Show JERRY SIMPSONS DISTRICT Hope of Tuslonlsts in Big Seventh in Kansas Shattered Great Bend Kans April lShe hope of the Fuslonlsts In the Big Seventh Sev-enth Congressional district have been shattered bsr the action of the Democratic Dem-ocratic and Populist Congressional conventions con-ventions Both conventions adjourned at llr0 this Wednesday morning after af-ter rival candidates had been named The Democratic convention nominated Claude Duval of Hutchison a well known commercial traveling man The Populists nominated I P Campbell of Wichita This action was taken after both conventions had appointed conference con-ference committees and theso committee commit-tee had failed to agree upon the terms for fusion 35xCongressman Jerry Simpson was not 0 candidate for the nomination His political 1 associates were active workers in behalf of Duval as 0 fusion candidate with an understanding that Duval should have the Populist support sup-port and that In return the Democratic vote In the next Legislature should bo east for Simpson for United States Senator The Populist convention empowered its executive committee to effect 0 fusion fu-sion later with the consent of the conventions con-ventions candidate and upon this acton ac-ton some hope of fusion Is still based |