The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-29
Hart and Way After the Populist
Central Committee.
SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT.
No Person, Even IL He L. n PopuIixt.
He signs Statement That H. Is
Opposed TO the -inti-Onsce Holder
Thursday SiEhf-A Little Card.

a wing Of the Peoples party headed ny
Eugene WAY and john p Hart. determined
to force the ms jori:y OF the city central
committee from It's position on the question
Of admitting osflceholders to the approach
ing convention. has issued a call for a
meeting of PopuiIs,s to be held at g. a r.
;lail in the Hinekley block. On Second ase-
nue.. at o'clock this evening.
Invitations 10 the number OF about 80
were issned last night from the offie, OF
Mr. Way IN tee Bailey '.iild.r.g It's
morning. the men 10 whom they are adj
dressed will find i1sm ir their mail down
town or delivered TO their varion. resi-
dences. Befoie admission to the hall IS al
lowed. the invite. ones must sign a state
rnent. Printed on the rear of ne invitation.
TO the effect that they are opposed to the
action OF the central committee in passing
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. resolution
This meeting ii IL believed Is only a
preliminary 10 a general gathering OF the
insa bers OF the party TO be held probably.
at the Armory on Monday evening. Be
yon3 question the object Of the movement
which Is being engineered by Way John r.
Fopuiists. Is 10 unnorse TIE Jcrdan eie-
ment and 10 cause the resignation OF
Chairman Winsor and the preset MEM
hers of the central committee.
This course was adopted at a secret meet
In Of a rsldfni OF PopuISt politicians held
ThuFsds. night in the municipal court
room. All knowledge of what tram. piFed
at the meeting was supposed TO be kept en-
trely Within the gathering itself.
The contest for supremacy within the
Peoples party Is now on in earnest, 1t i
TN some respects the most remarka BILE po-
htical struggle In the history Of munich
pal politics in Seattle. The fight is now
open and above board. The Way-Hart
faction admit that they are unalterabiy
opposed to the domination OF the organiza-
tion by Or. Jordan and his friends and
they not only demand that the objection
able resolution be rescinded but that the
personnel of the committee be changed
Heretofore the battle for control of the
party organization has been waged covert
~ and with the idea of eoncealing the ma
,ure and extent Of the breach. These con-
siderations. II is said. are now lost sigh, of
by Way and Hart. who are determined to
leave nothing undone 10 bring about the
annihiiation Of that section Of the uarty
which stands opposed to a fusion on Dem
ocratic terms. The calling Of tonigh,'s
meeting. with that for Nanday night in re-
sttNt. constitutes pf8filtHitf an 8nnfaf to
the rank and file Of the party against the
ruling of the committee.
Last night about 3ra invitations were sent
out from Eugene Ways office BY a COM
mttee designated for that purpos. by
Thursday nights secret caucus Here Ia
the invitation verbatim. on the trent of
the cards. which were inelosed in envel-
opes. Is this:
CLUB CARD
Saturday evening. az O'Clock January
70, 1895. at G 4. II. hail. Hinckiey block, a
meeting viii be held FOR the purpose OF So
curing 10 all members of the Peoples
party equal rights and equal privileges in
the coming city primary election and Goa
vention.
You are invited To attend
INVITATION COMMITTEE
"tSee othe- side -
On the reverse side % the card Is printed
the following nledgs o. statemeri of pri..-
eipi-- which must - -iwtss before all
mitiarce can be gained 20 tbs. hall:
Il demand an honest primary election.
and am opposed 10 the resolutions adnpt-
ed by the People party central commit
tee governing the qualifications of voters
NJ primary elections. ana excluding Ger
tain members of the Peoples party from
participating IN the coming Peoples party
convention. -----~------