The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-26
ALL AGAINST FUSION
P0pulists Determine to Defeat
the J0rdanite Plot.
MAKING AF.GHTFoR THE COUNTY
The Jortianites Throwing Ont ths
County Committeeman and Eiect-
ing Their own Men.

The popultst Association held a special
ynaetiuy at Masonic han last night. which
was largely ATTENDED. at which single tax
ers we're denounced sncipient Dem0-
eeats JordanIies IN nearly as black terms
as they can be painted. and fusion a. a
dIabollcal trick 10 .lfse out the Poppilst
party OF the state. But the call OF the
meeting was especially to consider the fant
thar the Jordanites were attempting 70
steal the county central committee and
the county convention. exactly as they
stole that of the city. and that the man
who had done 1t ia the one case In hopes
of being elected mayor was doing II again
IN hopes OF catching fusion nomination
for governor. namely. Dr. Jordan
The tactics employed by him. as state.
b. the speakers last night. were exactly
the same. Before the municipal eonyen-
tions Jordan, who lives in the Second
precinct OF the Fourth ward. held Pop
uilgt ward meeting in his office. all by
himself so far as there Is any evidence.
dreg up credentials for himself as commit
ieeman from the Fourth ward. ana signed
them himself as president OF the meeting.
". T. Hays. a resident Of the sixth pre-
cinct Of that ward. was the committee
man appointed by that convention and had
not resigned or removed. Last week Tues
day Jordan is said to have elected himself
on th. county central committee from The
same ward although w. r. Hays. the
committeeman OF that ward. has received
no notification that ne mas been removed
The same evening, or the evening follow
ing after, Or. Jordan took MS seat on tie
city central committee. more than "A ma
iority OF that COMMITTEES we're superseded
by others elected after the new method IN
troduced 10 Seattle by Dr. Jordan. and the
meeting last night had fears that the
same thing might occur at the meeting OF
the Populsf county central committee.
The Populists have Kept up their ward
organizations. and when vacancies have
occurred they have Allied them During
the campaign Jordan had ward campaign
clubs formed. and 1t IS claimed that these
clubs which should have died With the
campaign, have been kept up for state
ard party purposes and. although merely
temporary city organizations. are being
used by Jordan 10 usurp the proper fgnc-
tons OF the regular ward organizations OF
she Popuilst party and elect members Of
his stripe 10 the county central committee
whether there are vacancies or not. The
situation NJ present. as TO the membership
OF the county committee. Is said to be as
follows:
First ward-Eugene Way. against whom
there ia no kick.
Second ward-A j. Iiohmann, who
removed from the ward. and whose place
has been regularly filled by ~. NJ Holmes.
but to whose position Jordan man has
been elected.
Third ward-H G. odeil regular mem
Der: Jordante elected to thrust him out.
Fourth ward-W. r. Hays. To whose
place Or. Jordan has been irregularIy
elected
Fifth sward-A G. Lovold, the secretary
of the committee. who on Saturday will
probably find Walter Walker In his place.
Sixth ward There was a vacancy. which
Vas regularly filled by the election of W.
j. Caldwell the father of ropulism' In
this state Judge Winsor turned him down
ana takes his place.
Seventh ward-R. D. Noyes. regularly
elected. no action as yet reported on the
part or tho Jordanites.
Eighth ward-W. r. Hessa. who was at
the meeting last night, and had not heard
that his successor had been appointed
Ninth ward-David Davidson. the regular
member. died. and Paul Land was rel,u-
larry elected TO mn the vacancy hts suc-
ccssor ail ho John W. Haigh. the men
ton of whose name last night caused some
merriment.
President Schutt said las, night that the
same tactics were being employed as 10
the county central committee by the Jor-
danites as were employed by them In re-
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thai had disturbed the Populist marty Of
this city last fall was the Single takers.
ana 10 his mind the single tlxer was moth
ting more nor less than an incipicnt Demo
crat Jordan was a single taxer. and he
had pretended to join the papulists IN Or
Ger TO carry that party into no beri9craCs
party. He came near doing that at the city
election. lie showed how the Jordanitca
bad struck AT every man who was a Popu-
list. and coming TO their mach'nations as
To the county central committee. he re-
ferrcd 20 pr, 11~tian's - ant sicctinn 10
that body, When klpr asked, ~ | un-
dorStand that the Fourtn Ward held a
meeting and elected somshoiy"'
The president said he had heard - no
meeting Uaushter but lr, Jordan was
elected 10 take HAYS place. Then he men
toned thu other members Of the As4ncia-
ton who were on Tho county central cum-
mittcc and slated te hc turned down hy
the Joulanites. AMI eHrut silly asked ~ they
would stand idiy hy and .ee the Pop.ilf.t
party wiped out hY the Democratic party.
tShouts of no. uoD ANY mau who would
hclp bolster al that rutten. decayfnr Old
party and aid them Go power. WAS no Pop
ulist lie Said thar n the Democrats wurt-
ell e. get into power len them get ON tho
Omaha platform " theN could mot Do i',.tt
let thcin stay cat OF power tchcersp
II wts She intention of certain aa-calisi
feFul'sts ~ this city to seek fusion With
the Democratic rartv. huf this tis'o1 WIS
onls tho scheme ~ a few Demo -rg's sssk-
Tag IA serve their Own ends. asd ouc of
these thc ono nt the head ~ it al. tho
one seeking 60 he governor of thc state ag
Washington un Democratic antt "opuN-t
votes. was This same man Jordan. Hnais,
If laugmefl
Tho president went on 90 describe row
Jorda1 had turned thc., down Who had
40 a. s.s Ha. e Do. D.