The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-03
SPOKANE ALMOST ccxarr.r
Desersaoas From tie rr~~ Sux~,
Camp of DAtlr


Spokane Nov. .-Su<rs., r,..
the campaign fiHss the Repuhl,eanx ,,,,,tss.s
sfIu fsghting Ia a sosid phalanr 1 s,,,.. .ssa-
tlneion has been drawn here b.. u,s.,, ~.
terms PopulisS and Poaoer., ~. p,>s.s,' -
list. misguided though IL = il .s.ss.,x,-, =,
principle. The PopocraR daesns, s.ssrr,,
about prsnciples--he Is affpr sAs suosts
The Po2uissts OF this seefien az the ssas.
see nothing Tor them IN tho alleged caua-
nshe 1aaae az EAie nsoarx- mey say: "Tne
Popocrats took AL the xams ana ,as, ys
the pioneers of the rnovem<nt. 10 haIs ~.
hsg They took the of1css ana annr,nrI-
atsd the campaign funds to tbpunse,x,s ara
left us 10 do the voting We are rafYzy
TO do the voting. but We VII do Il in s,,s,h
manner that they win wonder what has
struck them"
Feeling that they have been refnsss, av.
cry time they asked for recognition ana
hrew-heasen at every turn ~ the Poro-
crst bosses. the populists have onenIv
bolted the fusion ticket. ana through their
organ. tbs Northwest TsiAune Rural. sie.
ciared their hostility TO the ticket al once
seekers which was thrust upon them at
Eilensburg. This paper has vide intlu-
ence among the rank and Gle az the Pen
uiist party. having stood hy the ns,fv
faithfully since It's birth. The detection
from the fusion par.v az this paper and
those Populist leaders whose opinions IL
expresses Will mean a loss of several hum
dred votes for the fusion ticket In ssata
and county and a consequent gain to the
Republicans.
The popocratic bosses say th<v viii
knife every Populist on their ticket as n
return of the compliment. ana have I'm
some instances turned then attention
from hghting the Republicans to making
a personal fighf on the PopuiiHt nominees.
Fusion has turned to confusion.
On the other hand the harmcny Wfthan
the Republican ranks is complete. 1his
city Is naturally Republican on tho taxi4
issue. and those who have been fol1ow1ne
the phantom of free silver throurh IL
campaign are returning to their old paEtI
home.
The local Republicans spcakers N apo-
kane county and all over tho 4aStexn pare
of the state have made . noble nG4 ~
what at first looked like q hcpcleou nou,~
test They have been rewarded hnlou1
their highest expectations. Wten -
polls c.ose tomorrow night the ceup -
the ballots will show so small PpQn1De
vote that only a small Republican uln1Dz&tZ
west, of the mountains will be nee1o1 ~
swing the state in line for MCKINLEY un6
prosperity.
Estimates based upon polls brought -
to date, from all the counties in thto pn6<
of che state. show heavy Republican GM1nc
for the past wvek.
Spokane. Nov. s.--SpeciaL--The 1lumnl
failure of the Popufist parade Friday nixi1l
continues a topic Of conversation. and she
fusionisfs are everywhere dejected- a
large percentage OF the paradcrs were un-
ner 81. and many Of them we're mounted.
causing the line to be extended
One banner In the procession reads s@IhS
SLOGAN is for Silver" The Siran b ID
the queens dominions. about 1no milel
north OF the International line.
The crowd on the sidewalk was pretty
thoroughly McKinleyized. SO the process
sion had to do it's own cheering. Where
were the Bryan men. The Evening
Chronicle said they would all be "in rhs
middle of the road" regardless Of tbs
weather. They were not on the side
walks In any appreclabIe number. so they
must have been In the middle of the roat.
There were exactly sss men, women and
children In the middle of the road.
A vote for SuIlIvan for GovcrnNs
Will mean that you believe the s6ats
Of Washington should not be d1eu