The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-07
Populist Workers Object to His
Latest Appointments.
REVOLT is THREATENED.
Party workers Complain Of ApDoint-
ment Of T.. =. Kelly ~ Depsty
sherfM-Is He = Citizen snd Soters
-Cistm II Made That the sher-
81 ~. Aarontea All His OiA-Tim~
supporters BY the ApDotntment.

1h.re are shoals ahead for the ship bear
ing the political hopes Of William ri.
Meyer. sheriff Of the great county OF King.
Party workers within the PopuiiSt organ
lzation are busy plotting his POLITICAL over
throw. There IL a general kick coming
or Meyer all along the line OF the rank and
file Of Popullst workers, with the excep-
Eon, always, OF the sheriffs deputies ana
his personal friends.
Time was when there was scarcely man
IN the Populist party who would raise mis-
hand to stay the upward progress OF the
ponderous Meyer craft. This was evs-
deleed when Meyer asked for second
nomination for the ssIrie.aity. All this LIZ
changed now. II Mr.. Meyer Intends seek
snw an Endorsement and denomination at
the hands Of his party convention this TAI.
he will have to either reconcile host OF
enemies among the party workers. or else
defeat them at the primaries.
The anti Meyer forces are trfing to get
The sheriff In a Santiago de Cuba bottle
They are organizing yisiiantiy aId may -
found working day and night.
The principal indictment against the shsS"
IN made by his party associates Is that ne
has appointed deputy sheriff a Demo
oSat who IL II alleged. has abused the Pop
uiist party, and who was not In King coun-
~ when Meyer was nominated two years
ago. The person who Is mon grata" 10 30
many Of the Popuiist workers is none other
ahan Deputy Sheriff Thomas J. Kelly, "a
Democrat who lived In Seattle number
OF years before he shook the dust Of the
city from his feet and jonrneyed 10 San
Francisco. The anti-Moyer Popuiists as
sic element of the fusion party; that he had
no hand whatever in the nomination and
election OF Sheriff Meyer In 1896. and that
by his course since his return here he has
antagonized many Populists.
How Kelly Got once.
Kelly Is well known In Seattle as an adj
herent of the Ronald forces way back In
1$H. He WAS In every primary fight in the
Democratic party for several years In the
days when the Democrats regarded the
Popuiists as misguided and irresponsible
Ggitators.
IL Ia understood that Kelly obtained his
appointment as deputy sheriff on the
strength OF a letter written by Congress
man Lewis to Mr. Meyer. Kelly appeared
In Seattle three or four days prior 10 the
last municipal election. He Immediately
secured chance to make himself useful in
service in behalf Of Calderhead. Meyers
candidate for mayor. and in consideration
OF the Endorsement from Congressman
jim" Kelly Was made u deputy sheriff By
Meyer
The opposition 10 Sheriff Meyer made its
appearance among the PopuiIst party work.
ers simultaneously with the appointment
of Kelly as deputy sheriff The claim Is
made by the Populists who critieise the
appointment that they have 10 personal
feeling In the matter. They assert tina,
Kelly simply does NOT represent any ele-
nTnt OF political strength In the county.
and that instead Of STRENGTHENING his po-
liitcal position. Meyer has fatally weak
ened IL. and at time when he could least
afford TO take any chances.
a Post-intelligencer reporter yesterday
talked with half dozen Popuiist workers
VINO were prominent I'm the movement
which resulted In the nomination of s q
Caldarhead for mayor last spring and who
have always lined up with thu Meyer forces
in the Poputist ranks. They all denounced
Moyer for the Kelly appointment One of
tSem said:
He Dtsifkes Popuiists.
Mr.. Moye- has simply thrown down the
men who worked hardest for Calderhead N
abe nNayoralty fight last spring. lie has
appointed a man as deputy sheriff who hss
never taken the pains 10 conceal his dislike
for PopuIistS. and who said, after the Las,
municipal election, that henc~forth tha
Democratic party would not suffer Itself
to I've browheateD into nominating a Popu-
list al the head OF the ticket when there
were good Democrats after the honor Mr.
Kelly is not a credit - Movers admluis,ra-
ton OF the Office. politically speaking He
has no following among the popuitsts In
aact. ne mas no claim 10 consideration at
al AZ The hands CT the iopuiist sheriff of
Mtg countv. who. after all. ~ nor bigger
than his party. and who IS supposed 10
represent the sentiments and the wishes NJ
IN PARTY That made him what he ;s
Ihere are plenty Of good man among the
fopuilsSs ana Democrats who are o,,aiinea
fer the position 81 deputy sheriff anI xxh,
ha"" earned recognition in canuaixns xons
ny. MT. Kelly was not 0nc ~ Us whom
Moytr was nominated ara ,s~~.as -. 49,