The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-03
Jordan Will Tender His Resigna-
ton to the Committee.
Popu1fst Meeting Inst Night Rem
desed Almost Meaningless by Pre-
vtoss Action Of the City Central
C0mmiste~ - Speeches Made by
Jones and Dr. y. r. Longstreet-

The PopulIss meeting In jefferson Street
sheater last night turned out 10 be rather
a tame affair. aud for two very sufficient
reasons. In the first place. the purpose
for which tbs meeting was originally cali
cd. viz. that OF taking action In regard 20
the city central committees exclusion 81
salaried office holders In the approaching
convention. had been superseded entirely
BY the committees action On Tuesday
evening in resembling that action and sec
ond, because the Jordan faction OF The
Populists WAS conspicuous By It's absence.
The last named fact accounted for the
superficial harmony which pervaded the
meeting from start 10 finish. Superficial.
because In reality the Jordan wing OF the
Populists not only refuses to coincide or
aequIesce in the Tuesday night action Of
the committee, but Is determined TO light
that action 10 the bitter eai. In other
words. To quote Dr. Jordan himself the
breach in the Popuiist party. instead of
being healed. has been rendered absolutely
unbridgeabie.'
Jordan VIII Resign.
II IL now practically certain that this diff
ference OF opinion viii be followed promptly
by disiategra;lon OF the Populst forces in
Seattle. DR.. Jordan will tonight tender
his resignation as Il member OF the city
central committee. and while he does not
undertake TO speak for his followers. no
one who knows him or his political meth
DDS and thoronghness or organization will
doub; for an instant that they win he
with him To a man.
.it il no wonder" said Dr. Jordan last
night. tina. the city central committee
reached the conclusion II did on Tuesday
night. That committee was shameiess!y
packed. To begin with. no proper notice
OF the committee meeting Was issued OF
served. IL has been customary 10 give a
three days notice and 10 notify each mem
Der OF the committee. individually. by mail
INK him postal card. No such notice was
given la this instance. No postal cards
were sent out. A brief notice was inserted
In the afternoon paper calling the meeting
OF the committee for & o'clock p. m. At that
hour such members of the committee VINO
had seen tho notics went 10 the appointed
place. fingered there a while and left in
despair or securing a meeting. Meanwhile
i had been served with notice OF the
meeting and was on hand. But II was I'M
possible for me 10 communicate with ms
friends and allies on the committee some
o! whom lived as far as five miles away.
The Committee Was Packed.
81 say that the committee was packed.
and In saying this I speak advisedly. Va
cant places on the committee We're sup
piled by rushing In men without any form
of election and without any legal process
whatever. simply at the whsn OF the
criminal element. which was determined TO
control the committees action At all haz-
ards and by any methods Ii is no won
der that they succeeded.
I'm thus gaining temporary triumph.
however. they have hopelessly split the
Popuist party In Seattle The speeches
which / hear were made tonight pleading
for harmony and reconciliation were a
mere sham and deluslon That harmony
can never be effected. that reconciliation
never he brought about on the pres
cnt basis. The law and order element feels
that 1. has been outraged and defrauded
and IL will never consent 10 conclusions
which have been arrived at by the ques-
tionable methods of which | have Just
spoken.
For myself and of course. cannot un-
dertake 10 speak for any one else, my
course IS clear. have tonigh. determined
to sever my connection with the city cen
trail committee OF which am now q mem
Der, and shall AZ the earliest practicable
moment tender my resignation to the
chairman, Judge Ninsor. While zeal
sure that by persistence efforts we could iii
the long run carry our end. DO ret care
to enter upon such a contest"
The Meeting ut the rhrater
The crowd ~ the ropuiist meeting look
81 larger than IL sealiy was go Tar rs the
foPuiists We're concerned FER upon in
speciicn Il showed that a number OF Re
pueiiesns and other outsiders were present
presumably through motives II curiosity
With Judge Benson IN the chair th. IN. -
ing was called 10 order ard the secretary
was requested - read the eau Tor tho
meeting. but dtifgent search on his
part failed 20 bring 20 ileht conv ~ the
call Gene Way stated the objaet of ms
meeting Tie was heartily app'auaed when
he suggested that although the commit
tees action 81 the preceding nigh; bad