The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-25
And Rogers Says to Pops: Work
Out Your Own Salvation"
MANY GOOD MEN IN REVOLT.
Boss of the HALEY Building - Not
Burdensd With Escoursg~msnt-
Apathy and indifference on the
Part of Those Who Built Up the
Psrsy-sov~raor ,. ". Roger. Is
obHvious to Local Conditions.


direction and command % Boss Way. ths
Seattle Dick Croker. are being rapidly or
CANNED. An appearance ef imacslou and
waiting, notic~sble II. the camp ot the fu-
sionists. has hidden the secret prepsra-
fons that have bsen ordered by the die
tator Of the fusion party. Boss Way In
personally supervising everything that is
being done. The workers IN the cam
paisn. Democrats, populiSts ard Silver
Republicans. so to his office To receive In
struetlons. The campaign committee has
organized. bat before anything radical i
done II Is first submitted to the sage Of
tie Bailey building for his approval.
AL az Boss Ways time Is taken up with
the work ~ the campaign There are
precinct lists 10 scan fer doubtful or i'm
prsssionabie'' voters. precinct and ward
work TO be parcelied out candidates 10
see. and last bat by no means least. the
sack has 80 be provided and distributed
where It's contents wIll yield the most
votes
While Mr. Ways life IL not all roses.
sunshine and luxurious ease. there are
some things connected with his newly as
ere not 20 be desp3sed It Is understood
that the boss Is thrilled with pleasure as
he looks over the registration in the lower
precinct Of the First Ward and sees the
large number OF new voterss' present
thereon. Then there Is the sense OF abso-
lutte power which few men would put
away If tho chance 10 secure II were Of
f.fed.
There appears 20 be no disputlng Boss
Ways supremacy. There are not a few
men who have esDoused the cause OF De-
mocracy and Peptlizm ia campaigns OF
the past who ara perfectly willing 20 iet
Mr.. Way do IL all. Among these IL Or J
Eugene Jordan. whose time and means
have been expended In the cause u the
P0pulisi party IN every state and mGuici-
pal campaign for years past. Dr Jordan's
indifference Ia Mir. Ways success ana thar
or hts candidate. Calderhead is shared
by a large portion Of the decent element
Of tho popuiist party. Particularly Is this
true Of the men who have served many
years IN the cause ~ Popuilsm. Fusion
lists admit that few popHlists can be found
who ever saw Mr. Caleerhead in the ranks
OF the party ia campaigns OF years gone
by. A. FAR known. they say. he has
participated ia none Of the historic couu-
els OF the party. and certainly was not
known among the workers. To most OF
them he Is "a stranger. and when q was
first given out thaJ Eugene Way had pick
ed on CaldeFhead as Il good man for him 10
run for mayor OF Seattle. the olG-timcrs
II IS claimed. looked at each other and
asked II anyone knew 90 what political
party he belonged
Governor Rogers Visit 10 seattle
Governor Rogers visit I'm Seattle in con
nection with the celebration Of Washing
tone birthday occasloued considerable
gossip IN fusion circles. Much interest
exists as 20 the attitude the governor viii
assume relative 20 the campaign in seat
tie. and there has been much speculation
as 10 what his sentiments are Ia fact.
efforts were made 70 sound the governor
on this polnt hut as far as Is known be
Nentufed To- make no statement whatever
a. to his personal predictions story
wac In circulation yesterday that thc gov
ernoT had been Cscortsd % ghe caice 0f
Eugene Way for the purpose q bringing
The two together and effecflng an under
standing. National Committeeman " II
white waa named az the intermediary.
hus both Governor Rogers and Coi White
denied the account Of the meeting in ,ui~
phafiC terms Governor RoEeIz VS. asked
about thu matter over the TELEPHONE yes
teriay lie answered.
Il didn't see AR Way ar All white ia
seattlc ! am taking 40 hand ar part
whatever in the Scattie municipal cam
patgn. That s. matter which t..e uen
IN charge - affairs must attend lo 3td
nas visit M Ways headquarters neither
- give him advice uor feT ans either par
pose They must work one thetr own
salvation iu fear and trembling or AS
beat they know how am keeping bands
or entirely
The governors neutssi attitude raittt-
clans SAY. IS az itself worthy ~ remark
Ills rilmores conference WITH Boss Wy
r.vfpe@ falk - the afr1ut Thar was rt.ru