The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-20
A DEMOCRATIC TRICK
PREVENTED BY TOMMY BgvAs|
The Prime Movers In the sensm.
Coasidine and Ills eang Lsav.
In Disgust.


/ Popuiisss 70 denver the ward into 4
hands of John Collins and John Cons.dan
| has completely failed.
A week ago DIR. Jordan. Joe Youus, m
/ W. Van Waters. w. j. Larkin and j., n
/ Thompson. the latter being specially -
| vited, met in the Office OF IL
| histogenefic doctor 10 consider 4
| proposition submitted hy the nemocrssJ
| central committee as to how TO throw TT
/ First Ward Populist Club into the contrs}
/ Of the Democrats,
| The edict had gone forth from the TaH
| cum headquarters in Tacoma that fnssnu4
| of Populists and Democrats was 10
counted. on the plan of giving the coua.,&
offices 10 the Fopnlists in return for men,l
hers of the legislature. But this schens
l did not suit the Democratic manarerN
here. Thew wanted no one but Demai
| Gratis and Populists who would becen.z
Democrats immediately after election III
secure nominations. The meeting az ~
| self-made leaders was 10 complst&
ARRANGEMENTS for woodworking ii
honest Populists of the First wsss1
IL was argued at this meats
that the only wav was 20 make up a slsAI
and turn il over to the Democrats for M
dorsement. and no man was 10 be put ~
the populiSt ticket unless he was approTsAs
BY John Collins and the Democratic rs.J
trail committee. The special commltsn4
was willing 10 accept Jack Mcdonald -
sheriff, Thomas #. Drew for the lerixa.&
ture and Judge Bush as first choies -
prosecuting vttornev. with Richard W.
sor close second Johnny Hart pnI
49, l. - nft II
knitted from the word go. Under no "a.
sideration were the Populist to be allaxstu
10 nominate Jack Thompson for the lss<E
lature II
This was the state OF affairs when "SSnrll
Tax Tommy" Bevan called the First VA
Ponulist Club 10 order at O'Clock H..
Saturday evening in the hail over JOBS
Considene's variety theater. The roomf
had been packed" full, and considias
Lane, the Conroys and q numerous follos.S
ing of FOUNDERS were there. with enoursf
votes, they thought, 10 control the NEE
ing. Numbers of brand new PopuIishH
flocked in from the water front, siSnat
the roll, and sat back waiting for tai
time when their votes would be reached.
The hall was crowded. and many Of thsl
converts to Populism formed an overiiesE
meeting on the street below.
''Single Tax Tommy" had straight I'D
"a 10 the scheme, and his frierds also wsnaS
there. The prospect was good for foniE
of oratory that would make an ordinarrf
Populist happy for week. The contest
at once began, and the battle was over i
question that took the schemers by saf.f
prise. Bevan offered his resignation III
chairman, and it was accepted. Thsn.I
through preconcertcd arrangement
Hugh McGunigal was nominated by tsst
Bevan- Thompson men, while Larkiag
was put up by Considins's followers. AMI
effort was made to stave off the vossI
Repeated motions, amendments and ael
peais were offered, but the chairman con-
trolled the meeting. though he was forced
TO declare appeals out of order. After II
wrangle lasting an hour Secretary Mel
Garlic was called 20 the chair and Bevani
took the floor. He spoke for threc-quart
tiers of an hour and struck straight front
the shoulder, denouncing in vigoroasl
terms the meeting held in JordansI
office and showing up the DEAL
intended TO be made. lie sadl
he was not only fighting Conf
sidine and the Democrats. but everyI
Populist traitor that had been schemiagi
with them, and he declared that the First
Ward Populist Club had an organIzatlnnI
that could not be turned over to the Demei
ocrats. At times he was interrupted byL
I'VE are the voters" "We'll have ousf
chairman" and other cries hurled at him
but he kept the floor until he had relievad4
himself OF the bnbbhng sloquence set frssl
by tho opposition.
Bevan's speech was OF telling effect
After ne hRd yielded the floor Larkisk
attempted 10 explain the Collins schems.
but be stammered and lost his head, and
the crowd would not hear him. LarkaI
was followed by Thompson, who had 70
ceived the special invitation TO the privsis
meeting Of the self-appointed COMMITTEES
and he captured the crowd when he ted
how be had stood up alone in the doctors
office and fought the scheme es 8 threat
ened deathblow TO Popullsm.
When the vote was taken McGunnigalf
was elected by a majority OF 20. and ths
hly-faced statesman OF the First sadsIf
arose. aud followed by his henchmsa
withdrew from the room, leaving behindk
a train OF sulphur and very loud smell
The remainder of the officers and execa-l
tive committee were chosen without Opel
sition.
An enthusiastic PopulIst. speaking d
the meeting. SAID: Il
They spent 500 for beer, and 70 dIdB'N
do them any good. Besides they losu
81 0yO promised them by the DemOcratSE
managers If thew could succeed in thr0s'N
ing the club. Jordan wants TO be -
next county treasurer. but this nigbftf
work has skinned him 80 thoroughly heAN
never show his face ia the First var
again. Why, he drove his carriage up aat
down the street all the time Beyau al
Thomson we're knocking him in IAsH
head. f"
Another one said: II
''Tney wanted to saddle Joe Young -
us for auditor or county clerk, butt Nen
DO. He couldn't get corporal's guard
support him down here. Then there
Mcdonald for sheriff. BeYhn doeshs
think him a Populist at ait, and refusa
point blank 10 support him. We al Ssas
Bin C0chrane for sheriff. 1 tell you. STATE 4
man COnsidine was completely unDsfsFa d
After his crushing defeat he met 'Sisu
Tax Tommy aud called him a stool rtgee IL
FOR the chief Of police, saying that 10 - n
procured Witnesses against the TelsgfsR
when LHgrin was convicted Of libel. lhh
makes ms laugh"
The present row In the First has airssI
grown 10 unexpected proportions. Hm
surpasses the break between Conssaip
and the Conroys during The last city ca
Uaign