The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-12
THE CONVENTION DAY
Regular" Pops Declare That 1t
Is Too Early.
sucklne The LITTLE NAPOLEON
They Talk of Machine, and seem 10
Think the Central committee
Acted somewhat Personal---very.

called for last evening at kistIsr nan. on
Tenth avenue south :assd Main street am
i1stead Of large attendance, as had D''eh
anticIpated. four or FIVE stragglsFs at'-
rgroached the corner shortly after O'Clock.
bought a cigar apiece: ana then walked
away.
The other club composed Of the old-lne
Populists held a FOus3ug meeting a. NC
Donald's bali. on Jackson street, ana 1is-
eusaed the situation Thoroughly. me meet
ing was opened ~ = n Aiieh' WI"
ported the experience OF the committee 81
fifteen with the city central committee
Friday nlsht- In conformity with instruc-
tons, the committee Of fiffeen had present
ed resolutions adopted 81 the club. and had
asked immediate consideration Or the same
but instead OF being cordially received, y
is reported that tgo .serge9nt5-at -arfTis
were appointed to odear the nall, and the
visiting committeeman we're told = step
into the. basement until the. central com
rnifiee sent for them. We are waiting
yet" explained one Of the second ward
club men al last night meeting, and a
smile went around the room.
4 Claim To Recognition.
The Second ward committee represented
that under Instructions afrtne city c0nYen-
ton Of 1884 the Populls3s u the several pre-
oincts Of the wara duly eieetef .. q. seY-
erance, A. n AIcSuens 81 Allen AMI
" 8. Bush to represent the respective
precincts of the ward All u the men are
still legal voters Of the precincts for which
they wefe elected ami for which they nave
acted. None aaYe resigned tEeir positions.
bat are stii ready ami willing to perform
the duties required. For reasons unknown,
some of them nad }Ssssn ousted and other
men recognized 0y-tae central committee.
which action, i was claimed Was Illegal.
unwarrAnted and vote. Therefore u was
demanded tIai the persons above named be
recognized as the onfy legal representative
81 the ward On the c0mmittef. The peti-
ton contiuuea.
"The clAD see now represent Ras organ
tied. fl: the city campo gn 81 1874, and has
been IN existence ever since. On No
Yam6ef = 1885, a call was duly made and
published ia the Cali f9f a meeting Of
said club at Gilman hail on t6e evening
OF Noyemaer 80. and At said meetiag off
GERS were duly elected 20 serve until tha
January meeting. on Saturday. January
4. 1885, a citing Of said club was held
at the same place. and the following ofii-
GERS elected: President. w r. Beeiy
vice presidents. First precinct, G. 9. Sew
crances Second precinct. A. n Mccuen:
Third precinct S. NJ. Alien. Fourth pre-
clnct' J. McNamarag secretary, G. T.
Lynch. treasurer, j. xrnzler.
We understand that one r. c. Wallace
pretends 10 be president Of a Populst club
organized under the authority OF your
committee, but OF this We have no knowl-
edge. as we had no notiec OF its orRaniza-
ton nor opportunity 10 take part IN he
same. nor do we know who SIS members
are II any there he.
I'VE further represent that we are rea ~
and willing To comply with any law fuI
rules Of The central committee, and are
anxious to work for the best interests
OF the party. not only in thq Second ward.
but IN the city and state btsi We submit
that It lis neither proper NOR just that a
man be sent into our ward and secretly
organize club. make himself president OF
the same, and practically d1sfranchise the
true men OF the party. Who for years have
upheld It's banner at great sacrifice Of
time and effort. II not OF money. We sim
ply ask for our just rights that are guar .
anteed TO us by the usages and policy Of
the party. and a fair opportunity TO exer-
else them in:the Interests Of the party and
OF good government"
Truce Committee Appointed
Mr.. Allen. in speak king of the reception
accorded the committed said ne had i'm
mind only tie good Of the party. which
he desired above all Things should be kent
true TO Its prlnclplrss lie deprecated the
attempt 10 head d0Wn the party with
machine. and declared that the mission
OF abe PopAlgsts was - break machines.
''H they 40 Igot suc6ee5 :. he said. then
also spoke. as dill Mr. lynch. the latter
saying he wanted the lines between the
good and evil drawn so clearly in the com
Ing campaign that thg true Popultsfs
would come oHi VICTORIOUS. Mr.. Smith
made pointed remarks, saying ne was with
the club, and would rfht TN The lamp
went out on the last night of the cam
paign. and Mr.. Holmes made brief tc-
marks. Finally. on motion OF the last
named. a committee, consisting Of Holmes
MeCuen, Smith. Mcnamara and Lynch
was appointed 20 visit the Wallace Club
supposed fo he Ia session. and propose
that all Popullsts in the ward d. allow
ed TO sign the roll, that the officers Of
both cluas resign and that an election
or new officers De- held tomorrow evening.
Tho visit 10 the Wallace Club hoadquar-
tiers disclosed the fact that the meeting
had tlzzled out ana the committee SO re-
ported 10 SIS club. Thercupou the club
perfected Organization ua ier-the rules ~
the city central committee. and viii now
go down the line" n shut out or the
primaries. 4 win elect 1els gates of It's
own. and appeal 90 Tie convention Tor
recognition
Convention tnlted To" soon.
The action y mich. crs..lsl-f tae committee
OF fifteen ana d.rf9stv3 Its course IA pre-
scnting the n1sttfE:. ~ Tire rentrA com
mttiee Nas AIKEN .tt T. fn.et.us htl8 tn
ollman's Aail Inlfrs a-N esrhf a. Nhf-h
the following g,aQlufIons were adopted
by rising vote
Il .Tha3 Nc r,c0ea.ae Che follow ~
named gentlemen as -t'.- aulv i.sal 4i.ft.
bers ~ .tlFs CITY certIl. COMMITTEE from
the Second wAFis
First pgcCiHe}, q. g. Severance. Second
precinct. 4. Y. Atsf'uens ThF3 orsciu-t.
: NJ. Nlle0 Et}lrtsl tAtI>asnts "a : Esish.
aud that Satj Sna}nl5ttfcHca b, Instructed
70 1cnaft ts@sir. sf1fs ia said comm s.s~
as the reprtSa ati1'us of ;se respective
precincts c1> fc Ss*e4nJ ward
- That :r,g- Eet1Rub that YAe central
conlnftt5.e :rec@Galst.. s'ls e1uh as the rsr-
ular gaf1r.t l@aA4h of' the Peoples party ~
TIE. StttiT} waIsi
& T6a+ RE toliewiass 1929 ,n1hlc ana r.--
oluuorrof 1l<r Ninth Ward Nlab he ir-
dorsr3:|ls s5e. sentiments a. thts club.
" Whtrt'l~. I'VE lrarn AIN surprise t-st
fhe t'ty central cen.airtc,- hss ,slpI rh.
Eopni'~t city toayca- on tor January Is
lV5 ana
Whereas. ~. the Foulnsts az ne
<aih ward, IN mass meeting assembled
consider the action 40 ihr central commit
tee io Calling she convention az th-s early
date uuw Sc. ia2sruch as
~. \ long cam1Suza is 'n rs MY t.-
sirAeie. requiring unnecessary time sna
As tha ttne ot 'ss e,s-.saa trans
aeRrvr There are {rsSh 1eVeIonnte-t4 cog
men -rsfe3t~ un3 n.,-}us that allow s., I-.r
sctlon fa rsuyertI.sfr.
% 3 II ;nav >se poss.lle ths, tr. a-.x
ran be planned 80 hest~r a3vaHtarv ef..-
People