The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-04
FUSION TICKET IS
NAMED IN KANSAS
Michigan Democrats Put Ferris
at-Head Test Virginia's
Progress.

.eS N
Topeka. kan, A ug. The demo-
cratic and populist conventions ad-
Journed this morning after effecting
fusion In the state campaign and nom
mating the following Joint ticket.
Governor, David M. Dale, demo-
erat; lieutenant governor, M. A. A.
state John Fl. Gurron, democrat; JUS
tice Of the supreme court, John =.
Little, populist; state n. treasurer,
Thomas M. Dolan, democrat; auditor,
w. III. Mcdonald, populist; super1n-
tendent of public instruction, Martin
r. Howard. democrat; attorney gen
eral, w. w. Wells, populist; superin-
tendent of insurance, John Stowell,
populist; congressmansat large, Frank
Brady, populist; railroad commissions
er, 3. III. Chase, populist.
Less than a. score Of boiling popu-
lists gathered at Representative hall
today to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY Of
placing state ticket in the field. They
said that owing to the smallness Of
the crowd and the lackgof interest It
would seem best to disband, go nome
and allow every man to vote as ne
pleased. This was agreed to and the
gathering adjourned.
Ticket in Michigan.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Aug. 4.-W.
N. Ferris Of Big Rapids was nomin-
ated for governor by, the democratic
state convention. Other nominations:
Lieutenant governor, Hiram B. Hud-
son, Mancelona; secretary OF state,
James r. Balch, Kalamazoo; state
treasurer, Edwin r. Smith, Clinton
county; auditor general, George A.
Curry, Ironwood; superintendent Of
public instruction, John E. Mealley,
Plymouth; land commissioner, Henry
MCCARTHY Newaygo; member Of board
Of education, Fl. Kirk White, Owosso;
presidential electors at large, Thomas
! f. Carroll, Grand Rapids; Gilbert M.
Stark, Charlotte ;; attorney general, It
0. Gaffney, Missaukee county; Judges
| of the supreme court, Allen G. Adsit
Grand Rapids; Clinton Roberts, Flint;
Thomas A. Boyle, Ann Arbor.
The platform adopted endorses the
platform and candidates Of the ma
| tfonal convention recently held at St
Louis 1t favors the nomination OF
all candidates for office by direct vote
Of the people; it recommends a con-
| stitutional amendment providing fol
the election Of state railroad anc
state tax commissioners, by a. di.
favors the election Of United States
senator's by popular vote anc
the adoption Of legislation or con
stitutional amendment to provide reg
:, ulations for transportation Of freigh
i and for fares, on electric and steam
railroads, also to give city and tOWr
authorities power to fix minimum
\ fares on street cars, charges for gas
electric lights and other public utili
1 ties.
i Deadlock on Race Issue.
+ Parkersburg, w. Va, Aug. 4.-Th
dem ocratic state convention was de
9 layed today till almost noon awaiting
the report of the committee on reso
buttons. Chairman Daley had no soon
er finished reading the platform thai
cries were heard, Where is the whit
mans plank %
George Byrne offered an amend
s ment to the unanimous report whic.
) added the white mans plank" tina
had beensso much talked about dur
, ing the week, Aahd Ethe Sanintated dis
{ lowing is the,ya1nek barnentaas
I'VE believe efthaN the destinies G
West Virginia shoxld and must b
shaped and controlled by the, whit
: people Of the state and while we dis
, claim any purpose to do any injus
tice whatever to the negro population
yet we ann ounce without reserve GU
fixed purpose to preserve, in ever
, conservative and constitutional wa.
! the social and political supremacy {
} our own race, believing that by tn
! frank avowal and contamination {
such purpose alone can racial cor
(. tent1on and conflicts be permanent
8 avoided