The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-22
Fusion Not Feasible In Levi. County.

C'hchalis. Aug -Sspccial--A very ilui-
ited investigation ts all that is necessary
20 convince ANYBODY who cares TO know
thai fusion VII not fuse IN this county,
\ feeling OF DISGUST has gaken possession
~ true a,ue Democrats sifsce IN. result
of she Elienshnrg conventions was an
ncSfnced. and many pppulssts DO not hess-
tate 70 sag that they wiai rot vote for =
Democrat or a Silver Republican on the
fusion ticket. some who have heen prom
inentiv Identified with the ropuist party
have withdrawn entirely. and have stated
that they wali vote the Republican ticket
Democrats who hsd concluded TO swai-
low BFyan ami silver have revoised sincs
the atiesnpt 10 cram a populist state tick
et down their threats. This II mol Idla
talk. W hTH sush sfAunch ard trffuenJtal
Democrats as John Con. A. pcaahoe. G..
-. tsingrich. IA, g. GraffHh. W. IA. Rogers.
8, NJ. peane, NJ. I. Ho,brook. :. =. Rich
aFsisoTt. II. NJ. SeiEFaaiet. J. u. iioIhronk.
a., n. Forney. William Nooaham. Robert
Goetx 4. Rsiney. J. T.. I.ySle. 4. - shell
don. 4. G. Rush and r. N. Lynch. of Che
ls4iiS. Edison Zimmerman. J. "a. Stewart
and y. -. sullivan. Of Newankum. j. r.
I.inhart. 4. 2. Ponder and ]. NJ. Ponder.
Of Napavine: A. 4. ficnfsof and Charles
Henrio,. os Cowlltx: Richard Griffith. of
BosfoTt: Mr.. GriiI. Of Alpha. Messrs.
Never and ASf. OF Pe-tsi: Matt and
George MirSiorfer. OF Agatc--when such
men Suik ia their tents and openly express
their dlsSat sfacsion. there is something
radically wrong. Nearly all OF these men
are for sound money: ali of them are for
honest Democratic principles IL ~ doubt
ful II a singse one OF them viii vote for
Bryan and Sewail and the fusion state
ticket. Many of them may he counted
upon beyond question TO vote for Mckin-
ley and sound money. unless il appears
before election dav that their votes are
not needed 10 defeat the cheap money
crowd. The list might be extended. Care
ful inquiry shows that there is rot a pre-
cinct In the county where Democrats have
not announced that they viii support Me-
kinley. Alpha rrccincf. which cast four
teen Republican votes two YEARS ago. viii
cast at least twenty~six this fall. Co~it8
precinct. which has been owned by thu
Po~ulists for four years. win have Re-
publican majority this year The sound
money sentiment does not diminish as one
goes into the country Hon l.. A. Davis.
who lives at Big Bottom. 40 Ne FOOT os
Mount Rainier. eighty miles from Cbeha.
lis says that but one of his HepuhlicAn
neivflbors has deserted on account OF free
silver. while several Democrats have
kicked over the traces.
II is doubtful IL there are ffty Repub-
Ncans IN the entire county who will not
vote the ticket this fan on account os
their predictions for silver. The tefee-
ton OF ,ohu r.. Newiand OF this place.
was announced with a flourish Of trumpess
in the ropuilst organ this morning. Mr..
NNwiand says he Is still Republican.
This county IL going 70 roll up big
majority for Mckinney and sound monsY
this fall. The Hcpublscann are united ard
enthusiastic and Ia the campaign and on
election day they Will have the assistants
OF a few d.sgruntied Popuiists anf a larxo
proportion OF Democrats. who will take
keen delight IN melting out a deserved
punishment 70 the politicians and place.
hunters WHO have manipulated Popu.ist
and Democratic politics this year.