The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-14

T'ae Popislists ~ King county are rsreTar-
Ing 20 a6St a county convention Tuesday
evening for the election ~ delegates 20
t3lssr1ssL convention ia Gil3s city Wednesday
The sflstrissf convention VII E4ect delegates
70 the national conference " FcptIiists AZ
Nashville. July 4.
a call for the county convention has been
ssszied signed By Kkfnari W1nssJr. cs%45r-
man Of 1ne KING county Poiail!ss commit
tee. Chairman Wluasr stafes ia the call
thai he acts al the rs-9IGsi OF the execI-
fsve corYsmitfee Of the Peoples Party State
Cslsb. wTseb wsss organized at Olympia AT
the beginning Of the SESSION 81 the last leg
k3sssfire The executive committee Includes
s8se following. l.. L, RAIDER. president. T.
II Cox. secrstary; ii. J.. FoTrtzst Byron
Miller and j. q. Couch. Aiilat and For
rest are Is4uraton county E'opsiiIst7. Couch
wa. = member Of TIE legislature from Ac-
ans county and one 81 tfIe immortal tair-
teen which stood ots against the fesiuc-
ave eritsnsslegncntz Of the TlsTner5tes and
voted for = straight Pop through tnick
and thin. RAIDER also member cf
This organization. which Mas known as the
'!Eaasifle-of -the-road' faction in the legss~
Iafure.
Coming us,sn the heels of the recent pro-
fl1neia.s:s-nto ISSUED By the PoYailst state
committee. IN which the Democrats and
Silver Republicans were read out OF the
fusion party 10 speak. the movement
the part Of the popaiLst5 il significant.
III is E~tiess for the fusion promoters
ass,ona the Democracy TO attempt 70 beiit-
ale the movement Of watch the calling Of
this convention IL a part. or TO hide their
concern at its growth among the topu-
lists. White the latter are preparing TO
organize Independently for ensuing cam
pagns. the Democrats are Assembling of
, Themselves ia Spokane and construct
sng iarse-stzea btbs against their late fell
lows and atSsoc1ates liz the sacred cause Of
fusion, spells ana the peoples rights
Amazing il may appear to minds not
inlbued with the ambitions OF patriots 3f
the Eilensburg stripe. the rank anG tile of
the party workers IN what the "a
sion organization Is today considering the
question shall there he another alliance
of the silver forcea7'' In view OF the
sguabbling and back biting that has been
in progress among the fusion politicians
and effice seekers since the very first day
the first fusion legislature in the history
of the state assembled ar OLYMPIA. one
would imagine that IL there ia one thing
the leaders would avoid discussing during
the heated term il is the question OF su-
sion. Yet this Is the very thing that is
being agltated a, the present time. and
before which other questions Or party or
ganization shrink into the background
This condition Of affairs is directly trace
able 20 the aspirations for the senator
ship entertained by his cxceliency. Gov
john r. Rogers. Back In the little town
OF Puyaliup, from which the obscure the
orist and country politician emerged into
the state and panoply OF chic executive
of the commonwealth OF Washington a
meeting was held few days after the
eiettion. which WAS intended "a a ratltica-
ton and reception ny the fusion leaders in
Pierce county. Flushed with his victc ry
the governor-elect uttered some historic
words this occasion. which are now re
membered above perhaps anything cleo
he has ever said or written The header
al his party declared 10 hts assembled
eompatriots that his one ambition would
he the upbnilding Of the fusion party.
He promised hts associates that his
lection To office would be made with this
single aim In view.
IL - true that a siugisness of purpose
seems 10 have undertake the policy OF the
governor since his induction into the cares
ana responsibilities % his Office bu, IN The
broad light Of recent developments and in
ciients NJ olympia. Il Is easy to see IN his
desire for the upbuIlding OF She fusion
party 4 determination Ia WELD events IN
20 the manufacture OF John r. Rogers
political future. With the sole and ul,i-
mate object Of landing himself In tho
United STATES senate Such IS the con-
structlon given his course ny tho cov-
allies. They can sec no other reason go-
s"ne of the rec3ltsr acts NJ The execn.lee
On no other chart ran they solve the rid
de 81 Rseyne of the governor appointments
All this would net perhaps, cause much
a. row We're & not for the fact that the
Democratic lcad.rs and thAv COMPRISE
some oE the Clevefest politicians In tho
state have determined thar Senator VII.
CONS successor shall he q Democrat Rat
besides this the faction known as the
''nddie~ef- .hC~roasief-' have determined
taa& the next senator "a he elected from,
Washington shall he 4 Pepul;sf Of their
osn Kind. amt one free from the irputs-
tion of Tsuncrt>m. SAN another SGT 81
fopuiist politicians have puhiicly stated
their tltstaSte ~ ti'e Rogers collar. and
have decrese his political undeing
The situation resolves it~,.lf thHelv-tho
Democrats viii consent to fusion only on
the promise that tho next senator Wiz 10 a
Democrat and the l'opulisis will consent
- a coalition only on the understanding
that John e Rogers Is 70 be eliminated
froH he Geld of senatorial possibilities
This tees aot take snso account the hand
81 determined populjsss OF the OLD school
wAa VIII never consent 10 another AM
&nee az any kind with the Silver Kop,sh-
lleaUs and Democrats
Tire comfy convention viii assemble NJ
LOWS ha3 st Third snt Marion streets
a. : . clock Tuesday evening The anDar-
iioun3eut % thc district convention which
prevailed at Jhe state convention lac, ran
Will severn ktrg county is entitled 10
i've delegate ~ large. and ore FER every,
~ sss.s Traction Vote c3st for III.
l.. Forrest Tor supreme judge {u i~sa
The call contains this Far8Nraph:
fiy cri~r ~ sNt1 executive COMMITTEES
outK Stch FoQusssts VAL be tdul4tt,>s "a
tonn0 ~ district convcudou who un-
e1u.Fv atfr aui un~e-s rVt8iv iu,}orea fha
tsu shH and -. t4oItS PLATFORMS. and ma
tlieHeHerS state platform. snd Who are
haown $50 te earnest People party mon 90
fhss Viii support tu>ieu
Alden , Elrfhta James 3. NcElrov. -
- He3fnfr. lOe Hare and William Rl.ek