The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-26
TO SAVE THE PARTY.
Democrats Opposed to Popu-
ism and Anarchy.
THEIR STATE CONVENTION.
What the Men OF Principle From
Clarke County Say OF McKin.
ley's Chances.

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De called 10 order by Judge T. " Allen
OF Olympia, chairman of the provisional
state committee Delegations from Clarke
ard Thurston counties arrived here this
afternoon and several others will come IN
later in the evening.
Besides enecting a permanent organiza-
ton Of the party in this state the con-
venrson VIII place in nomination an cleo
torai ticket and perhaps two congress
men The nomination OF state officers Is
not contemplated, and there IS some
doubt as TO the advisabilsty Of nominating
congressional ticket. Sentiment on this
point has not crystaIlized as yet and moth
ing definite viii be settled upon until The
delegates arrive tomorrow.
In the Clarke county delegation Is Mayor
G. ". Stapleton and City Attorney c. D.
Bowles. OF Vancouver: III. ]. Bfddel, ]. c.
Carpenter. j. II. Hossack and Registrar
George s. Stevenson, OF the land office.
All OF these. save Mr.. Stevenson, arrived
here this afternoon All the delegation
is thoroughly representative OF the best
thought and purpose OF the Democracy
OF Clarke county. There will be six Clarke
county men in tomorrow's convention,
whereas only two could be mustered 10
be sent 10 Eilensburg
Mr.. Stapleton and Mr.. Stevenson sat IN
the Democratic state convention IN this
city last April which elected delegates 20
the national convention at Chicago. That
was when there was only one !. erocracy
In the state. and Hugh c. Wallace, Bib
White, OF Seattle. and Col" james Ham
Hton Lewis slept in the same political bed
and were thicker than brothers There
were 10 National Democrats and no Rurnp
Democrats in those days, and consequent
ly II Is different now.
Mr.. Stapleton met one or two Pierce
county Populists this afternoon who are
N ar4H ~a h1I - 81,
and who also sat in the April convention
as Democrats. They were for Hugh Wal
lace for delegate and, like the Clarke
county men. they worked early and late
In his interest. In the change that has
come about. the Clarke county men have
all the best OF it-they can safely claim
10 be the Democracy OF the state OF
Washington. for their late associates have
given up all claim 10 the party name. and
are Populists pure and simple. judged by
the state ticket they are fonowing II
was an interesting sight to see the Clarke
county men and the former Pierce county
ex-Democrats In an argument on Pacific
avenue. Both went over the scenes Of
the state convention last spring. and the
Populists or Rump Democrats, whichever
they may be called were kept busy de-
Tending their actions and advancing argu-
ments TO support the unenviable position
they occupy.
The Clarke county delegation Will have
considerable weight in the convention To-
morrow. Mayor Stapletons friends in the
delegation are talking of him for the
congressional nomination, in case the con-
vention decides TO go farther than an
electoral ticket Mr.. Stapleton, il will be
remembered, fought the silver report OF
the platform committee in the ApriI con-
vention. and made a strong plea for an
unqualified declaration In favor of sound
money. He mustered 10 his side nearly
100 votes in the convention, although II
had been settled upon by the leaders TO
adopt the silver platform in consideration
OF the election Of Mr.. Wallace as national
delegate and the promise of the others
selected that they would make him ma
tionai committeeman al Chicago.
All the Clarke county delegates are con-
fient that fusion ana the Popocratic tick
ct will be repudiated in Clarke county
In the recent fusion convention there. the
siiverites were not represented. which
shows that there IS no detection I'm the
Republican ranks. II was r deal entirely
between the Populsts and the Rump
Democrats. The latter got the small end
Of the deal. as they have done ever since
the Ellensburg convention. being awarded
only the prosecuting attorney, coroner
and one representative.
Regarding the outlook for the Repub-
ican state ticket in Clarke county. Mr.
Bowles said 10 the Post-Intelligencer cor
respondent: There are 800 Democrats In
Clarke county who are silver men and
who are earnestly in favor OF the cleo
ton OF Bryan. But they have no use for
fusion as arranged at Ellenshurg, and
they Will not support Rogers. OF course
there ara more than these who are in
favor OF an honest dollar and against the
Chicago platform. and Of course they WILL
not vote the Populist state ticket nor for
the Bryan electors. Some of these might
vote for Bryan rather than for Mckinney
on account of the tariff question. and Il
IS for these that the National Democrats
propose to nominate a presidential ticket
l. IS also our purpose TO preserve the or
ganizat.oH OF the Democratic party in tho
state. seeing that II was basely sli'senl g.
ej At the Populst convention n Elieas-
burg.
II believe Clarke county Kill give Il hig
ma 5orisy FOR The Republican ticket. tor
reasons that are perfectly plain 70 Cv9ry
conscientious Democrat. The party has no
state ticket In the field. aHi IL may be
deemed neNpedlent IN the convention to-
morrow 10 nominate one. There viii IN
that event ONLY be one course LEFT open
10 the honest thinking Democras-io vote
FOR the Republican ticket. I believe t.,.t
l.. = Clough the candidate for to.at
senator W1ll be elected by a large major
ity. Clarke county wiN 60 for sound
money and the nations honor IN Novem-
ber''
II. J. BiA3.l. one of the Clarke county
delegates, - ar ci2 silver miner. and his
s-leavs on the silver question are therefore
Of esaoe.as inter st. Mr.. Eladel IS TIE
principal oS7isr auf oncr1t.l FOR I'VE wears
"A silver fnine ana smelling I.anf iE South
ern l3sho. from fNs> 80 1898. and in SIS
cTasa tbat cal1e ~ith tha faGie he SsI-
fereA. as ga al oIslness men. The lniae