The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-14
PREPARING TO FUSE.
Deal Made for the Conventions
to Ratify.
SQUIRE IS LIKELY TO GET LEFT.
PopuIIsfs Disposed to HANG On TO
Legislative Positions for the
H~n~Ht of JudHe WfRsor.

There was considerable activity yester-
CAV among tns various Popailstlc. A'slii@-
cratic ard Goas candidates Tor Once IN
s.isssEsnx around among tire 1eisgA .ea-sseeS
frg-a S,s-f precincts II the city and conn-
~ a. held primaries. The ais- 81 CO..
6fsaees gor Office received 10 aecesSaoias.
ord none II those already IN toe nei1
.zv- found or vet that tneir ef-A'.-s7
are 20 sifra that II ls advisable 10 WIZ
dram
10 far as TIE practical politicians IN the
s3grss factions can aeter-uine the Gaes-
ton. the bass % tie division o. o''asT7
faas ALREADY bScn decided upon. aaoasaii~
tally a. has beer published IN me F9sN-
Int<iIlgeucer. whether she agreement
yfil he carried Cur by the three c9hsei-
ssoas remains TO be determined, ana N
-ais determination the To2aIlsa So,-s -
s.or ia rsas only uncertain element IHeFe
f. no sort OF couo. thai both the Goa u
and the Democrats IN convention VIII
rat!sv tie action OF the bosses and take
- rew of1ces w24!ch VIII Be accordel
tn~.n without uurnlur. In fact, they
are willing 70 take anything taey can
ee<. ard VIII only put up peTfanctoFy
struggle TO get more, should TIE PoHplis's
prove as hozg.sh as they were Il AA4sias-
burg.
Taa Ponnlis- convention nay not re
DISPOSED 10 ratify the action OF the would
be bosses Of the party. however, B0t the
machine in that party IL very Wen or
gained and * II believed Viii DC aoie
10 ride down any opposition, except on
one proposition. The rank and file OF the
pooillfst party ars decidedly opposed 10
eny proposition locking 70 the surrender
or auv uartton os tie legislative ticket TO
either tha Democrats or the Goats. This
opposition numbers In its ranks n1rn-
her ~ those who have loyalty trained
with the Way machine In the past.
The History Of the deal for the leglsia-
tive Ticket dates back to the EIlensburg
convention. There was some kind OF ar
rzmgement made there between certain
or the Goat leaders and the leaders OF the
King county Populists. bat there are two
different stories told Of the nature Of that
deal each Of which Is firmly believed by
some % the men who Were a Eteus-
fsurg and we're in Il position to know
the truth. The fact that two different
versions of the story are given leads 70
The belief that the King county Poptt-
ats - Elensburg worked the double
ross on ono side or the other of the
Goat factions. 1t r. certain that some
Kind % deal was fixed M while the over
sgres for fusion were pending at ElienS-
burg. and this deal had 20 10 with the
succession OF the United States senator
ship both In the coming session of the
Legislature and two years hence. The
Teal also had In view the killing off Of
John Wiley "a a candidate for congress,
wg4ish as ali know. vas successfully ac-
complehe,i
AT the nnal stage OF tho fusion deal at
Tliensbarg Il became apparent that unless
tho Democrats received ono congressional
position the whole deal was of. Il was
also certain that IL the Democrats re-
cssved that position Lewis would ne the
nominee. Tie King county Goats We're
however. pledged and instructed to sup
port John Wiley for congress Ii was
considered Rad politics 10 select both
candidates from the same town. ana
Wilcy's friends worked hard with tho
ronulists to induce them 20 stand pat''
and not surrender The congressional nom
'natlon 20 the Democrats. At this stage
Of the proceedings. SO 1t Is alleged the
friends cf Senator Squire took a hand
and entered into deal With the Pop,i-
lists and the Democrats. nv the terms Of
which they agreed 10 st3etrack Wiley.
ana thus withdraw ono stumbling block
Ia the way OF fusion providing they were
assured that tho King coanty legislative
positions would he given them. SO thar
they could assist IN re-electtnr squire TO
tho senate There T. no question that
the Squire supporters have promises 10
this effect, and that they look 10 the com
ine conventions TO raufy the deal and
deliver the goods.
There are those. and they also were
among the delegates 70 ElIansburE. who
nrefer 20 believe that while such pro7n.
fsos were In fact made 20 the Squire men.
there was a Stiu deeper deal on. tbe de-
tai's Of which We're carefully concealed
rron squire and hlS a4herents ami that
fhis la'te- deal f. the ono which viii m
ft1t. ee accomplished should the election
Ts>g3lt ln FonuaiS. surenss. This latter