The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07

fstratf0n@ il Seattle since 1874. he noted TIE
almost invarfable rule that no party aad
held office for two consecutive terms Jor-
dan. he said had noted this tendency, ana
resolved 20 take advantage Of IT. laying hls
plans as far back as two years ago. Win
the conviction that II ne could only secure
the nomination. no matter BY what means,
the Popuiists would feel compelled 10 sup
port him.
But hts work was TOO coarse said sir
Holmes. why they foid me In DR. Jor-
dams Office that they exeetsd 70 lose
third Of the popuifstS. but they expected
wherever they lost man By opposing the
a r. a. they would gain four Catholics
Some OF Jr. Holmes most telling points
were made In commenting on the speeches
made AZ the recent meeting at Armory
hall. OF Farmer Todd he said: Yes.
he r. farmer. he looks Ike one, bat
think he'd do good deal better 10 stay on
hts farm in Mason county and raise hogs
than 10 come here to Seattle and raise
H.
Of Rev. DR.. MALLORY, in whom be depre-
Gated an unsagory mixture Of politics and
religion. be declared II have heard him
say more mean things about Jordan than
] eyer heard from any one Else. But one
day Jordan heard OF it. and he sent Dr.
Mallory = By Eugene Way. and since then
he has quit talking. Arc we 20 be led oy
q
By this time Mr. Holmes had aroused the
audience TO great enthusiasm. ard ne in
creased IL by mis- attack upon Judge VIM
sor. who. ne said. had made Just TWO points
81 his Armcry hail speech One was that the
PopaIlsfs were foolish 10 split over such
trivial matters. This statement Ar. Holmes
rsdieuled Then he continued:
But Judge Wlnsor stated that the pres
eBt contest is only tie Cedar river fight
over again. and that the men who are lead
ing this bolt are going up and dom 20 and
from Ammldowns office aud drawing
money there. Now, IL any Of you have
been getting money from that source.
stand up. tNo rssponsse.) Now. / say that
that Is an Infamous charge. which 40 man
IN mis- position should make without being
able 10 prove IL. And / take this occasion
10 ask Judge Winsor publicly 10 state at
HIS first opportunity the names of men
who have been Fopunsts who nave been
drawing money from Ammidown's Office.
And II ne refuses. well know what to call
him
Then Mr.. Holmes created further sem
sstson by declaring that Judge Winsor,
more than any other man save Jordan, is
responsible for the present unhappy state
o. affairs among the Populists. and he Sc
vereiy arraignea him for sitting Idly in the
central committee while Jordan was de-
sising his evil schemes lie paid his re-
speets to the P0pulisi newspapers. resented
the iasinuation that the Popgiists We're be-
ing hoodwinked By the Post-Inselligeneer,
and prop8esied the ultimate. If not innae-
dlate. triumph Of pure Popuiism. as rep
resented By the anti-Jordan men.
j. j. Holman made an argument in be-
half oil adopting the initiative, referendum
and imperative mandate IN local. state and
national politics. aud he interspersed IL
with some interesting bits Of reminiscence
connected with the inside workings OF the
Peoples party ia Seattle for the last two
years.
Paul Land. introduced as "a bolter from
the late convention made one Of the best
speeches OF the evening. though he declares
that his bashfuiness prevents him from
thinking on his feet. Ii was late when he
began. bat be walked up his audience with
two practical questions. put In pointed
and impressive way. Have you all regis
teTody' he asked. leaving the realm of
speculative politics. and getting down to
business in his opening sentence. Then.
when no had pressed this question home.
he asked another. Did we do right in
voting" his main answer to which was a
history Of the Ninth ward club and delega-
ton lie wildly depleted the scene when
the protest from the Ninth was laid before
the city central committee, and
his almost perfect mimiery of DR..
Iordan's weil-known voice brought
roArs Of laughter Judge Wnsor
came In for another attack, the speaker de-
ckring that two years ago Winsor had adj
vocated an early convention in order that
he might unload an Improbable newspaper
or the shoulders OF the nominees
An amusing incident OF the meeting &C.
CURED when. at the close Of the speaking.
new members were invited 10 sign the roll
Among those who came forward WAS f. c.
Wallace. who is charged by the anti-Jordan
men with doing some dirty work for Jor-
Gan In the Second ward 1t is TO be pre-
sumed that Wallace was testing, for when
the patriarchal Edward Clayson raised
protesting hand and voice. Wallace smil-
ingiy vanished through the nearest door