Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-06-25
FUSION IN
. NEBRASKA
This Forenoon tho popuIist and the Demo-
cratic Conventions at Grand Island
Were Still in Deadlock.
COLONEL BRYAN DECLINES
He Was Offered tho Nomination for Governor But Said
No Could Not Accept tho hunor-Ths Democrats
Nominated W. ". Thompson and the Popu-
lists General p H. Barry.

Grand Island, Neb.. June 25.-At Z
o'clock this morning the fusion conven-
tions adjourned for breakfast without
having secured y nomination for gov
ernor. each of The conventions had
selected nominee for governor dur
ing the night, the Populists naming NJ
+. Harrington, of Holt county, and the
Democrats selected G. j. Smyth Of
Omaha. Both the conventions began
to ballot for these names and entered
into a deadlock, which lasted until 5
o'clock this morning. At that hour,
VIM. J. Bryan was nominated by the
Populists by reclamation, and the
Democratic convention was notified of
it. Smyth offered to withdraw and
Harrington announced his withdrawal
Bryan thanked the convention for the
honor, but said he could not accept the
nomination for reasons already famil-
lar to the public. He made a plea for
harmony and fusion. After discussing
the mode of procedure a new ballot
was ordered. Five out of the six coun
ties called cast their vote for Harring-
ton, the Populist choice, when Har-
rington withdrew, and asked the con-
vention to nominate w. H. Thompson.
The suggestion was acted upon with
unanimous consent and Thompson was
borne to the platform on the shoulders
of the delegates. The Democratic con-
vention then adjourned for breakfast
This action was made known to the
Populist convention which then took
the seventh ballot, Thompson leading
with 2S4 votes A recess until o'clock
was then taken. The Populists recon-
vened at o'clock and the first ballot
taken resulted in the nomination OF
General p. H. Barry. The Democrat
ic convention was notified OF this ac-
ton and the two bodies were soon In
deadlock. balloting for Thompson and
Barry.
FUSION ACCOMPLISHED.
Grand Island, Neb. June 25-Fusion
was accomplished by the Democratic
and Populist state conventions today
when both bodies unanimously nomi-
mated w. H. Thompson of Grand IS
land. a Democrat for governor. lHe
nomination of Thompson by the Popu-
lists came on the tenth ballot, Wnen ne
received two-thirds of the votes cast
Ex.Governor Pointer moved to make |
the nomination unanimous ana tne
motion prevailed. Thompson alfeaay
had been nominated by the Democrats
and the action of the Populist conVen-
t,on completed the nomination. a con
sara,ce committee at once got to work
on the rest of the ticket. The Populsts
were given their first choice OF the re-
rna,nder of the candidates.
w. H. THOMPSON THE NOMINEE.
Grand Island, Neb., June 25'-At II
o,o1ock both conventions nominated W.
r.. Thompson of Grand Island, Tor gov
ernor.
For superintendent of public instruc-
+;on Claude Smith, Populist; treasur-
or. DR.. ]. P. Lyman, Populist
Eor auditor of public accounts,
charles @. DeFrance. Populist' OF LIN
coin.
Little has been said about the pat
forms, but 1t is known that a feature
will be the planks against corporations
and against the present state admins
tration. On the national issues, Cupa
and the Philippines and the trusts VIII
receive attention, but the question OF
indorsing the Kansas City platform IS
,,,+ ho;npr discussed.
THE NOMINEE6$
Grand Island, Neb., June 2S.-hieu-
tenant governor, e. A. Gilbert, Popu-
list Of York. Secretary Of state, J. II.
Powers, Populist, Of Hitchcock. Attor-
ney general, J. H. Broody, Democrat
Of Lincoln. Commissioner of public
lands and buildings, James G. Bren-
nan Democrat, of Omaha.