The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-17
Democratic Leaders Begin to
Plan for Another Fusion.
WANT AN EARLY CONVENTION.
1aoes y. Fentsa, 0f the sfate Dele
gat1on 80 ChIssg", says Thaf
Easaesn washinxtss Democrats
Are IN Favor ef Another Alliance
wfth the MISUNDERSTANDING
saen 81 the Party the Watehwerd-

James r. renssn. or Spokane, the vel
known Democrat II ia the city 80 atssfla
the trial of the Mallory case ~ tnt FED
erai court today. Mr.. Fenfon was efse 81
the Washington delegates 10 TIC ah's'ss =
convention aud was esoEen al Dlfn'Iaa 20
cast Washington saiiot az the etessefsa4
congress sast winter AZ the Northern ilo-
lei last night. Dir. Fentnn was asker con,
corning the asfHaGe of the Democrats oil
Eastern Washington relative 10 the sp-
preaching campaign. said ne.
ssThe general sentiment among the party
workers and the leaders Is IN favor OF sn
alliance with the P0puiists and silver Re
pubiieans on The same Hines a. tfssf a. f's-
iensburg. u Ii can be made boff0tabEs-
There must be- an equitable a1S 1oaA 94s-
tribufion os the Offices. As ! understand
the feella. among the Democrats OF hAst-
eru washington they believe mat the lFs-
terests OF the cause OF silver can be best
snbservsd ny ouch u coalition as have
spoken OF yet they are In no sense @lis-
Ing TO abandon their party orsaniza i4'li'
Iasiced the opinion is prevalent that snef-
Estfc steps should Re taken ia the diTeG-
ton Of preserving the party organization
and strengthening II for the approaching
campaign. We believe that the People :
party should preserve i.s organization
and the silver Republicans should do the
necessary that the .hree parties. agreeiBg
MS they do on tao one issue as 80 llnHaes.
should DC united when the next election
comes.
sssssAs far a. am aware. the Democrats
have asserted no claim IS the senatorsasp.
There are several fopuilsts who aspire TO
that henar. believe. | thissk there s...'
he another ftss!nn. advocate holding tac
state convention OF fae three partlss a
III
OIL political topics Ia Spokane. bsS; the
Peoples sssrty men are exhibiting Ea3re
Industry and energy than any others.
They arg arganizfng and deina such pTee
ainsinafy Ywnfk a. IL naw possible.
Il believe that Rgsan viii he tho Demo
cratic nominee In 100 Il he lives. M&o
will be his running mate Wei. "a. rot
5uxgestinK any one. nor advocating 9ay
candidate. hJf DID II ever strike yoy ;hat
Mayor Van Wick, of New York. 4 tFtte
silver man. would make winner How
ever. nil this IL too far in tie future 10
talk AZ now. That the three political par-
lies that advocate the restoration ef sii-
vcf Will be united on this issue at the usxt
national election seems well nigh certain
10 me. The Democrats OF Eastern v g.
jBrton 70 my mind believe thar other Is
ases siinid be allowed ia sink into a
place of minor Importance and that tae
WIN pf lss ptfiS AHA It's Hkalt IA 1850
should be on the monetary question
Thomas Maioney. secretary Of the D. NJ
aerstic state central committed arrived
IN Seattle yesterday from Olympia No
man IA politics tn the state IL bet at
known than Tom" Maioney He was
one OF the Washington delegates in Ire
Democrats national convention al Chicago
In 1875. md his flra hand was seen IN he
fusion deals that were put up in Tacoma
wisa Turkey" Fawcett was elevated Ia
the mayors office and when. later. the
grand eonainmeration of elements which
wHs resolved into the Peoples uaTtv a.
ssmhled III Eilensbarg.
Indeed, Mr.. Malonry Is a pioneer In fiji
sion lie began advocating IL earIs i'm
ssa6. quietly at first. but gradually snfea,f-
ms his doctrines wherever he went All
thai Mr.. Maloney ever got out of .he ,iis-
fribution Of official pie was the secretary
snip OF the board of state land commits.
kioaiefs He nearly suffered official ami.
hilaflan NJ the hands of the legislature
whssi. refused o. make any approximation
Tor the office. bur Maioney has held bravo
~ on. and no member OF the state aN-
msnistration at Olympia has moro friends
than he
fon can say that frere'n be annthar
FUSION" said Mr.. Maioney Last might Il,
VIII be brought about first In sesttl,s aaa
later throughout the state. am fn f.v,r
OF II. No. | have nothing to xay M +,
candidates. It's too early set 10 tstt ~
men-we must confine ourselves Ia tha
aiscasSian OF measures