The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-19
TERYGO0DEXCHANGE
ar Gets Col. Griggs, Fawcett
Gets Van FOssen.
- BOOTH At VANCOUVER.


~.eass. March ls--Special.-coi chaon-
~ VI. ssriggs. president Of the Taxpay-
league. in an interview today with
- =. past-IntelligenceF correspondent gave
..k.t named by ths Republican cor
.,,ap rs hearty ard emphatic sndorse-
-, Ard approval Coming from a life
- and prominent Democrat. this eS-
rs.sss.sn Of confidence In the ticket headed
MAYOR orr Is most significant Col.
80. a al the head o. body Of deter
~.~sd and int. gent men who are vitality
s-.sresisd 10 the future Of the city The
~.xnayers' League numbers nearly 2fa
-erkess, ali cf whom are property Own
- and business men. The league has
-. large sums Of money and III. united
80 OF its members for months past to
s-rs,,aln The true condition Of the affairs
= the municipality, county and school
ss,r.ct Ia working the much needed re-
era In Tacoma the league has accom-
sls.os1 wonders It's laborz viii have
lasting effect on tie city's future welfare
-; ,rospefify. Consequently the express
-, "a confidence IN Mayor Orr and his
.s.cela,e officials will go a long way
se.ara rolling Up a big majority for the
:, ra.bIFcan ticket on election day.
al Col. Griggs today: The ticket
,srss b the Republicans IL the best ever
r-sfT
-, a resident Of the city. / believe that
- candidates named are working in the
sa,.,sst Of the city aud IL elected Mayor
s,vrs administration will rebound 10 The
e,ed,t Of Tacoma. The Taxpayer
fxag,e did not intend 10 enter politics I'M
~. the candidates nominated by the dif-
hasn't rart!es were not worthy the conf
ae-ae OF those who have 20 pay the cost
Il running the municipal government.
~ league will not place a ticket In nom
snaf.ea, as that put up by the kepubli-
..ns meets the approval of lis members.
b ny opinion"
IA Gr.gss yas asked TO express an
.slrJon OF fhe hybrid combination led by
srssla Vance Fawcett. He refused 70 DO
= however but remarked significantly
ia the Republican ticket was The only
,,etst 50 far named that met the require
,.srfs 81 the hour He minated that a
r~mecratic ticket wa among the posi-
hllit.es but ia not suggest any one as
rrrbahie candidate for mayor. The coli
s.sls fetlcence on this point L. conclusive
,,sence that tn case no other ticket IS
ssu,inatea, aside from the Fawcett conbi-
nailcn. the Taxpayers League will sup
poyt the Republican ticket from top to
bottom.
"a between Orr and Fawcott there can
h. huf one choice said "A member Of the
sasnle today. The issue In this cam
pgn is For or Against the city Mayor
orr IS Tor the city ana honest govern
nsfi Fawcett Is against both propo-
s.lons"
TIE statement made In these columns
,so weeks ago that q. W. Van F0ssen, the
lpA leader, was ut heart a supporter
Of Turkey" Fawcctt seems likely to lie
eompleteiy Justified by the action Of the
gentleman himself There ts q background
"a ramnr in circulation today that Van
Fassen has Joined the FsScctt camp. bag
and baggage II Is apparent to every one
that the discontinue of the \ r A. can
dates at the convention has gone hard
with what is known as the Van Fossen elc-
nsnt OF the order. and therefore the speedy
sslitl0n Of Van Fosscn's followers 10 the
slsonsi forces Is IN the logical order Of
events
One Of the Democrats who was largely
Instrumental IN carrying the fusion propo-
stl0n through the Democratic ward meet
iags said today thai he expected 10 see
Van Fossen one OF Fawcett's most ardent
Supporters within a few days
The efforts of the Van Fossan element to
create dieaffcctiGn among the workers %
The Republican party Is shown in a cam
ralgn lie they have put in circulation that
Mayor Orr Is q member ~ tho Junior or
Ger Of United American Mechanic. and Is
srrayed against the foreien-horn iahOrsr.
This statement was recently made by Van
Fasscn az a public meeting II IL wholly
hlse and has been emphaiically denied hy
ihs mayor Tho latter said today that.
shlir ne Vas "A natiVe-horn American. he
soes not belong 60 the Junior order.