The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-30
WORKING HARD FOR FUSION
THREE CONVENTIONS ARE IN SE~-
SION AT SPOKANE
democrats and silver Republicans
Are Anxious for q Union, But the
Populists DO Not Display the same

Special Dispatch 20 the Post-TnteIiigencer
SPOKANE. Wash. June s9-wlth thres
conventions IN session here today. TIE dis
eussion % the war with Spain has h,esn
temporarily sidesracked. aud politics hold
sway
A. 70 O'Clock this morning che Democrats
and Silver Republicans met IN separate
conventions az the county court house.
while +he PopuIists assembled az Music
hall al $50 n the afternoon. At o'clock
tonight. when the later convention adj
tourned unt2 tomorrow. the question %
fusion was Still a nooted subject. The
Silver Republicans and Democrats follow
ed the same procedure. each selected tenn
porary officers. and after adopting reports
on credentials, each convention appointed
committee OF three 20 carry greetings
10 the other end OF the Populist conven-
ton. and TO urgently seek their co-oprra-
tion against their common enemy. who IS
now seeking 10 devour the silver forces"
after which adjournment was taken unttl
afternoon. and later. when Il was found
their committees could not report today.
adjournment was taken uTtl tomorrow
morning.
Cyrus Happy was made temporary chair
man of the Silver Republican convention.
and W. w. To!man Of the Democratic con
veniion. In neither convention were over
a hundred delegates In attendance.
When the populsss convention was CALI
ed 10 order IL was found that ff2 Of the
41S delegates entitled to representation
were present The election u W. W. Green
berg as temporary chairman ny vote
OF AS over three other competitors WAS
claimed by the fusion faction as victory
over the Observation-Disclosures. but later
test vote left them III considerable doubt
as 70 how the convention stood. II came
up on the motion 20 have the chair APP
point a conference committee Of seven
10 confer with the committees from the
other two conventions. An amendment
was offered that the convention name this
committee and amid much confusion the
amendment carried. The names o. thirty
nine delegates were then placed IN noii'-
nation and baiioted upon. the taxing OF the
ballot consuming over three hours. As a
result of the ballot the slate prepared ny
the fusion faction was demolished, only
one OF them getting III under cover me
other six members OF the committee ara
classed as m!ddle-of the-roaders
Tonight the Democrats ana SILVER t's'-
publicans are laughing at the trick they
played on the Populsts. AT the conFeh-
tions OF TWO wears ago the Democrats ana
Silver Republicans appointed their confer
ence committees In advance or The IoiiG-
lists. each appointing i've. When the Pop
uisiS came to name their committee lheS
appointed ten When the Popuiists APP
pointed their committee of seven tonight.
they labored under the impression that me
TWO committees Of three members eaca
sent with greetings from the other TWO
conventions were IN fact the conference
committees Tomorrow the Democrats and
Silver Republicans VIII also appoint con-
ference committees OF Ike number.
IL the Democrats and Silver Republicans
insls; on the number OF offices that they
are now demanding, II goes without say
ing that the conference committees OF the
thrss. wings of the fusion will never reach
an agreement
The resolutions adopted by the PopuEsis
tonight affirm adherence TO the ~. Louis
and Chicago platforms, applaud the great
patriotism OF william J. Bryan in going
10 the front In the present war. refer with
pride TO the fact that under the benign
influence of the Peoples party admins
;ration state warrants have increased IN
value from 10 per cent. below par 10
premium. favor support OF the president IN
conducting 4 vigorous war against spain,
condemn the issuance Of government bonds
and declare in favor Of greenbacks in
stead oppose the policy OF colonization,
condemn Office holders riding on passes,
favor A reduction Of freight and passenger
rates commend local option in taxation,
and declare In favor OF 500 personal prom
,rfv expmptipn.