The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-12
THE BOLTERS
MEET TO-DAY
Washington Democrats, Pops and
Free Silyerites to Hold a
State Convention.
PoPUuIsTs CLAIM THE EARTH
kaat to Name the Governor and Will Thea
Make Liberal Concessions to the Dem
Oerats-DemOerats have Their
Okn Candidates.

Democrats. Popullsts and Free Silver
men who have bolted the Republican
party, will hold their state conventions
tomorrow A fusion Of ali parties win
be attempted. The Populists are al
most unanimous in their demand for
the goyernorship. and unless this Office
is conceded to them the prospects Of
fusion are very remote.
I At the election two years ago the
Populists cast a larger vote than the
Democrats by nearly 10000, and the
Populists say they are entitled to name
the head Of the ticket. II the governor
/ is conceded to them a large portion
and possibly majority OF the Poputist
delegates are disposed to make liberal
concessions to the Democrats and Free
Silver men. James Hamilton Lewis,
the leading Democratic candidate. ar
rived with the King county delegation
this afternoon but the big Democratic
delegations from Eastern Washington
did not arrive until late tonight To-
morrow will be spent in temporary
organization and It is not probable any
one Of the three conventions will get
down to work until Thurs lay. when the
conference committees make their re-
ports.
No permanent chairman has yet been
decided upon. Attorney General w. c.
Jones will be chairman Of the silver
convention. Among the candidates for
governor on the Populist ticket are ex-
Governor W. A. Newell. ]. H. Todd.
Of Mason county. John X. Rogers. Puy-
allup, and Mayor H. NJ Belt. Of Spo-
kane. James Hamilton Lewis Of Seat
tle and A. V. Fawcett, Of Tacoma, are
most prominently mentioned among the
Democrats for governor. Attorney
General Jones. Of Spokane. and John
Wiley. Of Seattle. are talked Of for con-
gress by the free silverites, while c.
H. Warner. Of Colfax, Thomas Carroll.
Of Tacoma, and Deputy United States
District Attorney Robertson. of Taco
ma, are most prominently mentioned
among the Democrats. W. P. Adams.
Populist, of whatcom, win be nominate
ed for congress.
c. H. Warner, Of Colfax, win be tenn
porary chairman of the Democratic
convention.
A large mass meeting was held at
Armory Hall tonight at which Judge
Geo. F. Turner, Of Spokane. James
Hamilton Lewis, and others, made
short addresses. A dispatch from
Senator Squire, dated at Ritzville, wn..
and addressed to the chairman Of the
was read. 1t is as follows;
"win arrive tonight. My conviction.
and hope are with you
Would suggest that in non-essentials
there be liberty; in essentials, unity
the essentials are free silver and Bry-
an"
A panic was narrowly avoided in the
hall when an alarm was turned in for
a fire in Wright Bros sawmill. The
audience started to rush out of the
building. and several persons twere
thrown down, but those near the door
soon assured the audience there was no
ianger and the excitement subsided.
An informal caucus of about sixty
Populists was held
onight. The sentiment of the dele
gates present was to stand firm for the
ticket. A portion Of
he Spokane Democratic delegation ar
lived at $50 and the remainder at 1850
The remainder of the delegates from
vest of the mountains will arrive ear
Y tomorrow morning.
Among the arrivals on the late train
onight was Senator Watson C. Squire,
Who few days ago left the Republican
'arty and declared his intention of sup
,orting Bryan and Sewall. Squire will
address the silver convention