The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-04-23
FUSION ACCOMPLISHED.
Silver and Democratic Alliance at
Central Committee Meetings.

State Central Committees Of the Demo
cratic and Silver parties in Reno last
Tuesday, as reported in the Journal, as
sumed almost the proportions of a con-
vention. Harmony" was the keynote
and Victory" the watchword of both
parties.
Both committees met in Investment
Hall in separate rooms and conducted
their proceedings as distinct organiza-
tons.
Chairman @. II. Stoddard called the
Democratic meeting to order, and stated
the objects to be the calling Of a Con-
vention, selecting delegates to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention at st.
Louis, and arranging for an equitable
Fusion with the Silver party.
After some discussion it was decided
not to call a Convention for the selec-
ton Of National Delegates, and that the
Central Committees name the delegates
as had been the mode Of procedure in
the past.
Terms on Which Fusion Was Made.
A committee to confer with the Silver
party was appointed and after atwenty-
minute session returned and reported
that a Fusion could be accomplished on
the following terms: The Democrats to
be accorded four delegates and four
a~lternates and the Silver party two
delegates and two alternates to the Ma
tional Convention, said delegates to go
uninstructed. The State Conventions
to be held at Winnemucca on August
20 and to consist of an equal number in
each. The report Of the committee was
adopted. At this %juncture a committee
appeared from the Silver party an.
nouncing a similar action on the part
of that body. Fusion assured, the
meeting took up the nomination of dele.
gates to the National Convention and
the following were elected
Delegates-Joseph r. Ryan of Storey,
George B. Russell of Elko, Peter @.
Weber of White Pine, Francis G. New
lands of Washoe. Alternates-John
McGrath of Storey, Sol Hip of White
Pine, E. W. Clarke of Lincoln, F. S.
White Of Washoe.
The matter of apportioning the dele
gates to the State Convention was de-
cided on the vote for Sweeney for At
torney General at the last election,
6268, ON a basis of one delegate for each
go votes cast in the several counties.
A message from the Silver party an
nounced the election of delegates and
a~lternates. and that it was ready to
meet with the Democrats to ratify the
separate actions of the two Central
Committees.
After a joint ratification Of the pro-
ceedings so far had, a motion was made
that the chairman and secretary of the
Democratic committee be authorized to
fix the date for holding primaries. In
those counties where no County Commit
tee exists the resident members of the
State Central Committee shall appoint
the delegates to the State Convention.
Resolution Commenting Hearst.
A resolution specifically endorsing
the candidacy of William R. Hearst for
the Presidency was submitted by James
G. Sweeney. 1t Immediately met with
opposition, being construed as a tanta-
mount instruction to the delegates to
the National Convention, and as OPP
posed to the terms upon which Fusion
had been consummated. After discus
sion it was adopted by eliminating all
reference to Mr.. Hearst's candidacy and
commanding his work in the interest of
labor and humanity. Following is the
resolution as adopted
"We hereby express our appreciation
of and admiration for the candidate OF
our choice in the two last memorable
campaigns. the Hon. William j. Bryan.
1--WE favor and endorse the eternal
principles of the Democratic party as
enunoiated in the Chicago and Kansas
City platforms and announce our I'M
shaken confidence in the present Ma.
tional organization of the Democratic
party. To the end that those princi.
pies may be perpetuated. we favor for
the Presidency of the United States q
man whose belief in them is above
suspicion and whose fight in their be.
half has been made without fear or
faltering.
1--WE commend the attitude Of Will.
lam Randolph Hearst on all public
questions and in this crisis, when the
law.defying Trusts, through the Bene.
dict Arnolds of 1896 and 1900 are at
tempting to control and reorganize the
Democratic party. we commend him
as a champion of true Democracy and
wish him God speed in his noble work"