The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-02
SPOKANE POPS MAD.
THEIR CAMPAIGN FUNDS VOTED
AwAY AGAINST TnErR wrsnEs.
IsIasa Counsy's R<pahiscan Went
sees and Their Opponenes-Ths
0eDabltean Ticket Selected In
Chehsiss-A MckfnIey Cfsb Or
gantsed NJ Stanwood-other Pc
Hsieai News of the state.

Spokane. Oct. i--Speciai-Tae members
G. lie g1pocTafSc parry had q stormy ssS-
ssor = few nights ag9. A 4tT@s9n vas
made % tie campaign fund. asa1 as 70 "a
sad. paced y sGefe 4 wog}1 d tae 1s9ss
good Two hundred ard aEsy dollars vas
vciss 20 the Chgonscle and ~ "a me Re-
view. and as nothing remained the fop2-
La papers we're left csat. Upon 8nFeSiigA-
ton 4 vas found that the members a. he
Fapuiszt party had RAISED usarly az this
money, and snsn IL Ba@ ie2rns3 tEaE re
former Democratic ane Republican, organs
sad taken * az. merry @AF Vas COM
Den1e1-
j; seems tina, thus far the Popullsss
have furnished the orators throughout The
county ard IS al the money had been ap-
pr0pzsaTes5 there ~as aoe1sEg te.< 10 pay
tae expenses os those no we're slamp.nz
f4e county Chairman Jaaes % the stare
central committee was appealed 10 for
aid, bat as the silver candidates on the
state ticker had pulled down nearly al 81
TIE state funds % pay their expenses N
atuuplng tAe state. fns pcpaissis G. this
county co84 get 70 relief from that
source. Upon learning tlals the Popsiiist
members declared their intention 10 with
aras from the executive committee. and
conduct their part OF The campaign along
Independent lines. Many Of the Democrats
aoE declare op@nly that they gsli aot sup
faoft the Popuisg nominees on the fa-
son ticket. AMI the Fopulssss retaliats by
saying that they can use the political
snlfe wtfh much skill as anyone. ss-
peeiAiiy since al The campaign funds for
the state and county have been appr0pFi-
afea. leaving them 10 conduct the fgh,
asngie~aanae5 and alone.
IL IL sad t1af a demand has been made
upon the Review and the Chronicle 10 pay
hack tse 500 which was voted 20 them.
and that proposition j. nos 5eing very
carefully considered. The populisl portion
or TIE executive committee saw that un-
less This money Is paid back their speak
efs viii be LEFT without money throughout
the county. with debts n The ratio Of rs
70 ]. so urgent were their necessities that
az meeting recently held n Rockford
collection was taken 70 1efray expenses
one OF the popB'ist leaders said today
thas i would make rr very little DIFF
terence whether this money was paid
back o. not. as Il disposition TO AXE ev-
efyihlag 10 sigh had been disclosed. TIE
Pop2lfSi party hal been aske9 70 give ID
a majority 81 the best offices In the state
ana county. and now they are asked %
permit the campaign funds 10 be SO d.
Yertsd that none can be used TO Gefray
the expenses Of their oan Sneakers
over ioo or their de.egafes IN The last
county convention voted against fas on.
knowing fuii well that these offkoe seekers
from outside their party waI.G take al
the g.e- They arc now experiencing some
81 the blessings Of fusion, which seems 10
mean. Heads | win. tai,s you lose"
TIE local papers OF this csiy seem 20 he
very much concerned over III. completion
Of the organization OF the Railroad Mems
Non Partisan souaa Money League. Aft
or this organization was porGect 3D. dis
patches we're sent out from this city
stating that there was no such political
q sanitation as sound money league in
Spokaas- IS soon as IL became appaTen;
that THIS sort OF mislnterurctafion would
10 longer rBtsead the pablo. trey began
publishing al sorts Of statements about
coercion. coupled with iuslaua tons thar
these men were forced 10 become men,
bers OF a Mck!nlsy CLUB 81 order 20 ho.d
fhelr positions. In doing this they do
not hope TO nlslesd any Of the members
Of the sound money league. because they
know that would D. futile. but they hope
TO arouse as much prejudice as they pos
SHY can throughout The county. hoping
thereby 20 strengthen their lines
II these newspapers would Investigate
this subject they would find that there
ara some railroad men wh0 have always
supported tie Democrats ticket who are
supporting Mr.. Bryan IN this campaign.
Such men have 70 fear OF losing their
positions. and they VIII tell you that there
has been no EFFORT made 10 coerce or 9TH
erstse influence their votes. However.
most Of the railroad men say that after
a careful study OF the financial question
they have come 20 the conclusion that so
far the interests Of the worklngmea
are concerned they had rather depend
upon present wages paid in money OF the
present purchasing power than 70 run me
risk Of a deprecated currency under free
coinage