The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-09
AS A COMMITTEE. "
The Democrats Have Not Be-
lieyed i'm Coalition.
WITH JORDAN Or ANYONE ELSE.
First Ward Republicans Met Last Night
The Total Registration Is
Only $500.

A Democrat Of high standing. as Dem
ocraf. male plant yesterday that ire
p0sf-ia3elIigencer vas acting unfairly u
publishing gossip about tss PROBABILITY =
a large number os Democrats supporting
DIR Jordan. and the possibility of d Dem
ecraslc decker 10 that end. What -
specially otgected 20 was that sa-h gossip
reflected upon the Democratic ctty central
COMMITTEES and that ne was Kept busy an
ewerfng questions as TO the truth - these
rum8rs. He wouid not give bis name for
publication. would rot himself MAKE
statement as 10 the galsenesS o. the rHna.ss
oornpiaIned Of set ne did desire 20 make
ar anonymous statement upon the sft1a-
ton. and here Is II. exactly as ne DESIRED
il 70 bt gwen
a member OF the city central committee
OF standing, ia q position 70 know wha; Es
s. talking about, gave positive assurance
that the committee had at no time eyer
contemplated. as the eily csHEfai commit
tee. coalition with the Jordan forces or
with any other faction or factions. That
in tf. exfFelsa Of is duty The committee
had never contemplated anything else. a.
a committee, than 70 call convention Tor
the purpose 81 nominating Democratic
ticket Further. Is II the hope and desire
of the Democratic city central committee.
az a committee, that such convention VII
chose for rs nominees men NhS, II elected.
will not fail 70 BE- a credit 10 the Demo
cratic party a. q party, and ~ tae Citizens
OF Seattle irrespective o. party
''1Ias the party any particular candidate
tn view was asked
We'll II il has I would not wish 20 men
ton a. because the committee. as SOM
ralttee. has nothing 10 do with choosing
ticket"
No gossip in these columns has in any
way reflected upon the members of the
Democratic city central committee. either
'as committee" or otherwise. and the
statement As above merely emphasizes
what : known 70 be the present feeling u
the. better element Of the party. hat al no
price will !, swallow the Jordan pili how So
ever II may be g.lded or disguised In Jam.
Buf that there have been attempts 10
decker between Democrats and Jordan
ties cannot be denied because they "a pres
en- happen to be of Or. Jordan = sa!d
10 he eone0cting an editorial for his iew
daily newspaper u appear Monday morn
ing thar will make the Democrats sqalrsn.
The registration OF voters for the mnni-
cfpal election 81 March closes on Tuesday
night. and II Is remarkable fact that only
ore OF the threP political parties, the Popa-
lat seems To have directed any particular
attention &c this important point of regis
traitor TIE result will be a very small
number of votes registered II was esti-
mated b competent authorities that the
total number OF votes registered would De
over iepeu, but from present appearances
A. mzv be under $500. and at any rate little
above that The total Bow u s.Sa. and
reckoning an unusually large registry for
Monday and Tuesday. say 500 each day.
would only give 1873. The total vote regis
tered In the nine wards - n0w AZ follows.
FIRST ward, sss; Second. 5sz. Third. 73s.
Fourth, 81. Fifth. So. sixth. so, Seventh,
CSC Eighth, Cot. and Ninth. as.
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