The Iola register., 1902-08-08
THE FUSION NOMINATIONS
Democrats and Populist Meet at
Humboldt Adopt Platform and
Nominate Candidates

DO'hOOi" "tS ouu OpullSb assembled In
Humboldt and after series of con-
vening and adjourning which half of
the delegates themselves didn't under
stand succeeded lin dividing up the
offices and placing a ticket in the field.
1t will belheaded Democratic of course
and in filing the nominations the rule
adopted by the Democratic and Popu-
list state conventions will be followed.
The forenoon was devoted TO tenn
porary organization, appointment of
committees on Credentials, order of
business and other preliminary work.
Nels Acers was chairman for the
Democrats and Mr.. Gray secretary.
Chris Ritter chairman for the Popu
list and Charlie Eastwood secretary.
This was done in separate conven-
tions. The Democrats met In Ger
mania Hall and the Populists did
their work in the band room on the
west side of square. There we're los
delegates in each convention. The
Populists appointed committee to
confer with the Democrats and ar
range division of the offices and a
plan for q joint convection in the after
noon. The Democrats appointed a
committee on rules and regulations
but nothing was said about the divi-
sion of the Offices. On this committee
were Harry Thompson, Geo. Fergu-
son, Zigler, w. j. Price and Charlie
Hess. When this committee found
that the Populists had appointed a
conference committee they assumed
the same.authority for the Democrats
The two committees decided to allow
the Democrats the sheriff, .county at
toraey, county superintendent, county
treasurer, coroner, surveyor,and com
missioner of the third district. To the
Populists they gave the district clerk,
representative county .clerk, register
of deeds, probate Judge and commits
sioner of the first district
The two conventions met separately
after dinner and the Populists accept
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without a question, made the Temporal
ry organization permanent and adopt
ed their platform. The Democrats
made their organization permanent
and accepted the report of the COM
mittees on credentials and resolutions
but when the report of the committee
on rules was presented bitter fight
developed. Some Of the delegates
took exception to the committees as
suming the authority to arrange a
division of the offices and said that
that should be left to the joint conven-
ton. j. B. Goshorn thought that the
district clerk should have been given
to the Democrats and he and Will
Thompson led fight on that part Of
the report. After considerable flibus-
tering which finally ended in roll
call the report was adopted II to %.
The fight seemed to be largely between
rival factions of the lola delegations
and the side headed by Harry lThomp-
son and Geo. Ferguson had it all their
way on the final roll call.
The Democrats then sent commit
tee to the Populists to ask them TO meet
in joint convention and both parties
assembled in Germania Hall. Nels
Acres was made chairman and Charlie
Eastwood secretary. Each party eau
cused on the names they wished to
present for candidates for their part
of the ticket and the joint convention
ratified the action of the caucuses.
They then adjourned and again met in |
separate convention and ratified the
action of the joint convention.
The Populist caucus was short and |
had nothing to mar the harmony The |
men were selected by acclamatior as
fast as they could be put before the |
house and the vote taken. The Demo-
Gratis had little more trouble. When
they came to treasurer Mendell of
Moran was nominated. He informed |
the convention that he had business
which he wouldn't trade for twenty
county treasurer Offices. Warner of
Moran was then nominated He said
that he was unlike Mr.. Mendell in that
he didn't have business of that kind
and he would like very much to be
county treasurer but nevertheless he
would not accept the nomination. This
of course was plain admission that
he knew the nominee could not be
elected and it threw a damper on
things. An attempt was made to find
some one else and finally Harry
Thompson moved to pass the nomina-
tion and leave it blank but it was de-
feated. 1t was evident that no one
there would have it so the name of
Miss Vide Fetherngill was placed be-
fore the caucus and went through.