The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-10
TO HEAD THE TICKET.
This Demand Of the Populists
i Causing Trouble


Trao1a- ASS. s--6pecas.-Ea fuss On
pronc-ers among ne Democratic mana
zeSs are very noch troubled ever the taru
SofsrscaJ Affairs In Pierce county was gfysn
-@ste~tsv BY the action OF tne Populist
esnvsntlon IN tselarfng for q Peoples par
~ man for governor. They BAD counted
confidently on bang abb 10 have the cog
yenssor rans . tesexstson which coulc Be
EAntiet IL the interest % Democratic
candidate for governor. ard had relied o.
Mayer Fawcesrs Peyulist friends 20 So
cgrs stse election Of felsxatton friendly
20 him On FIRST eaoice aEd Lewis az an al
ssxna sfvA OF course the rerolaEion de-
nsanfsnT tss domination 81 tne shree-
corne-st convention 81 q Peoples party
man al The head Of che sicsss would no.
count for much wcre 10 not for the fact
that the de3egatfon chosen are many OF
thaan c<teruzansd 10 take nothing short Of
. ssraixhou. Popuiiss candidate for gov
ernor. a Number OF the delegates have
beer seen today ard Aey 5~cisrs their
purpose 90 be - secure the nomination Of
Rogers, Belt or Young, and they affirm
their ability 20 secure the head Of the
tfetes vsf9otlt question.
TIE P5psIisf delegates have not caucus
81 as yet ara their plans for action at
EiIensbusx have therefore not been
formulated. A caucus VIII likely be held
tomorrow James Ross. OF South Tacoma
talked OF as chairman OF the delegation.
Ross represents the fusion eie-
n3ent OF the party. and he
viii likely work Ia harmony with
6saynor TeafE. tina civil service commits
si0ner. and Frank Baker. editor OF the
snn. What this eminent trio will be able
80 accomplish in Fawcs;t's sntsres. Is an
unknown quantity. The indications are
that there will be a lively night m the
delegation. for the reason that It's members
are taken from widely separated factions
% the party
Tezfs. Baker. DIR. Mccoy. Assistant City
Attorney Kean and y. r. Houston. the
erstwhsle Democrat, who are on the dele
cation. were warm supporters Of fnsion
last spring and they have been counted
as Fawcett men IN case the mayor de-
veiops the strength his friends look for.
Against these manipulators are srrayed
Fessr Brennan, who was promised tho
appointment OF chief OF the fire depart
msnt last spring but who was thrown
down. al the last minute. Luke McGrath,
who was the fusion nominee for council
in The First ward and who chersshes a
erudge against Fawcett's PopRis, mana
gers on account OF his defeat: J. W Ken
dali. G. +. Owen. r. NJ sammons and
other middle-of- fhe-roas men. Brennan
IL particularly anu-Fawcett He has not
yet recovered from the disap-
posntment attendant upon the
failure OF the mayor 10 give
him the expected appointment as head OF
TIE IRE department Brennan was one OF
Mayer Fawcett's most loyal supporters
amsng the 'Populisis. and was largely In
strumsntai in bringing about combination
last spring between the two parties He
IL a man Of influence IN his party, and de-
cisFes that II the Democrats want CON-
bination they must yield the head OF the
ticket 10 the Peoples party.
Mayor Fawcetfs supporters claim they
win be able TO make a good showing with
the delegation from this county, in spite
Of the fact that 10 Is pledged 20 John r.
Rogers. Of Puyailap. They post tn the
fact that several OF me delegates are IN
der oblisations 70 him for political favors.
and say thsy arc quite satisfied with Il as
II stancs.