The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-04
Battle Closing Between the Pop
uligt Factions.
CAUCUS TO Be The sKlRMlsn.
Way-Harf Wing Not IrEfsx Any
Peoples Party Man for Mayer and
Gossip says They ar~ Working
for . Csmbisstiss SLATE To Be
Side Ready for the Fray at Hand

Little ncre .hzn ~rssk 3 81 ln EAss@se
the great struggle fss EssEsr s@sNeeE tse
tive factions = re FscsSs's party - g
h~ fouzhs AID so Saturday evening
February e t6e ez2eusss &-s . - ness
.B tie p~scsrets tArgErk.azt re city
These wEI constitute EsrzEay TIE pre.i~s-
inzry x<.rnlsa. c. frs-x betEesr fse
PICKET lines Then sria follow The prsrn-
aries on Tuesday. Fsars&ry Z. wasH the
hattie viii be on Is earnest Which,
ssee wsns in The primaries everything aow
Indicates that the victorious side Ill
have such q harrow margin % e. ca tss4c
the fight viii be . IN ;ne e2ave,-
fGoz.
There seeTns 70 - iftte desire OF the
part Of the faetlon ed by me oaace-ssola-
e<s to conceal fhesr pgrpose IN packing
the late meeting u tbs city eentTal esn4-
rnIlsse, and causing the rep%al q the resp
sutlen preventing tfose holding Dgblic en-
pioyrnent from participating IL the col.-
yentlon. ID The face u TIE fact that r.
solutions 81 harmony Nth this prlnelpls
were passed ~ tbs Omaha convention
pnantusouzly &rs1 tnst tho doctrine taaga-
by them ass ever beer Upheld by TIE
founders Of the psrty. Aessss. Hars. Way
ct al. have asserted with yeheEsenee tAst
the restrsets9ns ggt ssg0n the voters a. the
primaries were gn-PoptsllsEic IN thesr
score. Sow that they viii be allowed TO
enter ard perhaps eofainats The conyss-
ton. they seem satisfied
II will he n1tlcsd that neither Way nor
Hart nor any o. the men with whom they
are allied are suggesting any real PopG-
list candidate for mayor Hart pEefs0ds
20 De peopIs's party uzsa. 50 DOES Way.
But neither has declared that the Pso-
pies party Is entitled 70 tse mayoralgy.
nor liz either Of them nor any numlser OF
their followers engaged ia any real or gen
ss.ne effort 70 secure the prize 10 a known
DcpallSi.
Politicians are now saying that Harris
strong Democratic proclsyitles are so WEI
known that TO SEQ him espouse the candi-
dacy of some Democrat for the fusion nogn-
tnatiou for mayor wilI not surprise many
Peoples party men. those On the outside
CT the combination especially. The convic-
elon ss nog pretty well founded anong
those vino opposed Hart and Way az che
popsiiis; committee meeting Tuesday EssAt
that the slate IL headed by J. W. Goodwin.
Democrat. for mayor Of Seattle.
This Is a condition OF things which the
real Fopulists. or those ia the city who
have fought the battles OF the party Tor
years ard who treasure iss destiny above
any mere graft for cffiee. are facing today
b may be proved faat these men are IN
the minority In the aarty-for the gift OE
CAB a. well as CT Office seems % lie largely
with the fusion Popullsts. or those who are
fa the business FOR the sake OK sp0ils and
who would rather see Democrat lead the
fusion hosts thsD a ropulist. Bui whether
or not ihe fusion popasIlsts or shese geu-
esaIea by Hart and Way demonstrate
their POWER 10 win. the opposition which
has controlled the party organization AZ
unit Tuesday night. may ns sxpscfsa -
Hage a desperate war--one az extefnsna-
.ian II need bs-to preserve the party from
rho fate OF oblivion hieh trey believe IL
promised In the asecadaney o. Hsrt and
Way
II il rather interesting % observe she no
sixeS that have animated the leaders 81 ere
opposing sides Hart Way - al have
been openly charged with Organizing 4
combination 81 oftscsa1idegs an8 political
scner-ers whose oe3ert and purpose vas
TO peffsetuate themselves aad their friends
in ofssce. Niu~or ard sis supporters. tu-
c!aAlnx nr. Jordan. hass op.nly declared
that they waut3 resist 80 the mtter-nost as
effort 80 srTlassil3Afe TIE rartv ~ handing
over the head uf the tirs-t % the Demo
Gratis. They have conFcnfed and are con-
tending that sach a co1-sa IS l. desirel Ay
wsy ard Hart and AcTeF wi6 hrue about
the complete and utter slinsiua tsoa ~ ttss
party Is Seattle
The headers as nota factioHs realize shat
they have hul q saart tln9e la N1rh q pr
pare for the fral =rzat -sTuEGla for ST.
pfemaey Al TIE primaries The movements
81 both sides are srTC#ae1 wtth great rare
Neither wants thc ether 81 See Inside -
TIE aT~astworks. fart says nothing Way
iaut liitic more. Iar. Jordan le th&rkla-
and working while ctner Fnen Sieen. Judge