The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-27

NoJAssLlEvER IN SINGLE TAX.
Thsuks That War an1 Heb Hrfases
Are Trying so Make t"e
George Idea shs oae f'iat"rm Oh
the popuifsf Party In Tbs sf"'@-
n~axAIe,s Friend, Hc1uire. EItm-
mated by the FIRST Ware DOSE

asyse~xs' wave pAthway 80 ins state sen
sie ~ cot filtered ~ifa fSss<SS- = 10. ss'4
S,ge fs,zarsaczssa ss2s 5r9ssa OK - tt.s
Pos1illst cnnG-agsTs5 ~ he f4-@A 49,
ws4sc4s COMPRISES tss iafgest %" !" 80
.~~@aty-s.*th sana3orsaI district wf3csi - ~
asyfr4S q reoyesef{ Il TIE Legislature,
s,ssarsex Issss. William McAE4ae, Iao = DlHi-
essf a Z<zser IL. the Flrs+ ward. H&s server
Notice On f..s 5oss ts1ar ise 1'9es Hps fsJti-
elder hasFsseaf 5oG3d ~ taAs acfaoo % .'fe
GiStFzct convention IN n0EfsShAkif'k :" ~
for senator ard A. II, Escxiera sne Jsfnes
Conway for nsexah<rh sf tne lower mouse
OF the Legislature HcAf4le viii no. sup.
Eyorf the 1icket and nss position - ofas %
decided hostility 70 fhe. F4fst ~aF1 i,s'a-~-
There ase aozenz of sct3Fs Fgp9..1
workers 81 TIE Eirat who have 3oin@a tltE
bolt led ~ sirArdi% and otAers fns IS
Sue IL this. Whether the sibgie AK 80
eaatI dominate 19@ parry ~ @netft<' 49,, :. az
Topaiisr1 ssasli suie- GcAr9le y Fgpe-
l:si aad BOT single taxeF - - gAfA
IcGasse, vito. according - his fFfsfi9k'
waM deprived % tne sofnsnaisea II; rep
res4Dtatiee IN the Thirty ninth district ~
tbs use of political 1asthods cnafa ara ,e.s
ess IN the Tysnt fifth. according % Ae-
ATdis and other ola-ti;ne FoDAlsstH N TIE
First ward, gobbied ne nom iii.t Tons Tor
fhe legislature IN tie district. nlliDg the
places with sigsgIe takers AMI leaving fhe
larger faction Of the party aufepfesfs1tefi-
MCGUIRE IL supporting ,A@ ticket. al
though his frlsnGs say that Way &C.
ee.yed him. Ur. J. Eugene Jordan IL II
fhe race for senator. Az an sHdsIs na!eEii
faction 81 the organszaflon Is 0pposea 70
the Doas. being weary Of h4s hss handed
domination of t1e party in tre interest %
himself and his single FAX allies.
When IN. Popults1 convention Saturday
was grouped ia senatorial districts for me
purpose of nominating IegizlatiFs eandi-
dAtes. Councilman McArdie. pEo "as q
aAsnhsr Of the delegation from Ways pre-
c;ncf. refused 10 participate ia the district
convention. hcAr3le was formerly a ea!i-
dtdaTs for the state senag0rsnip, bat with
drew TWO weeks before the convention He
had biz following IN The delegation from
the First ward, however. and IL De had De
az aiEst FEoas" Way IL the convention.
For reasons OF his own. however, Me
A!de decided 10 refrain from participating
~ the district convention. which he knew
was ruled By Way. aided BY Robert
Bridges. the state land commissioner and
principal advocate of The single tax among
the fcLults's ~ frs state.
Objects to single Tax.
81 do not consider myself bound by the
convention that nominated MIR Way and
iis associates On the legislative *icket,"
said Mr.. McArdie yesterday 10 a Fost-In-
aesliEencer reporter 4 am Populist
believe In the principles OF our party az
lad down AZ Omaha and at 81. Louis. am
tot a single taxer. do not favor suhDT-
GarTating al the principles for which the
s'opgiiss party has stood Cor years for the
Eoie henext 81 The single tax propaganda.
The questions ~ government ownership Of
railroads, telegraph iInas. s&c.. az direct
legislation and scientific TnDnay, are mat
tsFs when III nay opinion are not 10 bs
EroseG into fne background for flle bsne-
NJ Of the single tax doctrines Of SIR. Way
end Ar. Bridge ] object 10 tho perver-
ftnn 0s the machinery and organization of
the party for he benefit of these men. who
DO net hesitate 20 admit that they would
Join the Republican party or any party in
fact. which could pu, their IDEAS Into law
They would desert the Popuiist party
don't care 10 get into the wspapers
In this connection. however. nor DO ! wish
TO pose as a boiler Nevertheless / have
no hesit5ncy In saying that l am opposed
70 tho efforts OF clique ~ single tax poll
ftctans assuming tn dictate 10 the popu-
list party: 20 their becoming the whole
party. In fact The pcpulst party in this
dlstricf Is bigger tran any coterie Of So
called leaders. lis members are read popu~
lists, They want 10 see all tina nrfnciplee
Of our party fairly stated before the I,eo-
pie They are not willing / believe ia
have everything subordInated 10 the single
tax Eea'
How Jack Mcclure came 20 be left Oft
the legislative ticket Is enc ~ tho best
stories gT.wlns oui % tie pouUlist con-
Fenttnn- Mcfsulre announced himself as a
s.andlda'e Tor representative from the
JIG was supported by a number az r,yfs.Sa{
rent FopuiistE in the First var; IN fact
MctiuiFe had smooth sailing There was
Uiile aF 10 opposition 80 him Eugene
way ana the n"n whom he controls In the
district came ont solisily far Mc(.uir~
Al this time McArdlc aspired 10 the pop
uitat nomination f,r Stale senator IL
FOUND hinisfH fiticd against Eugene WAY
IRE batF" faK~d hrfiy for "A sifne Then
NeArsle withdrew FROM She contest 10
waE ~ 9isiieff - have his friend Mcclure d.
topui@t Of VA real strain rei,sEfss TED nv
s.e ItktSlaiuf~ and - had heard Way ana
his followers declare for Mcclure
Mcclure Was ELIMINATED
II AcAraie bat uot believed thae WAY
wonid permit MCGUIRE - 10 no,,,l~afn5
h himself would have entered the sse.. fer
TIE legislature ard h. friends sos. h~ yvof,}t
has" surely heen e"Tt5-afrd He went >,
Mcclure sad ted atn tst8t r. fle wanted
tAe h"Nlhaftan he tArAy.3}r4 wenif xtf;4t,.,rt
finish ' '''
hon re dlsfr}et convention met NJ
CURE Wa eliminated NeAFtle and hia