The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-03
Consequently Paul Land Sees D.
feat Next Novem Der.
FUSlONiSTS ARE WORRIED
That Thing They Call Harmony Does
Not Seem to Exist Within Their
Hasa.-Ciayson Asked 60 save the
Purty-Excorlate> Gene Way and
His Leyal Henchmen. Whom He
ns>oninafss s~Indle Takers

Paul Lanzrs camrasga fer state senator
IN ire Twenty-a.ata senatorial t-s>.Eot :
beng seriously l-npsde5 and oostFGc,eo oF
tae progress q tie C-ayso" noofn' L.
C1aySc:.. VINO = oT1 Of TIE Original 1Fs@I-
szeTs OF tae - ask seaFiy = A4ng county
Is ell .or to oft.ce as 81 .Iee peHcssf SA.a-
ssGa,e. ara although tae Way aahsren's
src me single taxs!s Il the county have
tired n every Coacs.vatie manner 10 get
rim. ga; 81 me race. * persists N scatter
~ nroeecast rs GetaE.ce o. tie meeAoos
q the hess ard nls sate..ites
II point 81 fact s1e campaign IN tho
Twenty-nInta. aceoraing % ali present ap-
feararees viii 60 down . history as one
u tbs rnas; remarkable IN the political an
rass q the eoaaty. Lana. the nominee os
ne WAY nrachir.s. represented the district
n The lower house % fae legislature two
wears agc H. Nas unfortunate II CHAM
rlons.s ssvefas vicious measures and on
onz ~ ;.o questions he rlaeed himself On
Fe1of4 81 sGca a D1a@ner a. 10 make u
necessary ter k!Er 70 &C a2oaf now among
the voters u tse district and attempt 20
justify his action
One 81 these mistakes Of Land was TO
yo.e In fagor u the fish TAPS, when a
large element Of voters IN his district are
opposed 70 them. The fishermen At Bal
lard. by the way. have asked Mr. Land 10
visit them next Saturday and TO explain
20 them, II possible. how 1t was that lie
came TO vote against ineH wishes IN the
matter.
Mr. Ciayson's candidacy is worrying Land
and his managers considerably. Land
owes his present nomination soieIy 10 Eu-
gene Way Both ale single takers. and
the fight is between tie Land Way COM
bine on one hand and the old line Popu-
lists of The district Oh The other.
clayson refused absolutely 70 participate
in the last county convention. He did this
because he knew that Way and his fol-
they had their wires all laid for Land $
nomination. II seems tina, Land and Way
together bad tried 20 prevent Clayson from
going 10 Eiiensburg as a candidate 20 the
Peoples party state convention. Mr.. Clay
son was 100 much for them. however At
ter openly boasIlng Oh the floor of the con-
tialS as al alternate Cancelled by the ere
5eDtials committee, and after long and
bitter fight IN the delegation, Way and
Land were forced 70 allow Clayson 10 oc-
cupy a seat in the King county deiega ton.
Dozens Of Populists have gon. to Clay
son during the past week and have tried
70 persuade him 70 retire from the race.
Sam Archer and one or two other fusion
the street yesterday. Turning on them
Ciayson excoriated Boss Way and his men
The designing knaves under the Popu-
isl banner in Seattle and King county
who manipulate conventions" he said
trade upon the virtues of tie refcrmer II
ssrviceabie man, an honest man. submits
TO such a convention as assembled in
Ranke hail to nominate inca for office he
casts of his coat Of mail and his yirtua
goes with II, and barrier is placed be-
tween himself and the people. who would
love to honor him and who is worthy Of
their honor.
I'm going out into my district, the
Twenty ninth sena toriai. which takes in
the Ninth ward. and extends from Ballard
10 Gilman in the rural districts to talk
10 the people and see IL they wish TO
honor the man who first instructed them
by sending him TO the state senate"