The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30

voters in exactly the same condition AZ
the ignorant negroes In the South. who
were deprived OF their free franchise.
Alex r. Jones said: Il know fun well
the nature OF the regulations put upon
the negroes In the South. and I am here
70 say that I propose 20 allow no set OK
men TO bind me in that fashion"
At this stage some one sent to the cha'r-
man a copy Of the interview had with
Gov. Rogers sn yesterdays Post-lnssiH-
gencer regarding the city campaign
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John B.
Hart was the next speaker. Mr.. Hart de-
nounced the committee and Dr.. Jordan
with all the impetuous force and power OF
which he Is capable. He said: Il believe
that this meeting has a broad scope and
purpose-and this is in the direction Of pre-
serving the principles Of the Peoples party.
from destruction. The foundation stone
OF our party Is laid In the declaration.
Equal rights TO all and special privileges
10 none Another me-honored principle
In the party is that there shall be no Sc
ton We object to the plans eoncocted BIZ
the central committee behind closed and
battened doors. promulgated In the inter-
est OF candidate FOR the nlayoraity. DR..
Jordan. He has the central committee in
his grasp and not one Of them can make
a turn unless he gives them permission. He
owns or at least controls thIrty-five men,
bers OF that committee. and these men are
empowered to say who shall and who shall
not vote at the primary elections of the
Peoples party.
..such Dishonorable Methods"
"If DIR. Jordan gets the nomination for
mayor In an honorable way. then am for
him. But / do no: propose to sit idly by
and allow him TO further his own inter-
est by such dishonorabIe methods as are
being pursued now. believe In the i'm
peratiye mandate and II DR.. Jordan and
his satellites have failed to represent the
interests OF the Peoples party on the CEN
trail committee then they should be re-
moved. The city committee as now con-
ssituted has but one purpose, and that Is
10 deliver the nomination for mayor to DIR.
Jordan by any means they see fit to en-
ploy. am opposed TO such practices. to
the proposed Acknowledgement OF ma
jority OF the voters In the party. Let US
say to this Jordan and his cohorts you cam
not force gag rule upon the masses OF the
Peoples party" Applause)
Alex Il. Jones. John +. Fay. Col Nc
Kernar. Capt. Atweii and Chairman Nc
Laughlia were the other speakers. Mr..
Fay characterized the action of the COM
mittee as dastardly outrage. He said
that the members OF the committee were
not Popullsts and that the action taken
by the committee was un-Populistic In
its scope and intention. lie urged that a
mass meeting of the Peoples party be
called TO heap on the heads of the ras-
caly committee the weight of its just
Indignation.
This was the general tone OF the speech
es. Little or no reference was made TO
the attitude OF Gov. Rogers. 1t was made
apparent during the evening that many of
those who denounced DIR. Jordan were
his warmest adherents at the election two
years ago.
Finally 1t was moved that committee
be appointed 10 draft resolutions express
Ing the sentiments or the meeting. This
carried, and the following committee was
appointed by the chair: Eugene Way.
George n. Hodgdon. G. f. Repath, John
u. Hart. w. J. Caldwell. p H. Mcker-
nan, John i. Fay, A. X. Jones. George
Cottrell John Haigh ard Paul Land.
Antt-Jordan Resolutions
After celebrating for an hour during
which CLARK Davis entertained the gath
erlng with a speech, the committee re-
ported the following resolutions:
Whereas, II is provided by a majority
OF the city central committee and the ex-
ecu;ve committee OF the Peoples party.
IN their call for the coming primary cleo
ton and convention. that the qualifca-
lions OF voters. in addition TO those pre-
scrlhcds by law, shall he rs follows: Each
voter shall he enrolled on "A roll specially
prepared by the central committeeman
frem each precinct at least I'VE days prior
10 the holding of the caucus, and no per-
son viii be permitted 20 vote who is not
10 enrolled. This latter provision also pro-
rides that no person who IL an officer o.
the state. city or county drawing sal
airy or per diem under an elective officer
shall he enrolled by any central commit
tecman. the sald central committeeman
being the Judge as 20 who can be enrolled
and entitled 10 vote, aud
~ hereas, such regulations and require
ments are unjust. unpatrtoiie and un-
Populstic. and will result In disfranchls-
ing every tried and true Popnlst who
shall fail to discover the whereabouts OF
the central committeeman for his pre-
cinct, or shall fail 10 satisfy said precinct
committeeman that his popuIsm Is OF
the proper character and prediction TO
entitie him 10 re registered as a voter;
and
Whereas. = certain avowed and peren-
Mai candidate for the mayoralty OF this
cSy. who il himself a public officer and
member Of the state board OF audi; ana
control. and who at the meetings OF said
city central committee asserted and
hcasted that he had the power ~ decapi-
tate officers. and had the consent aud ap-
prevail 81 the executive OF the state 10
distribute as he thought proper many we'll
saiarted state appoint msnts. has conceived
these qualifications and restrictions and
by sinister Influences and Vaccinations
fgfStasl hem imam sha CITY central corn