of business and its menu
bers become Democrats.
That is not the way the resolution
read, but that is what it meant In
reality the resolution read as follows
Resolved. That this convention rec
ornmend candidates for the various
places on the state ticket, including
state superintendent of schools, nol
filled by the Democratic convention ana
then forward the names Of such cAnaA-
dates to the Democratic convention VITA
the request that the Democratic conNen-
tion nominate them and report that TACT
to this convention.
THAT in the event of such nomins-
tions being made by the Democrats
convention that our convention theiA
proceed and nominate full ticket
made up Of the same candidates as tha
Democratic ticket.
THAT our state committee be in
structed to file with the secretary OF
state certificate of the nominations
so made and demand then and there,
that the Peoples party ticket be placed
on the ballot with the Democratic ticket
Ildl III lI6 event OF a refusal Oh tAAA
part of the secretary of state TO placa
both the Democratic and Peoples party
tickets on the ballot our state central
committee is instructed to take SUCH
legal steps as to it shall seem best
to test the validity of the anti-fusion
law and secure the Peoples party its
rights under the state constitution
The effect of this action, antici-
pated by the Democrats. is that the sec
retary of state win refuse to file ths
Populist ticket, as the Democratic ticket
was nominated first; the supreme eourS
viii uphold the antl-fuslon law, Whicn
will knock the Populist party out en-
tirely, and as no Populst ticket VIII ap7
pear the PopuHsts viii have to vote tha
Democratic ticket A good many Pop-
ulists declare they won't do il, and there
is trouble in the air
The convention was a Wrangle almOsE
from start to finish 1T is expected that
there viii be a multitude of speeches in
a Populist convention but there was a
disposition to run the band wagon over
the minority yesterday which the nil
nQritV resented They wanted 10 make
speeches, and when the previous ques-
ton was ordered. as was frequently done
by the majority, they resorted TO ques-
tions.
Delegates stood up on chairs and
yelled and pounded the air and de-
manded if the Populist party was going
to commit suicide Others yelled Sae
down and asked if they did not be-
heve in the initiative and referendum
and abiding by the viii of the ma
jority.
And through it all the chairman. s. Z.
Hale. preserved a smiling countenances
and Strengthened out the tangies in res
markably good shape
The convention was on the point oe
making nominations early 10 the after
noon when the questions was sprung
whether the Democratic nominees should
be .no4linated" or endorsed" This
opened up the whole question of a plan
of fusion, and the convention fought
and Wrangled until $50 In the mean--
time bott a minority and majority re-
port Of the conference committee had
been placed before the convention and
the majority report was finally adopted
as above.
It was supposed that this would set
tie the matter, but tantis" got their
per. At 7;30 they renewed the fight.
employing parliamentary tactics. and
kept it uD till after g, when they were
again defeated by the call for the prev
ious question and a roll call.
Among the leaders of the insurgents 4
were Babb and Tapp OF Sedgwfck.
Hoffman of Dickinson, Belts of Butler.
and others. There was no regular bolt.
but most of the anti leaders left the
floor of the convention after the band
wagon had been run over them the last
time and took no further part in the
proceedings. Dickinson county refused
to vote on the resolution 10 make rec
only four of the big Sedgwick county
delegation stayed and voted on the
nominations.
The insurgents refused to talk for
publication. although Senator Jim
Tapp. the SedgWick county senator. de-
clared that as he no longer has party
Of his own he VIII vote for Governor
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