The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-15
fRf -RING CIRCUS MEETS,
FEsIos FORCES HOLD THEIR con-
ylssTIexs TO-DAY.
A Usual. the Geaf~r OF Athraetiea
VIII He sh~ Hing I'm which the
PopuIi~ts Perform, ss ON Their

gpecisi Dispatch 70 the Pest Tntfslfgencer.
TACOMA. March ls.-Toraorrow n3ru-
ing AZ II o'eiack ghe three wings Of the
Eopsd-fer fsIslon paris are - NEE; ln sep-
arase conventions There a a. -..ter@sI
exceeding fAat xhgSu IN the Ordinary
course % rnAnistp2i elections manifesto.
IL III. oatc5ins % she triple alliance and
IL Il not denied tnat the true iFswaraness--
the meat of me whole fl@ht--issS in Ghe
action g. t0E4orfow conventions Al 70
the nominee a. the head - me Ticket
Everyone IL On the move. pops4lls,s
Democrat sd Silver II puhl.cans ara
active 20 a degree that emphasizes the
importance Or she three congen EieEs, AID
fbe la15ca ions on the Whale Eein; 30 a
sseesdedsy warm internal contest. a. eyes
are Turned lyon tie convention Of the
popul,sss TIE Democrats are known 10
favor fusion. wi:n Fawceit ~ the leader,
20 that no question remains az 20 fhel-
behavior. sTVsF Republicans are expected
20 cur 10 figure ia the nght--io simply
fall IN isne wlt8 the ~ g1rty and let good
enough alone whatever IL saay te II is
ia the Popusist convention that the bat
tie Is 70 he d,seided. for Or against fusion.
ard all agree shag the result Of the move
IN cDce more fuse against the Republicans
depends aimolst wholly upon the personnel
Of the conference committee named fran
the Popu3lst convention ard the snstruc-
tons given the committee
This naturally uagTowa the matter dawn
20 VINO Es 10 be- selected as chairman 81
the co9Fenti0a. for he VIII name those
who are 10 serve in The capacity Of n1en,-
hers or me conference committee Tbs
being fully understood. IL IT. dollars 10
doug hnuts that Esattle royal will ensu.
when the permanent chairman of the eoa-
vegtion is b2Hotesi for. Opponents of
Faweet' VIII stop al nothing TO elect a
presiding officer ~ho vii! carry out their
wishes. and The rea fnssonsfs in the con-
vention will lss, be q bsf backward in
their efforts 10 prevent an anti Faweott
conference committee being natneti.
There are fau. prominent Populls;s wao
are talked of f>T the chair These mr..
John T Davis. y T. Houston Frank HAL
stead and Erlest Lister. Of the four
there is a p9tin Indication of a general
leaning TOWARD Lister. hat i'm the alseace
OF sny statement from him IL H. not known
whether he viii asgres to sic az presfsen,
He is known TO faesy fusion on general
principles, and. barring Some LEGAL COM
blnation. 4 Is believed he would swallow
Fawcett or aaay ether Democrat rather
than see the PopnIsts attempt a a.uGls-
out policy - secretary Of the stale
board OF audit and control, Lister stands
high IN the estimation of Isis brother popu.
lists ana 10 Nominated fog chairman viii
likely win out, Haistssd * kn5wa %
be favorable to fusion regardless Of the
makeup OF tle ticket tIeu@ton is 4
conundfum 70 many outsiders. as ~ - a
probability - candidate for mayor
should the P0lulists gef tae head az thc
ticket hence b.S beha v!or should ae sefvs
~ chairman or GAe convent lon = much OF
. guess Davis. as regards his course OF
action as chairman should he be selected,
Is also much of an unknown quantity
The importance OF the Popui4st confer
eSce committee. it, makeup, how FAR the
convention Will tie = up sind hos - be-
aayior Viii be received By the parent body
are all topics Of much Interest today.
Both of tho otaer two wings u the pro-