The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-02
HOW JORDAN DID II.
U.R. Andrews Tells the Facts
About His Nomination.
uoT SHOT FOR HIS HEElERs
Housing Republican Meetings In the
Fourth and Filth WARTS and
Jolly Foreboding--

The stch. UEsoa the crzn1bIsng hanks oi
which staoa Dr. Jordan a. the head = Ms
Pasta. fan regiment = w.ssni1g iBto
elszsu. re ztrsSxsst-out F0pdslsEs are ss<1-
city 0rganlzsrg and Easztrsg strength strls
azv sua they rGw seen - - oEly sat
trg Tor 3 leader 20 make . srTalgnt-oat
fgnl against ire he-1es q tne JpTs4@ fltes
May think nat " K AnarsNs Ey1i3
rake a tyuaczz Esafer and - facs rs fsst'le
would IN al pro5abIlty have come is-i9fs
TIE PopEisst *Etl0Es--ssFlee Fe-eAsist-
.Ess-I the jordan couFentlofs-ls3t n ~@s
elected rnez0fer - the charter eolaiLli.s-
sign. When zgp4uaeise1 Tor he views ne
r. always sal Il absolutely refkse %
give consideration 70 political gU1sfaefis
Fuffg the eparfer commission coaeiBaes lis
Isfag~s- Tffz eTent having trsnsplress he
mas again sEke1 yesterday ~aeiaer ne Sas
. CANDIDATE for ire ayorslgs
Il undsrsszn1 that iilers has been some
sfs-h talk f" ~ sad. but While feeling
grateful fer the xery warm support thai IS
rgrgrulsea % uss. have concluded that ]
cAnnot become candidate Tor any sfilse
whaiegeT
xox. as Nr. Andrews. pleading that RS
position On ne charter commission pre-
eIaaes nirz srcm sak.Hg active part 81 Pop
a,lief polssseH declined 20 attend the cor
yentso1. Il seemed quite necessary 9ues-
tsou 70 ask where ~ stood in regard 20 the
rotlt ia the party. lie Was therefore asked,
Are you prepared 20 support Or. Jor-
dam
by ne manner q means" Was the en-
Ihzfse reply. ard ais gray eyes flashed aid
his grey bar cariea - ike the name Of an
angry lion
.'WhygH
~whvg FOR s4veraI reasons ] WI Try
10 give them sefiatun i goB desire thsn-
Is.rsf. IA lhe metc0a employed 10 remove
from the city central committee members
who we're nor sufficiently sus5seFFient 20
hss sill and 81 Supplying the places shus
made vacant Nth his own p>nf tools.
Second, 81 cutting down the rightful ap-
Eorfionr,enf Of the wards supposed 70 be
against him and increasing the representa-
ion o. such wards as he felt himself able
10 manipulate.
Third. by the secret establishment OF
so-esIled ward eluos. notably IL the Sec
ord. 20 which NONE except a certain Clique
were allowed admission. Is that enough?
] can 20 on
Proceed. Mr. Andrews
Fourth. BY placing the control OF his
cand dacy In the hands Of q creature Ike
Eugene Way. who Is q seif-eonfessed briae-
giger and a notorious yiDlafor Of the Law.
HFIfih. in attempting. through MS CEN
frai committee. 10 seat Ia the convention
me WON ne had every reason 10 know
hal moi been elected. in place OF others
that he knew had been fairly returned.
sixth. In bringing into the convention
Il horde Of creatures without homes char
aster or visible means Of livelihood. and
among whom the seif-respecting men OF
the convention felt lonesome. Those are
my reasons and hope you md them sufii-
Gent
This so-cafled nomination IL not an en-
dorsenenf by the rank and ile Of the Pop
ullsfs OF this city, and J have too much
confidence in them 10 believe that they
viii ever ratify a.
-Four years aGo a gentleman. who rad
formerly served the city IN a highly salts
factory manner. became q candidate for
mayor on the ticket Of the dominant party.
His great qualifications for the office were
beyond question. but his adversaries sue
ceeded in smirrhlng him with the name OF
the notorious Clancy 4 Burns. The re-
suit was an SYNONYMOUS defeat. And can
anyone in his right sense believe that the
people will now endorse, IL a social. pro-
fessionsi and political mOuntebank like
Jordan who has forced himself upon the
ticket OF a minority party. an act whieh
they condemned 80 emphaticaly only four
years ago. That. too. was In regard 10 a
man whose private character was Ia 20
inanner assailed. and whose fitness for the
Office was conceded"
Then you are IN thorough sympathy
with the straight Populst partyT'
Yes. I am" was the emphatic reply.
Lee Smith, who has been a POpulist ever
since Leary Wa nominated for mayor. end
who il secretary 81 the Ninth Ward Popu-
list Club. said last night: I'VE would far
rather see a Republican mayor than 10 see
Jordan elected ami I believe that Is the
feeling Of every true Populist IN the city"