The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-19
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DEMOCRATIC xATYoSAL COMMIT.
TxknAs wnssKs i LETTER.
vteses nshske 10 A1s9esassa N rs-
ssssss Pssssses-Aspsaas 70 sis
Colleagues - Seoess sAe Msa
VIE wsssaysa neg1Ias Ttekss.
CHICAGO. July M-Ths axAs b~swesa
TIE regular Dwmoes4six SrasnsnzsaDa VI
ssssea ssnnsy n1a sh1 state sx Hilnoss. req
rse~ftss. By NAyss HAryzsaE and SaktonAa
Committeeman Giaaan On tae enc nsdss $50
ths Alsxsst wing of tie Democracy en- TIE
ozses. rs~Easd - a<uss Stage sa-4zs, ard
/ shrsssssss - snsotye tA< naf1ss44 sonsms;-
Zee Ia spite % the ssrxnaoas asssmgta s--
Tag assszis "a keea k>c4z asarrsss cut 81 tss
PROCEEDINGS ~ next TAurssay+s mest.ag ~
fss aztaossAi asmnitsee ~ sssss city.
Hon. Tnom&s 0aAAH. Eafsoaxi cexnuuSs-
ts~Hzaa from ilsina1s. ID N opea letter to-
day 10 the s~AGs~ss a. the AIsgssa essansnS
af tss party. captains his reasons for de-
ssaa.ax Ia ast<na sAe Auditorium meeting
ss Thursday nxThx. ard ~ sH1iruxtion aas-
pe@Ss so hsa cail<Axpsx ct tire national
eosssasfkes - refrain frozn attending the
AlfgaAz ssseesinas Iatsfexg - added 20
ttse oeessfsn Ey the report Sf Ges. Ait
xssa's frsessds that Hryaa some days ago
accepted th& invsfasion 60 address the
meeting. The letter o< National Cumuas-
feersan eiaaaa follows.
.-gnaea9S. M. July ~.
ms cosnmastse on AfrAnxssnsnts- Au1s-
fortuna nesting ~ July ~. GentlefseEs~-i
ana tssss In receipt of yoar isiter Of July
Y, tesssaertns ne ssx = for ths Auditorium
1 ~
'~Ta. anhnshed ststsuenss az the chair-
r=aa u yUsf ronn4stfse has made u mAns-
Test that sAss snstsAston - not tsnszsrsE "a
ss~ssi f&sfh aFd Rot ere whlch any believer
In tns Integrity ST Democratic ofEaaixa-
a5oA eeusd oe exp%etsa 10 accept. Ard osda-
nArsly 4 nsye esrtlnasaan ~ the sox ten
formed By TIE daily press that large num-
t@r % Invitations have nssa sent ~ Sossr
sosnsBsttse So members ct the national com
mite re- I M as's a. Des..Fas Y,
iAsna.s to give yc1 arst the public reasons
which make q smpessshls that could ass-
ssps shIs .nyitassosa without ssussifyiag tbs
Democrats party Of the state OF tiisnoas
asd committing an sSiusttee 10 the Demo
cratic party II Chicago.
THE membership % your COMMITTEES ~
arrangements. sn ~ nose as half this Invita-
tIaa q seaaersa me. shows that Ia rs per
sonnet this committee IL ehstreis composed
q xeutaeusH Wha. IN Agrsl ssss. eppoAs1
the regular Deuocratse candidate far may
or and other charter officers OF tho city Of
Tsseaxs and diA all - their power 90 hrtng
about the defeat 81 the regular Democratic
ticket ard the election 81 the regular Re
publican ticket a. that eiscsl9a. Strange
AZ Il may APPEAR - these from abroad, an
sxamtaaslen Of sse members Of the other
committees arrsngsng The proposed meeting
80 the Auditorium shows that every mem
Der Of the several aaxIlssFv committees Ike
wise eppused the regular Democratic tiekss
and lts samtnsse In the Chicago siection 81
last Arr.l ana hkswise sought 10 defeat The
81
publican siekst =; that sisesson.
y asn . believer in the rule ~ the ma
t0sftys ard when the Democratic party
ceases 70 heissvs ia the rule of the nsatar-
~ 4 stll cease To be the party Of the
pecpts The primaries and the eorvsn-
tten 0f last sprtnx were held an1sr 8 law
ne nss = wns s w. s .,s~ s na
commended by your fassionai leader Not
withdrawing this. and regulating IN az
vance ths ~ask Of that convention and
hattie cry of Anything 20 beat the regu-
lar Democratic fsonainTe. ard maintained
a gusrrflia war against the Democratic
party and sss regular esranizasiaf' ansis
oveswhesnstux defeat a. sa effectively Ell
lsncs Year pressnslens of parsy arras-
isAtsoa untH vaa saw IA th.s ien0nssra~
ar rti, saIvan,se sns i.sesess seeds u party
sestitina which vuu there 80 asalenssy
sewed would be reereant g. nay trust
eeraey On the national eamrnittsv e ! I'D
rot frankly review these facts which are
within the msfs9Sy Of All aH3 whleh
should be brought - the attention Of the
entire Democratic national eosnfnittee as
the re6sar Why the national committee
mar IT fHsnels cannot ssssnd ysar demon
ssratian.
herar 20 represent tho Democracy OF isis-
nass 81, the nssssua4 cesnnssstfe have con
stdsrsss n Eng duty 10 laear for party hsr-
reoev In the state ee tltnets and Ter TIE
we Hsssat In isse redeem f5Ansss - the pe-
assseFssy BY sensffss twensx -four votes 30
th% siREtaras s15fsgM for NlsssAm ] Nryaa
snss sharing IN the trtnna;sh Of that Dlas-
form It principles fsr which tire Dame
cFqssfs rstseaas committees 50 faithfully Ia
bored sxsifsa overwhelming ests IN tae
aafk faYs - t.s@. IL | saw n yo&sr pro-
passd meeting. af ta tire nssyst nsrsaip 81
tssssr several ~asrfsttts@s. = single fnfsca~
tsaa ia = hssse ~ party unity; 4 yea bad
heta asst fer a moment ths hard es xeol
Fellowship e yes had fer , ssssnees 81
wear a@>xsra tfDrs IF Is4rsorrars tnsitcas-
ed fhse yea wGosd have accepted thH olive
branch en aas condition short ~ sur
render * PARTY Organization ard party
principles ta the wnsnas ard saprssns aaS
have bswn the sTsf Sc have made as ever
sas~. an he ksasf that fss ffrtt duty Of
csssasrn tee esse - - har-xoftHe ths a&s-
meats ~ hss PARTY Eat yoax arsinn ard
fsszsr sieS sssattans sEss the paaaas announce
fnsnt ct vaaF present inseasions have
proven that sfssz srs Ess az element - ~.
ts3s<aefnste party that ns saansytssen.
pFtHes{sFs safsttaf survive IN yostr atwsn-
sessfe, sssi shss - aeesps yaar ssacsasiaa
"a 4, sasrrvstssev tAe sssFs yssssstss ssss sss.s
- hteh nusx Us she ss}r ag a ssss sarsty ire
sueesss - the fsszssssseratsss pArsv
NnF thAss sws@aS4s ard NaF thA fksgsh<s