The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-28
Rogers Administration Makes a
Request Of Local Tusi0nlsts.
sHoV GATHERING IN THIS CITY.
Tom Mallory Calls a Meeting OF inc
Seattle Followers of "f'bs"
mag. Bryan and Tells Them ih"'
sbe state Administration wants
r. To Pay for Campaign Work
-p.uouneed ~ DispIs, of Nerve

The fusion brethren have a1orcsa sAei'-
..t,s. sua tha. gtat. another ihusitaF4oA
NJ The fact that strong antagonists exist
between the leaders and tie MAUI a'1ii'p~'
,asora OF fusion dsztinies- Tao state 0'i'-
.iai. sent Tom sgaloay to Seattle early ih
sshs week Wit. request 70 the hihs c"'1-
~ adhereuts * tAe triumviFats - pfo''0+
,,rra. for printing ard distributing h@sfes
--.,,, the records made b. THESE sane ons-
Gals during tne Approaching e4'''s@'"A
g-hs auayssr sent back, according 70 al ac-
counts, vas that tie king county i-s'""-
.sss would expect TIE state ofllelais 70 pay
o,.t 81 their own pockets iae expenses Ok
Throwing campaign bouquets AZ s21n OUR
or.
A call for meeting Of fasioHists Was
ISSUED b. Secretary Mallory FOR MONDAY
~vening. at the Office % }. T. Ronald IN
,he Mutual Life building. The notices oid
rot re4oh O number OF prominent men ID
The fusion ranks until tie day after the
,nea,.ng. Monday evening. however. some
twenty-five prominent King conaiy iasi"h
politicians met IN the offloe of ex-AayoF
Ronald 10 consider the proposition made
by tie state committee.
Before the gathering AID broken W some
pretty sharp things were said between
the assembled fusi9nisis. From Demo
Gratis present came some rather warm crit
.olsm Of the PopunSt state officials IL ask
ing the party workers In King county TO
raise money FOR the printing and disiFion-
ton OF documents intended solely for
their own glorileation. Before muca dam
ago had been done. however. the heavy
weight members OF tho gathering were
called on 10 ballast the ship. and when the
meeting broke up understanding had
been reached which - perfectly satisfAc-
tory 20 the fnsionsts who were present,
IL not To the state administration.
All Was secrecy.
II Was Intended 10 have all knowledge
OF the matter kept confined 10 the men
present al the meeting. bat yesterday The
Pnst-fnteilsencer learned % the facts ~
the case Several prominent fusion poll
tlgians who were aotite IN the meeting
were askod 10 give for pabii sa,ion the de
tails % the meeting. The reporter was
refused information from at least dox5 n
there were some things done at the meet
ifs which . would ur BH@tEe - publish.
Finally. however. % statement of tuc mat
tee was obtained ftom three different fn-
siop politicians who took hand Ia the
proceedings
These various accounts differ. One Is 90
TIE efToel THAI the state officials were
sent netiee Ia no uncertain language thAt
sAc King souniy fp%iuni8te considered
thei~ Request AT Hnexa-upivd exhibition Of
nerve. Another 4eeouGt Was thdt IL was
deeiaed - assist ju the preparation or a
campaign do1gmeut. in which not only
tbs state administration should be SHOW
up IN the mest favorable iight. bat that
the records of the county administration
SHOULD BE aief pat before taa public This
authority admitted that some severe STRIFE
lures had heen cast ON the attitude taken
h the Pop4liEca officials by Democrat
rgeseo.. hut he declared thnt entire hsr-
rLonr prevailed after this cI4~ode.
Following i 81 copy or fh~ letter sent
out from olympia by Secretary Tom Nl.
iooy. - tao Democratic state committee.
calling TIA fBel1nlSts together
OLYMPIA. Wa-h.. Iulv y,
Dear SsrfFheye VIII he e meeting uf
popaljsts. democrats ana silver N.f.tlt-
i!can@ - the 0f'icc - fAll.ugct Ronald
81 Eattie Mutual lAfo buiiing. an Mon
day evening JHiF =, 80 consider a matter
~ extreme Importance 90 thc '1sinn move
msr't. HeH ara cordially invited - ~
present. Yours. "rlloS. MAfuNN.
'Secrrt1ry."
MIR. Malone, Tells Ahout Il.
Tee nootirg vas called d. ORDER by NJ
Aa'ouy- FxpisHtux the purposes - the