The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-13
What Took Place at the Ellsns-
burg Conference.
SILVER REPUBLICANS WAIVER.
vfsn Surprise PepsIssss ~ Voting
with The Democrats - AffeSWara.
YfeIdfnE - PepmSsst Threats,
They Change Their y@tes-Aeek-
fsg 20 Please Beth sides, They
SaeeeeAea with Neither Of ihes-

A6aitsora! Details Of TIRE inner workings
o. the Conference committee a; Ege1sourg
give some Interesting facts As - the bass
or which fusion x2s sn9 gas not ELECTED
II was naturally 30 .nas committee. con-
posed Of picked sGsn frors each OF tie tnrss
conventions. that the three wings os the
fugion1ts looked 20 Outline the plan by
which fusion migfs. be male possible. j.
as al eloquent commentary On tbs spars.
which animated the .hree eonvent3ons taa,
the main question win wtssch this commit
tee was concerned xas sue distribution Of
the fesr Offices for which nominees were 10
BE- pIaee1 In the field.
1t vas "a tha committee thar the pulse
OF sentiment among the three bodice vas
FIRST distinctly felt 81 members OF tie other
two. Af.er Fred Bausnsan, Of the Demo
Gratis. had been made chairman. and az
ter there mad been considerable canvas
among ting taEee eassEsesats OF WHEN EAs
committee was made ap, tniyty-YouF MEM
tess from each OF Inc three heterogeneous
pAyfier VINO we're dstsrmfneG 10 fuse. If
possible, a discussion arose SIS 20 the order
Of business which should be parsss6. II
wax finally decided 70 incorporate this Or
der ia molten. Tire fret resolution Of
fered by Silver Republican, stipulated
fiat the Democrats De allotted Ole cen
EfesMnan. the Silver Republicans one con-
gresham. and the Popaiixts two Judges.
The SEVERAL questions involved in this reso-
hutton were not aggregated. Finally the
motion was amended so as to take up each
of the severa. offices involved separately.
In this way one Congressman was allotted
10 the Democrats and one 10 the Silver Re
Dubiieans.
Then IL was moved from the Populist
side Of the committee room that the two
candidates for the supreme bench he al
lotteJ to the Populists Up TO this poin. IL
had been generally Understood In the COM
mittse thar the Silver Republicans would
vote with the Populists as against the
Democrats Up 10 this time ali the speeches
made on the Silver Republican side had
been In favor OF granting the demands Of
ahe Popuitsts. Ia addition 70 this Chair
man Jsnner. OF tie Silver Republicans had
openly stated that this was their position
IN view Of all this. the Populsts, In the de-
bates which followed. sure Of victory and
confident that the Silver Republicans would
aei with them. addressed the Democrats on
Che ground that the latter would inevitably
Yield ard take their defeat gracefully No
body al tsat time sessned TO doup, that II
would be a defeat for the Democrats
Consequently there was great consternz-
don IL the PopRis- ranks when man after
mar among the Silver Republican forces
Gfese On ktaEdiHg vote and cast his vote
H. favor Of yielding 70 tire Democrats one
Of The two places fer supreme Judge the
final vote standing q 10 % for granting
eAs Democrats oss Of the two nominations
j. Wa at this crie1s tha. the Popu..sss
started 70 leave TIE hall, amid cries that
IL Silver Republicans ard especially
Chairman Jenner had been ceceivtng
them When order vas with difficulty re-
stored. The Silver Republicans explained
That they had been honestly won over 10
tbs Democratic side by argument. ~ the
same tine. In view 81 the demonstration
made BY the Populie;s and the threat 81
ehe latter 10 break W the conference
u the popul.sts took u 50 much 10 hears
they would vote with them. Accordingly
another ballot Was taken with she rsslii;
that the Popui.sts ;riumpiisd hy a vote Of
g 20 g.
The effect Of all this is no, hard 10 guess
The Silver Republicans. In trying 10 please
aotI des. had pleased neither The papu-
lists felt gore a. their original detection
ana the Democrats doatiy core Z, ,hetr
action in going back over TO the P0pu,iss
II the face OF their acknow iesged corvsc-
flons that the demands ef the Democrats
we're tast and should be recognized
Meanwhile tho Democrats had learned
enough Ia know thar the Popsists uara.
0en1zelyss by no n7eans Z unit on The s7tsesA
eion involved wsie they we're ssiya "a
sie Silver Republicans were at heart ia
sympathy with TIE Democrats. Il wa4
thtr knowledge thai gave the Democrats
The requisite rrnsness TO stansi on, I'm their
OWE convention.
Additional returns tsCe.ytsi veas @r1sa.
from the country precincts n King county
Indicate cunciUz'veiy mat fhe county ron
ecntto0 VIII hs o*@rw ss3Intngiy A Tisg4es
convention. IN u1auy precincts the eonr,c,
WIS clearly drawn between the wsiSor syt,s
ant Wilson .efces. with the result .hs, .hs
latter score3 a signal vfc;ory.
Some % the county conventions IN .ha
state have oesn Eoirg 20 a needles. exrerxs
an issat,tng revenue stamps or zach - .ha
certificates Issued 70 Delegates a7f r-axiss
A. ~ Chairman ksn*s ~ the Retashltsa :
etatR central fs>'nTi'ftes waltr feeling st,~e
sfst KtasnYra were f3nt unetsf III such ~asss
took The rrwsanti01 70 address, q }ette~ n;
irquiFy 90 Collector psrt.i VI T1lrnp ia
receAved = t~55y Yesterday stating ern,sAat
fesl'y ths' 80 stAHsps ars ss..,isss or s,1re
Gocumeni-
Same question SaTire ARISEN Yesterday =.
% the matter vf ssrax - "a the aY9r4sse a
frR cOavsseso1 Chairman VIII II Nsyr~.
a. TIRE eaunty evnfrsi s.,us.ittes, ssa.se
that Il bad t~ren usual 50 nntA Enoni~ins
ard county conventions hare 20 ntsosS -
x4a.z ktsf Ia 50. 4