The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-15
SCRAMBLE FOR SPOILS
The Pop. the Goat and the Demo-
crat to Lie Down Together.
BUT ONLY THE FIRST SHALL RISE
Today the Three Conventions Are 20 -
Held TO Put In Nomination .
County Populist Ticket.

This morning the three county corven-
fions Of what Will be- after Inc work II
finished. tho PoguIiss party. will ssseet-
The Democratic annex 20 the fopa3sLz
will meet Ia the auditorium Of fae Third
Avenue thextsr; the Goat annex VII meet
IN the tBeater proper, while the dominant
party, the straight PopuliEts, viii met
at Turner hail. III there had been fni1
selection OF delegates. according 20 the
published call. there would have been II
attendance on the three conventions up
ward Of f.GD delegate, AS a matter OF
fact. however. very few or the county
precincts held Goat primaries. a dozen or
more OF them did no. bold ans DefsocrA-ic
primaries. and even with tae PopBi!fts
there viii be several precincts snreDre-
sentef Eota the Democrats and Goat
annexes will he completely controlled oy
tho delegates from the city. and II -
quite likely tina; the courirymen VIII pe
a very email factor IA the convention o,
the genuine Populsts
AZ far a. fusion IL concerned. there -
TO doub. whatever ina; II will be accom-
plisfsed and on precisely the terms waien
the Populists will offer. There vii %
less difficulty ia establishing the terms OF
fusion than there will be In 'ftsslng" Tie
discordant elements in each separate con-
venflon. There IL faction sgnt gong
-
ties. and the probability f. strong that
there will be some lively scenes IN each
vention-
In the Democratic annex there Will be
a desperate effort made by such OF the
respectable element az have not already
abandoned the party in disgust TO wrest
the control of The party machinery from
tho hands OF the gang that has been on
TOP hitherto. The test Of strength Will
come on the preliminary organization. Tie
..anti-heeier'' faction Will endeavor 20 per
suade Hon. Will II. Thompson 10 accept
the temporary clsairrnsnship- VINO MS
opponent will be has not developed.
The It'll. interneeine siruggi. in the
Goat ranks Is not so pronounced on the
surface bu, II Is there just the same,
and II IL one of TIE "reminiscences Of the
Tllensburg convention. There Is the liz
tie clique whose soie object in politics is
TO secure the return OF Watson g. Squire
to the United States senate. Naturally.
all this clique cares for or looks for. In
q nature Of division OF the sp0iis. Is to
secure as many a. possible Of the Iegis-
latIve positions There is another little
clique. whose real object Is the paying or
OF certain scores which were run up at
Eilensburg and the way IN which they
feel they can best wipe or the slate" ~
nv throwing down" Senator Squire fn
any way which comes to hand. The las
named clique has been diligently AT work
among the Goats who aspire 70 county Of
fees. and has succeeded Tn working up
quite a feeling against any proposition 10
sacrifice everything for the legislative
ticket They think that the county Of
fees are decidedly more desirable and do
not feel inclined TO throw aside their per-
sonai ambitions 30 help ont Senator
Squlre'a futile scheme 10 succeed him
self The outcome of this little flctional
n fxa ~ fnse ore
eny reasonable chance that the Populists
would under any circumstances consent
&c a surrender OF the legislative positions.
The balcony Of the Third Avenue thea
ter will he reserved fer ladies and their
escorts. and they are cordially invited TO
M present. Mrs. George \. Edmtsids viii
sing america" at tho opening of the con-
yeniion.
Ia the Topuliss ranks the factinual fight.
are not along any snch sharply divided
lnes as Il the case IN the other parties
The battle In the popnlist party Is almost
entirely scramble for snoils. although
there are some personal fe(ids which VIII
agsrayate the struggle somewhat
The three ring circ,ss OF tomorrow can
ne accurately forecast by saying that the
Iilenshurg programme viii he followed
otit % lts utmost detail Tin. three conven-
t.nns viii meet and organize. Taey will
each then proceed 10 appoint conference
committees The conference committees
viii have a largo membership. ln all proha-
hllity In anticipation Of their appoint
ment "A room has already hsen set apart
IN the tniins building. ga which their de
Nl'eFatlons will he held. AZ 10 the result
~ the conference. IL wlli all depend upon
tho Fepiist eonfcrees- II She men who
'hink they control tho ropniist party sue
cecil IN their programme. the eonferees
a4gs -
ready made fof 'ha division ~ office
ropulst conventions have "A nay 81
breaking looSe from their leaders. how
ever ana sanning Things 70 slst them
selves. 81 this programme may NOT G.
through There g. feir prospect that
the Pcpulist sonfefoes may ~ IKE those
q; Fisnshurc. sai should su,a he iaa casa
. long and exciting session ~ ne con-
fctees may be looked for Tha result
howevsf. 10 matter how lopE tHe session
may - prolonged will "a tnat fhe Demo
Gratis and Gosts VII takH whRt the Popu-
ilsis arc willing 10 oner. ana they ~nl
Eet no more.
After The conferess report shclc sctioa
20 The Various cAnven tions tie latter Will
proceed % nanainafe candidates far ne
positions awarded thsm The aau,ce ~
fhose selected ~ the Goats AuA Ieor1orraf =
will 30 ihen reported 80 the pcpalia,a.
and the fnsn viii De formally Nominated
nv ina PnpuHsss Tho ticket all h- 4
Fcrul'st Ticket The Democrat auf Goat
conventions Will e.mps De Afforded an
opportunity 70 name men for soaae places
on H.
Tbs Arrangement made hes ee~r 80
mHnipuls;ors - the machine ln saeh 81 fhs,
fhree parties for division az enc sr.sff4
has already heen pH- shed in rag 20 fhe
o~t-iotsi'iwcne~r. sri tao ram-s e.: sf'
kuoRn asnfrants for OIL, hive .-rF, st-