The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-22

4 eNog 70 HOLD CONVENTIONS.


NJ x4e past few veef1 besws<T the F~o~
nnWe nagfy sfnxo cnmnssfse and sae Dsrn-
0urntA n4a1s eouHf<sss. seZAtfTe 20 fhs
hs5f3nx q sfa1s nouztnsf1ng eonv<ntlsns
- tlss tive pArtfss. Ths Democrats man
a1nrs ase unan1nCussy for fssson OF state
Aad ssugrsmosnsi sscssss fhls fsaa, snd
d. 80 enpeG1nziy onxso0s 60 lave fsesr
szenvoueasn nesA baosue shss Of the PcD1-
siess. - ar6w nat "a endorsement BY the
fDou1vo pnrxv Oen nan - sseare6 for
she pomocru1to onndfdsfn~ TITS Pogz8ixss
wapn vory vnry Of The designs % the jack
sonixn naaiUx2:ssx. ard 20 they cum
a1nxiy devised . sukssnss 20 bod their
e1afs coavsnt1an before che Democrats
ceuid peseIbiy mst tn convention. and pre-
nare fhs AIeh 70 be ofKsred the Popaiiaf
vo1orp a fhs otztA- From The way IN
which che popzsiss sd Of the controversy
has been handled By Chairman Buyer.
ef the state comu1sftee. IL looks - II hs
and his associates wousf bszf shs Demo
ersx1c managers oat AZ the fnssh ~ at
5tass . length
Arrangements for calling the state eon-
vsutsor have been practically IL Chair
YuAn Balg<r's h2rGs ever since the szecSa-
tive committee met Ia this city last NAY.
A. that rins the date ard place for bod
Ing tie fail convention sege disasAasd ~
5anesf, aad the xsnsraI c1lalon Mas N
favor OF . date between 5sptsrsbeT assd
3 Finally the whose Eatter sas left 20
Chairman Buissr 10 decide
AZ the Mav meeting OF tAs Populist sx-
ecuf.ye comrnFs<e strenuous Arguments
were made bv Democrats In the caxy who
ere working flse fuason scheme. - have
TIE committee call he convention late.
- - 10 enaols the combination to he
worked - . fruifloa hy the manipaiatorss
and 81 Vas especially urged that the Popu-
ssxss should allow their Democratic breffl-
ren 10 place fhs.r ticket IN the field nFss.
To these enfreztlss = majority Of the Pso-
niist committee turned deaf ear. CHAIR
man BaIgeF. who IL oalspo&sn against
any combination ia which the Individual
fty and principles Of bis party are 70 be
sank. sounded the Peoples party leaders
throughout the state. and found a strong
sentiment In favor Of aa early convention.
In view Of this oplaion Il was natural that
Mr.. HalgeT decided that the ccnysHtion
should Be held early Ia August. Eiiens-
burg was decided On ~ the committee
last AAy. ~ WAS pablisbsd at the time.
IS being the most centrally located place
for fhe convention To ASSEMBLE.
statement has been made unofficial
IL that the CONVENTION Of the third party
men viii be held August Il. To the POST
lntelligsnosr correspondent today Mr..
BuixcY said that there had sseen 40 meet
inx Of the executive committee since last
NAS. and that II had not yet set the date
when 70 call the convention. Whether
be himself had decided when 20 call TIE
convention the careful and discriminating
Bigger refused 10 say.
Chajrunau Dokertv OF the Pierce county
COMMITTEES. declared today fh&t he lad re-
ceivea no cnn for The state convention.
ard therefore had not called the county
conventicn 70 elect state dessg2fes-
Neither officially or otherwise had Chair
man poh~rty b<en Informed 81 the date
for hosd1nS The state convention
II the ssneorxnf b true and there 10
apparenssy r0snn for f,@sssvlnx that q IL.
that fhe rapuixss convention ~ 20 be held
Anguss L. she Feepasa party naznasers
Axvs sxscue>9 . net usanssassr that wih
upnss shs psans a the fsssonissa Chair
Waa prum al the Democratic state conf
sassss~. ms tssue1 cal for . rnesttng Of
me committee in thas city A. 10 n'ciock
JAY =. 20 81 the tine ami place for
hos36ng tbs STATE convention. The best
the uenecrass can DO 10 to have their
convention ca Auxuss IL or n. and this
~oasA b rushsag tasnss In an eutirsiy uEa-
heard Of manner. Chairman Drum admit
ted that II was desirable that the two con-
veni1cns sf4euld - he'd az nearly the
sazne time as ro~sihis. but be sa1 that ga
erdsr 10 catch up with tAe Poapsisss thu
call for the primaries OF tho Democracy
and their eegnty conventions would have
20 be rushed IL the call FER THE stats
convrnsion 10 issued Iniy - the primaries
may BE- he'd Angus; on pinch. and tho
eoanfy conventions Aagast :. leaving but
four days remaining IN which the dele
gates 10 the state convention could assem-
he.
No meeting OF the Peoples part execn-
tive committee was held in this city last
Saturday. 80 w1s stated In n Seattle s.i-
Yer paSsr yesterday. Chairman Busger.
10 "a s<s4l.sss IN eAu ~. .enr.as. 49, -.
20 confer with the reopse's party lea&erA
there Friday nsrht last. returning here
harslv n time 10 attend the meeting es
the city council. of which Ne Is q mem
Der. AZ 10 saturday afxsrnoon