The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-29

fusion With the Peoples party. The oppositiof
10 iusion is very marked and Miss Willard is to
nlgnt apparently alone in advocacy of it. The
leaders OF both factions appear united on tn.
surface in antagonism to the proposition
Ex-Governor John P. st. John, of Kansas will
preside tomorrow. A. F. Wolfenberger, of Ne.
Draska, will be secretary and A. A. Stevens O,
froiessor Dickie will probably be permanent
chairman. Walter Hill. of Georgia; Joshua
Ieverlng, OF Maryland; Colonel Balm of Ken.
tucky; John w. Russell, of Detroit, and A. A.
stevens, OF Pennsylvania, are suggested as good
vice presidential timber
Music hall, in which the convention will be
held, Is the place in which Hancock was uomi.
Ha.ea TOT the presidency, and has seating
capacity OF nearly 5000. The building is decor
ated with bunting, fiags aud the coats. of-arms
OF the various states, inscriptions suitable to q
ffonioitlon convention, and a few not compii-
mentary to the leading political parties Some
OF the Southern states will not be represented.
1enerai bidwell Is the presidential choice of
the leaders, who are putting him forward to
oppose Demorest The principal point urged in
1avor OF the latter seems to be that he will SUBJ
scribe literally to the campaign. But the
leaders want man who will take wei. as a
speaker, and they say if Demorest is nomir .ted
IL Will be necessary to send him away until tho
campaign is over. He cannot make speeches or
be interviewed
sensation was created in the beer and music
halls in Over the Rhine last night nv visits
from Ex-Governor st. John, of Kansas, his wife,
hev. NJ T. Lockwood, Mrs Helen NJ Cougar
and other prominent Prohibitionists They saw
the actual workings Of these places, but made
no attempt at missionary work among them
MISS Willard announced that she will use
every endeayor to have the convention sdont a
resolution pledging the party to withdraw its
presidential candidate il the Peoples party con-
ventfon at Omaha put up a man satisfac-
tory to the national Prohibition committee. and
that that committee be vested with discretionary
power in the matter. She VIII also ask to have
the name OF Prohibition party changed to the
Home Protection party. Miss WiIlard's idea in
case OF fusion, is for the party to maintain it's
organization and fight out the campaign on its
own lines She has little hope of suecess how
ever, as there Is strong opposition to fusion.
some OF the opponents going SO far as to call
her prohibition mugwump" Mrs. Cruger
says fuson with the Peoples party would be
as unwise IS with either of the old parties as it
Is whisky party as much as the Others while
their financial policy, even IL they should adont
prohibition and woman suffrage would drive
the financiers out of the Prohibition ranks.
General Bidweli, in reply to kilograms, said
he would not withdraw if nominated, unless so
instructed by Chairman Dickie St John Dr
Funk or Miss Willard This pieases the anti
fusionists, as Dickie and st. John oppose fusion.
Rev. Sam Small is here urging Walter B. Hill, of
Georgia. for vice president, to oppose Tom Wat
son, the Peoples party man.
The color line has caused considerable excite.
men;. At the Gibson house several colored
delegates were not allowed to eat with whites
The chairman of the North Caroliaa delegation
declared that If necessary all the members of
the delegation would remove from the hotel at
Bidwell seems to have a clear field for tbe
presidency. Nevertheless. the Illinois neonIe
decided tonight to present the name of judge
David Mccullough, of Peoria, for president
Samuel Small will probably be named by the
Georgia delegation for vice president although
he is urging Walter b. Hill, of Georgia, for that
place.