The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-24

Democrats. The Democratic state central
committee sitting as an adjourned ses-
sion Of the state convention will endorse
the Populist nominations, and an effort
will be made to break down the anti
fusion law in the supreme court, and
have both tickets placed on the official
ballot as heretofore.
w J. Babb, the leader of the extreme
middle-of-t -the-road Populists. said after
the Democratic convention was over
Considerable progress has been made
by the Democrats and I think it ex-
tremely probable that the Populists will
agree to the Democratic nominations.
It looks to me now as though the two
parties viii get together
Taylor Riddle, the Populist who pro-
posed that the Populists should capture
the Democratic party bodily. made this
statement:
I would not want to say positively
that the Populist convention will en-
dorse the Democratic action, because
when anybody makes a positive state
ment like that -POpuliSt convention is
likely to turn around and do exactly the
opposite. But if nothing happens to
make the Populists mad I believe they
will get together with the Democrats
In case the supreme court uphOldS the
anti-fusion law, each party viii be left
with a part Of the ticket. The Demo-
Gratis tried to arrange for this con-
tingency by alternating the ticket as
much as possible At the top of the
ticket the Democrats will have the asso-
ciate justice for the six-year term, then
the Populists viii have the four-year
term, the Democrats will have a six
year term, then the POpulists will have
two Six-year terms. From governor
down, the ticket will alternate this way:
Democratic governor POpulist heuten-
ant governor, Democratic secretary of
state, POpulist state treasurer, Demo-
cratic auditor, who is really a POpulist
>Populist attorney general Democratic
superintendent of public instruction,
POpulist superintendent of insurance,
Populist gressman-at-large
The Democratic party seems to be a
party of paradoxes. It reversed itself
several times in the Wichita convention
It howled down the proposition to ad-
lOurn the convention to meet in fTopeka
and ended by doing that very thing
1t applauded David OVermyer when ne
rose to speak. and it was apparent that
he was the idol of the convention. but
in five minutes the idol was overturned
and it yelled down his proposition for
recess Now it has made a fusion pro
position to the Populists, and at the
same time it placed the party machine
ry in the hands of the Orr-Fike Mur-
ply crowd, which has always fought
fusion. Did anyone ever hear of the
like
The election Of Hugh Farrelly as state
chairman and Of General Charles Nc
Crum as state secretary was a distinct
victory for the anti-fusiOn crowd. E z
Murphy declared after the convention
that his only interest in the convention
was to turn down Mack Love as chair
man and elect FarrelIy, FarreHy receiv-
ed q clear majority in the state central
committee. He received % votes, while
Love and George Pitts, of Wellington.
the other candidates, received only nine
each. For secretary of the state com
mittee McCrum received 26 votes and
W. H. L. Pepperell, VINO has been secre-
tary for many years and wanted re-
election, received only Is votes. Frank
Thomas, of Topeka was unanimously
reelected treasurer of the state com
mittee
Murphy openly declares that the next
move of his crowd viii be to turn down
J. G. johnson for national committee
man, and to elect John Atwood. of
Leavenworth, in his place.
One of the most remarka bic things
about the Wichita convention was the
fight against resubmission as an issue