The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-17
THEY LIKE IT NOT.
PoDuIisfs and Democrats Dis
gnsfed With Fusion
MERELY a TRACE FOR OFFICES.
Effsersss1 Talked ssprsncspfe- I'm Or
gase~ Ensr@pY~a ~ Trf~kss~rs.

I've .rSfs soz6s g res-srrfax sesexx7ez
sr1ra szza flsrse-xszga6 TzasnsksseR e8ayHn-
e3en arrives "a zk4 esty lAge Saturday
sEat- The pppNysa<s - ta@ cvowd were
ff~@eT veil satisfied wfta themselves. sss6
vss1 tie s0rszosa ~ re fs~ket whaea fksy
Ri s4ssctsd. b1s zae DszaeerHfA ware
sssasaFeSsay g5soxay ARD 9ssgussse. al
shgaE8 FFsey fnahs hsrase Efforts - t1z-
s-sise tsesr easxrin y1tbszt s1ecese.
Csse - xhe Ternocrata Illustrated Ftss
sFssss q saiDd % fsss Democrats very hsss-
riiys Yes kaow Z arr soeroF1zfsty sails
Ted VITA lie ticket. rxy&1lG y e9assn't -
SITTER. "a Ike ths fsslOE 81 TIE c@Enpfng
parry. There had fe@n - nssoa kSekasae
esev ire esnzs< ce1kszsw ;h@t . Tuss was
yzsz11 That fns frss sEsn sho kteksa
wQaia have 10 take tie place 81 cses and
7es1 II graH another ks~keT 1zslsAe6 far
quality ~ RE co1sans. b@f re- ApYs grit
ssG shssr teeth haF1 ard sal rstbirsw.
Tsnal5y tas climax e&sas csc fnDrnsnx
when the cock psene6 before fsesa sDass
fssext- One ~ TIE crowd csfkeE - .
bteeuit. ~ Tras. sxsrtaen 5gsaes & speEl.
rnS1sd oa e a naexnsnt. sazt IL 0ss ard
burst Or. 81 q tfsrserE - grnsssESfs. Whaling
SO vim 'OE al fks safaTnad attempts -
exos sso1 foov aEa make y into = Esess
s*s44 n cog coukcast bite s1s sesf-rs-
er~exinx pig vouian't swassow, this - tAe
wsrss Then. soeksEx ara~snd snf seeing
sts row % srfnnsng faces and rszlAzsag
1hs penalty re was aSso9t 70 snears Sc
a1zsd hastily Tsus ! Ike f.
r~ss f. precisely me case wfts IRE Def1-
e@Ymtse delegates TO Esssnsaurz with 4 few
axesDrfons They vii nsstsr ap = ghast-
~ sEfie. and say they ia Ire scss tasy
wMe eoFnyelze6 70 swallow and hastily
exangs tbs subject - tie advantages -
Kfisnxznrr as convenss0p soSn. ana hos
har<<orssesv ard hssgitsbty tne visitors
we're ae@tet. This "a only ~ fsaose. hs~-
ever FFsv@fesy they are rather more open
fn sxprss3ing thslr disgust aae hssrslsia~
stan- II - a safe ASSERTION that q far
srs3orsfy ~ 81 ~. eeAeEases in ths Demo-
crate eenventtoH wsss knife TIE ticket -
sfe pessE, excepting tie PRESIDENTIAL eis1-
tors asss t1ss Democrats
Nhs1s fk8s TopD3iSaS feel f3kslznf 81 trss1
Slr4ary ever 1hs other twc parties st 81
fsHsbarg and ere loadiy exaitsrt over tas
manner II whfea they fcrtso xhs Demo
Gratis ard free silver nsea 20 c0ns# - thsE
sirss and time AGAR. ard bsg for some
crumbs from the Pspaiss' tahie. they have
Ttfss Csc or respect for fse men who hsS-
aTIated faernseSvrs 70 beg pare on the
Feopsr's party sicsst. Against Lewis. par
esexslxrgy. they seem decidedly bitter. an1
s1ss Singular part OF tie matter = that
sh~ exifGxorism 70 f>xwSs IL TIE FGFssi4e1
ranks dtt not develop serious proportions
unfH after she convention assembled. ~
shs start ne popusisfs weFh antagonists
20 Lewis ss . candidate for soEernor. De-
cause they desired 20 zee the n0ruipa Ten
20 20 a Fopussss- AZ fhs end 81 fhs ss1~
efou they were opposed 20 Lewis person
ally a. 8 eaEosszt. for any sfslcs.
eurnrnn rsze6. fee <asi story % TIRE three
Tllensharz conventions j. a. follows. TIE
p0puilwfs wsHt fnsre With 5 straBH minor
So element bitterly opposed 70 fusion oa
any ferFna. There wa y central clique.
the three cities 0f senftie. Spokane ard
Tacoma. who were spotsamsr. pure ard
simple and ready for any deal slther
within their party or without 81, whien
would advance the p9l8tioaf futures ~
ffse n1fsuhefs. aDG there was fba eener-
ais uncertain element. which Wa In eon-
.fsson TO be atasppN8ed IL any aifeefsnn.
