The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-29
FUSION ALL ONE WAY.
Pops Give No Attention to Free
Silver Boilers.
WILL NOT MAKE CONCESSION.
Seattle TO Furnish . Democratic Nom
fnee for Governor-Eckels and
Cable Coming.

tween the Popuhsts. the Democrats ana
the few boiling Republicans who place
the question OF free coinage OF silver above
all party allegiance IS being tentatively
discussed among the local politicians who
think they will control the different par
ties or clsaues among whom the Is 10 /
proposition is 4 cardinal article OF faith.
As 10 whether or not any practical scheme
OF fusion can be arrived at. locally az
least. IL will remain for the future 10 de-
velop. Present indications, however. seem
10 make the prospect one very remote in
deed.
One great trouble at present standing
in the way OF fusion is the confident feel
ing OF very many, in fact possibly fair
majority Of the Popuiists. They are VIII
ing to consent 10 fusion after fashion;
that Is they are willing that the Populist
party should name the state and county
ticket, and that the Democrats and free
silver men should ''fuse" 10 its support,
bat that Is as far as they seem inclined 10
GO They are not inclined to make any
terms whatever 10 secure support 10 their
party. This element. which may dominate
the Popuiist party, is nsnifesting feel
ing OF much confidence The argument ad-
v2nced Is that the Democratic party -
hopelessly out of the race. and Is utterly
demoralized, while the Populists are well
organized and confident, They claim to
believe that even without fusion the Pop
ulists have more than fighting chance OF
carrying the state and they do not see any
reason why they should make concessions
of important places on the ticket 10 Sc
cure Democratic support which they can
do without, or would obtain in any case.
Besides this. the recent experience IN the
city election has Disguised many OF them
with a fusion which does not fuse" They
say that as a matter OF fact in that cam
paign there were not one hundred and fifty
- h. Ix<~1t fr4w
or Association" ticket. The balance OF
the support which Mr.. Gilman received,
they claim. was made up entirely OF the
A p A. votes II was the Democrats who
ala not stand by the fusion. and thus was
brought about the defeat of Jordan.
On questions affecting the national tick
ct the same feeling Is manifest even among
those who have intelligence enough to
realize that the only hope Of success Is by
a consolidation of the elements which are
in opposition 10 the Republican party.
These people, as well as the middle OF the
road" Populists. announce fatty that they
VIII not iniorse or support the ticket
which may be placed In nomination at Chi
csgo. no matter what the platform or
who the nominee. They say that IL the.
Democratic party In the nation looks for
Populist support in the coming campaign
there is only one means by which that OBJ
ject can be accomplished, which Is by adj
journing the Democratic convention TO
meet at ST. Louis after the Popuiist con-
vention has accomplished its work, and In
dorsing the ticket placed In nomination by
the latter party.
AS Il stand at present. the Democrats,
that is. the fro silver Democrats. are far
more anxious for fusion than the Popu-
lists are and are willing TO make almost
any kind of terms. short of a complete
ignoring OF their own party.
So far as present indications go. there
Is much more prospect that there VIII be
two tickets IN opposition TO the Repuhll-
can this fall than that the opposing eIe-
ments will unite. II Is we'll understood
that the boiling free silver men among
the Republicans have In contemplation the
organization OF a local Independent Re
publican party. local at least as far as the
state is concerned. and viii attempt TO
organize such party in every county in
the state where there is any pronounced
free silver element among the Republicans.
Whether they aim at putting state tick
et 81 the field Ia not 10 be learned AZ pres
ent. but II is quite likely that they will
put forward candidates for Legislative po-
sitions and In some places for county
offices. As far as national politics is con-
cerned. they win indorse either the ticket
TO be placed IN nomination I'm Chicago or
the Populist ticket, as may be determined
when platforms and candidates are before
the people.
Col James Hamilton Lewis is still cui-
city but earnestly conducting his cam
psigu for the Democratic nomination for
governor. and refused 20 be side tracked
by talk OF the senatorshfp. He announces
himself as confident not only OF getting
the Democratic nomination. but Of ulti-
mate success at the polls. even though all
the ventures for fusion fall through He
believes that he will receive heavy share
20 - . a
Of the Republican free silver vote whether
these parties have state tickets In the field
or not.
Private letters received here yesterday
bring the news that Comptroller OF the
Currency Eckels, accompanied bv Ben
T. Gable. viii be IN Seattle about August
- Mr.. Cable is as ardent a gold stand
ard man SIS Mr.. Eckeis himself He Is
president OF the Rock Island road: has
been a prominent figure in Illinois poll
tics for years. and was formerly secretary
o. the Democratic national committee
II politics IS connected with the visit. II Is
safe to saw that neither gentleman comes
with any idea of aiding the campaign OF
any free silver candidate nominated on a
free silver platform. On the contrary Il
IL much more likely that shev viii come
10 advise with the sound r1onev and adj
ruiristratlve Democrats as 20 the proper
policy 70 be pursued hy the latter. and
AsiAR 61NfGr VIII Nfon&atN % 10 vote Tor
Mckinley and sound money candidates
for legislative positions.
Lee T. Hart viii start for Chicago to-
night or tomorrow. to be present at tfe
national convention. Tie will not. how
ever. sit as a delegate unless he has Sc
cnrea proxy from some source. He AM
Hon. W n White viii be the representa-
tives - the King county free silver Dem
ocraey in Chicago. and Charles II. Baker.
receiver ~ the Merchants National bank.
who - At Chicago or visit. can he
looked upon as a representative OF the
sound money sentiment 81 the Hartv.
Gov John II. Mc5raw and Andrew T
Burieigh are expected 20 arrive home from
ths Eass the early part az the week. prob
ably tomorrow