The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-06

tune on the fourth. The only difference
Is that Mr.. Caderheads final string APP
pears to be frazzled out and to have sue
cumbed 10 the inevitable.
An attempt was made yesterday 10
bring twenty-five ministers OF Seattle to-
gether In the assembly rooms Of the Y.
NJ. C. A. building for quiet and entirely
confidential confab with Boss Ways cam
didate This move was seauential 10 that
inspired by the boss of the Tenderloin. the
sending out OF circular letters TO the min
listers. inviting their attention to the pur-
ist characteristics OF their candidate and
the platform adopted by the fusion con-
ventIons. Without waiting until these let
ters had been thoroughly digested. an ef-
fort was made to get the ministers into
a room and TO turn Calderhead loose upon
them. Thus the deal would be 'cinch
ed"
Following out this programme. Rev. L.
J. SAWYER of the North Seattle Baptist
church. mailed notices to a large number
OF the clergymen of Seattle Friday after
noon. inviting them TO meet Mr.. Calder
head In the rooms OF the y. NJ {. A. on
First avenue The hour set for the con-
versation with the Way candidate was
1880 Yesterday morning. The AFFAIR was
a hasco Three clergymen alone respond
ed After waiting nearly two hours for
others TO appear. one OF the three dtvines
attending engaged Mr.. Calderhead In a
private conversation for a few minutes.
and then the candidate OF the gambling
combination was left free to cultivate his
friends and advocates below the dead
line.
II Il doubtful whether anything in the
political history OF Seattle Will compare
with the efforts that have been made by
Eugene Way and his Populist central
committee TO array the ministers OF the
gospel Of Seattle on one side OF political
struggle Doubtless the rooms OF the Y.
NJ G A. have never before been chosen
as the theater for a political caucus be-
tween men of the cloth and candidate
for mayor whose political existence Ia due
entirely 10 the manipulation or an apostle
OF the green cloth.
Promptly at 10 80 yesterday morning the
fusion nominee appeared AT the Y. NJ. c.
A. hall and announced that he was ready
10 grant the ministers OF Seattle an au-
dience Within short time Rev. Hugh
Gilchrist appeared. and after HIN came
Harry l.. Sizer. prominent member OF
Plymouth congregational church. In
short time Rev ". A. Major appeared
on the scene. Mr. Calderhead WAS escort
ell into the privacy OF a rear room and
there awaited the coming OF the other
ciergymen who had been summoned 10
meet him.
Ex-Mayor Byron Phelps and Post
Intelligence reporter made up the crowd,
Mr.. Cal3erhead sat at a table making
imaginary moves on a political chess
board. The two attending clergymen
stood outside and engaged n Conversa-
ton with Mr.. Phelps.
Ar hour was passed Ii silent waiting
for the ministers who never came. FL
nAilY 10 was discovered that the notices
Were mStie1 Ia;e IN the afternoon % the
day previous This WAS seized upon as
an excuse Why there VAS not a better
attendance.
Mr. Guchlrxt finally entered the room
where the fus.on candidate sat Taking
him by ana hand ne said; Il spent two
DAYS irving % md oui that You were
rascal bGt ! have not Yet succeeded
De said Mr. Calderhesd smiled in the
same hlase manner IN which he appeared
before delegation of saloon men a few
daNS previous Mr.. Gllchrlst took MS de-
partuve. and after Nj Asicr had talked
w'th tire Way candidate Ger a few mo-
ments be, too. lsft.
They wNl - organized never fear"
s8t8 Calaeyhs Aa- The preachers az
know the difference between ne and Tom
Ramss-" -
There = 70 doubt about ,hat" whis-
perci oue - the preachers. who Is a
Humes supported
Auo,h-r csort vas made yesterday Rtssr-
boon - brlng about q conference betwexr
NJ C4llsTneaa and tire ministers Some %
the ministers ard chGrcn people wsr.
thsrs tut NJ. C4i4srhea4 failed - pa,
81 an arg=srRnce Tns meeting was he'd
la 81 l. Slzer's csfscs. bat Ep&-t fron.
Z -e~aE stss-gSst7G = municipal politics.
uetelrx wSs sccoEu s.ltshst- about the caly
taos l1,s rsz1ls tslrS an inxectiys O. two
against Mayer HaEssS ara a fgssl. e-org
% secure ths Passage CO a resolution In
cS-sinz CAl4sras2d fer mayer.