The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-27
FUSION Is HOPELESS
Democrats and PopuIiSts Fail
Entirly to Unite
OVERMEYER F0RGOVERNOR
He viii be Nominated as a
Sop TO the PopuIiStS.
]VERMEYER F0RGOVERNOR

Topeka. Kan, March 26.-Fusion in
Kansas is dead. After holding separate
and Joint conferences for nearly eight
hours in the Throop hotel yesterday, the
Democratic and Populist state committees
failed to reach an agreement. The Demo
Gratis fatty refused TO accede to the re-
quest that they postpone their convention
from May % until some time after Juno
Is, so that a joint convention might be
held When the Populist committee was
notified of its action. 1t at once called the
PopuHst state convention for June "a the
place to be determined upon later. The
result is that there viii be a three-cor-
nered fight in the state this year between
republican, Democratic and Populist par
ties.
The attitude of the Democrats yesterday
to the Populists was uncompromising.
They bluntly told them that they would
not consent to a change of date and did
not care whether the Populists held
convention ct the same time or not; that
they would come in and be swallowed
or stay out. Il WAS stated the Demo-
Gratis intended to place a Democratic
ticket in the field on a Democratic plat
form and that they were confident the
great majority Of the Populists would
support the ticket rather tran try to boil
ster UP political corpse with their votes.
It seems to be the intention of the Dem
ocrats TO go bacq to old principles and
pass over as forgotten history the era Of
Bryan Democracy and Bryan principles.
Many Of the Democrats are outspolIen in
the belief that the Cleveland Gorman-HIiIl
wing viii control the next national con
vention and they do not see any reason OF
sense in Kansas Democrats lining up OF
what surely Will be the losing side. For
/ this reason they did not care to make any
! concessions to the Populsts which might
be embarrassing two years from now and
/ chose rather TO take the chance of secur-
! ing the support merely Of the Populists
/ imbued with Democratic odcas rather
than putting up candidates and plat
form which. while it might piacate the
majority Of the Populists for the time
being. would brand Kansas Democrats as
having L,ryanistic. POpulistic tendencies
AS a sop to the Populists. however it IS
probable that the Democrats will not
adopt a radical gold bug platform. The
| general sentiment also appears 70 be
that It would be the wise thing to offer
the nomination for governor to David
Overmyer who is more popular with the
/ Populists than any other Democrat in the
state. The boom for Mayor Craddock OF
/ Kansas City for the gubernatorial nom
nation met with Sudden death yester-
day and probably VIII not be revived
His Second district friends are of the
opinion that it will be better to run him
for congress against Congressman Bow
ersock. Overmyer cid not attend the con
ference yesterday. He found out very ear
" that the Democratic committee would
not consider for a moment his PROPOSE
ton to postpone the convention and he
refused to take a hand in dealing the
knock out blow to the Populists.
The action of the Democratic committee
will without doubt cause the political
death Of Chairman 2. r. RidgeIv. secre-
tary John Curran and others Of the
Populist state committee. who were active
in calling the conference of the two COM
mittees in practical defiance 10 the wish
es Of the Populist delegate conference held
here last February The radical Populists
VIII consider that they acted without due
authority and it is asserted viii drum
them out of the party. while they viii be
permitted only 70 take seats in the very
extreme rear Of the Democratic party.
When the Populist committee met at II
o'clock Yesterday morning at the Throop.
Il adopted a resolution declaring It the
sense of the committee that the Populist
state convention be held some time after
{
i>/convention be postponed and held at
the same time and place This PROPOSE
ton was communicated TO the Democratic
committee which promptly rejected IT.
A conference Of the two committees
was held Immediately after noon when
the Democrats proceeded to explain 70 the
Populists their reaeons for declining 70
postpone their convention. 7. G. John
son. chairman of the Democratic national
executive committee. opened proceedings
With a diplomatic speech TO the erect
that the Democrats would he willing 70
postpone their convention if tho Populists
were able 70 show any overwhelming reas-
on why 1T should be. T. r. Murphy Of
I.eavenworth however voiced the senti-
ments Of the Democrats when he said:
IF We should POSTPONE the Democrat tic
convention Fl would give the Republicans
q club To defeat rs with It would make
Us the laughing stock Of the country. The
proposition is unfair and unjust POpu-
lists have had since February I u decide
whether they wished - come into the
Democratic parity and they ought 20 have
made un their minds long aso. They.
have now sixty dsvs in which 70 find out
Whist ,hey desire In do. II the Populists
had asked this poStponemcut at The
time the committee met 70 ser he date it
would have been asree5 to hot the re-
quest cannot now D. granted"
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