The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-09

This advertisement has NOT been inserted
IN any Of the daily papers OF Seattle. but
II Is being held ogt by the managers Of
the well organized clique Of political man
jpuIat0rs that now has contro! OF both tho
Popuiist and Democratic organizations.
In politics. the fortunes OF men rise and
fall with startling rapidly and sudden
ness. few short weeks ago J. ". God
win. the West street commission ,ner-
chant. WAS looked upon as certain to be
the fusion nominee for mayor. lie had
the backing Of nearly all Of the influential
Democratic leaders OF the city and was
supposed 10 have a high standing among
the Populisfs
Ice Hart. Prosecuting Attorney McEl-
roy. National Committeeman ". HI.
White and other We'll known Demo
erals OF the silver stripe including
also majority OF the members of
tbs Democratic city committee. openly
espouscd. l. IL said, The personal and pc
Hiical fortune u Mr.. Goodwin. Before
they had organized Populist following
Tor their candidate fer mayor. Or j.
Eugene Jordan and his friends secured
control or the Peoples party Organization
and blocked the game.
followed Is a matter OF recent and well
understood history Now that Hart and
Way are In the saddle. allied 10 the dom
inant Democratic faction, new complica-
lions have arisen. and. temporarily AZ
least. Mr.. Goodwin has been sheIyed.
Jo1n J.. Fay. ex-regent of the uni
versity: Justice of the Peace {. 6. Aus
Tin ald ex-counciiman Uriah r. Nissz
arc nov talked Of for the rnayoraItx Mr.
Fay's boom Is of very late origin. Mr..
Austin. beins already an office holder
may be locked upon rs having weathered
The storms of political struggle and strife.
and III he Is disappointed he can stand
II. The same may be said Of NJ. Nlesz
= week ago neither Fay or Niesz were
spoken OF III CONNECTION with the mayor
atty. NJ. Mig had been suggested as
mr. available parsonage by some Of his
friends. hui the men who make political
history in Seattle had not given the mat
ter seconds thought. Far from the
minds Of any one was John +. Fay. the
ciaSsiclsi. orator and siser-bellows
apostle of Bryan.
Take Fay. Austin. Nicsz and Goodwin
and shake them up IN a hat and YOU can
pick the fusion nominee for mayor of Sc
attic" said well known Democratic
politician yesterday
The truth OF the whole matter seems 10
he that the Hart-Way people. who wer.
determined several weeks ago 10 throw
the mayoraliy to the Democrats fer rea-
Sons that Were sufficient unto them
selves have been frightened from their
position by the determined opposition Ia
their weil-deflncd programme on the part
OF the. real Popuiists. Hart and Wa
have encountered Judge Winsnr and DR.
Jordan I'm more than one bitter faction a {
fight, and they knew the game they were
MP against when they undertook To I'M
horse the Jordanites from control Of the.
city COMMITTEES. They succeeded ny AZ
legged questionable means IN rolling an
The magnificent majority Of four votes
In the last session Of the committee. with
half - the Jordan faction absent
Encouraged With their success. Hart aud
Way. u Is said. started 10 drum the on.
position out Of the party and only hest
'ated when they found that the sents-
nient against them was very strong
Under the circumstances enc thing rs
TO Be done. and tina: WAS - talk cnsnpre-
mise. Mr.. Goodwin Wa hufriealv ruliea
cas ~ sight The word was pavza.i
around 10 talk some one else. Tn thu
Pcpu!st opposition Way and liar, hav,
sata thar thew were ia favor ~ any roaa
Peoples party man. hut when Wia~ar's
name vas suggested Il was received with
the look Of "A man taking a bitter dose
az medicine
Theee things have operated to hiring oar
Silver Republican The member 80
this. the smallest facsicu OF the fusion
ofEsnisation, ate eiated over the mos
neet Of being able % snatch away from
their bigger htethrsn the coveted prize
simultaneously. the friends Of Austin ard
Fay began - sing their praises. and there
was JOY IN the Silver Republican house.
hold
Mr.. Fay hss added an ineh 20 AIS
stature, his shirt front IS even a tribe
mere Immaculate. and HIS black we'll