The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-30

E. Z. Jones o. Deep srEeEs Sfchasas
County,, chairman os the Democratic state
central committee has called Together fne
chief men o. his party, incin.aing Also the
committee for conference az Spokane
Jgr. IL TIE call has been oct several
oays. ard already a number q. pronaaGsslt
democrats OF Seattle hare ssgnsiied their
Intention OF attending. The meeting was
planned fer the purpose OF communicating
arrangements for the entertainments o. W.
J. Bryan, bat IL was afterward a~sceFfainsd
that important engagements @9ald pre-
,tzE6 the boy orator from paying THIS state
visit
As understood hare. Mr.. Jones has
not called the meeting OF the COM
nafttse off. because he wants 10 nave
the leaders OF his party get together
end determine upon means for "a re-
suvena tion Of Democracy which. they
hope may yet arise from the ashes
OF susioyiam Mr.. Jones Is a Democrat
TO the marrow o. his backbone. and his
recent experiences with Popusilssn and
Gov. Rogers have. Il rs understood. led
him to look upon fusion much in the
same manner AZ the b.incn grass Popu-
lists in the late legislature, who went
home from Olympia declaring that there
was no longer any fusion parry and that
from that time hence the Populists would
trair by themselves. Mr.. Jones. IL is be-
I.eved is perfectly willing that the bunch
grassers. who have always opposed FUSION
ism, should carry Gut their programme.
Ice Hart, state committeeman from
King county James +. McElr0y. John Y.
Terry. National Committeeman W. II
White John II. Hart and other prominent
exposenss OF Jefrersonian Democracy are
likely to attend the meeting of the COM
msttae, az the invitation has bee extended
To all prominent Democrats in the state.
ar. MeE.lroy yesterday expressed his de-
sire 10 GO bat said that it was possible
that the condition oe business IN his Of
flee might prevent his leaving the city
Lee Hart announced his determination TO
attend. saying he would gladly sacrifice
his time to the needs OF HE party. Alto
gether a very cresastable delegation from
King county viii likely attend the meet
igg
Chairman Jones' action In calling the
Democratic leaders together in conference
when he was fresh from his now cele-
f.rated encounter with COT. Rogers at
Olympia. Is laden with Significance. AL
ti.enah Jones might seek to disguise his
intentions. ii is plain TO any one that he
contfmplates a reorganization Of the DEM
oerAtic party with an idea 20 future cam
paagns Indeed. the conclusion Is settled
IN the minds OF many Democrats of Sc
s.tje that this is Mr.. Jones very purpose
some Of them have expressed themselves
the rehabilitation Of the party on indie
pendent lines But there are other Demo-
Gratis IN Seattle who are sticklers for
fusion and who will swear by nothing
else A prominent Democratic politician
said yesterday. in conversation with a
representative OF the Post IIltalligencer.
that he intended 10 go to Spokane to
block any schemes that Jones might have
In nls nut il he intends TO give fusion the
~ ali he. IA oil
anything about putting up separate
ticket In the next campaign. We couldn't
elect the best man in the state on an In
dependent ticket. No sir II we want 10
elect another silver legislature In IS we've
got to have fusion. I'm willing to swallow
ever a yellow dog OF Pooulisi, but We've
got 10 fuse. ! am Democrat and when
the next national campaign comes along,
well all be Democrats. This Is what we
want 10 do~giye the Populists the best
of IL this next campaign. and then In 1901
obey will have 10 join us for Democracy
pure and simple.
The author Of these sentiments Is. as
he says. Democrat. for no other kind
az an Individual would be talking at this
early date about the nsxt presidential
campaign, and planning for Is but Jack
sonian Democrat lie viii go 70 Spokane
and IL jones sticks by his scheme for
yanking Democracy out Of the hole now
nearly filled M Icy John II. Rogers and
his fusion cohorts. be will have a chance
10 argue the question with this representa-
tive of Democracy as she Is praetieed In
King county.
Whatever else may he done at Spokane,
Il II plain that there will be- high links
when the brains Of Democracy assemble
g.. cnncisye. Fusion fl 1ouchy subject
with many OF the old line members af the
PARTY who were found in the iron, van
OF the Peoples party hast fall. On the
otfef hand. some 81 the Palmer Demo
Gratis in the state are looking hopefully
- the contamination of Chairman Jones
paps IN the hope Of once more being re-
cesvet INTO full fellowship in the party.