The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-23

reaort IA, again read, and John
n. Allan secured the floor ana
made lengthy speech IN when
b. roasted By innuendo the prscedin 9
chairman Dr.. K.oeper arose TO point
Of order and protested against Allen being
permitted to attack the motives OF any
citizen or delegate. Allen shouted point
ing bis finger az the doctor:
IF the shoe pinches let i.-let it-ntF
He continued uninterrupted until the
delegates hosled ''sit down" and then the
chairman lad 10 come to his rescue. Alien
proceeded, saying he would talk but lev
moments longer. He was frequently in
terrupted By cat calls and hovis- he
argued In favor of fusion with the sore
head Republicans, saying IL would mean
Democratic victory. He said the sore
heads had pledged at least Loo sorehesd
votes, which were as good as any LOO
votes in the city, There was no sense in
the ''niddle-of-the-road" proposition.
Men like ]. Fl. woolery, good Rspub-
lican. were asking 10 be taken into the
fold. and the Democratic party could not
Afford 10 ignore such reputable men.
HAS 20 Use FOR soREHEAps
A motion to adjourn was lost and then
John A. Meagher got up and talked
against the sioption of the minority re-
port. He said il was not good politics
for the Democracy to fuse with parcel OF
disgruntled Republicans. He said he was
not in favor of nominating Republicans.
c. w. Turner then spoke on the same lines
and said there was . niger in the wood
pile in the minority report. Turning 10
Con A. Rideout, the colored delegate from
the Fourth ward. he said with some en-
barrassment:
Excuse me, Mr.. Rideout"
Then came cries from all over the hall /:
you're all right. There's two niggers in
the woodpile-two Of them-black fell
lowsp
Turner continued and said there was
''coiored gentleman in the woodpiie:"
that the fusion faction was giving its
strength TO Republicans for the legislative
ticket; that it meant the reelection of
Watson G. Squire: that Squire
Doodle was keeping mp the
fusion movement. This speech
created great confusion, and then A. d.
Warner took the floor and asked the con-
venticn If anyone believed that w. III.
Thompson, James Hamilton Lewis, John
Y. ostrander. John III. Allen. George Dom
worth. L. C. Gilman, John Collins and
John Fairfield would lend themselves to
an unworthy scheme. Then, turning to
the county delegates. he said:
This fusion scheme is the one We have
been working on for some weeks. We
want 1, 200 additional votes from the Re-
pnblicans-from the independent Repub-
lieans. Are you willing to secure these
votes by fusion ?"
Howi< of "Noi 70 "No!" came from all
parts of the hall. Speeches having been
limited TO five minutes Warner was called
to order and gave way to Fred Rice Rowe.l,
who in turn was succeeded by Salvador
ElIicott. who held Black Diamond proxy
4 iiicott introduced himself as an honest
coal miner from Black Diamond, which
called for storm of laughter.
FUSION THEIR ONLY HOPE.
Jim McElroy then got the floor, and de-
hvered n red-hot, though disconnected,
talk in favor of fusion. He said that there
was not man in the convention but who
would be compelled to admit that without
fusion not single Democrat could get an
Office in the county. Z. +. Blaine
Endorsed the soreheads, and spoke
eloquently in favor of tax
ing them to "our Democratic
breasts" He then attacked the admins
tration of Chief of Police Rogers. He
Landed Sheriff Woolery and held him up
IS model man, privately ana politically.
He said Woolery was now with the DEM
ocrats because of principle and because of
his opposition to Chief Rogers. Josiah
Collins was opposed TO fusion and was not
slow to make ii known. A. e.
Lane. the First ward statesman. said
he had lived in the East, whore Repub-
Leans were so thick the Democrats could
not be found. but the Democrats fused
with the Popuiists. with soreheads. with
Prohibitiohists, and with the devil. until
finally the Republicans were turned down
and Democrats elected. lie said Gov.
Horace Boies, of Iowa, q Democrat.
was elected by fusion; that Cieye-
land carried Illinois by fusion.
and New York had gone Democratic hy
fusion. Edgar Lennon was in favor OF
fusion. but DIR. ]. p Sweeney was not and
both delivered speeches. Sweeney, endeay-
oring TO effect compromise. moved TO
nominate q legislative ticket and deleea tos
to the state convention and adjourn sine
die
FUSION WINS By ONE VOTE
The motion was defeated by call
for the previous question, which was:
Should the minority report be adopted.
The vote was taken by roll call. There
was a contest in the First ward. n hot
headed delegate claiming that A. ID. War
ner was voting six votes aud that he held
no proxies. A call for poll OF the ward
was made, but il was not taken.
and the vote was announced. which
showed that 800 votes were cast
l50ls in favor OF and 1891 against fusion.
There was great confusion again, fusion
being carried by one vote. and DR.. kloeher
challenging the vote of the first ward and
demanding poll. motion 20 adiourn
until $50 o'clock was carried. and this i'm.
portant matter was LETT in this unsatis-
factory condition until after supper.
THE VOTE on FUSION.
At S:45 Chairman Thompson called the
convention 20 order and immediately some
OF the county delegations began changing
their votes on the minority report from no
TO aye in al eleven votes being so changed.
The vote being announced a. follows.
Total. col votes. I6ItS for adoption aud
1891 against. the fusion proposition
carrying by this close vote. Tho detailed
ballot. whlea vas as follows. shows the
strength Of she Collins men:
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