The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
NO TICKET NOW.
Peoples Party Adjourns With
out Making Nominations.
VIII Await the Pleasure of
Democrats.
QUESTION OF CONTROL.
If Bryanites Are in Ascendaney
There Will Be Fusion.
Kansas POpulists Favor Can.
didacy of w. r.. Hearst.
Delegates to National COnVen-
tiOn Are Chosen.

BY vote of sos to 11s the Peoples
party state convention voted against
putting a straight ticket in the field
at present. BY q vote of 251 to 15s il
decided to make no nominations
whatever at present, but to adjourn
and meet again at the time Of the
Democratic nominating convention on
August 3.
Whether fusion will be effected az
that time depends on the action Of tha
Democratic national convention on
July 6 and the attitude of the two
parties when the state conventions as
semble in August If the Byran Dem<
Ocrats control the Democratic nations
al convention the Populists viii favor
fusion If the eastern Democrats con-
troll there viii still be a possibility bus
not a probability of fusion
There was no bolt from the convene
ton as was threatened, but John Mol
lison of Smith county warned the fu~
slonists that his delegation would
walk out If a partial ticket were NOM
mated and left for the Democrats to
fill the vacancies. He said his crowd
would remain il an adjournment was
taken until August, in the hope that
straight ticket would be nominated
at that time. The Smith county dele
cation said that it would nominate
I
/ ty delegates had to do IT alone 1t ta
alleged by the fusionists that arrange
ments have already been made with
some of the Republicans to get Such
a ticket on the official ballot
The convention elected little mat
\ ter of SO delegates to the national
! convention of the Peoples party to be
/ held at Springfield, No, on July T.
This and the adoption of some resoIu-
/ tions was about all the business the
convention transacted
! Among the resolutions was one Civ
ing the Democrats TO understand that
the FPooulists of Kansas are in favor
! of w. r.. Hearst for president Ihis
! was promulgated by W. j. BabD,
! chairman of the state committee, In
| the hope that it might influences the
/ Democrats to nominate Hearst. There
! was some opposition to II on the uoOr
1 of the convention, but it was adopted
The big fight was over the PROPOSE
| ton to go it alone or consider q prop
| osition to unite with the Democrats.
| The fight came up over the report q
| the committee on rules and order OF
| business The committee report pro-
! vfded for the election of delegates TO
I the national convention the selection
! of a new state committee, and the
/ nomination of candidates for two JUS
I tices of the supreme court governor,
i state treasurer, superintendent Of in
| surance, and two railroad commits
/ David Rftchie. of Saline, immedi-
4 ately moved as an amendment to the
report that the convention simply
| elect delegates to the national cOnven-
ton and then adjourn to August 8.
David Babb. of Clay. presented
| minority report recommending tbs
| nomination of an entire straight Pop
| ulist ticket
! The fusionists in the convention
| united against Babb's minority report.
| but they were divided between the
majority report and Ritchie's prOpo-
| sition- The minority report was voted
II down by a vote of 303 to 11S-
! It was urged IN favor of Ritchie 8
/ proposition that the Populists did not
| know what the Democrats might do
/ in their national convention. and If
/ the eastern wing control the Populists
| will not want to fuse. Those in favor
I Of nominating partial ticket replied
! that if such were the case they could
I fiji in their own vacancies and so it.
alone anyway. Ritchie's amendment
was finally adopted.
Straight Out Vote
i The vote on the proposition to nominate
a straight POpulist ticket by counties was