The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-04
NAEI 70 Rf(eAMiE.
4neeNa cenfesenee Agrees That .
11s1e Csnvensssa shssla De Held
- Ost11ne . PeItey N the Lises
- D0nha anA @. Leuis Platforms.

$1,000 Dtspsteh 70 the Post-rnseillsen'eer.
TACOMA. Dec a-The Populst meeting.
= eli lcr which was made public in yes
t@e6ayS issue Of the Post-Intaiii.encsf,
Slete1 10 be held In the ONCE OF Gushos
Tests. Of Tacoma, was held here this att
1suAo0. Strangely enough. the meeting
NAo enile1 - order IN the room aejo,hihE
~ o1l0e headquarters of the Dooiit'ls
Republican Club. In the old county oaiin-
ing On G street, card on the door OF a.
tcfney TeatS ONCE announcing that ae,e-
gates to the gathering should meet at the
above address promptly at o'clock p. m.
u wa1 not until after o'clock. however
Sheq the attendance assumed such pro-
gsoet10As - 10 Justify concerted move
toward 0egani8ation. The early afternoon
boats ana train both brought out-of-town
10QuIiots - the place of meeting. and u
pas Attorney Duynor Teats who presised
te@Dorartiy IN arranging preliminaries.
J. =, Fay, Of King county. was mace
permanent chatrman, and J. II. Ross, OF
kleeeo county, an empioye 10 the and'tot
o0ce, Was chosen as secretary.
Representatives OF the party were pres
ont from nearly all the counties In the
western portion Of the state. Including
DtAfe Superintendent Of Instruction r. j.
0rowne, Of Olympia: J. p. Fay. Of King
eoanty: e. =. Cline. Of Whateom y Z.
Cepins. Of Thurston; r. p. Carroll. OF
Kin.; Judge Winsor. OF Kins; Land Com
missioner Robert Bridges. of Olympia:
Nuvnor Teats. j, Fl. Ross. r. r. Baker.
Capt r. ". Hogan. Councilman John
Hartman and G. r. Owen. all Of Tacoma:
~. y. G.. Adams. OF Olympia, Farmer"
TOAD. o. Mason county: j. o. Couch. OF
Adams county; j. e. Crosby. of Skagit
county: Ernest Burns and Judge Benson.
e clailam cosnty: Judge ". H. H. Keau.
- Tacoma: Fl. w. Boyer Pierce county;
sAlsxAnder Jones. ). j. Holman, f. W.
Way. \. p. Tuxweli. e. r. Dam of King
county: also Mrs. Annie Abbott. Mrs.
xA19i0 Boyer and Mrs. Hattie v. b. Beiden.
81 Tacoma, besides numerous Iockers-on
Who were not actively identified with the
gathering.
After the selection OF officers of the
meeting motion carried to devote half
IN hour to fve-minute speeches. The gen
eral trend Of all the brief addresses was
favorable to middle-of-the-road tactics
during the next ensuing campaign. Among
those who talked were c. e. Cline Alex
afader Jones. Judge Winsor. r. ]. Browne.
1obert Bridges, Farmer Todd and Capt.
Hogan.
On motion committee was appointed
BY the chair to formulate a report In keep
Ing with the intent Of the meeting, as fol-
lows: G. y. Cline. chairman. Guvnor
IeAfs, Judge A. p. Tugwell. e. Burns, G.
u. Walker. c. p. Dam and Alexander
Jones. The report presented an hour later
waa:
I'VE. the committee appointed by your
conference. submit the following srggex-
s,ons Ana recommendations for your con-
'Tsrst-we repudiate the idea that the
Peoples party Of the state OF Washington
az peccms ,msTesd u o. + part Of
that the organization of the Peoples
party. shall be perfected and preserved
other political organization.
econd-That we declare II to be the
riEht Of the Peoples party. In its eonven-
.hsll or shall not be the policy OF The party.
independent OF the dictation Of any other
organization.
rhird- We recommend that organisation
county IN the state. for educational pur-
goses along the lines Of the Omaha and
sTourth--That in order TO meet the
changed conditions that confront u.s. a
conference OF the Peoples party be called
Ftfth-We recommend to the state cen
ner. cali conference Of those s who ', ss,p.
port the Omaha and ST. Louis platforms of
the Fog1 ,ass pnrfy In each county on jan
Of said county conferences discuss the fu-
ture policy o. the party. and that each be
entitled TO elect three delegates aud rs
IA many others a. such conference may de-
day OF February. IS9S for the purpose of
Determining the party policy in such city
as the tate central committee may deter
mine We further suggest that In case
either state or county central committees
rofslse or neglect to call such conference
on Or before December % 1897, that either
thy or some other committee of this con-
terence have power to issue such cali"
The report resulted in long discussion.
IN which many In attendance took part
Some objected To debating TO the state
central committee; others held I: was non
sense 70 attempt TO outline the policy of
tho party at this time. while stili others
upheld the report and Endorsed The move
Ment toward early agitation of People
party principles, Attempt was made and
defeated to take the report up section
By section, and then followed one long
talk after another the general tendency
being to favor an announcement of prin.
ciplcs In tho form offered by the commit
tee.
c. r.. Cline went into detail in talking
on the report. He said that throughout
the state there is an evident feeling Of
unrest among the people. not ON aeooun.
OF the principles of the Peoples party.
hut for reason OF the manner in which The
principles are being carried out He held
that II something IN not done tn bring the
members OF the party In line no less than
from S.e0e to io.0oo voters will affiliate witt
. Socialist organization or some sort, and
that In such event the Peoples marty vii
be helpless to carry cut its work, how.
ever II may fuse and combine with others
lie denied that members OF the state es-.
trial committee would take ofyense nj the
Suggestions offered In the report.
The argument was beginning Ga gro,.
PorulisticaiH warm. when the chair In
terfercd 70 prevent Interruptions and loel
talk. Cline pinned y w Way "a the va,.
while the latter held the t,cor IN oppasl-
tion 10 the report. and IL Was while Way
was trying Ia reply that concerted De.
mand was made for a vote. An EFFORT W.
made TO adopt only the third parsgra mn