The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-09
First Ward Populists Pick Boss
Ways Man for a Loser.
SINGLE TAX PILL 100 BITTER.
Signs OF Dfacord Multiply Among
Warning Eustontsts Sonth Of Yes
Ter Way-They Are Made Puppets
of Political Trieksters-Joe Liv-
Been Guilty of Double Dealing.

Sign. OF d.scord continue 10 multiply
among the warning fusion:sts or the FIRST
ward. The statesmen o. that district VINO
owe. or used 10 oHe, allegiance TO boss
Way are ready now IL bet money against
his mar, siGys-, and they are openly Plan
mig the defeat OF the hess himself. Oth-
ers who are not quite courageous enough
to come out and openly DEFY the boss con-
flde their dissatisfaction to their intimate
friends. and while they pass Way with re-
spectful giances. they do not GO to him Tor
directions for their work in the campaign.
And stili another class OF Way adherenIs,
having smothered their chagrin al being
handled as mere puppets by the boss III
his manipulation Of the late Populist con-
vent.on, are openly saying that their al
legiance TO the fusion ticket is due TO their
desire 10 get the Initiative and referendum
into law and that as soon as the election
is past they Will set about making life
miserable for the man who holds the whip
hand over the PopuiSt workers IN the
First
There are many fuslon.sts in the First
ward, both among Popuiists and Demo-
Gratis. who have done "a mighty sight o
thinkin'" since the late fusion convention.
They now announce tina, they know more
about Gene Way and MS methods than
they ever dreamed of Knowing before.
This is particularly true Of certain fusion
lists in the ward who aspired 10 places on
the legislative ticket before the late fusion
conceptions, who were promised the sup
port Of Way and the men he controls and
who went 10 The convention TO watch the
boss deliberately and with the Skill of a
surgeon perform a delicate operation.
eliminate them ard their hopes from the
COW entions. and nominate men whom they
have now learned he had secretly picked
out from the beginning.
Joe LfvfngAtOn'n Troubles.
Among some of the fusionists in Ways
district who have learned the boss bet
ter than they knew him before. and who
openly accuse him of double dealing and
OF disrepu,abIe politics, IS Joe Livingston.
the weIl-known Democrat Of the First.
ago. He has always been identified with
politics. Several years ago he went back
10 Chicago but he returned TO Seattle
about a year ago. Last spring he went
and time in an effort TO carry the fusion
ticket. Livingston is practical worker
has many friends. After the election was
over. Some OF his friends suggested that
he run for the legislature. The matter
was preached 20 Eugene Way. The latter.
Livingstone friends claim, promised his
Matters ran along until the time for the
county conventions approached. Thomas
Kelly. close personal and political
friend of Livingston. espoused his cause
and it Is understood received definite as
surances that Way would not oppose his
friend. All this time. il is claimed by Idv-
ingston's friends, Way was plotting to
capture the nomination for state senator
for himself and both representatives from
the district for Populisis OF the single tax
stripe.
Livingstons friends went into the ward
prepared to make a fight TO carry II in
the Democratic primaries. so as TO obtain
his nomination in the Democratic conven-
ton. They had no more than organized.
SO the story goes. than they were told to
call II off" that everything was satisfac-
tory 10 Way and other fusion leaders in
the First and that the nomination would
be given to Livingston without opposi-
ton. II Is said that a meeting was held
in the Burke block, attended by both
Democrats and PopuIists, at which it was
decided that Livingston was to have a
place on the ticket and from this meeting
came the word 10 his friends to drop the
fight
Il was 10 have had the nomination with
out any contest whatever" said Living
ston yesterday to a Post-Inteligencer re-
porter. II have mo hesitancy in saying
that on behalf 81 Mr. Way and his follow
ing | WAS promised a nomination for the