The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-11
MAY SMASH
FUSION DEAL
Some Democrats Want a Pop
uliSt Register of Deeds
TO DEFEAT Mr.. DORSEY
PopuIiStS Lining Up to Capture
the Office

conference ClLA4LLEEc "a NA4E 7 14it--
and Democratic parties last Saturday
may be tarned down when the conven-
tons meet on Thursday. July q hot
fight is now being waged in the two
camps over the division Of the Offices
and the candidacy Of J. T Dorsey for
register OF deeds is cutting considerable
figure in the battle. Some Of the strong
Democrats 90 not want jim Dorsey
nominated and If they see they cannot
defeat him in their own convention. they
VIII be willing Tor the Office Of register
OF deeds 70 80 10 the PopuIists.
The Populists. on The other hand. were
anxious for the Office in the first place
and now that an internal war has broken
out among the Democratic hosts, they
may take advantage Of the fact 70 cap
ture the once for themselves
Though the conference committees
finally agreed after much debate. 10 give
the registers Office TO the Democrats,
several OF the Populist aspirants for the
Office are busiiy engaged in making medi-
cine for themselves. one OF these is H.
I Merrill. who was in the group Of poll
ticians that gathered IN the Office Of
Judge McCanless last Saturday 10 await
returns from the conference committee.
he is stil in the race for the Office Judge
Saukey stated last evening that he Knew
of three or four old soldiers among the
Populists who want the place.
If some Of the Democratic opponents
OF Mr. Dorsey see that they cannot de-
feat him in their own convention. they
VIII ask the Populists TO exchange the
Office O. sheriff for that Of register Of
deeds il this scheme is proposed II Will
arouse al kinds Of war in the Popuiist
camp for there are already three OF four
Populists who nave entered the lists for
the shrievaIty. Judge Babb. the new
state chairman Of the party. stated yes
terday TO a reporter Tor the Eagle that
he did not believe the Populists would
give ~ tie Office
There is also a movement among the
Democrats 10 offer the opuiists both
the shricYalJy and the register of deeds
and 20 ask them TO give UP the county
attorneyship It Is not thought that the
Populists would object to that trade for
none Of their warriors have entered for
The story was circulated yesterday
among the anu-Dorsey Democrats
braves that Mr.. Dorsey and Colonel
Fitch were responsible for the fact that
the Democratic conferees asked for the
Office OF register OF deeds. and that the
party itself was willing FOR that Office
70 so 10 the Populists as it always had
done.
Mr.. Dorsey, who was one OF the con-
ferees. put in some hard work 10 capture
that Office for his party. During the
conference he asked 4. C. Fisher one Of
the Popuiist conferees. TO step out into
the hall with MIN. When the two men
returned Mr.. Fisher voted with the Dem
ocrats on the register Of deeds PROPOSE
ton. If he had not done that the two
conference committees would have been
IN session vet As IL IS the other PopuIst
conferees have not forgiven Mr.. Fisher
fer desertng them. After he had voted
with the Democrats. in that instance the
ether Populists in the joint meeting
laid down the law TO him and he stood
W TO the mark thereafter
sim dorsey viii have the opposition OF
Jim Burton who carries the Democracy
Dorsey yesterday went to MI Burton
aid asked his support in his candidacy
for~register Of deeds. Mr. Burton replied
that Il he were nominated he would sup
port him. but that he would fight him
before the convention.
When Judge Sankey was asked yester-
day by a reporter for the Eagle what
he thought about the division of the
Offices arranged by the joint conference
committee he said.
Il think there is no doubt that the
For ulists VIII name the candidate for
rcsister Of deeds and that they viii
name an old soldier
jim Dorsey stated last night 70 a re-
porter for the Eagle.
am going TO st the nomination. If
there Is soins 10 be a general smash-up
OF The fusion arrangement as made by
the joint committees am In favor OF
holding joint conv ention and having a
free-for-au fight I am willing u take
my chances in joint convention. IN
order that a ioint convention might be
held I had il arranged that both the
Democrats and Populist conventions
should have the same number OF dele
gates. The only way in which I would
favor Joint convention would Be 70
haze an equal number Of delegates
allowed To each party The plan O. fusion
/ would have offered to the Popelists
would have been 20 allow them 70 name
al the candidates except the candidates
for county surveyor register Of deeds
and sheriff. would not be surprised
now II the Popui.sts would nominate a
Democrat for sheriff
However the conventions in the past
have always accepted the conference re-
port and I think they VIII this tine.
It IS not probable that the Fopuiists
would consent 10 a Joint convention On
the basis proposed by AIr. Dorsey, for
thes claim 60 have more voters il the
county than the Democrats ard they
would want the proporuonate power
James Burton stated thas 50 lar as he
is concerned. he woal6 not care II the
Popuiists named the whole ticket
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