The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-30
NOW SEEKING FUSION
Yet Recently Had His Pspulism
Renewed BY . Surgssa.
a sroay OF TACOMA POLITICS.
nspsbiiosn worssrs Acssvs
rtonse lsaorssd b. Many 10nnr
eaai Dumocsnss.

r.ooma March a.-epecial-ifhs ms
cS rattle Ia the auproscanng
election are being CLOSELY drawn. DVA
sides agree tiaa esis work that - zone o.. !
SEQ thls weak viii decide the cosnri- ro'
fhaf reasox, ths cUtendinx hoso are oe-
srw tndustYiouszy marshaled In nsntins
srrzy and me generals on bofn s'oes ss'
mapping eas shsir campaaGns.
The Republican city COMMITTEES nss
ranged for meetings cvery nixts in.s
There viii be three mee'irgs on e" ~. !.
80 ~,srar~ Ard swo on THURSDAY. the
Fourth and Fifth wards viii be tssaaeo ~
sbe Rcp,n.toan hosts ard the nriFn'es.
speskers have been assigned 70 anaress
she voters az that portion q the eify. ms
Fafth ward 10 the stronghold OF the fopu'
fists and mary OF Them are Known ~ '"
opposed 10 the combination win shs ps
srrass which " "A accomplished by the de1t
VA uspuIation OF Chairman Bridges. OF tne
pernoeratte committee. under the snsoolh
guidance Of Hugh Wallace and 1osn MA
honey.
Councilman NJ p. Buiger. Who ie cF,asf,
man Of che Peoples party sts1 ee,srai
committee. lives in tie Firth ware anu nas
a POWER of Influence with his Popnhs,
ss~Ighhorr. Mr.. Burgers voice has always
hccn ~ led against the coalition 'ne
sro rart,ex. He vas shrowd ciifgh 10
500 Ina, with h,th the citv an state
psuecrstic committees pushing ne proi'o-
sitIon. the part that would be required OF
the roi uiists was {, supply the votes eiih
the rsirocrats w,iii take CAFE et the
distribution Of the oEiatk.
They are telling soSJ story on sec,e
t,ry ChIdester. OF the Democratic Guy
COMMITTEES. who has Deer very tctise. IN
ccrjunotion with Chairman g. ). B'idses'
.xr4f Il.
Chidcster and Secretary Woo1 OF the
populsst campaign committee. have ls-
come as close as brothers during the las.
few weelts. In the big strike OF 1871. ana
particularly during the cosnmonweai
movement, s,iidester was deputy United
States marshal and was constantly en-
p.oyed IN the measures taken to saDoue the
cumnnorsweai train-snatchers. Once, wniie
performing feats of yalor at me 'front.'
that portion Of Mr.. Chidesters anatomy
pointing 10 the south as he faces the north,
Became the target for PopulistL Common
veal bullrt. The injury. though painful.
was not Dangerous. The lead was extract
ed. ard they are saying that Chidester
could not rest III all that was Populist In
him was rearcyed by tho surgeons knife
There Is rumor In circulation that ex-
Chief ]. Il. Rainey. OF the IRE department.
n 20 be appointed TO his old position in
case Fswcatf Is elected Rainey has al
ways been called Republican. although
ne hoitei the ticket In The spring OF 1892.
when Mayor Huson was elected. Rainey
IL again outside the fold. this tins 10 stay.
He Is industriously working In Fawcett's
interest. ard this Is apparently ground for
the story that he has been promised the
Office of chief of the FIRE department. His
efforts Will not hurt the Republican ticket.
Day by day the prospects for Republican
success grow brighter. The party work
ors are RAPIDLY getting IN limo and as he
Rcpuhllcan nominees have the support Of
the party TO a man. as well as the indorse-
ment of a very large number OF Democrats.
there IN every reason for believing that
The city win be carried by safe majority
April 7.
Tho Rasusf,lkcan speakers have Tie recore
OF Mayor Orr IN Office rs their strongest
argument During the Orr administration
the monthly running expenses q the city
have reached the law figure OF 1000 per
month. When he took Office. at the close
OF the Huson administration, they were
scout $4,000 per month.