Show dublon conference THREE committees IN NEBRASKA HOLD IN LINCOLN lincoln neb jan 4 A meeting of alit populist state central committee was held tonight preliminary to sessions tomorrow ot the three committees which constitute the fusion party in nebraska at midnight the committee went into executive session and tace announcement was made that nothing would be done until tomorrow looking to fusion next year at the same time a conference attended by W J bryan was held by populist national committeemen from western states including robb f iowa edmiston ot nebraska roselle of missouri and patterson of colorado as well as representatives of the party from wyoming and oklahoma one of the populist leaders said the purpose of the conference was to learn the feeling in the west on the question of fusion next year with the democratic national ticket he could not he said speak of the as a whole but the sentiment in the west seemed favorable to fusion and to col W J bryan as a nominee ot both parties A question informally discussed was a new chairman of the populist national committee and a movement was said to be under way to push J H edmiston of nebraska for the place mr bryan was active in the conference chairman marion butler has not yet arrived |