The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-15
The Local Croker Trying to
Whip Populists Into Line.
FINDS IT VERY HARD WORK.
Many Of Those Who Voted to Turn
Down Jordan Realize That They
Erred and Now Resent Ways En-
forts so Dictate the Future of
Things for Tonighfs Primaries.

Tonight between the hours Ct anu .
O'Clock the Peoples party will held pri-
mary elections for the selection Of dele
gates 10 the approaching municipal con-
vention. The machine IS IN working order
The bearings have been well creased. and
with MIR Way at the helm and Ar. John
b. Hart directing the programme from
an elevated point Of view. Il Is expected
that everything Will work ''harmonieusly
The wayHart faction Is organized IN
every precinct in the city. Their agents
will be present at the primaries tonight
and will see 10 Il that nothing bat the
straight ticket VIII be voted The cleo
ton OF proper delegates will follow as
a matter OF course In a majority OF the
wards.
The delegates that wifi appear on The
Way-Hart tickets az tho primaries will
ostensib!y be In favor Of the nomination
OF Deputy Sheriff s. C. calderheaa Mr.
Calderhead is now known as the combine
candidate for mayor OF Seattle. The Dem
ocratk are expected to ind0Fse him and %
course they win demand the corporation
counsel. With this programme in sight
several Democratic politicians have ap-
city's legal advisor.
but there may be change In the pro-
Erafnme. caiderhead IL the man now
praised above all others BY SIR Way and
his cohorts. There is A lively possibility
however. that before Sheriff Meyers chief
deputy viii have tasted the wine Of power
he may be supplanfei by another. From
Ways nest in the Bailey building come
reports that another candidate Is 10 he
selected at the eleventh hour. This candI-
date for political preferment NJ the hands
OF the Way-Hart combination may be
sprung upon an nnsnspectng Popultst con
vention az a dark horse. No names have
30 far been mentioned In this connection.
Yesterday busy day for Boss
Eugene Way. That worthy's headquar-
tiers were thronged from early morn TIL
late AZ night with henchmen aud heeters
who sought maj Instructions FAR the pri-
rnafics tina; are 10 be held tonight Hat
this was not all. A number of the callers
at Mr.. Ways office were there to regnon-
strafe against certain measures that ne has
PUT into effect. and there were Others who
inquired vigorously into the purposes ard
objects 10 be attained In the campaign
OF which he Is now the accredited general
and directing spirit.
The iong and short OF the matter Is tina,
there - a well defined revolt within the
Way-fiart faction. Some OF the better
with machine politics as MIR. Way, after
learning more of his plans ard purposes
have expressed their dissent thereto The
disaffection broke out Saturday. and IN
creased Sunday when they obtained an
linking OF the real character of the Way
Hart movement From dim and distant
mu.terinss on the part OF men Who arc not
familiar with every avenue and tame below
Yesler way the disaffectlon with the meth
DDS that are being pursued BY Mr. Way
Increased. until oren revolt was declared
by some OF .he Poaulists that had been
affiliated with him and with Hart when
they organized the fight against judge
Richard Winsor and DIR. Jordan
II II not 10 he denied that there are some
men within the PopIiist organization who
are seif-respecting and who do not Bp-
prove Of political tactics pursued hv pon-
;icians Of the Way sfTinc Thee men
are earnes; In the efforts te purify their
party. They believe that when the popu-
list city committee passed the resolution
harfing of'lceholders from parfieina,ian m
the primaries and convention. II was acne
In the interest o. some seeker after office
and that Il would work n hardship on de-
serving members Of The party who were
entitied To participation IN ire convention
on this score these men Joined in The
movement which resulted In the meeting
In the flinckley building several weeks aeY
In which the committee was asSaIled
THY a-e WISER new. They have learned.
20 their serlow. that they were simply
made tools Ia the fnrfheranee 81 en-. o. 49,,
NEST detestable political scheass that ma.
ever been n1asuresi In Seattle so thsr-
oughiy is Il understood that me WAY u,r,,a-
nsnt aims az the worst SORT ~ political
despotism that a well defined element az
the party has Servcd notice npcn Mr.. WAY
that he can no longer count them In on
the play