The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-11
HZZLE OF FUSION.
NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE AT THE
ARMoRY TO "MEET.-
John Wiley AAcrfbeS the Frost TO
the Hutehers' Picnic. the Masons
and the Horse show-War Horse
Bill White and "a Few Others Were
There, and the Rest Was Enpti-
ness.

The fusion party ran I'D against the
butchers picnic last night. and was badly
goEed III The fracas.
John Wiley paIf Il this way: II didn't
take into account this butchers picnic and
the Grand lodge OF the Masons In calling
this meeting. l simply acted AT the re-
quest OF others
The result vas the same however. ard
after waiting half an hour. Mr.. Wiley.
Eugene way. Richard yyIns1r Hon. VII
lam IL White and 4. ]. Blethen decided
10 adjourn the meeting that they had
called at the Aru.ory last night for the
purpose OF discussing the recent decision
OF the supreme court ia which the exSmp-
ton clause Of the revenue law passed by
the last legislature received It's qaietus.
ifs really unfortunate. you know. that
the crowd did not Justify the orators of
she occasion Ia mounting th. rostrum and
delivering az short range the congested
mass OF eioguenee thar six months OF
peace and orderly abstinence from politics
has caused 30 gather ia their manly
aoSoms. Then theve was another Reason
Why the People 81 Seattle and OF the state
hung breathless on the result OF the meet
Ing which vas 20 have been held last
night. II can be easily seen that the ma
5ority OF people corversant with political
affairs would welcome the chance or see
ing the fusiontsts together again after the
terrible nalx-up at Olympia last winter
during which nearly every separate fac
ton OF the combine was split In twain and
warning with the others, The spectacle
that the fuslonists would present when
turned loose together In q biz han should
have been enough on any occasion barring
the date of a butchers picnic TO have
drawn A big crowd with an admission fee
or . cents. = is singular. indeed when
this Is taken into consideration that the
crowd was so pititally small last night 1t
can be explained only on the theory that
peopif. have lost interest in fusion poll
tieians and their woes
II was generally understood that the
meeting would he called TO order ct
O'Clock. Within a few minutes after that
hour big John Wiley hove in sight and
was greeted by half a dozen men who
stood around the entrance Of the armory
Slowly the time dragged. while men IN
twos and threes occasionally dropped in
until finally, at $50 o'clock. there were
perhaps fifty people IN the hall On the
platform VAS the square deal table,
trimmed with well worn ard dusty hunt-
ing, which appeared as IL II had met the
popBiiSts before. The table was made
inviting with a glass pitcher and tum-
bier. ready for the distinguished orators
10 Tnoisten their rarchea lips as the burn
ing thoughts issued. voleano-like. there
from.
After little time Judge Richard Win
SCR appeared in the entrance. and after
hastily sizing Up the crowd" sat silent
Is In Il seat near the door. Eugene Way.
the Populist with the single tax ito the
fore" came IN. and war Horse BiiI''
White arrived. looking massive and com
posed. Col. White took n seat near the
platform 50 as 10 be convenient to the
speakers stand. and soon became en-
gagged IN earnest conversation with
number OF aduiiriuE friends. Col. Blethen
arrived about the same time.
After waiting half an hour and realizing
that the gathering was destined 20 grow
10 bigger Mr. Wiley Judge Wlnsor.
Gene Way and Cot Blethcn held a Wills
pered conference IL tie rear OF the hall
~ It's conclusion Silver John stepped n
the platform and raped Tor order wl1h
his goi3-hcadsd cane.
Gentlemen he said. owing 10 TIE
butchers picnic the Grand lodge of
ARsUus and the horse tanning show, L
looks IS if we would not be abb 10 get
q crowd sufficiently large 20 Justify -
81 proceeding WITH the meeting. For this
resson We have decided 20 adjourn the
meeting until o'clock next Monday
night"
THIS was al that was SAID. ard IA Eve
minutes thu ban was deserted
The i'esf-futsliiE Ucfr reporter waIhe3
down pine street with Mr wiley ard
Judge White. They were asked what
taey WoLi3 have sala had they spoken.
''YeG can say that gUon whatever Wflf-
lam Bryan says tvo years and four
years fTom Row '+Aauws an tae tsw
sr4 the prophet ch3ned In 3fr waev.
anA the ioa, sentiment wsS ratified hy
Col WhEe.
What hss W. }. Bryan Eot To do with
the St7Ste tsE
Net "a --- thing" said the Democratic
statesman. WITH emphasis.