The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-03

mains tnss aIl this was 60 an sppearances
the formal action OF the committee By
this tine Andrew WATSON and others un-
dertook 90 Say the courss q CnAirman
Jooes Eleven members Of the county
committee assecnbIst, with much nossce
being given. denounced the action already
taken. and removed Chairman Jones ana
the other ocscers OF the committee. elect
ting successorA
Warren Carroll was elected chairman
when the Delegates assembled Chairmaa
Carroll ard ex-Caairman Jones both I'M
derfook TO call the convention 20 order. ana
naturally both failed 70 secure much ORDER
The Jones faction did not ballot for the
candidates for delegates, but appointed .
COMMITTEES 10 recommend the names Of .
haii delegation This committee promptly
did 30, ard the following were elected:
N. 3. SacnS. J. A. Van Bokkesen. g. III.
Cotfle Joseph Steiner, J. NJ Lockhart j.
N. Scott and W. F. Learned. The dele
gates who responded TO Chairman Carroll
elected. by ballot. tho following delegates:
R. A. Bailinger. A A. Plummer. g. B.
Ccnover. Thomas NJ Fisher. Warren Car
roll. A ". Buddress and George W. Ed
warda And thus the matter stands.
The real basis Of the tight b sad to b
over the once Of collector Of customs.
II 10 charged that Chairman Jones called
on Gov. Mckinley last October ana secured
some sort of an assurance that II he-Mc-
Kinley-became president. certain men in
Jeferscn county would no. secure favors.
or words TO that effect. An OF which In
dicates that there must have been q grea:
deal OF counting OF chickens before hatch
ing time It viii occur TO most people
that the Office OF collector OF customs be-
longs to the party At large, and Is not Q
sweet morsei for big men IN Jefferson
county. or any other county, to roll under
their tongues.
The Democratic plan Of fusion With the
Populists. which met with such q setback
In Seattle. and which. because Of issues
not OF political character. secured a nom
fnal victory In Tacoma, has struck other
snags. The candidacy Of Mayor Belt, OF
Spokane, for governor. Is not suggestive
Of the kind OF fusion the Democrats want.
Tho Populisss are ready to let the Demo-
Gratis come in after the fashion Jonah
fused with the whale. but there is no In
dication that they will stand back and let
the Democrats have the big official piums.
The Clarke County Register. Populiss.
says: The talk regarding a
state fusion ticket composed of Populists
and Democrats Is pure nonsense. We very
much doubt II such a proposition Is even
mentioned IN the Peoples party state con-
vention." So far as the Democrats are
concerned In the proposed hotchpoteh ar
rangerent. they contemplate an abandon
ment neither Of their thirst for Office nor
OF their party organization They simply
VIII try to use the Populists to get into
power Their plans are partly matured.
The delegation TO the national convention
is already selected. and everything seems
to indicate that Hugh G. Wallace will sue
coed himself on the national committee.
In no event do they contemplate, in tho
event Of national success, that the Popu-
lists shall have any sort Of recognition.
Fusion that does not concede to the Demo-
Gratis the nominee for governor. at least
one Congressman and q liberal representa-
ton on the remainder Of the state ticket,
will never be indorsed by the voters Con-
sidering the fact that at the last congress
sional election in 1894 the Popul;st candi-
dates received nearly twice as many votes
as those OF the Democratic party, It IL not
surprising that the Populisfs refuse to lis
ten 10 any proposition that gives them sec
ond place. They know they cannot secure
control Of the legislature. They know they
cannot secure by aid OF the Democrats such
legislation as they may desire Fusion to
them means partial d.sorganization, con-
fusion Of effort with regard to the national
campaign. and the disturbance Of their
relations With their national organization.
Tho Democrats can offer no assurance Of
swinging the solid vote OF their party I'M
less they are practically given control. BY
conceding this. the Popuiists well know
they cannot control their own following.
Fusion looks well enough on paper. but the
facts do not justify the slightest hope that
1t VIII be adopted In this state.