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122 R. M. Veatch, democrat; congressman, second district, C. M. Donaldson, silver republican; secretary of state, H. R. Kincaid, silver republican; state treasurer, J. 0. Booth, democrat; superintendent of public instruction, H. S. Lyman, silver republican; attorney-general, J. L. Story, people's party; supreme judge, William M. Ramsay, democrat; state printer, Charles A. Fitch, people's party. This fusion ticket was opposed by the middle-of-the-roaders, as they were called the out-and-out populists and they put forward a state ticket headed by John C. Luce and adopted both the Omaha and Saint Louis platforms.

At this election Thomas H. Tongue, republican, was re-elected congressman from the first district over R. M. Veatch, fusing democrat; and M. A. Moody in the second district over C. M. Donaldson, fusing silver republican; T. T. Geer, republican, governor; F. I. Dunbar, republican, secretary of state; Charles S. Moore, republican, state treasurer; W. H. Leeds, republican, state printer; D. R. N. Blackburn, republican, attorney-general; J. H. Ackerman, republican, superintendent of public instruction; F. A. Moore, republican, re-elected supreme judge.

A session of the legislature called by the governor in the fall of this year organized by electing Joseph Simon President of the Senate and E. V. Carter Speaker of the House, and elected Joseph Simon United States Senator to fill the four years and five months of the term following the expiration of the term of John H. Mitchell.

The regular session in January, 1899, continued the officers of the special session, except that T. C. Taylor became president of the senate.