The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-01


Special Dispatch 70 the Post-Intelligencer.
SPOKANE, June S.-"Fusion for sposis"
was effected between the Popuiisr-DeEno-
crasic-SIlver Republican county conyen-
lions today. after stormy scenes such as
have never been eQuaied In the history o.
the county.
'.Dssxracefui" was the term used by the
seif-respecting delegates 10 the Popuilss
convention in charaeteriSiuS the scenes
enacted on the door during the discussion
Of the report OF the conference committee
today, when a personal encounter ensued
between several Observation-Disclosures On
the one side and the sergeant a, arms and
half the convention on the other.
IN the Democratic body almos, SINH
lar scene was being enacted. but before
the row resolved itself into blows the olive
} branch was waved aIoft and peace res;or-
ed. at least on the surface
The Silver Republicans, being the nfth
wheel 10 the fusion band wagon. and not
cutting much figure in the strife, succeed
ed in transac;ing the days proceedings
in an orderly manner.
Early this morning the Democrats and
Silver Republicans met and appointed
their conference committees. and with the
committee from the Popuiist convention.
Went into session. After "a stormy SeS-
sion Of six hours the meeting adjourned.
with the result that the committee from
the Populists carried over 10 their body
proposition from the Democrats that they
would fuse providing they were accorded.
in addition to the offices already filled by
them, the office either of county treas
urer or assessor and the legislative ticket
from the Third and Fourth districts, en-
braced in this city.
When this report was submitted 10 the
Populist convention all kinds Of scenes
were enacted, eliminating in fight IN
which sections of the floor were wiped up
with the persons Of several middie-of-the-
readers, conspicuous among them being
their leader, W. ]. Walker, editor o4 the
Freeman's Labor Journal. For a time II
appeared as il the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
would carry the day. defeating the mo-
ton, but after a two hours fight. II was
agreed to by q vote OF 19S TO $50 and fusion
had carried.
The tide was turned in this direction by
W. J. Thayer the only fusion member of
the conference committee, announcing in
a speech:
AS no principle is involved. and this
being fusion for spoils alone and the
Democrats are now only drawing SaUO
annually from the public crib OF this coun-
ty, while the Populists are CARRYING on
$1,000 Ii Is only just that they be given
the additional Offices asked for.
The office of assessor was given them.
Under the fusion effected the Democrats
and Silver Republicans will divide the or
fees of county clerk, surveyor. prosecut-
ing attorney, coroner and members of the
legislature from the districts mentioned
above, while the Populists take the bulk
OF the spoils.
The Democratic conference committee
was instructed to use every EFFORT TO have
the name Democratic ticket adopted by
the conferees, but two members OF the
committee each having a son who was
candidate for office. apparently ignored the
instructions of the convention and bartered
for the offices only IL was this that so
nearly caused the Democratic convention
to break up in a row. The Democrats
later suggested to the Populists that the
naming of the ticket be left 10 the state
conventions but this suggestion the latter
promptly and unanimously repudiated.
During the day Senator George Turner
made the rounds of the conventions.
DIR. Longstreet, the single taXer. at
tempted to address the Democratic con-
vention, but was turned down hard, for
which action the single takers here have
sworn vengeance.
E.x-Speaker Cline is also here. trying to
fix UP his fences for the senatorial race.