JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by DrAlan
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.0/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.0/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<div>
<label for="thatsOk">Ok</label>
<select name="thatsOk" id="thatsOk">
<option>x</option>
</select>
<button id="populateOk">Populate</button>
</div>
<div>
<label for="thatsBuggy">Bug</label>
<select name="thatsBuggy" id="thatsBuggy"></select>
<button id="populateBuggy">Populate</button>
</div>
JavaScript
var options = "<option value='1'>Blablablablablablabla</option><option value='2'>Blablablablablablabla</option><option value='3'>Blablablablablablabla</option>";
$("#thatsOk").selectmenu();
$("#thatsBuggy").selectmenu();
$("body").delegate("button", "click", function () {
var $list = $(this).parents('div').find("select");
$list.append(options)
.selectmenu("refresh");
});