The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-11
rawcErr FOR GoyEKxoR-
His Friends Seeking 70 Nominate Hfr
on the Fusion Ticket.


ON the Fusion Ticket.
Tacoma. June pecsaL-Angeto Vance
Fzwce+s mayer Of TIE city Of Tacoma. IS
.-e latest candidate for guae-nsroEsal
Eozo-ss Mayer FzwceEt-s fr.eEks among
the Democrats. who believe q fusion with
TIE PopuExrs n the STATE campaign would
VIE out. have approached hin vita prop
ozitl0u 70 accept rne nomination OF sae
fusion party this fail for the once Of the
states executive ard they have not re-
cesyea '-no'' for an answer.
Mayor Fzxce.t-s election in a esrosna-
rsaa viii TIE Popuitsts n this city - .
natter % too recent history 10 need re-
calling. His majority IN vote o. nearly
$50 vas OF course, this Is narrow
margin OF which 70 base hopes OF sacc@ss
Fl the state campaign. 0ur there are Demo-
Gratis n Tacoma and Pierce county. 4 not
Peoples party men, y ao believe that Faw-
cSst a. TIE head OF the fusion ticket would
prove sure winner.
Mayor FaEcet-'s boom Is o. recent birth.
In fact. IL IL OF TIE tender age CT three
days It's freshness IS its most potent
charm at this stage OF the game How 10
viii stand the rigorS q an uncertain and
frosty campaign remains 20 be seen. At
any rate, certain Of the mayors friends N
his oxn party, who were prominently id@n-
tiled with his campaign in the late num-
clpai election. pretend 70 have discovered
q Popui.st yearning for Fswcert and they
mean 20 profit By l. They point 70 the
m partial manner IN which ne has crovi6-
ed three Democrats with an ONCE 10 one
Peoples party worker, and on this Justify
their belief that the Populists throughout
the state would drop everything political
IL and rush OF to march 20 victory under
the banner OF A. v Fawcett-
Billy Welsh. the xeIl-knoxn member
OF the Tillcum Club: ". c. Ch.6e<ter. sec
rotary OF the Democratic city committee:
Chairman Holm. or the Peoples party
cauwaign committee and Inspector 2. f.
Jossey, are among the Democrats who
have faith IN the Fawcett boom. Mr..
Welsh was recently appointed license sn-
speetor by Mayor Fawcett and Mr.. Hof-
In received the office of herbor master
az the hands OF the mayor as reward for
hts iahors in the late campaign Ar. jos
Sey IS not n politics. he says. and for the
very good reason that his Office has been
paced in the classified civil service. The
Inspector. who IS known as one OF the
most efficient men on Special Agent Cub
Ions force. declined today TO discuss
Mayer F'awcetts chances OF election 20
the Office Of governor. but the Post-In-
teIligeneer correspondent was reliably In
formed that Mr.. Jossey possesses the
mayors confidence ard that of the Demo-
cratic politicians who are cultiveting his
latest boom.
II win be remembered that the state fus-
ion idea had It's inception in Mayor Faw-
cetts brain before he was elected mayor.
He planned the combination with the Pop
uiIsts IN the city campaign and has given
his advice 20 those IN his party who
hope TO see fusion ticket put up IN
Pierce county this fall. AT the last Demo-
cratic state convention In this city. several
delegates from Spokane county. who were
In the fight for free silver. told Mr.. Faw-
cett that IL he was counted out OF the Of
fee of mayor OF Tacoma they would
nominate him for governor on a fusion
ticket this fall.
Mayor Fawcett was seen this afternoon
relative TO the efforts put forth by his
friends In his interest. The mayor with
characteristic modesty declined 10 discuss
the matter further than TO say there was
nothing In the talk about his being can
d.date for governor. Said he: II think
that Il fusion between the Democrats and
PopuiIsts is effected this fall, James Ham
ilton Lewis, OF King county, will head the
ticket with Mayor Belt, of Spokane, for
lieutenant governor. am not an aspirant
for the Office. II would not do for me 20
leave the Office OF mayor OF Tacoma at this
stage. because hope and expect 70 carry
out certain plans for the betterment of the
city"
The fusion promoters IN Tacoma are
banking on a gold plank In the Republican
platform IN the state campaign. They then
expect 20 appeal 10 the silver Republicans.
the Populists and the silver wing of the
Democracy on a silver platform, with
white metal standard bearer at the head
Of the procession