The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-28
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IS
PLAINLY IN THE BAL
-s. ,fti,ys.,y ANCE,
NOT STRONGLY FOR ANYBODY.
SILVER REPUBLfcANs SEEM TO he
fQ A NUMEROUS QUANTITY OUT
THERE.
GREAT FIGHT TO A DECISION
Among Republicans, PopuIists, DEM
ocrats, SiIverites and National
fs Democrats.

Special to the Globe.
TACOMA, Wash, Oct. 27-The po-
litical situation in Washington is de-
cidedly mixed Under normal condi-
tions this state is Republican by at
least 5000 or 10000 majority. This year
the contest is being waged, as in the
national campaign, with the Republi-
cans and gold standard Democrats on
one side and the Populists, silver stand
ard Democrats and bolting silver Re-
publicans on the other. The three last
named elements held state conventions
at Ellensburg on Aug. 12, which re-
suited in the nomination of a fusion
state ticket. The Populists secured
nearly one-haf the nominations, includ-
ing the governor, lieutenant governor,
secretary of state, auditor, treasurer
and two presidential electors. To the
Democrats were given two electors, one
congressman and the state printer. The
free silver Republicans were allowed
to nominate one congressman, the at
torney general and state school super-
intendent. Two weeks later the Repub
icans met in state convention at Ia
coma and nominated a state ticket
which Is being actively supported by
those Democrats who are opposed to
free silver or the control of the state
government and legislature by the Pop
ulists. To maintain their organization
the National Democrats held a state
convention at Tacoma in September
and nominated four presidential elect
ors. majority Of the National Demo-
Gratis, however, will support the Re-
publican electoral ticket.
Each party claims to have nominated
strong state ticket With a few ex-
ceptions this claim holds true. The Pop
ulists nominated for governor ]. r.
Rogers, of Puyallup, who is generally
expected, outside his own party, to run
considerably behind the Peoples party
ticket, by which name the fusion ticket
is officially designated. Mr.. Rogers was
born in Maine, but spent number of
years when a young man in Louisiana
and Mississippi. He lived in Southern
Illinois
no DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
and the fact that he admits that his
synpathies were then with the South
ern cause has naturally increased the
opposition to him Of the old soldiers
who are strongly organized all over the
state. Mr.. Rogers Is a typical, perhaps
an extreme, PopuHst~an his financial
views. He lived number of years II,
Kansas, where for time he ran a
Populist paper and became warm
friend Of Mr.. Peffsr, Mrs. Lease and
Jerry Simpson. He has written several
books, including one entitled ssPolitfcs"
and another entitled "The Irrepressible
Conflict; or An american System Of
Money. @I1a~this book Mr.. Rogers ad-
4yocates the issuance Of paper certifi-
Gates based upon silver in the mines
He would have congress issue and loan
treasury notes TO an amount equal to
$50 per capita. If the monopolists "gob-
bled" the money he would simply have
more issued, and the profit of boarding
thereby DESTROYED His book says that
IN reality the government could issue
paper certificates based upon silver in
the mine just as well as upon silver
In the vault. He makes no provision
in regard to gold. assuming that its
coinage would continue at the ratio Of
i to 16 with silver.
In his first speech at Tacoma after his
nomination Mr.. Rogers declared that
men did not know what money was or
what dollar was 1t was counted is
100 cents and one cent as 10 mills but
mill is only an ina aginary thing; a
dollar, therefore, Is 1000 imaginary
things. He then declared that a dollar
is fraud, and that money of final pay
ment is likewise a fraud. Mr.. Rogers
books were called lin from the book
stores just after his nomination and
have been absolutely suppressed. A
few copies. secured after much search,
ing, are being used by Republican
speakers to show that Mr.. Rogers is
proneunced fatist.
The Republicans nominated for gov
ernor Potter Chatles Sullivan, native
OF Nebraska. wIese parents crossed
the plains three years after his birth,
and whose father became one OF the