The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-02
FUSION is IND0RSED.
Frosty Ward Meetings Of the
Democrats in Tacoma.
TURKEY FAwcETT PRosPERs.
Tho Lowest Bidder Not Likely TO Get
the Capitol Contract, and What
com County Stone TO BE Used.

Tacoma. Feb. 1.-Specfal.-If the Demo
cratic ward meetings tonight on the fusion
proposition are any Indication OF the vote
that will be poiIed by the fugsonlsts IN April
the Republican ticket will BE- elected from
top to bottom In tae Third ward which
polls the largest Democratic vote IN the
city only twenty-five Of Turkey" Faw-
cetrs adherents showed up. In the Second
only twenty-five Democrats ATTENDED, ana
In the remaining wards there was oat a
feeble show Of strength. IL Was frost IN
the Seventh, no meeting being ns4d- u
sion was Endorsed in every case. the pro-
ceedings being cut and dried The commits
tee was empowered 10 close TIE deaf ohc
feature OF Fawcetts scheme is the active
part taken by local Federal office holders.
Chairman Bridges is Marshal brakes chief
deputy, ard Customs Inspector Roediger
offIclated AZ secretary In the Third ward
meeting. while Indian Commissioners Ar
derson was elected committeeman from the
Second ward.
The deal made by Turkey F'awcett and
C. s. Bridges on one side. and Chairman
Holm and Secretary wooIf on the other. is
the most marvellous IN the political history
OF Pierce county. and betrays degree OF
consummate gan seldom IL ever equaicd
by the adopts OF New York's Tammany
Hall. ia the palfnIest days OF Boss Tweed.
BY the terms OF the compact which the
Democrats ratified tonight, and which was
drawn np and agreed upon by the two COM
rnittees behind closed doors. the people OF
both the Popuiist and Democratic parties
are To lay aside their political rights and
functions, dispense with party conventions
and tanely allow the two-headed commit
tee 20 say who shall be placed on the ticket
To be voted on April Z.
The committee says the present .'emer-
gency'' makes IL desirable 70 dispense with
tbs usual method of nominating candidates
IN convention, and unblushlngly AXIS the
people TO indorse what hats already been
done. and Of which no one yet knows any
thing definitely, and suffer the committee
10 continue In power an indefinite time.
The ADDRESS was drafted under the super
vision OF Turkey" Fawcett and Chair
man Bridges and a typewriter copy read
by the committeeman at the meetings to-
night.
The address OF the Democratic city cen
trail committee 20 the meetings was sub
stantiaily as follows;
Realizing that crisis has arisen in our
city government when all good citizens
should unite in an effort to lift our munich
pal affairs out OF the deplorable condition
into which INSTRUMENTATION has dragged
them, and that this could only be done by
sinking party differences for the benefit OF
the common cause. We, your committee. be-
lieve that the duty the Democratic party
owes 10 the overwhelmed and Cling
taxpayers and citizens OF the city. IL 10
earnestly and seriously consider move
nient by which the honest citizens of our
still visorols, noble metropolis could pre-
sent a united front to the common enemy.
They felt that this was time when the
common peril justified a perhaps slight de-
parture from the ordinary methods OF pro-
cedure. They now beg leave TO frankly
state that they have consulted with the
representative body of q kindred political
organization. as result IL was unanin-
ousiy agreed 10 unite our forces. march to
victory with a solid front against the COM
mon enemy and plant the standard OF an
honest government upon the citadel OF our
city.
There are times of emergency wnen the
usual methods cannot be conveniently pur-
sued. when expediency demands an I'M
usual departure. We deem such an emer-
gency to be now upon Us. IL you approve
tho steps hitherto taken then we further
submit that the usual method of a eonven-
ton be dispensed with. Never was 4 coali-
ton made between two large contra ,ting
bodies except by the convenient method OF
n limited number OF representatives af the
respective parties assembling together and
calmly and dispassionately adjusting the
detaii1. You can as well, and better, from
your respective wards. appoint these rep
resentatives. directly and without the In
PREVENTION OF "A convention, as You .ould
by eiecting an intermediate body to APP
point them"
The unconscious genius that drew up this
proclamation must here have had vision
OF muititudes OF Democrats excitedly rush
ing 20 endorse the committee in It's deal,
when he wrote the following. which comes
closely after the ahoye paragraph:
'If. then. the result OF your determina-
ton Is 10 march under union ticket. with
the hattie cry OF a solid front to the enc
my. then Wa viii submit this further pro-
position: That you appoint the same or
a new committeeman preferably the same)
10 corsummate the union OF forces, TO Sc
loot standard hearers worthy OF the f.obie
cause and Il manage the details OF the cam
paign. which " earnestly and courageously
fought. viii head to a sure and glorious VIC