The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-17
Populists, Democrats and Silver
Republicans to Convene.
CONVENTIONS MEET TO-DAY.
Prospect. for Fusion Between Ger
No Common Platform. They viii
Unite ON IA gfcket-.onfrren
Committee Already Appointed for
u Division of the Campaign sp"iis.

This morning q, 70 o'clock the guy
elected representative OF the three psf'tts-
cal parties comprising the faFion of&a"'za
ton. bun al Eilensbarg less than t"o years
ago, will assemble IN convention IN three
separats places and nominate between
them a ticket Of candidates for election
10 office In the city Of Seattle az th@
municipal election March :.
Undoubtedly thete VIII be fusion OF
the three elements. TO conference
committee OF tweniy-segeB men. selected
equally from the three conventions. VIII
he delegated the task Of dividing the
ppolis. uulcss the minority ia the fop4-
ust convention. which ia bitterly hostile
% the dominant faction Ct the party. lli-
sets the arrangements that haFe been
made the Offices will be divided accord
ing TO the terms Of the secret compact
that has been entered into between tHe
leaders Of the Democratic party and ihe
division u the People party 81 ~h'ch
Jonn y. Hart and Eugene " ~ are TIE
leading spirits There may possibly he
some dispute over the nine candidates f@r
councslmen that are TO DC named, ont N
all probability the slate put up IN the
Office Of Eugene way. sixth floor bs..ey
building viii 80 through without
scratch
AT the Democratic primaries held last
night there MAS no contest for supremacy
sGch as usually eharactefizes the pFocesl-
ls.xs Of that party in Seattle. cotefle
OF shrewd politicians, principally meiit-
bsrg ~ the city committee. lad cs.itroi OF
the primaries and the tickets That were
named BY these men were, as a RUE. eject
81 without question by such DEMOCRATS
as attended tbe primaries.
There are three leading candidates Tor
the nomination for mayor j -. oiod@in.
the Western avenue commission merchant.
viii have the unanimous support OF thc
Democrats for the place, ana VIII haYe
considerable following amo..S tht Fopu-
lists X G. Caltterhcad, chief deputy su
the Office Of Sheriff Aeyer. Is The lgAd.ns
popuhst candidate. ard Justice Of thc
Peace G. 6. Austin, q Silver Republican.
Is Held In reSerxe in case % s failufe 81 the
Democrats and r0puiisgs 20 agree as %
which II the two parties j. eatitied 70 the
head Of the ticket.
one thing can pc depended on: The fu-
sion eandldate for mayer VIII b" a aan
VINO Is acceptable y Eugene Way ard
John f. Harl. Any man selected by these
statesmen viii be Endorsed by The Demo
Gratis
In ease the mayoralty IS bestowed upon
the FophliHts. i Democrat VIII probably
be chosen for eofparatioa counsel JOAN
/ Cctgdou f+ee ne Nriua ANA Fred Rice
Rowtli have heen suggested rs their
friends Ter tnis ofgice.
For Clty treasurer Swan Lewis tae we'll
known fopuIlst. has escaped the 0eid 20
the exclusion ~ any etaer Popeust candi-
a
tgollgr Parry IL booked upon AS a certain
winner. taeFc have bssn no aHprauts Ter
this place on fhc ticket at least Stree
Justice ~ the Peace Au-f.ns Same was
dFagEed int0 the mas ofatte contest jus
tice Austin wAs stlaT sled los a na.DbCr OF
stl1vf Republicans tar tae H7aitaat.oH t1r
vomutroiler bal wren the H&as between
TIE two Factions uf t3v Fear.e'@ PARTY was
af its hyishf Pc WIS bfouSat ogi as ara
available eouspgamise csnlidate ana -iace
Their hsS rex bern spoken az ln got.aes-
ton with tho nomination fer rnutrag-r
Ex-Ccfinailfaan Il X Nlcsz who "a fssv
DAYS ago was named 9s uaAeftltg n9.-
sibility 81 uoW hsne nGsre1 - hfs friends
a. candidate Ter councilman al large.
There ts a bare p.sl,5lite that hs. will hs
nsaln drawn infa ca contest for tde head
% the iieket.
rh~ ropulist~.
For many reasons lnterest ia taaavs
proc rl.nEs w.N ee tutt.v e.ntetu8 tn
The convention of the lseeHfe's PARTY
which Will - cafl.3 ta ofasr 81 the ga
e'ivfch haE. eas0ef eg EAifa 4a4 sd -f.f,
streets. rs Gentleman Ra bsra Wta.ar
81 tho rouaA-g r.tt ceutesl trlr.lsitsts.
TIE conyenftoa wtI ruH.t-r .fe trn.
fueenc Way ASA 1ohn y fIatt vfe nata
working natorEN iu fhy caneert a III
sstle bins vree seventy .fKa Gets-s .es
hifs~ sN ~'NH% ar. ut .stesae Yves saa