The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-23
Populigts Don't Want Democrats
to Capture 1t.
PROVIDING FUSION CARRIES.
large Dfxfsfan of King County Pop
uIfsss Want tn Hiring Question
Before the Thr~~-Hfnxed Circus
"A EffensbarE-Hay Exact Prom
q Pap-fseneral Political News.

A question o. party Yeiltles iTTo1@srE me
effectiveness ot the fissoa ceEne'nataea
which. it y generally boi.eve9. VIII be re-
faxed az J..lensturg. ara closely related
10 chasce Of United States senator
should ffae nexs legislature ~ fusion. IL
sgtsating tire popssiista 81 King county.
AZ tbs day f3g tas county fusion egnFen-
Uons approached sas discussion ct this
ouestiog becomes daily aToFs heated. The
proposition may be thus stated: SHAH
the popuis, state convention pass rezo-
luton demanding that In ths division OF
cfssess- the senatofsA.g 5e awarded 10 thsn
ard the fGs3oa party pledged thereby To
elect PopuiLs, ouiy?''
A well organized division of the King
comfy povnilsts are in favor OF bringing
this question befoYe the convention. They
are interested in seeing II decided ia the
Affirmative. They want no QYi5h.ing vita
the Democrats or Silver Republicans. II
Is thelr hops 10 pledge the fusion party
through the shrse Conventions 10 the Sc
lection OF a Populist to sgccesd Senator
Wilson in the contingency that the next
legislature should be Of ths same political
complexion a. the last.
Ii requires bat a Htfle Inquiry among The
popuils.g u this county 10 develop the fact
that ever this question there have arisen
serious differences Of opinion among the
most prominent men in the party. Views
Of every kind can be- Obtained on the ques-
Ton but they are. for the most part d.
xyt4e Ia Inn Uh Is H.
eedei BY Democrats and Porul'sis alike.
is one OF the most serious problems TO COM
front the fusion Organization, The radical
view OF the matter has Its supporters
among popullsis who figure IN every con-
ventiCn. city. county and state, OF that
PARTY and who viii probably De delegates
20 the Eiisnshurg gathering. This view is
that the Populist convention viii have
been held In vain II a resolution be passed
demanding as Il "sine qua uon' TIE United
States seuatorstisp
The opposite view IN taken by men who
are equally well known and active among
PopEs!sts. Among members Of the state
admins ratfoI touts.de Of the executive Of
Ica) the opinion ~ held that to adopt the
course suggested by The radicals would be
to insiilt the Silver Republicans and Demo-
Gratis and TO ALLEVIATE the voters IN these
two parties. A member Of the aaminisira-
ton At Olympia told a Post-Inteligencer
reporter yesterday that If he went to the
ElleasbGrg convention he would fight such
q pelicy ito the last diteh.''
The fact OF the matter is that among
popnIists the talk over this matter actual
- overshadows the fight among the candi-
dates for the supreme judgeshp. The III
vision Of these two Offices il. however. In
VOWED I'm the discussion or the greater
question and to some extent is a part OF IL.
A Radical View.
Here Is the radical view as presented the
other day by Populist politician who has
reputation not confined to King county.
and who has been prominent in every re
cent convention Of the party: There Is
only one way for us TO be made absolutely
cure Of getting the senatofship and that Is
10 demsS1d II formally when Tho three par
ties meet IN Eiieashurg and TO make that
the first condition on which IA fusion Will
be formed. We have the voting strength
We can fierce The Democratic ard Silver
Republican conventions 10 concea4 K; 1t
snay take a fight. b:t there is only ore
way 20 get thing and that Is 10 get up
and SO after Il. The Democrats VIII have
some smooth takers and aIroif politicians
81 Eisensburg and they VIII end aver "a
have US agrcs 20 a tacit understanding
tha4 We viii get the senstorship. nut any
one who knows the Democracy VIII hardly
asvrea to this sort ~ scheme pui them
on record az III favor. az representatives 81
the Democratic party. of cAoetlug q PoDu-
list to she senate 10 succees. senator VII
son. That ~ tho only safe naetnos ia
adopt In dealing With THIS matter The
Peoples party Of Washington either wants
the -enaloTsisip or & doa'f. If II does
want II, then Il should demand Il az the
proper time
An effort Was made 70 obtain this mans
pet.lissien & GuAio HIM bat IL failed The
average P0pnNst politician. Will, he "a
nat agefsa 10 taking - newspaper rc-
paFtsFas seldom permits the nse az hts
naas- IN connection with any expression Of
view matters x parry politics Among
tAesa who oppose IS sntsniesl 20 "a stsc,,e-ss-
fssl coalition - the ;hree parties the satro-
daoiion and passage y sech a resolution.