The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-24
Democrats Will Not Honor Mem
DRY Of Their Patron Saint.
= CONCESSION TO FUSION.
Committss Appointed to Prepare
Plans Will Report Against . Cell
Observation-Disclosures Disputes on
Expansion Issue to Ne Avoided
Fear Of ORending Populists NAY
Have Had Bearing On Question.

jackson day, which will be celebrated
by many Democrats throughout the
Union on January s, will be blank a. far
as the local Democracy Is concerned The
proposition to celebrate the birth of the
patron saint of the old Democratic party
has been abandoned by Jackson's latter
day apostles in Seattle and Washington.
Tho committee appointed by President
Shank, of the Seattle Democratic Club. to
consider plans for the observation OF
jackson day. has agreed to report to the
club on January that no celebration be
had. and that whatever preparations had
been made for tho historical banquet be
cancelled.
The announcement that there will be
no jackson day celebration will como AZ
blow to many Seattle and King county
Democrats. They are Democrats who
have cherished some pride in the name
Democracy" They have hoped to sec
the old organization rehabilitated. They
will not be satisfied with the excuses
which will be made by the committee of
the Seattle Democratic Club, that the time
IL too short to prepare for the celebra-
tion Of Jackson's birth anniversary. The
reason they will not be satisfied 10 that
1t II generally understood that the COM
mittee, acting under the direction Of Mr..
Goodwin and his lieutenants who are Just
now In the saddle. has determined to avoid
lists and Silver Republicans, and to pre-
vent what would naturally be expected.
namely, the expression of widely diverg-
ent opinions on the Philippine question
by the orators to be selected for the
proposed banquet.
The truth of the matter IL that the
members of the committee found them
selves in a very tight box. A number Of
Bourbon Democrats were ciamoring for q
celebration Of Jackson's day by giving
splendid banquet. at which the orators
Of the state Democracy would be asked
to state anew the tenets and principles Of
the Democratic party. On the other hand,
the willy politicians of the Goodwin school
Of Democracy opposed the scheme, for
fear. 1t is understood, of giving offenss
to the Populists. who naturally would not
and could not be invited, and also to
the Silver Republicans, who do not revere
Jackson's memory quite like the average
"dyed-in-the-wooi'' Democrat.
The men who urged a celebration are
loud in their advocacy Of a straight DEM
ocratic ticket in the spring election in Sc
attic. and in the fall campaign in the
state Those who opposed the proposition
are talking Citizens Nonpartisan tick
ct" for the spring election. and fusion
in the fall.
1t was stated yesterday BY member
Of the committee. who is also a prominent
OeuocrAtic politician, tnat one OF the
main reasons against having the banquet
was the danger that the orators would
reveal the very wide chasm that splits
the Democracy in twain on the question
Of the government of the Philippines.
Some of the friends Of James Hamilton
Lewis were against the banquet, fearing
that II he were called on to speak he
would offend his party associates. who do
not agree with his published utterances
on the Philippine question
As to a convenient way out Of the DIFF
f1culty, the committee has decided to rec
ommend that the Democracy celebrate
Jefferson's birthday, next April, and honor
Jackson's memory at the same time. OF
course this will be after the Seattle mu-
nicipal election, and no harm, 1t is be-
lieved by members of the committee, will
be done by the Democratic orators on the
occasion.