The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-22
A WARM CONVENTION.
Democrats Split in Three on
Fusion Question.
A DEAL WITH THE soREHEAos.
Collins Has = State Aimed Go Catch All
kinds of Votes. bat straight
Outs VIII Fight IT.

The Democratic county convention
which meets at the aTmory rnis morning at
10 O'Clock promises 20 be stormy one.
Three classes OF delegates viii DC In At
tendance the middle Of the road anti
fusion Democrats. those I'm favor OF fusion
wftf the sorehead Republicans and those
in favor 81 fusion with the Populist-- The
several factions are very bitter. and "a yet
a compromise has not been effected and
the result will be lively fight today.
Last evening committee Of Democrats.
headed by John Collins, met committee
OF sorehead Republicans in Mr.. Collins
Office. in the Occidental. and was in sss-
sion nearly all night. The meeting was
not as smooth AZ contemplated. the sore
heads wanting more offiaes than the
Democrats were willing 70 give. IL IS said
that among the Democrats who were
present were: John Considine. j. NJ. Car
son. John Y. Ostrander and Andrew
Blackstone. The Democrats want TO
nominate Blackstone for couaty auditor
and ostrander for sheriff. with the under
standing that Carson will get deputy
ship under one or the other. This faction
also favors indorsing John b. Hart. the
Popuilst candidate for prosecuting attor-
ney. providing Hart will deliver PopuIist
votes TO the Democratic ticket The con-
ditions agreed upon will probably not bo
known until the scheme is sprung in the
convention.
Democratic headquarters have been
opened 10 room l43 Occidental block, but
the principal meetings last evening were
held at other places. At the Dliler hotel
about $50 delegates. most OF them from the
country, with little sprinkiing of kid
committee anti-Coilins men, were ia
session until ii O'Clock. This meeting
also was unsatisfactory. an adjournment
being taken without any definite plan of
action being agreed upon. The sorehead
Republicans established their headauar-
tiers at the Butler hotel, and the unlucky
delegate who happened 10 show his nose
was promptly mailed and dragged into
the thick of the discussion. IL is not
believed anything was accom- plisllea. a.
though a lot of natural gas was wasted.
The middle Of the road" Democrats,
backed by Lee Hart. c. @. Helfner and
others. are talking OF Deputy Collector F.
A. Mcdonald for permanent chairman.
while the Collins faction want W. Ill.
Thompson. This fight will also probably
be bitter one. u. f. Bennett would very
much like 10 be chairman OF the county
central committee. but his followers are
said 10 be stragglers. For that matter
there does not seem to be much. if any.
organization in any Of the factions. Each
faction has its candidates and will make
hard fight 10 win, The feeling Is so per
sonal and intense that compromise does
not seem probable. Nelson Macpherson
has announced his candidacy for county
clerk. but his following Is unknown.
Ii has been known for some time that
the Populisis have bean endeayoring to
force J. ". Maple. nominee for county
treasurer, to Withdraw from the ticket.
but the reasons were not generally known
until yesterday He has declined TO nut
up more than 800 for campaign purposes
and as the Office is worth good deal the
.reformers' do not approve Of this exhi-
biiion of penuriousness. An effort is be-
ing made to put DIR. j. Eugene Jordan's
name on the ticket In place of Naples,
Jordan having announced his willingness
80 contribute Literally 10 the campaign
fund.
DR.. w. G. Gibson's name was put on the
ticket for delegate in the Second precinct
Of the Fourth ward b. mistake. When
be Was invited 10 go on the ticket he stated
tina, he was and always had been n Repub-
hcan. but those who made up the ticket
neglected TO rectify the mistake. Al
though elected. DR.. Gibson has no inten-
ton Of serving. and will vote the Eepub-
iican ticket.
The delegate with Baker from the First
precinct of the Second ward Is John Hem
rich. ir., and not A. II. Emer,eh, as pre-
viausiy reported.
In Christopher preeinet the polls we're
open in the afternoon from O'Clock until
4. aud not single vote was polled.