The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-24
4 QUESTION Of VERAGTY.
rrsvOy COMMITTEE CLAIMS. PAW
CETr HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN.
He Says His Demands Are eoneeaed
bot Not Yet Ratiaed-He Wants
Police Control-J. &. WeatherreA
Named for city Treessfef.

gnecial Di.psteh TO the Pos;-In;elligencer.
TACOMA March 5-It wac not UNTIL
late this afternoon that Ii was dehn,teas
learned that an actual agreement ndd
been entered into between the directors OF
the fusion campaign and the FsNeris pem-
ocrats. The trouble In the fssscn camp.
made 20 plain at the meeting OF last night.
arises. I; seems. from the carrying out OF
this agreement, not from its not having
been settled upon. and present indications
poiT: TO il being almost miracle " the
several factions are brought into me, IN
time to give the fusionsts lighting chance
TO win.
1--WE got more than We expected. so far
as that il concerned" said Mayor Fawcett
today land not only have We secured GER
tain concessions. bat We have the agree
meat 10 that end in black and white. safe
~ locked in place where 1t viii remain
until after the election"
In fear of saying more than might be
wise the fusion leaders hold back from
answering leading questions BY the
ioot h-puliing process OF inquiry today, II
was learned that the Fawceit Democrats
in reality secured concessions which. as
a whole are greater than they had any
right TO hope for Now the question is
10 get the powers originally opposed TO the
Fawcett element 10 ratify and stand In
with the deal.
L .
formally approved by the fusion commit
tee the Fawcett men Will look upon IL as
vetoed ard will take no part in cam
paign work. The meeting OF last night
was for the purpose of officially ratifying
the agreement of paciiication, but ii re-
suited in an opposition developing against
IL that may mean that the wnoie deal
will be declared on.
II was BIZ a long talk with Mayor Faw-
cett that he dropped hints showing that,
barring a general Endorsement OF the COM
promise, the Democrats actually fell heir
to more than the most enthusiastic mem-
Der Of that ring expected. Briefly sum-
married. the agreement IS TO the effect
that the Democrats shall have the prac-
teal handling of the police department
incidentally this leads 10 the point in is
sue that causes all the row now under
way and which the faithful are 50 dill
| gently trying to settle amcably.
This is nothing less than clause pro-
viding that three individuals in the fusion
| ranks shall under no circumstances be
| permitted to hold positions under the new
| administration should the fusion ticket
| meet with victory. The mayor himself
| admits that such clause has been agreed
| 10. but conservatiyely declines to even
| hint who these three persons may be.
| However. he does not deny that they may
! be those who were the leaders In the fight
against toi
| and who caused his defeat at the last
/ moment
| Upon this basis IL seems very likely the
| three prescribed fusionists are Guvnor
| Teats, who is credited with aspiring to
! place In the city legal department; the
| present city attorney. John =. Judson. and
| Captain King. OF the police force. Teats
| and King openly fought Fawcett from the
| start. and both have been talked Of for
| places should the fusionists win in the
| coming election. King was named as the
| appo!ntee for chief Of police. Attorney
| Judson Is included in the trio because he
was the first man in the Democratic con-
| vention 10 speak In favor OF allowing the
| Silver Republicans TO have :he head OF
| the ticket. although he was one of Faw-
| eett's warmest supporters up to the time
| the compromise between the Populists and
Democrats was suggested.
| New developments In the plan of pacif-
cation are expected at any moment. II
| seems that the fight now rests wholly with
| the fusion committee. which must ratify
! this prediction agreement. Opposition
| to the deal comes from the PopulIsts,
| chiefly but is scattered in the three wings
! In such manner as TO make i, no easy
| task 20 smooth all the ruffled feathers.
| The committee ls practically In contina-
| Gus session. and no member has been al
| lowed TO shirk his share OF the work
| toward combining the several disgruntled
| elements.
| Pending the outcome OF the committees
| deliberations. campaign work is hanging
! fire. and much of the necessary detail busi-
| ness Is being postponed.
Were waiting for them" said A Faw-
cett leader tonight. Let them say that
| our demands have received official indorse-
| ment and We are ready 10 get into the
thick OF the fight. There's no middle course
| for Them
Yesterday one Of the members of the
| committee conceived the idea that IL would
! be good politics 10 make Mayor Fawcett
/ an honorary member of the body. He was
/ notified accordingly, and when he appeared
| before the committee, as * vas thought 10
/ accept the honor conferred upon him, he
| astoundod the members by openly deelar-
/ ing he under no conditions could serve on
the committee honorary member
| The mayor today gives no reasons for hLs
| declining the place. but the tone of his re-
! mark is anything but complimentary TO
! the committee.
| In spite or the contrary statements made
| during the day and not denied by Faw-
| ceit. the fusion committee late tonight
announces thar il has everything adjust
eel, and that Fawcett and his followers
/ have been entirely turned down One of
! the Democratic leaders OF the committee.
denies that any agreement was ever en-
/ tered into with Fawcett: THAI his pro-
/ posai rendered in writing was not con-
silered. ard the paper was torn mp.
Other members say that the three men
/ Fawcett demanded should bf~ Killed po-
! ltically are VI NJ. Sammcns. Capt King
i and Guvnor Tsats. All PopustS and THAI
J. J.. Judeon was not included in the pro-
posed political execution.
! The fusion Democrats tonight declare
/ az candidate for treasurer J. &. Wealth
erred al present clerk tn the office of
{ the county treasurer. The Sixth ward
I Democrats tonight nominated Ben Frasier
for the council, vice W H. kenwort,y.
who declined 10 make the nun.