The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-28
CHAPLIN WILL STAY.
Denies Rumors That He Will
Withdraw From the Race.
WISE MEMS TICKET COMPLETE.
Single Tar Men Msy Pull Jordan Down
Pop ulists Discuss Issoss-ke-
publican ward Meetings.

League completed its ticket last evening
az meeting in the Chamber OF Commerce
and had its backbone slightly stifenec by
speech from Herman Charin denying
that he would withdraw and by appeals
from others to push the fight. The new
nominations are as follows:
Fire eommissioners-Albert NJ. Gilman
and Peter Wickstron.
Dssegate-second ward, @. B. Collins.
Deiegafe-Fourth ward, James A. James.
Delegate-Seventhw ward, F. n. Little.
Aiderman-Second ward, Alex Ander-
son.
Alderman-Sevenih ward, H. F. Comp
ton.
AIderman-Eiyhthv ward, Harry r. elise.
AldeTmaR-sInth ward, NJ. w. Lovejoy.
Herman Chapia addressed the meet
ing as TO his position in the league. Re-
ports. he said, were being circulated TO
the effect that he was TO Withdraw from
the head of the tickes, and that the league
was losing it's ground. He wished 1t dis
tinctly understood that he did not propose
to withdraw from the ticket. and that the
league was stronger and firmer today than
it had ever been. he believed the league
was right. its principles sound, and he
would stick TO IL to the end.
]. j. McGiivra insisted on a vigorous
forward movement. and urged the execu-
tive committee to take the most energetic
and aggressive measures.
II. J. Carkeek advised personal action
on the part of every member of the league.
DR.. Samuel Ramsay made an urgent ap-
peal for harmony.
4. A. Denny made the address Of the
evening and his remarks were frequently
interrupted with applause. He condemned
the tsik of a withdrawal on the part of
Chaplin or of abandoning the field.
The cause was founded on sound
principles. and every citizen in favor of
good government should support it I'M
fiinchingiy. He urged substantial argu-
ment in discussion and cautioned the
members against descending to the level
Of throwing mud, inasmuch as their cause
was right and just.
The committee, in conclusion. decided
to procure hall in which to hold q public
meeting next Monday evening, If possible,
otherwise on Friday evening.
The Populist city central committee
held an executive session at head quarters
in the Hinckley block, NJ. NJ. Holmes
In the chair. There was o fair
attendance, about thirty men
all told, including John B. Hart,
brother of Kid Committeeman Hart; Rich
ard Winsor. self-styled father of the
movement" Timothy ID. Hinckley. and
W. Il. Wilson, the ex-Democratic
water superintendent. The various
ward committeeman made reports
of prospects, which contained too
many ifs. Thomas G. Beyan. one of
the manipulators of the Single Tax move
ment, who drops his his, created q diver
sion by making an humble apology for
| ever having left the ''middle of the road"
TO help organize the histogenetic single pill
tar movement. They had great aims, he
said. and If the plan of capturing the
leaders of the Republican and Democratic
| conventions, the Prohi5itionists and the
| Seven Wise Men had succeeded they would
have been on top.
The well-laid schemes had failed, and
their last hope vanished when the Demo
| Gratis ruthlessiy nominated Durie instead
| of Jordan. He confessed his error and
| would go from that meeting to the meet
| ing of the single tax men and induce
them TO withdraw the entire ticket from
| the field.
Some member present rebuked Bevan as
traitor and in as many words told him
he had no use for him.
j. b. Hart got in several nice
little speeches, rapping the Demo-
| Gratis over the knuckles hard. He
| said the Democrats had neglected the
| foreign voters; that John Collins had said
| that be would not have a c. d. Dutch
man on his ticket. and advised the COM
| mittee TO capture all these foreigners The
buco!ic gentleman who had criticised Be-
van again objected, and rebuked Mr.. Hart
| for speaking OF foreigners.
| Wilson thought too many people had
| been registered who live ont of the city
| limits and mentioned the names of Ma
| pies and Quinn ns examples. why,
| them's Popuists." cried a voice. "Oh.
| then its all right, and everybody laughed.
| The chairman brought them down to
/ cold facts by announcing that there were
| no funds in the treasury aud the commit
| tee was $50 IN debt. Hart said he could
| raise $50 Of 1t in a week. 0ae man pitched
! half dollar TO the chairman. Winsor
said that financially he was not in il. He
was broke, but he expected 10 contribute
| several thousand copies of his paper. A
man sitting alongside of him wear
| ing spectacles said he had no
| money; that be had worked for
the Cal for the muuificlent sum of s. a
| week, 500 OF which VAS still owing, and if
the chairman wanted il he would donate
| an order on the CaH
Hart warned the COMMITTEES TO look IN
| the records Of Durie aud Padden. both of
which If well worked up would afford fine
raoy campaign literature
To THE EDrrnR: / was surprised this
morning 10 tud upon taking up the Posi-
lNrELLGGENcER that ! vas represented as
| saying, IN substance, that ii all the noliti
| Cal parties pat up good men for CITY Offices
| il would not be hard TO reconcile the Mn
| niclpal League 10 the defeat of its own
| ticket. This report, SO TAR from Correctly
representing my sentiments, is the very
| opposite 10 the views / entertain. Con-
cedlns the nominees ofthe political PARTIES
! TO be personally honest men, nv contep-
t:on Is, and II is the contention of the
Municipal League, that by the very system
| o; their selection such nominees are rem.
dered poweriess from the start 10 give
their best service Ia the city. They enter
| office with . divided allegiance. They %
In bound 10 serve their party, as well as
the city, and IN city affairs this double
allegiance has always and every where been
found 10 work disastrou.gy for the eitv,s
Interests. Hence IL is that the Munirinal
League believes that the only hone of nsr.
manensly good government for the CITY il
10 be found IN excluding state and na-
I taona1 poll'lcs from municipal affairs.
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