The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-25
FUSION A FACT.
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ator Harris aided in landing the Popu-
lists in the Democratic party and he
viii not support Harris for reelection
to the senate.
Others do not feel that way towards
Senator Harris, but they do not feel
kindly disposed towards the ticket as
whole.
It was between 10 and IL o'clock last
night before the recommended tons
We're finally made to the Democrats
There was no contest over any of the
nominations except that for state treas
urer. Indeed, it was hard to get nom
inees for some of the Offices. There was
a contest for treasurer because there Is
a good show for electing the nominee
for that place, because of the charges
of dishonesty and defalcation against
the Republican nominee
1t was after midnight before the
Democrats finally returned the ticket
to the Populists to be formally nom
mated by that body, and there We're
only a handful of the delegates left.
The nominations were formally made,
however. and it viii be certified to the
secretary of state as the Populist state
ticket and an endeavor made to have it
placed on the official ballot.
The Democrats held up the ticket till
after midnight purposely so that there
SHOULD be no mistake in the fact that
the Democratic ticket was nominated
first
LATE AFTERNOON SESSION.
a Populist convention always has to
talk Half of the delegates in today's
convention had speeches prepared set
ting forth their ideas on the plan of
fusion, and many of them were not
content until they had made their
speeches. They could not get down to
nominations until those speeches were
gotten rid of and a good share of the
afternoon was taken up debating the
subject until W. f. Rightmire m owed
the previous question
BY that time nobody knew what was
before the house, but it was finally dis
covered that it was a. motion to sus-
pend the rules and hear the report of
the committee on conference. which
regularly came the last thing before
adjournment A half dozen other mo-
tons had been made and lost track Of.
T. L. Bond, of Saline county, chair
man of the conference committee. read
the report of the committee. The re-
port provided that the the Populists
recommend nominees to the Democratic
nominate. Then the Populists should
nominate the same ticket and both be
presented to the secretary Of state for
filing. If the secretary of state refuses.
the case is to be carried into the su-
preme court
Mr.. Bond moved that the report be
| adopted.
s. A. Miller, of Sedgwick. came for
WdEu Win what ne called a minority
report, but 1t wasn't written. He sim
ply moved that the majority report be
turned down. The chair held that this
was not minority report.
Miller then suggested as a minority
report that the Populists proceed to
nominate a ticket and let the Demo-
| Gratis endorse 1t. George w. Hanna of
| Clay and l. P. King of Cowley Joined
/ in the minority report, but they did not
The majority report embodied the
! ideas of Senator Harris.
After numerous speeches were made
pro and con, Belts of Butler brought
/ forth minority report reduced to
writing and Miller authorized him to
substitute it for the report he had
made.
Gender Of Edwards county said he
was the only delegate who had not
[ made a speech and he moved the prev
| iOus question.
A roll call was demanded on the plan
1 Of fusion suggested by Belts, which is
| the zigzag plan-for the Populists to
| nominate under the POpunst name can
| didates for the places left vacant by the
/ Democrats. and the support Of the Pop
ulists be pledged to both tickets
Ihere was great uprOarfOr ten min
! utes before sufficient order was secured
to proceed with the business Of the con-
4 vention.
The roll call resulted in 1879 votes for
| the minority and 1861 against it.
Belts Of Butler, who had been fighting
! the majority report. then capitulated
and moved its adoption.
Brown Of Pratt moved as a substitute
to the majority report that the conveD-
ton proceed to nominate a ticket, but
after considerable uprOar the chair de-
eided the motion out of order, as the
p=vious question on the report had
been adopted.
For the next half hour the convention
did nothing but wrangle Does that
committee intend to make the Populisi
party commit suicide?" demanded q
Shawnee county delegate. There were
/ evidently a considerable number of del
egates who were opposed to the minor
ity report who were also opposed to tht
majority, and it was $50 O'Clock, not
withstanding the ordering of the prev
ious question, before the roll was called
on the majority report. The result was
For the report 4225k
Against the report. .27411
The vote in detail was as follows:
Yer
Counties For. sus
Alen 1890 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -,
ANDERSON 1890. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
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