Show THE LIBERALS WILL NOT FUSE Last Nights Conference Fails A County lass ITIcctlntr Called Three members of the County Liberal Committee met last evening with the County Democratic Committee at the law office of Sheeks Rawlins for the purpose of conferring as to the feasibility of holding separate nominating conventions conven-tions and then fusing on a consolidated ticket tckpt Mr Bamberger chairman of the subcommittee sub-committee appointed to invite the members mem-bers of the county committees of tho Liberal and Republican parties to a conference con-ference for the purpose as above stated made a report of the committee labors The subcommittee had the invitation to tho Liberal and Republican committees of this county and also to like committees in Summit county From Summit no word had been received a communication communica-tion from 0 J Holster notified the committee that the Republican Committee tee declined the invitation The Liberals Liber-als had accepted and were represented at the meeting by three members Messrs Henry W Lawrence Harry Haines and Win G Mills Mr Lawrence said that after talking with several prominent citizens he felt as though it would not he good policy to run a fusion ticket except under the direction di-rection of the Liberals He was sorry that something could not be done to consolidate con-solidate the entire Gentile vote against the ruling power in the territory and i there is any way in which we could work jointly would he glad to do so He saw no objection to the Democrats and Republicans Re-publicans uniting as Liberals I these two parties were prepared to split up he could see no reason why they should not When there are people enough of 1 parties it will be well enough to divide The question was asked Mr Lawrence since there are a large number of Democrats Demo-crats who do not care t vote the Liberal ticket unless the Democrats shall be allowed al-lowed the privilege of nominating the Democrats to go on the ticket if it was desirable to conciliate such Democrats that a united and solid vote might be polled To this neither Mr Lawrence or Mills could see any objection but they did not feel disposed toact in fact felt without authority to act to bring about n fusion ticket After some further talk the Liberal Committee withdrew thanking the Democratic Dem-ocratic Committee for the courtesy extended ex-tended The Democratic Committee then decided de-cided t call a mass convention for the dual of electing new purpose electng a county committee and deciding upon sui h action as the convention may deem best regarding I regard-ing the nominations of Democrats for the August election II |