The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24
ONLY 4 POLITICAL MACHINE
KING COUNTY PopuLIsTS DoMIyAT-
ED by BOSSES.
Yesterdays Convention Clearly
Packed-xo Breath of Patriotism
Richard Winsor and John r. Fay

The King county Popnissss ara so-se
cther politicians ara N session IN Ssat,le II
tar~o separate conventions. e-s4eAyoTfng 20
f.*!1e the county Jobs among themselves.
Incidentally they will agree upon a cross
ey94 platform. designed So IS VII convince
t5e rseoEsse Of eAca party that i il looking
d3secily a: them. II IS a difficult Job. bat
The Popglists have had sufficient sxp1rs-
efaes n building freaks 10 ius9re success
| tn This particular. They are certain 10
fuse.
I was present when the Popui-sts met
yesterday afternoon, and when the chief
n0guas ~ tne party set the machinery go
tng Inere Was evidently something Hfosss
few minutes Evidently the machinery
! bad not been properly oiled or there mad
Deem a rampns. and the old engineer :" as
When Judge w!nser pounded ,he con
vsnison 10 ofder there Was big crowd
Well for the party But before The wheels
had revosvesi Tar the saueak came. Boss
Way made a motion 70 allow al yacaHc.eS
in the convention 10 be flied by Popa.tsI
c4sizesAs who were present. Bruce Harlem
usafe the squeak. lie said the motion was
q scnffne 10 get certain n. n no rad been
unable to get .nto the delegation seats in
NE cssaSen tlos3S in order 20 have them
PAGES OF tha conference committee HAD
hAr9en tod i AL and spoken Clearly As
would have said Il " q scslsgne IL pack
tlas coTNeaU0s IN the interest Or Sheriff
aoyer and tae other caad.daies. q his
sEate- HARDEN Was not In favor or Meyer.
aEd he therefore was oppose ~ packing
this convention n his Interest. III other
wo.ds. Il WAS another fellows job. and he
Was foyuinst II
The old machine squeaked and pounded
awfally for few minutes: then Bob
bridges reached for the Oh can. RE knew
II vosa VS. taken Way would bs iowne6.
and the cause Of Meyer G. al wou.d ba
thrown out OF court. Bridges Offered i
substitute motion Thai no oae be allowed
to cast the votes OF the vacant leieSA lions
and !, carried.
i only speak Of this 10 illustrate how
formers buisa up u machine. 1t would be
1lAst dreadful for any one 10 insinuate that
a Populist. and 4 rsal oid-i!ner Ike Way
al that should have any idea IF corrupt
ing j whole PopuiisC convention.
That II n as q packed convention up -
that time Was apparent feS minutes
later. for after recess Of afteen minutes,
when ihe real delegates again assembled,
the ''pac kersP were gone, and at least one
tAird Of that fine convention had disap-
peaTed. which was proof conclusive that
1t was a cola -biooded scheme 10 pack the
convention. a:d that IL had been thorough
~ organized.
There was another &C; in yesterdays
convention that was painful 70 witness IT
was an efrort by the Democrats 10 dig
pit into which they hoped e head their
uns0phisticated Populist brethren, and sha
scheme was SO near 10 iruiton that the
entire convention reached the edge II the
pit and were about ID step off into space
VHGD warned by a. hiEpNii.E PHpI4tSt. he
Democrats had passed a resolution proVld-
ing for the same distribution Of county Of
hCes as two years ago confning the work
Of the conference committees to distri-
button Of the members of the legislature.
commissioners. justices Of the peace AMI
coF,s;at,les. The pCpllsts were about 10
adopt the resolution in turn. the chair had
called for the ayes. when Griswold II Az
oniaIe pointed out the pitfall. Two years
ago he said. we gave The Democrats
and Silver Republicans the best of the
afAFz s., y
hers Of the legislature" This, then was
bold Democratic attempt - steal The
best county offices and a fair share Of the
legislative positions AS well. Was ever
there such Infamous treacaery' ~ course
acuon was delayed and the resolution was
laid on the table.
spFead-eagle speeches made. in which Re
publicanism was scored uamercifuly.
Judge Winsor made one and John p. Fay
delivered the otner / admit | was dis
appointed. The fuSloniSts were successful
t~o years ago and among other things they
gave tho popuists control Of tGe egisIa-
ture-- both houses Of the leg stature II yo}l
please I vas present during the session
= thtt legislature and know something
x is work. ] listened for a word - con-
n2enda. I'm for that PopaIist legislature. for
Judge NinSor was not ignorant uf IT,
general character and work, That word
was not spoken. / waited Ia van fer
renewal o. faith fn&t reform could only
come through tina Populist party, That all
else was corrupt and It alone was pure.
There was not even Il finger that point
81 with pride" - the last corrupt. hood
lirS, Food-.or-aothing PopulSt legislature.
Z thought they miEhi call upon R-prasg n
taJlye iiodEaon 10 repeat some of ms leg
lsafiEe talks IN which he was wont f.
warn his colleagues in as open a manner
possible to cease their cheap corrupt
practices. try ara obey their pledges 70
he people and display at least prete0Se
- willingness 10 legisiate in conformity
WIN Ire demands 81 the P99ul = plat-
form. B2t they aid not. WHY was rot tie
= - Pa =
raiirrad MONEY cioggeG the wheels and
permitted the fellow servant act 90 be
Srneshcsed after II had passed the sen
ate What became az the railroad com
mission bill. the sleeping car rate
t.ii. ana u score - ether measures Thr
keQuhl1esAus were ]eerecs AZ for taking up
the postal savings bank scheme and for
a5Vocai iuS 4 national system ~ irrigation
h.t rnt Que word was said in explanation
- ~Ay tNe Popu.tSt legislature sold itsatt
out - railroad lobbyists aa1 failed 10 give
any reasonable relief u th@ people ftof1
ex0r5itAGt freight rates. The farmers Of
TIE Wac river valley Iii net even haye
tha courage to present i resolution con
3 8niHS their PupuitstS servants IN the
| are uni :"e0ta3 legiS lat;sre for fAlAns. to
araauct~ into Seattle without paying a
freight fate that destroyed good margin
Il has always been NY opinion TIA, a
party Vas responsible ana eheuls ~ t-lH
responsible for the acts ~ SIS servants 81
was ALWAYS - IN the Republican party.
But tho Eopl5ise% are evidently uSi AZ n
SANITATION e ih2t KIND. Il assumes ID ne
sponsih3A;y beyond getting what offices i
can
Aaother :a.aE. I hereve IN uphe5t.9g
oEsT AgT~ r; ar institutions. 3Df stan3.na. ~
eur government In TIRE q war That *
America rlSsl~-st s. PATRIOTISM Te~~e I
waited Tor Fay or Wir%or - ut:ar a word
q raqroaf agalcs' F'anSr@ssEr II Lea = for
rs malicious n i~~el.-es,rts -t>eY q facts -
reference re YF.>siuUr NJ kI-,es'= .coustlr.
ct t1e war hot Fst SO rely ended. ioc&ef