The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-17
THE DAY In POLITICS
A Secret Session Of the 4. P. A.
Delegates-Eleet.
WORKING FOR UNITY or ACTION
More Candidates for Mayor and Two
Withdrawals Po-sEbie-Saiis Tor
ward Caucu<es.

tesisxeneer yesterday morning. were eager
Is scanned ~ all persons who take an
active interest tn municipal politics, ~llen
a. pTezeaf means the entire community
The day was 70 a considerable extent de-
voted ~ the politicians 70 carefully g0ADg
over the iist, with a view - ,getunS
HE" on how the deleEstes-elecf stood as
regards the various candidates now be-
fore the public eye.
No Faction fn Control
After a careful review Of the personnel
Of fna various dsisgatiOns. the consensus
Of opinion among the best posted polisi-
Clans was that the convention would h@
a thoroughly representative one II the
best sense Of the term. and that u vas
not body which would be Dominated or
controlled by any particular interest or
faction. That the question OF wno would
receive tire important nonaina tons at the
hands Of the convention was no nearer
solution than before the primaries were
held, and that ~ attempt at an accurate
forecast Of tie result could be made. The
fight for nominations. IL is generally con-
coded. Is one thai viii be made on the floor
OF the convention and there alone So far
as the various candidates are concerned,
they each. ard their friends as well. pro-
fess to De even more confident of getting
the desired nominations than they we're
prior to the holding Of the primaries
Numerous small caucuses were held In
different Offices in the city. about the pro-
ceedings al which those In attendance pre-
served an air OF great secrecy.
A. Il. A. Delegates Meet I'm Secret.
From a political standpoint the most
important eveat Of the day was the
cret meeting held BY such members Of the
A p. A. as are delegates TO the conyen-
ton The notices TO attend the meeting
were sent around quietly 20 each OF the
delegates who belonged TO the order and
the meeting was held az Freeds hall al
1919 o'clock yesterday morning. There
was a large attendance. nearly every quail
flied person who was notified being on
hand. The proceedings were. as a matter
of course, secret. but II Is not a secret that
the proposed object Of the meeting was 90
arrange a programme by which the MEM
beers Of the order were to act as nearly as
practicable as a unit, and 10 enGeavor TO
harrnonize existing factions within the
order.
yoIs.ht and Hull out of the Fight.
AZ an initial step toward effectlng that
harmony Of action. IL IS reported. the
meeting saw the necessity OF withdrawing
all bat one OF the candidates from within
the order for the various positions on the
ticket II is stated with u show of au-
thorItative knowledge. that this was done
In the case OF mayoralty candidates by
arranging for the withdrawal OF the names
OF yoigt and Hull. The name of the can
didata on whom the members OF the order
are to unite. II any one, has not been
learned. Conjecture points TO Anderson.
Another secret Meeting Today.
There Ii a strong probability that the en-
tire programme outlined was not carried
out completely. borne out by the fact that
another meeting OF the same delegates will
be held al some time today. probably at
the same place. There may have been a
hitch. which viii require more harmon
4zing' influences before IL can be ohvlated.
be act NJ ha A A f1g4nsr
been held leaked out early IN the day and
was the cause of considerable speculation
among those who have political aspira-
lions. but no utilization with or warm
backing In that organization.
AspIrants Thick "a Autumn Leaves.
The withdrawals OF Voiet and Hull. II
they are to be Withdrawn. do not de-
crease the number OF candidates for
mayor. for two new names were announced
yesterday as likely to be presented 10 the
convention. These are Hen. John Leary
and Frank u. Black. OF the Seattle Hard
ware Company.
The friends OF Anderson. the Second
ward candidate for mayor. insist that he
was not defeated I'm the Second precinct
of that ward. on the contrary, they say.
he vii command The vote OF the entire
ward IN the convention. with the possible
exception Of two. The withdrawal Of
the names 81 Volgt and Hun are looked
upon as considerably strengthening An
dersoa bis friends feeling confident that
h. viii succeed Ga getting the entire a.
p. A Endorsement
Many Caucuses To-day.
Tile few cau2uses yesterday. with the ex-
~eption Of the A. L. A. meeting. were en-
tirety Informal and were confined Ia gea-
erai 10 free discussions cf the situation
For today. however. large number OF
formal meetings are set. Those already
called are as follows;
The dslegates-eicct from the First ward
viii hold a cauCus AZ p. m in room g
Seattle National Bank building
The deieRates-elect from The First pre-
ctact Of tho Second ward viii meet at 40
Bailey building at 10 o'clock sharp today.
The call Is issued by n. \. Mckenzie. wee
chairman.
The delegates-elect from. the Fourth
wara win meet az the council chambers in
the City haN At p m TODAY Tire purpose
Is II organize the delegation, agree upon
officers and the names % No presented %
the Convention for the various Offices and
committees tset thG Fourth ward Wiz Ire
entitled 10 n the cEs--G--aon % the con-
Vention.
rhe delegates from tie SIKH w1sa VIII
meet at s30a First avenue Second precinct
roonasl. this evening fer the purpose ct
efTectlng an organization.
Tbe delegates from the Eighth ward
VIII meet tonight Rt 1.S0 O'clock Ia rooms
4a-41-sa Sullivan block.
Other meetings viii probably De held.
bat these are All which have as yet been
announced.
The question Of the organization Of the
convention was hut httie discussed yes
terday. tmt viii be brought forward IN tae
ward meetings 81 delegates today. The
oulv thing hrouEht out durlne the disc0s-
sion ~ the question today VAS that the
Fourth ward might possibly prcsen,
Charles IoVe3oy. chairman cf the wari
club. as candidate Tor permanent chair
man OF the convention.
Democrats slowly Waking Up.
IN Democratic political circles the pri.
raaries held an saturday uiEht have stirred
the stagnant serfaec. some slight Interest
IS being manifested by members NJ the par
t. and SOME faint curiosity rs their op-
poueuts as to What the convention Val
d. after tt is assembled.
There are three courses suggested as
oeen 10 that hoiy. any of one of which 81
may. As far as present Indications are cen,
cerucd. adopt one IS to frankly iu3orss
the nomination 81 Jordan tHc second. "a
pct fu} tisSet in ihe Hglt the third .,
10 adjourn Without nominations or recon
useudstlcns,
jordan Men Active.
A. "a the first proposition & ain re BIT
terly opposed hv many 81 tae recognized
MARTY leaders Who display mech more O.