The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-11

the change u attitude c1 the part 9. tas
curverfsen lay - the opportunity fo- osses.
IL the cos4 white light - tass unSsnSanss
fact t1e bosstfs1 assertions o. Vance zns
others thai tae report q the conference
cosunnltree co1id 10. possibly have azy r.
rrenrs OF platform usssrances APPEAR
rather premature ard snxar-aates The
Is4hc fact "a tfss. the Democrats received
the connezs.or O. tanning q candidate Cor
fhs sprrerss berckl. ant pad for Il By en-
bo9ylng II tsszsr platform PRINCIPE which
trey had Bat short tine before dsIieer-
ately .@pudEz
Fostenists Realize Danger of Defeat
That tas fsss.oElsts were possessed q
Gsep-sas ted conviction Ira, tie Republican
party vas far stronger ard il better fight
Ing trim thar II had t,ee,s Tor years is
shown by TIE fact that as series N Ia
seTs appeared II tie PostIztellige-cer
showing TIE condition O. sne Republican
party IL different counties IN the state.
par, Of tae sgsl0n press began a TRADE
against the sntaor % the letters. wiIt1iiy
ard nal,csoasly charging hin With saytng
ta4ngs that Re did not say, and upon this
foundation attempting 10 prove 70 their
readers thai tse av,ho- was liar as great
IA Eancaagsea and q direct disciple Of
Aaanlas. Ts.s vas followed Ia the recent
state convention by a demagogie attempt
IL the same strain 20 further impress upon
the people the unreilas.lity Of the author
ard the .ncerrectness Of MS statements L,
was INDUCED 10 for The sole purpose Of as
sis,ing fusion ty melting the delegates
agains; ;he alleged misrepresentation and
forcing fusion.
Rogers Machine Men Tireless.
The state administration forces acre on
hard early and sieepless In their vigils.
They were headed by Fish Commissioner
Little. Grain inspectcr Wright and Score
tafy Lister. OF the state board ot control,
and Henry ]. snive!y. member q the
state hoard u control. Among the others
~ere Warden Casron. o. the Wal!a Walla
pessisentiary. J. Il. Gehr, OF the peniten-
tiary force: Or. Mcf-aln. assistant xuperin-
tengeni Of the Medical Lake asylum. Or.
Angus. superintendent OF the Sieiiacoom
asylum: State Mine Inspector Norton. Fac
tory Inspector Blackman, Labor Commits
sioner Adams and a hnrde Of smaller fry
made In which state patronage was offered
for support. among which was the position
OF deputy grain inspector at Spokane. a
position now held by Deep Creek" Jones,
chairman Of the Democratic state central
committee Further reference 10 this work
and IT'S effec: upon honest poiiticg" and
reform ideas would be superfuous
The Opening Wedge Of single Tax.
The single tax forces were intent on two
things: TO get two candidate for judges
OF the aupreme court. ard 10 secure the III
seftion in the fusion platform OF the frs,
wedge that IL intended TO fosst a single tax
Law upon this stste. How Mr.. Way sue
ceeded In securing this plank In the Demo-
cTatic and Silver Republican platforms By
trading office for it's insertion have al
ready shown. That the single tax element
vas ready 10 trade its votes for influence
IS known 20 ali who watched the votes and
saw how they made allies with the admin
lsiration crowd In their efforts to proven,
opposition from the critics of Gov. Rogers
The f1u force OF which was shown par
t!cuiarIy when the first resolution favor
Ing the opening Of the Cheney normal
school-the appropriation for which had
been vetoed by the governor-was killed
In the pou4.Its. convention
j. HOWARD WALTON