The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-23
CALLED EACa OTHER Liars.
nanNoxY NOT TNE WAfCHWoRD
or SIX As1r COUNTY FySToxssrs.
Meeting Last Saturday Ended In the
Worst Feaisscai Row I'm the Rss-
tory 81 the Ssase-N~mhers 81 the
C~nyensaon Exchanxe Assemblies.

William Davis, a weli-knowfs Cstsxes OF
Mount Vernon. was in she city yesterday.
guest az The Hotel Imperial. and he teld
al interesting story regarding the meeting
CT the three fasion parties in Skagie ccan-
sy. held last Saturday a. Mos.at Vernon
Mr. Davis said: Il have no doubt that the
meeting was the worst ever held In the
nothing but wrapgia and q fuse from be-
ginning to end and the repors OF The pro-
ceedlngs. which appeared in a local paper.
Vas very amusing, In view OF the fact that
the correspondent was the esiiier~in-chief
c. the PopaIsE paper IN Skagit eoua;y
during the last campaign. and was the
authority for the statement that the meet
ing was characterized by harmony. The
cause OF the dsSorderly meeting WAS the
fact thai many members OF the three fu-
Son parties have grievance against Paul
Hasan, Iii Hammer and Gus EensieT. who
are known in Skagit County as The three
HIS and are ali Office holders George
Crosby. the present chairman Of the fusion
forces in Skagit also has many enemies.
some OF them, Ia attendance at the con-
yentton. acted as though they had been
deprived % their reason.
They swore mp and down that they
would not support Democrat whose name
appeared on the ticket. and this fsc; alone
was direct slap at the three HIS ana the
Democratic office holders. The Democrats
resented any assertions made by hot-head
ed Pops, and matters were getting to be
very warm when Bill Rroadben,. middle
of-the-road Populist. jumped 10 his feet.
and, in the midst OF the greatest confusion.
declared in a mos, emphatic manner that
George Crosby was a liar. and that he
could prove 1t.
Crosby replied 10 the assertion In heat
sd terms. the lie was passed by both men
several times. and the men started across
the hall at each other A rough house was
in,Ininent when Capt. Dyer, chairman OF
the meeting pounded for order. Men
Jumped on chairs and exclaimed: Put
them outs' while other said: let them al
each other Friends of both men inter
fered. and during the excitement some one
made q motion 10 adjourn until April :.
Dyer put the motion. but there was so
much excitemen, that II was impossible
10 ascertain the result of the vote The
chairman. however said that the motion
carried, and adjourned the meeting until
April >. No doubt the correspondent who
sent the report OF the meeting 10 a local
paper was speaking with every regard TO
veracity when he said that the meeting was
one OF the most harmonious ever held in
the county as II was or Kind never
known in the history OF the Pacific coast
until fusiol came into existence"
The fusionists in Skagit county are fight
ing among themselves. and there Is so
much jealousy among them that all hope
OF harmony being restored has been lost
The meeting on Saturday. Mr.. Davis said.
was for the purpose of learning whether
IL was possible TO establish a friendly feel
ing among the ftsionsfs and the result
proved to be directly opposite TO what was
expected.