The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-13
FOR ANOTHER TICKET
Populist Association TO Hold a
Mass Convention.
JORDAN LosEs ..pEoPLE.s CALL"
Seventh Ward Republicans Meet-Dem-
ocrnffc Meeting Called for Tonight
In the Municipal Court Room.

association. or sHtf-Jordanites, IN Masonic
EsaII One was the ordering % a PopuIist
mass convention for February -. and ne
other was the announcement that JORDAN
had lost control of the Peoples Call. &nfh
recently the recognized organ Of the
party. ard tsat the paper would hence
forward be published as Az earnest a0Fo-
cate OF the reforms proposed by the assoc
citation. Both these announcements were
received with great demonstration - the
meeting.
At few minutes after o'clock Presi-
Gent a. II. schnfs called ths meeting 20
order. and after the reading OF the min
utes OF the previous meeting by SecreiaR
j. G. Levola NJ ~ Holmes, chairman OF
tbs executive c9n4uittes, reported that TIE
eoEyeBtion had been agreed upon for next
"Wednesday afternoon al o'clock II
would consist Of between 30 and co. dele
gatee, and would be held in a place 10 be
announced later. probably Ranke's hall.
n WAS then ordered that the rolls be
closed TUESDAY Afternoon al O'Clock and
mat the executive committee be author
tied, In the name OF the association. 30
attach 10 the list on eligible delegates all
names to be found on the precinct books
at that time In ordering that no names
he added after Tuesday. the association
took a step 70 protect itself from a pos
sibie packing of the rolls by the other
faction.
The news Of the change OF management
OF the Call was announced rather uniquely
HeIested had called attention 10 the fact
that the party was without an organ and
that Editor Scott OF the Western Search
light. would probably be able 10 print his
paper In the interests of the PopusistS OF
this city. This brought ". X. Andrews
10 his feet with tho remark that while sae
Call for a time had been ia tine hands OF
the PhIilstines. he vas TeJoiced To an
hat H1A h4as rssA Ia
temple OF Jedea. Holmes said he was
ready 10 support any paper that would
treat the party fairly, and a chorus OF
That's right came from different parts
OF the room 1.-THE Post-Inteilieencer in
Guided said Clayaon. j. J. Holman was
suspicious OF the Cali. II had ''lsid down."
be said. every time the party needed A.
and there was nothing TO Indicate that II
now could be relied on. On hearing this
objection Andrews again took the floor
and explained how the paper had fallen
Into the hands of Jordan through the lat
ter holding a mortgage at the time the con-
vention was held. and coming down on his
debtors. until they had To surrender the
property. But Jordan had met more than
his match IN w r. Hays. who had only
that day gained control of the paper. had
gone 10 the office and Killed" several coll
nmns OF objectionable Jordan matter. and
who would direct the utterances OF the pa
per from its next issue onward IF the
Call wants TO be our friend" observed Mr.
Andrews. why. let II be our friend. In
the hands Of an enemy, IL Is our enemy:
but In the hands of a friend, II Is our
friend"
MIR. Sehutt then announced that Mr..
Andrews was to deliver one OF the speeches
OF tho evening. and that gentleman after
declaring that Jordan was not the choice
of the rank and file of the party, entered
N "A al nf - ft.fft
men in their support Of a political nominee
To Influence some men was impossible no
matter what tho means employed: there
was n second class which could be Infiu-
encod by personal consideration, and still
a third and lowest class which looked for
It's reward In pecuniary consideration.
What kind of men, he asked were support
ing Jordan? After saying that the really
honest men who had rallied 10 the support
OF the nominee could be counted on one
hand. he Continued.
But there IL n class of men who are
elacking and bowling and declaring that
Jordan will he elected. They are men ike
Eugene Way the saloonkeeper, who.
though he may be conducting a lawful
business IL not in politics from principle.
but is tho kind Of man 10 approach "A nom
inee and ask "a n consideration for his
support, How much Is there In it?' In this
campaign We have tho two E.ugenes tho
ether who sells hlstogenetic whisky. II
occurs % mo that the ono consideration
tnfinenciug Way Is that n Jordan should
be elected. he might have tho privilege OF
running his saloon wide open' as IL Is
called; OF conducting his dance halls and
gambling HORSES IN defiance OF law, and of
securing the immunity thar a man can get
n he II hand-in-glove with mayor OF the
right kind
The speaker here went az some length
into tho history OF JortIan's pretended
nomination. and the deal whereby he se-
cured control OF tho Call IIo criticised
severely its editorial management and
then told how he himself had been abused
He said:
so great has been their zeal IN support
OF Jordan that they have gone back into
my record for twenty years and tried 10
rake mp something against my character
No man Is perfect and there may have
been some things IN nay life that could well
have been otherwise. The same Is true
of every one OF you. But since | married
and brought innocent children into the
world, l have always given Them bread
If what pr. Jordan himself says Is true
he has turned a cold shoulder % his own
family In Pennsylvania for while he has
rolled IN luxury. with palatial apartments.
horses. carriages aud negro coachmeu. his
wife and his Innocent children have been
left % struggle as best they could and yer
this man. who has deserted his family.
they tell ts. should be placed IN charge OF
this city"
Mr. Andrews further paid his respects 20
the Can and also - the West Coast Fopu-
list. the ostensihlc editor Of which. he said
was supporting Jordan, although be had
applied "a him "A mama az being the Yilest
creature on the face OF the earth. 'pld
YOU ever see a campaign" he then asked
elm which methods SO completely vile were
rescrted 20. and dis you over see a man so
completely infatuated with himself as 20
think he could be elected by such
methods"
" =. Hays. the new owner of the call
next took tbv floor for hrief remarks MI
HAYS a. chairman or the county central
committee. and was a meinher OF the city
central committee untn ne was displaced
through manipuia tion by Jordan mar.
Speaking 90 tho pretended nomination. ne
sala that 90 concur I'm IL would be 70 CON
secrafe high tnfau,V To call us seees-
sionists.' be said. "is a compliment when
such reflection Is cast from such r.
source Tire refarrucrs tn the ranks Of ths
Populist party have been led hv false
lights almost ta their pcrdtton Person
ally. have no words against pr Jordan
hut ft 3 not for RS "a cousecFats a Fsor,i-
nation obtained hv such acts To do SO
would te 20 90 Violence Gee ourselves as
feformers and as cifisens I have no fear
about the ultimate result IS 70 whether
we will he defeated OF wiu succeed. bur Z
Get Them
On Xour iSt