Us that convention & waa possible 70 mus
ter a ma sorssy for fusion. only provided
ths party got the aarResf portion or TIE
pie ara tie party name - adopted The
pgoalist attitude throughout. taking tie
collective sentiment. rss that they we're
there fer the purpsse II nominating =
state ticket of sheir gwn, ard they pro-
pose 70 do a. They we're willing - Esf-
seaser seue Of the positions on that tick-
- 70 TIE ether i've parties GA condition
ff1as fhase parties would surrender their
Independent existence and eouss over and
enlist uadsF the Popaisst banner Taaf
peseT awerxsd ffeB ard the 0iher parties
~er& compelled 20 ascsds. A. far IS fhe
pcpsllssfs wers concerned. their dealings
with The other parties slmpfy amounted
20 a hAKriiaE oyer the rFiee Ahsch They
vsse willing . pay for Democrats and
0ess support 70 their party
TIE Democratic convention wss 81 a
peculiar ard embarrassing condition Tee
es.st majority ef tae members Nefs Cor
rfaton wftb LIS Rouaa&fs on nnv falr
terms Assss from TIE esna.aatss FOR o.
Zee. fhs 8o-s reason EAF shs DeBocra -
savoTed ss4siCn was becaNee thev feared
20 teoosratza fhs nf9speet - earring t4s
national trkst ~ Waiting separate tscA-
- IL the aeld Thfra vas q very strong
element af1efs- them - men Nao bates
ssse aaonrhf 81 an alliance N5tA gre P8r8-
stxss as4a were net chaFy af EXPRESSING
GNa contempt which sneT fet Ter thstF
rrcnosfA allies Tire hHfnsitasing ttFu
frsrssaes by th~ Tuualfsfs ans fhe rET1af-
Is xshoffs administered 81 tha latter "a
sstn .afsanN 18smaeFstle heE&5uE commit
sess weFa hiftertF sailing - a gtreas eie-
.uens IN the Democratic couTsstiau. agi
q, was a esi4esfa ana alffleait task - KEGS
shsfn ffon kteh.nE ever fh@ traces ard
6esranaiux fhe nomination ~ f3fAi@ h'
sgrA~s Thnv meFe nnlT kent tn ltne rs
ga earnest woFk - tas friends e nres-
pectIve fusign candidates ana ~ earnest
sugsasa 20 their laFalfF 20 tAH head 81
she fsekeg. naf thsv we're sxfresnesy res.
tive uuAer r. esons - thfm feel psriice-
farry sathuzi8~tie oveB ths sufcofre Ley
asty 70 The head q the uafsaaal tleket
she sentiment Witch kegt taew Sea tine ,F
.he convention. wlf ureFeat taetr msk.ns
Auy uasIle Demonstration ~ their feeHs
On me asbteeg h3E fae Australian h&4io
system - secret voting wiz aCar3 sons
arnf - their oVerehsfEe8 feelings IN Ne
xengheF
The gyost convention VAS az assewihlaF'
~ slse-grahbers. pure aa& simnie. PROBES
sfass ~ - sefssase1 saieiF hv tha mes
4,ssffosle snotives an8 a desire fa secHF,
80 sncreHa ~ the nattau83 ueunecfatt
.lr3ses. without a Keuglns state orEaaiss
ston. ana wfth s epnFcnfleu ia wEseh less
.sas ona-hats 81 tha e88ntiss ~ the sfkt1
vere represented they pHeueses Is star.
a. paFty an an eNaet eg RHtY wssh rh
Tearasf.sfs. ana ahead ef tte Deueeraf g
ana they wers elamarcus ana Hnh'aase7.
81 thslr demands fer spslAs. and tewseie1
- shsfr xrfg os sWeh g. has been tents
TfvrfV awAr8@5 them u tAe cease-srci
.s.rssntttAe they feinef serees mlea th4
Yaopnslsss 20 take AWAY from the Dema
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