The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-27
NO USE FOR FUSION.
Popalists Secretly Call the State
Convention.
AND WILL NAME A FULL TICKET


tee or The Peoples party, IN q letter 70 NJ
Tacoma Ledger denies positively that ne
has issued . cal, for Q state convention
20 be held at Eilensburg on August II
He saws there has been no meesing or me
executive committee since May IL. ana
that he MS AZ that time authorised 70
call a convention ar some date between
September ana Is. and that he has NOT
as yet determined upon the Ats Not
wfthsfan6ing this positive denial or Mr..
Neving that the convention WITH be called
considerably prior 10 the FIRST date men,
toned. II not On August ie as ALLEGED
Color Is IeGt TO this belief by the fact
that instructions have been sent TO tho
various counties 20 have the Populist
primaries held on August 3 and tho coun-
~ conventions August :. The cali for
the King county convention has already
been issued. 1t Is certainly unusual for
the call for the county convention to be
issued before the date Is fixed for the
state convention The tinc set for the
county convention win readily permit OF
tho state convention being held GA An
gust II the date alleged to have been
selected.
Pops Opposed te Fusion.
Tho Popnlist leaders have chosen 20
throw an air OF mystery around this mai
ter, as though there were some things
probable secret OF the whole matter may
be found In the fact that Chairman Bull
ger IL decidedly opposed 10 any fusion
with the Democrats and would Ike very
much 10 have the state convention held
and q full ticket placed in the field be-
fore the Democrats are ready TO mako
any propositions The entire move Is ap-
parently designed 70 forestail the fision-
isl programme to have the Democrats
state convention held at the same time
and In the some town where that OF the
Populists win convene.
In view OF the early date set for tho
Populist county convention, this viii
probably be lively week in local politi-
cal circleA The announcement that the
convention had been called has spread
considerable CONSERVATION throughout the
ranks Of the Democratic aspsranis for
county Office. who have looked forward
with dAwning hope to a fusion by which
they might be carried 10 the goal or their
ambitions. Fusion on the local county and
legislative ticket looks now like for
lorn hope. unless the Democrats recover
from their temporary panic and make =
VIGOROUS rush 10 get their county conyen-
ton held as soon as that of the Popalistss
II this is not done the Popuiists viii have
full ticket in the field. for there Is no
lack OF asnirnnts for every Office In the
county within their ranks. Once the tick
eft Is In the field no power on earth would
persuade the Populist Office seeker TO
draw or to make room for q Democrat
in pursuance OF any fusion plan- They
may, as q matter OF charity leave few
minor places vacant and offer them TO the
Democrats as the price OF fusion. but
even this Is improbable.
Separate Democratic Ticket.
Apparently the only choice OF the DEM
ocrats win be the forlorn hope OF a sep
arate ticket OF their own, or To crawl into
the hind end Of the Populist wagon. and
abandon their local organization. The
latter kind OF fusion Is always practicable.
but occasionally disagreeable. Still the
Democratic stomach seems to be in prime
condition for nauseating doses this year.
The free silver Democrats are as dis
gusted over the nomination by the Popu-
lists OF Tom Watson for vice president as
the sound money Democrats were at the
original nomination of Bryan. Politicians
OF the three brands OF free silver men are
lost In conjecture as 10 how fusion on
the national ticket can by any possibility
be elected, with two candidates for vice
president. Unless one or the other gets
off there seems no way out of il except
by having two electoral tickets. and TX
there are two electoral tickets fusion is
OF course impossible. Sewall has already
announced that he is on TO stay and the
Georgia statesman Is no. the man to let
go of anything.
BY the side OF this embarrassment the
further obstacle IN the way Of fusion
found IN the state election law becomes
relatively Insignificant The law VIII per-
init the names Of the presidential eiec-
tors to appear but once on the ballot II
the Democrats and Popul!sts should
fuse" on the electoral ticket, the ques-
ton would rise as 10 which heading the
names of electoral nominees should be
placed under II under the head "Dcrno-
cratic" Il would be a bitter pill for the
Populists 10 swallow. ard II would be
equally as repulsive a dose for the Demo
Gratis should the conditions be reversed.
The singular acton of the st. Louis con-
vention is resulting in heap OF trouble"
for the fusionisis.
Republican state Convention.
This week viii probably determine the
ton viii be held. TIE state central COM
mittee will meet In Tacoma "Wednesday
AMI settle that question. as well as select
the place for holding the convention. The
question Of long or short campaign will
be pretty thoroughly discussed for 4, ix
understood that there IS a divergence OF
opinion in the committee over the matter
While heretofore there has been A move
nent rapidly growing in favor for short
ening the length OF political campaigns
those who favor a long campaign point
cut that the circumstances this year are
peculiar. ard that there Is a necessity for
prompt, vigorous and long continued
work. In fact, IL may be said the cam
paign Is already in progress. as any one
who keeps his ears open on the public