Show FUSION IV NEBRASKA democrats populists lists and silver ito ec Public publicans ans noma name one ticket omaha neb aug 23 nebraska democrats populists lists and silver republicans public ans met lo in this city today and fused on nominations for judge of the supreme court and two members ot of the board of regents of the state university former gov silas A no holcomb iccomb N was as nominated for S u r remo justice by the Po pullets and ind endorsed indorsed Indor orbed sed by the other two conventions though not without a fight in the democratic gathering allcie there was strong opposition to him emanating from douglas county this opposition centered on former united states senator W V allen alien who could have had a majority of the ballots in the convention but he pushed the pi offered honor alde a and supported his friend holcomb allen alien vios vas was chairman of tile resolutions committee to rice in the populist convent convention lon and william villiam J ji bryan brya n wea s a delegate to the dr democratic t g gathea it I 1 ing ng mr B bryan y III dictated I 1 tito the elio platform of the democratic convention this document declared axed uncompromisingly for free coinage of r at the ratio or of III 16 to 1 and indorses endorses Indor ses bodily the chicago platform of 1893 1896 tile the platform of the populist convention contention indorsed endorsed Indor sed tile the platform of the populist national convention of 0 IG and in addition contained planks denouncing the policy of the administration in the philippines the platform of the silver republicans was much the same and contained in addition a strong plank declaring against again T t the use of railroad passes by public ic officials this pass revolution resolution vlas adopted by the th populist convention wilho without t dissent but stirred up a great com commotion aion among the democrats many 0 of whom fought it tooth and nail and fo for r a time lime the gathering was resolved into I 1 to a seen 0 of gleat disorder finally the matter was put to a vote and the resolution declared passed although not over EL a don delegates voted on either side bide sir mr bryan addressed all three conventions vent ions and was emphatic in his denunciation nun nuncia clation tion of the adminis UAL ions polley policy in tho the philippines ile he also alao spoke vigorously in support of the free coinage of silver declaring it to be the main issue now before the public lie ile denounced trusts trust in strong terms term 8 and criticized the administration for d doing 0 ing nothing to regulate them lie iio was vas we well 11 received with great enthusiasm for regents of the state universo un university ivers alty the conventions conven tlona nominated edson rich of omaha and J L teeters of lincoln the nami names going through without NIt hout any opposition |