The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-26
BRYAN WOULD
NOT ACCEPT
FusiOnists of Nebraska Nominate
Thompson For Governor.
PAINTER URGES HARMONY
WIN. j. DECLINED POPULIST
NOhIINATION-HAD REASONS.

n RAND ISLAND, Neb., June 25.-
II After twenty-four hours Of almost
continuous session. the Demo
cratic and Populist state conventions
completed a fusion ticket at o'clock
today, with a Democrat at it's head.
Five places on the ticket were allotted
to the Populists and three TO the Dem
ocrats.
The ticket follows:
Governor-W. II. Thompson, Hall
county. Democrat.
Lieutenant GOvernOr-E. A. Gilbert,
York county. POpulist
State AuditOr-Charles Q. De France,
Jefferson county, Populist-
State Treasurer. n. Lyman, Ad-
ans county. POpulist
Attorney General. H Brady, Lam
caster county Democrat.
Commissioner Of Public Lands and
Buildings. c. Brennan, Douglass
county, Democrat.
superintendent Of Schools-Claude
Smith, Dawson county, POpulist.
Though the contest over the head Of
the ticket was spirited, stubborn and
at times almost bitter, in the end the
utmost harmony apparently prevailed.
Five different men received the unan-
imous nomination of one or other of the
conventions before both bodies finally
agreed on one man. After adjournment
William J. Bryan expressed himself
pleased with the successful accomplish
ment of fusion, saying he would lend
his entire support to the ticket.
The nomination Of Thompson by the
Populists came on the tenth ballot
when he received two-thiPds of the
votes cast. Elk Governor Pointer moved
TO make the nomination unanimous,
and the motion prevailed. Thompson
had already been nominated by the
Democrats. Conference committees at
once got to work on the rest of the
ticket The POpulists were given their
first choice Of the remainder Of the
candidates. At 7 o'clock the fusion
conventions adjourned for breakfast
without having secured a nomination
for governor. and with the prospects
for fusion still in doubt.
Each Of the conventions had selected
a nominee for governor during the
night, the POpulists naming NJ. F. Har-
ringtOn Of Holt county, and the Demo
Gratis c. j. SIhyth of Omaha. Both con-
ventiOns began to ballot on these names
and entered into a deadlock, which
lasted until o'clock this morning.
At that hour William J. Bryan was
nominated by the PopUlists 0y accla-
nation, and the Democratic convention
notified Smyth appeared before the
Democratic convention and announced
that fusion with himself as a nominee
seemed impossible, and offered to with
draw. At the same time Mr.. Harring-
ton announced his withdrawal. Mr..
Bryan thanked the convention for the
honor, but said he could not accept
tn nomination, for reasons already IA
miliar to the public. He made a plea
for harmony and for fusion. After dis
cussing a lOde Of procedure. a new
ballot was ordered. Five out of six
counties called cast their vote for Har-
rington, the POpulist choice, waen Har-
ringtOn withdrew and asked the con-
vention to nominate w. II. Thompson.
The suggestion was acted upon with
unanimous consent, and Thompson was
borne to the platform on the shoulders
Of a number Of delegates.
The Democratic convention adjourned
for breakfast. This action was made
known to the POpuIist convention,
which took a recess. The POnulists re-
convened at 9 o'clock, and the first bal
lot taken resulted in the nomination of
General D. H. Barry The DemOcra tic
convention was notified Of this action
at once. and the two bodies were soon
again in deadlock, balloting on Thomp-
son and Barry.