The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-26
Dexter Eorscr Bark Building.
FRS: Avenue South.


! fairs as TO this agreement Mr.. M@nszer
says. was u surprise 10 him. and he no
SOCCER understood that the Fa~eets Dem
ccrsts were iatscrsng under the impression
iha. he had defienIte.y signed al agree
rent ia their interests than he demanded
that tie full facts De made known He
requested that the poss-lntsiigencer Ee-
porter go himself 70 leading members Of
the Po2a:.sS COMMITTEES and explain 10
tnam that ne had gone on record az TO
not having granted concessions 10 the
Democrats. and that il might be well for
them 10 explain their position If they had
in any way been misIea or deceived BY
a false report
He took the position that the first agree
raent he had sizned contained absolutely
nothing that he would not voluntarily
have given TO the Democrats even with
out II. Ii was the clause prescribing three
members OF the Popuiist party and max
Ing their exclusion from Office certain In
the second agreement. that he most
strongly objected to. and that was really
the stumbling block In the whole business.
He declared sha, two of the three men
Faweett wanted beheaded were never In
his mind as possible candidates for any
position. but that nevertheless he would
not stoop TO any such tactics be II po-
Htieal wisdom or not. He limited that he
had Capt. King In mind for a place at
least as good as he now holds on the
police force. but that this had nothing
whatever to do with his refusal which
was made on the principle Of right only.
IL was 10 o'clock tonight when Mayor
Fawcett was seen In the library OF his
home on ST. Heiens avenue. He WIS not
a little surprised when told OF <MeYitxer'a
statement and was no; at all anxious to
say anything ~ last he replied to uues-
ton BY saying.
II would prefer TO say nothing at all but
/ suppose 81 is due ms and my friends to
explain our positions. In the face of the
statement you tell me Mr.. Mentzer has
made. have NOT seen the agreement now
In existence and az / understand In the
hands OF Alexander Parker. Ny Demo
cratic friends men who will bet on. and
who have never before deceived nae. told
ne the agreement had been signed by
Mentxer. carried TO old Mr.. Parker for safe
keeping and left there with the under
standing that Thomas Mallory and A. T..
Mcdonald mus; go together to get It.
what do think of Mr.. Mentzer's state
ment7
II DO not care TO express an opinion. As
I have said. i prefer To speak briefly. This
l will say: / do not for moment doubt
the word OF those who told me that this
signed agreement had been made. hence
think Il IL i'm Mr.. Parkers hands Mr..
Mentxer may possibly have been fooled or
Imposed upon. bat not the men who gave
me their word that our demands had been
agreed to- You viii discover l am right In
the end. | do not care to crisicsse Mr..
Mentxer's statement from any standpoint.
but I will not avoid the truth, 50 far as
arm able 10 know IL.
Yes, am supporting the ticket. have
so announced myself 10 all my friends
This agreement business may serve TO hurt
las. but OF that l only know l feel in no.
wise 10 blame. What | say about IL ss
hased on wha, time-trled friends have told
me. ANA until know they are wrong.
Will not believe them 10 be-.
II do not know where you sssaarad yo,lr
Information about this. and hut for Mr.
Mrnsxers statement should certainly de-
cline to say anything upon the subject
There are many little details Of that trans
action that VIII show YOU 1 am right. but
I do not care to go into them. Yes. | am
fully sdvlsed OF the whole Geal-~hut moth
Ing has been done tia. | arm ignorant Of
I have been treated fairly. and say that
| believe 'he agreement Ia just where my
friends told me Il placed. You must
excuse from further discussion OF this
matter Nv preference would have led
me 10 remain silent altogether had IL been
Fcssfsie'
\ committeeman Of the Popurlsta: who Is
one OF the men Men;xer was anxious
should know his version 81 the agreemen.
business, is one OF Fawcet;'s most bitter
opponents, ana heard the news with broad
smiles He Endorsed what Men.xer said.
He explained,
Mr.. NentEer told me or "Wednesday of
| this agreement he was wanted 10 sign. and
| said he would never Sign &. He said he
| goid Mr. Fawcett he would appoint a
| Democratic chief OF police u elected. hu,
! that he must De given several w.m 10 Sc
/ lecs frcn. belisva thts Is as far as he
| ever went. II was Thursday when SIR
/ Aentser saT rte ana sad theS gmeanIHg
/ ths pscnccrajsb had tried 20 tie him up.
/ hal that he hast refused 20 be bound in
| Any WAY. further Than Ia agree 10 deal
| With shem fairly That ne had said as
/ wnas,i make a. fsa changes ia the admin
| istra'len as good ssfstcs would permit
ahauli ne hcccrne She mayer. This Is prac-
| gicsIly all 1 know definitely q This agree
/ nacnf deaI'
osta concluded his salk by paying 4
| fslgh tribute - Msn1zer and A3s fierce OF
eha9aeses and viewed RE- tels certain shs
candidate spoke oH)y ;he trath-
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