The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-30
POP MACHINE BROKEN
THE ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZED
A Prolonged Meeting and Hot Discus
sfon-Way . Foriorn Fusionist-.
Jordan Not Present.

DR.. Jordan and Eugene Way received a
rebuke at the hands of the Popuiist county
central committee at the meeting held in
Grand Army hall on Saturday afternoon.
evening ans. part of Sunday morning. The
meeting of the committee was called prin-
cipally to pass upon the contests in GER
tain wards OF the city FOR places on the
committee, the contests arising from the
recent split in the organization over the
nomination OF DR.. Jordan for mayor. The
ex-"Littie Napoleon" was not in attend
ance. Way, Jordan's man Friday, repre-
senfed his interests and made a gallant
fight, but the odds were against him. as
they were on election day, and he once
again had to submit to defeat. A settle
ment of the question was finally effected
by referring the question to the county
members. who took no part in the recent
municipal election and who had no fac
tional differences. These men labored
hard on the question and considered the
proposition for over eight hours Lefore
submitting a report. How well they Ia
bored Is best seen from the vote on their
report, which was, with the single exception
of the faithful Way, unanimously adopted.
The long session. lasting from o'clock
in the afternoon until midnight, had no
tiresome affect on the Populists. as they
began to make speeches at the last-named
hour and continued until after In the
morning. The city election was rehearsed.
each side being heard and several talks
were also given on national affairs.
Soon after calling the meeting to order
President Monohon stated that the con-
test cases would be considered first NJ
NJ. Holmes presented credentials from the
Second ward, In place Of j. J. Holman. re-
signed. and his seat was contested by NJ.
Heller. Walter Walker presented creden-
tials from the Fifth ward, in place of ].
G. Levold, whom the tDrdanites had as
sumed to recall. W. J. Caldwell presented
credentials from the Sixth ward. in place
of n. Il. Nordland. who had moved from
the state. This was contested by Richard
Winsor. Paul Land presented credentials
from the Ninth ward In place OF Jacob
Davidson, deceased. His claim was con-
tested by ]. ". Haigh. 1t is said there
were contestants from other wards, but
their credentials were not presented.
Holmes. Levold, Caldwell and Land are
members of the Populist Association. 9TH
erwise known as the anti-Jordanites. and
the contests were based entirely on that
fact There was great deal of wrangllng
as to how the question should be settled,
but W. +. Hays finally came to the rescue
by suggesting that the whole matter be
referred 10 committee composed of out
side, or country, members of the commit
tee, as they had no hand in the recent mu-
nicipal fight and could settle the difficulty
impartially. This suggestion was received
with much favor and the chairman ap-
pointed the following country members on
that committee: c. NJ. Monohon, l. H.
Griswoid. T.. A. Ziebarth, r. Ramsey. ]. D.
Reard and c. Jorgenson. The committee
went into session at once and did not re-
port back until midnight. The report,
which was victory for the anti-Jordan-
ties. was 10 the effect that vacancies be
declared in the Second Fifth and Ninth
wards and an election be held to FIJI them
under the direction of the committee: that
all the existing clubs be disregarded and
all members of the party, by signing anew
the Omaha platform. be allowed to vote;
that the election be held in each precinct
and one delegate selected TO each FIVE or
majority thereof. voting, these delegates
to meet in a ward convention and elect a
member TO represent the ward on the
county committee. The contest in the
Fifth ward against Levoid was ignored
the committee holding that he having been
elected by the last county convention. the
ward had no authority to recall him. as
claimed by Walker. The election was
called for Monday, April 10. commencing
at p. m, and the ward convention at D.
m. the next evening. The report was
adopted, every member voting aye but
Way.
During the time the committee was con-
sidering the question. there was a lively
discussion among the city members as to
I how II should be settled. Way declaring
that the proper solution would he to sub
NIT the question TO a committee of the
whole and get n popular vote. His re-
marks were acquiesced in by several other
Jordanites. hut when the report came in
they forsook him and voted for its adop-
ton. The contention of Richard Winsor
on behalf OF himself. Heller. Walker and
Haigh was that they were the true repre-
sentatives or the party and that the 9TH
ers had no standing. and ought not to have
any, because they had not supported the
Jordan ticket In the recent city election.
W. r Andrews. for the other side, con-
tended that the city election cut no figure
In the fall campaign. and the fact that the
association members had not supported
DR. Jordan and the fusion ticket hut
straight Populist ticket did not not throw
them outside the pale OF the party, but
rather made them the true representatives
of the party and it's policy and were not
M yr0niI no