The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-11
FEW, BUT FURIOUS.
sslting Republicans Desire to
Fuse With Democrats.
eorrsRence COMMITTEE NAMED
-. pssxrnnsied Eiemenss Led By Jim
s.giee. Decide 40 Name .
Sesnt Ticket

4 meeting % men varying In nan-
- from thlrty-seven 10 slxty
.. hsid a. Graad Army ball yesterday
.e.rnoon ander the name Of an fndeY.sn-
80 Republican convention for the par
- q arranging a combination with the
n-~serass On = county ticket. and it
- ssth she. appointment OF = commit
~ make tie deal and report AZ another
-sr<,.rg a. O'Clock on Thursday Rf.er-
so1a.
ira n estlng was made up Of q MIXED
~&xa Of more or less well-known Repab-
s<.as. many Of whom on being questioned
-r.ss~sea 70 be spectators. and about ten
S~.ugtsts. The leaders In IL were c. J.
fsrk. George kinnsar, George W. Hall,
a<seo,n McDongali. Amos Brown. A. {.
p.sker. W. A. Snyder. e s.
~. Alonzo Hui. r. X. Smith. Richard
sand. who was n candidate for the Re-
rnbilean nomination for senator
ten the Twenty-fnh district: DIR.
A. Gay. Z. r ButterwoFth,
I. Hansen. the ex-conrt balm !:
fshs waiiace, Harry Whites rlghi-hand
rsn; John Alexander. the ex-depuiy col
5sctor Of customs; ]. 5. Sailes. the ere p
rruasaisve.
Considerable difficulty was found in In
6sfsng aay man TO accept the position Of
sks.yman. ten different men being pro-
se,sd before G. j. Clark was finally IN.
laesd t. accept. SIX men were nonin-
ssa Tor secretary and declined before
n. fest accepted. Mr.. Clark. on
uklnx the chair, stated the object OF
lis neetlng 10 he 10 pat sn independent
seAzs Ia the Geld and stated the reasons
H. doing 90. They objected 20 the
sptorgionment and TO the method
lat 10 the First ward men were
ssssd who bad been imported from as far
sxsy a. Blakeley. He also claimed that
he Martin creek delegation was far
ncfe numerous than the voting
ssgalAtlon allowed. The Democrats
la requested that COMMITTEES
4 seven be appointed To meet them for
he purpose Of naming candidates, partly
lsaspsndent Republicans and partly
fsmocratlc to run in opposition
d the regular Republican ticket.
IL tie opening of the meeting. Melvin G..
Hinssoek. the CITY attorney. asked II this
sss . public meeting TO discuss public
saalrs, or whether It's mind was made up
h advance TO put an independent Repub-
has ticket In the field in the former case be
xsuld remain, but ia the latter case be
xeula retire. He vas informed by the
lhasr that the meeting was called for the
purpose of nominating an independent
Republican ticket. and shereupon he and
VI ii. Morris and Il. w. Mudgett left The
hall.
II Was resolved that the chair appoint a
nmmittee OF seven. four from the city
and three from the country, with the
shair himself as chairman. TO hold
conference With the Democrats.
finally the chair was instructed 10
sppoint committee of four 20 select this
fommittee OF seven aud he named George
Ksnnear. Alonxo Hull, K. X. smith and
A. L. Parker. A recess Of ten minutes
vas then taken aud the committee
delberatsd with the able assistance of
Mr. schmidt and Mr.. Wallace. When
The meeting was again called TO order the
eemmittee reported the following as mem
hers OF the conference committee, and the
report was adopted: g. ]. Clark. George
ksnnsar, j. :. Sallec, George w. Hall,
Malcolm McDougall. Amos Brown, A. l..
Parker and W. A. Spyder. After little
hrlher discussion the meeting adjourned
aalsl o'clock on Thursday afternoon.
shen the conference committee will re-
port
A meeting Of the Democratic Central
ciab. Of King eounty. Was TO have been
held last evening IN the municipal court
RON 10 discuss the fusion propo-
slsion, bat il could not be disc0v-
sfsd either there or anywhere else.
Iss&s understood. however. that con-
issnee Of Democrats leaders Mas held
18th the independent committee. and that
tie fusion deal is likely 20 be closed either
tafav ~ aaFo.~r.tnz