The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-22
Democratic State Committee i'm
Favor of Fusion.
FARcicAL MEETING AT TACOMA
Most of the Members Represented by
Proxy, Some Unrepreseuted.
state coavention st North YaktmA sep
teme~r ss-sniveiy Openly Advs-
Gates Fusiea ana L. Chsered-saan-
ders Active Fartieipant.

by proxy" Of the Democratic state COM
mitJee was held here today. W. +. New
combe, Of Dryad, Lewis county, was the
only man present rho is a member OF the
committee and does not draw a large
salary from the government, or is not
hitched up in some manner with the mule
IN this state. Mr.. Nescombe bore has dis
tinetion modestly.
Out tofiwcnty-ssght counties represented.
twenty-five were left 10 the care of proxies.
The balance were state committeeman. OF
the entire list of committeeman. only those
printed in italics were present:
Jacob Antilles. Langley; f. NJ. Baum,
Conconnily. Walter Bowen. Port Town
send; Fred III. Brown, Colfax; Adrian =.
Brown. Pasco; r. r. Burroughs, Ritz
Vile; Louis X. Church. Everett Henry
Drum, Tacoma: Charles DcFraHce, South
BEND; 5. c. Flynn. Spokane. John James
Graves. Waterville; Seymour Jones. Ana
cortes; Henry Keeling. Waua walIa;
Thomas Aaioney, Port Angeles; w. r.
McGerry. Aberdeen: JaEacs H. Ne cflonaid.
Dayton; +. W. ID. Mays. Pomeroy
Charles Miller. Rosiyn: jesse r. Nsrphs.
Olympia; W. 5. Mudd. Cathlamet; w. r.
Necoombe, Dryad; Jackson O'Keeie,
Asotla; Patrick o'kean, Vancouver;
Stephen 0'BrieH. Tacoma; Ira c. Rock
well. Sidney: john ~ Saovey, Golden
dale; J. 4. Sigh, shelton: George Ii.
Stevenson. Cascades; John Il. slater.
CoIvile; j. A. Strong. New Nhatcom;
Wilson Ii. Talbot, Seattle; ]. +. Van
Name. kelso; Samuel Viason. North
Yakima; +. ID. Warbass. Friday Harbor.
Still, under this cloud of proxies pres
ent. those who spoke tried to be cheerful
and hopeful. In the presence of the
cadaver of the late state committee these
Democrats tried 20 rejoice. tried to make
each other believe that the Republican
party in this state is a minority" party,
and that ats 2s. 600 votes can be met with
50. 900 votes of the Opposition"
This mean fusion" III. j. Snively
talked thus. Others took their cue from
him. To overcome the Republican
minority" in this state with tho united
opposition of the opposition. was the
burden of their song. And they spun out
the hope line many thousand fathoms.
saying: There are 5000 voters in this
state as demonstrated by the last presl-
Dental election. who do not believe in
Republican principles. Now let us get to-
gether and meet this Republican vote of
q. .o00 with the votes OF the opposition"
Bringing the matter home to roost, rep
resenIatiyes OF the Democratic county
committee OF Pierce county went into the
committee rooms and advocated fusion In
this county. And the state committee
rather the men in Office and those an xious
to get there. who held the meeting today
by proxy--took kindly TO the scheme. For
instance, TO be exact and particular:
Steve Judson will not run for sheriff in
this county as has been planned. lie will
So eh 80 ataf fs.y Q he. AL
district, and the Populists in that district
expect TO vote largely for him. A. U.
Mills, q Populist, one of the leaders Of the
party in this county. will be nominated
for sheriff, and he will get votes which
would otherwise have gone to Steve Jud-
son.
The following members and proxies
were present:
Chehalis. Eugene France: Clarke. J. W.
Palmer, kalama; Clallam, III. ]. Suiyely:
Columbia, J. H. Mcdonald; Cowiiiz. J. w.
Palmer: Douglas. III. I. Jones. Spokane;
Franklin. v A. Ryan, Tacoma; Island,
George Hazard; Jefferson. Walter Bowen;
King. ]. NJ. Carson; kiickitat, J. W.
Snover, Gogdendale; kit,itas. Charles
Miller: kitsap. Albert Scarf; Lewis W.
T. Nawcombe; Lincoln, X. A. Hutcbiu-
son; Mason, Finiey Bryan. Tacoma.
Okanogan. Charles de France. South Bend.
Pierce, steve OBricn; san Juan. George
Hazard; Skamania. 7. J. Heiiing. South
Bend; Skagit, Dr. A. B. Curtis, Spokane.
II. r Jones; Fhurston. Jesse Il. Murphy;
Wahkiakum, III. j. Snively; Whitman,
Dr. A. y. Marion; Whatcom. j. A. Strong.
Yakima, Samuel Ninson.
Sam Bass did not ride in on a proxy.
Mr.. Strong. of the Seattle Telegraph, form
erly Of Whatcom, had 20 serve himself
Mr.. Collins had two of his staff on the
committee, and Leader John Collins. of
the Seattle Democracy. came on himself.
lie vas introduced TO Hugh Waliace's APP
tointees and then Mr. Wallace took Leader
Collins aside and ehaetsa merrilY with him
for half an hour. Mr.. Collins seemed 60
like it-not the funersi baked meats--but
Mr. Wallaee's barney.
Mr.. Saunders department was we'll
represented, his chief deputy. Bowen. and
Snover and Charles Miller all being in
the customs service. They dabbied
in politics today ia spite Of the
customs regulations forbIdhHg it
Letter-Writer Carson and DIR. Marion, OF
Seattle. had little 10 say. eontentlng them
selves With holding down proxies.
snixsly, like many others who were forced
into atraddllng two proxies. made speeches
also al an ''experienee meeting" following
consultations in regular committee work
Mr.. snively eft no doubt about the
fusion question. although hs never men
toned the word. Itsasn't necessary. II
these 5000 voters could only Do inn
pressed with the beauties Of Democracy"
snixely assured victory. dis remarks
were appiauded also.
''Hox do ron account for that ap-
plaase 2" sam VinsoB. Marshal Drake's
chief deputy for Washington. Vas asked.
well, SuiveIy 10 only one man." Mr.
ylnson replied warmly. That's his idea.
not mine. To me there 10 but two parties,
and. by God. shen cant fnd Democrat
good enough for me 20 vote for i'll vote for
a Republican. ia never vote for no d---n
Popnlisi."
''cAn quote You, asked the PosF-Is-
TELIEaEseKR bureau reporter.
Yes. sir. make 10 as strong sc you like. "
The better class of Democrats agree
unanimously with Mr.. Ninson. They
say greedy Office seekers may talk fusion.
bat the body Of Democracy wili shun
il as they would anarchy. Chairman
Drum and Secretary Do France say
the fusion question could not prop
erIv come before the state committee.
We viii not aid ia fusion. neither viii
we interfere. Mr.. Drum said. 1T sill be
left TO each eoanty." lie France wants 70
90 on record a. vogehing for t0dsy's meet
los as being the most harmonious be ever
attended. To the counties the following