The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-18
GREAT FIGHT TODAY.
The Populist Party to Meet In
City Convention.
JoRpsN.s NOMINATION CERTAIN
Contest. fn Two wards-Jordan con-
trolls the Central committee,
which Il All Powerful.

/. O'Clock this afternoon were frin tas. =
ln, under the new law and passed OF win
scarcely a. incident. The names o. the
delegafes are not obtsiuab!e, inasmuch as
the official canvass Of the vote VIII Tot
h rnaaa until the central committee meets
NJ ID O'Clock this morning. Under the n"
law that committee, which is SAID 10 slahd
fortv-three 70 two IN favor OF the Little
Napoleon" acts also as committee IN
credentials. and the Jordan men are eH-
fremelv sangu.ne as TO the result OF tne
election.
A Fight I'm Prospect.
Although there Was little s.gn OF DICK
sriug az the election yesterday, II - iti-
.lerstood that hot fight VIII ensue todas'
II the Third precinct OF the Second Wafd'
where two clubs have been holding meet
sngs one. under s. n. Allen as chairman.
ana the other. under =. c. wallace the
Allen men chose four delegates. Alien, v
T. Beedy. r. J. Anderson aud g. X smith,
and in the Second precinct tbey cno@s
three. A II McCuen. ]. G Vine ana FFed
Hanhens There we're eleven votes In the
Third precinct. n Is said that no primaries
were held By the Jordan faction IN me
Second or Fourth precinct. yet delegates
~al seek admission to the convention
To Gather I'm Advance.
The anti-Iordan hosts wiz gather today
n noon a. Masonic Temple 10 consldef now
hest 10 cope gith their enemy. the nalL
was the scene Of the late outburst against
T.. clay4on. ST.. gho was deposed as char
man OF the Fifth Ward Club
Wellington Lives.
The venerable dictator who has been.
ehorn Of his strength. promises 10 MAKE.
himself seen and heard He has sent 4
communication 20 the Post-lnieli!gencer
signed chairman ~ the Fifth Ware Pop
uiIst Ciub." with the word chairman neaFi.
IL underscorpd Re sends two headlines:|.
'sWellngton is stin IN The ield NapoleoE
vii meet his Waterloo" The reference.
10 Napoleon IL an easy guess. but the loeal
personality Of wellington is problem
that AR. clayson says nothing 10 aid IN Its
solstl0n-pCrhaps from consummate mod
esty.
JorsIan'S strong Hold.
whatever may be- the results Of the vote
there are certain 20 be- contests IN az least I
two delegations those from the Second and
the fifth wards. Owing to the complex
ion 81 the central committee. the anti
Jordan men. although they have not entire
Is lost heart. are inclined TO think that the,
chances are against them. But they intend.
a. make a fight for what they consider their
rights. and a vigorous fight at that
Not Even IA Residen
The tactics OF the Little Nap0leon's'
marshal in the Second ward has caused
some dissatisfaction outside OF the Popu-
list PARTY there. as Is evidenced by the
following notice from well-knoWn Repup-
lican.
ITO tho Editor: I understand that my
name has been passed in by one +. c. Wal
lace as one with eight others from the
Third precinct 81 the Second ward 10 be
voted for as delegate 70 the Popuhst con
vention. I wish 20 state that this Is en-
trely without my knowledge. as ] am not
a member. ana never have been. or the
popuiist party, having always been Re
publican. Neither am ! a resident OF the
Third precinct GEORGE II. CURTIS
The Jordan Forces.
The vote az the polling places last even
fp- indicates an overwhelming majority for
Jordan for mayor. who. his ardent sup
partcrs say. viii be- nominated hy ACCLAIM
atian a. Il Is hardly likely that any one
opposed 20 him viii attempt 20 breast the
Jordan current. II Is probable that the
name ~ " r.. Andrews may be presented.
and also that ~ j. NJ Wolf and for a
time yesterday Henry ". stein was men
toned but IL Is understood that he viii not
be n candidate.
Frr treasurer. a Fourth ward Popuilst
named noioug seems 20 D" I'm the lead. one
81 his probable opponents Is Swan Lewis.
also of toe Fourth. while 10 Is said that
the ncmhcrs ~ the Fabian Society. who
favor fusion. viii make "A strong pun for
Gufnih Davies. whose adherence to thu
teaching of socialism has made him al
most "A STANDARD htarvr other names mem
toned are John Schram. Dem; T. u.
Iinckley and Frederick NJ. lowell
NJ Andrews does not come 0ut and contest
the place at the head ~ the ticket, II Is
thought Do VIA hc a Ikely candidate for
corporation counsel his supporters point
irr out his experience as a member OF Two
charter commissions AMI a long practice al
The tar as nis eminent qualifications. kten-