The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-08

DON me g0pcrT0r ana fbe secretary
talked politics more or less yesterday.
after the part they played in the re-
ception TO the volunteers bad ended.
Their talk gvas largely 7phM refer
enoe TO the campaign next year.
Both stated, hoyever. that they did
not come TO Seattle 10 lay any plans
for the coming campaign.
~ OE. ROGERS utteFances Monday in
III the two speeches he made are, how
ever. most significant when consid-
cred with bis announced purpose Of be
coming a Candidate for denomination for
governor Iva lsa. The governor is 1t pro-
nounced expansiouist at heart, though
hc studiously avoided making any strong
declaration on this score. Nj Jenkins
and other members OF the administration
at Olympia. who are seeking Ia gain
other term. are. on the other hand.
strongly opposed to expansion.
There never time when the stu
alton within the fusion organization was
more interesting ana full of possibilities
than II IL today This appears daily when
fusiouists. or men who were active in
1896 and i'sS In the organization Of the
fusion force. under the Peoples party
name, get together for the purpose OF
discussing the future OF their party or
ganixation,
Caters to Democrats.
Coy. Rogers II n candidate for reuomi-
nation. lie hopes 10 seeur. the nomtna-
ton of the forces opposed ia the Eepub-
Hcans.' as he himself has said To the
politically wise this means only one thing
aud that IL the Democratic nomination.
For. except among faw pretenders.
there IL no longer any dispute as To- the
total wreck of the Popuist party ax a
national organization and the badly shat
tered condition of the state Organization.
Neither Is there any argument relative
10 the announced purpose Of the Demo
cratic leaders and "A small coterie OF men
who were formerly Popuiists Ia mold
the policy 81 the fusion forces 80 TINT
there shall he but one ticket Ia the field
next year. and that under the name ~
the Democracy.
II Is claimed by many that Gov Rogers
II himself In sympathy with this move
menf. HIS presence and speech mt the
jackson day banquet at Olympia last
winter and his utterances since, public
and private. have given many people
reason for asserting that the governor
places his hopes OF success uron tho
Democracy An examination Of his utter
anccs In this city Monday M The uni
verst,y grounds and I'm tho evening At
the Armory reveals corroborattvo eyf-
deucc Of this fact
A. the smoker. Just after Warriors,
iali White. who IL the -, ernor'S politl-
cal sponsor IN Democratic, circles had
made strong AMI uuequivoral expan-
zion speech. Gov Rogers avoided ali rsf-
erenCR 10 the auhiec. IA his talk 10 me
soldiers and their friends This. ,an.
was under circumstances which were
calculated 10 draw nut the covenants
,weil-tnonn views In favor ~ the rc.on-
ftou 80 the Philippines
=, Again. tn hi@ speech - tho soldiers ~
the university ground COY Hor.r4
fnerciv said sorrl. rlausihle ar1 ~
sounding things about the worlds pro
sf"t'- Fer example. this "Wher, bar
over Naluah pessesSiooe stronger ana
more civlli-od nations hace rnhhrl nr3
rlund"r'f AMI taken - Themselves ia.
This ueau& progress has ha.,, a..,,r.... a.. T,
thc world has been mad, a hette~ .h,.lt
ar man After this tar.. , 49, e,
~ ~" d"r'r'"~ = .tho survived - ths
away from The question
Fusion nt the Primaries"
Thus was Gov Rogers ,.eu@f.f....,,t.,.
Ter thr feelings ant opinions ~ the DON'T
hAni Democratic faction ~ king eanr,t
WhiVh Is strongly anti xfstr~t,,u IN ,....,.
Nt'''oo and policy, made manifest f.
faot. it is alleged by fssion p.tl,f.t4.,s
who claim - b. pn~tri cn tb.. 4e.-.,u 80
Tie Organization Thar s;uv K..-..-4 .-....~
f1'n~ thr Sau' e.pe that - ~ltrrl.a.t ~.
I" f"mhsr rf pr"mlneut f3e,u,..fa.. ~.
the tsllfNTf n0 question Will S-.t, b..
P't,t t%"iiF Settl oi ana rtirutuaj.t F~an,
politics Nh'o Tia conventions sl.. l.i+I
neat var
In tho situation as it stau.ls fs.,... ,t..-.
= Fo-'t reason f3~ the prediction tear t.o-
der tn" ,"a'tvtsalp az tAe ttruf.lt.ts ~ t4.,
S'"t" R@hi'histai t'n au .Taft Rff p.
inttr - swing The f'saple-x t4~t, .y 49,.
state uu3~r tn" hammer II thc nr.u.r.-.,. ~
Ia fNVt thts ptriosf uu tft, t.afr I'd 49,.
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