The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-09

THE question In the opinion Of we'll
informed politicians Is one as to the
life and vitality Of the Populist party
organization IN the state. There are some
Democrats who admit that the popuiist
voters outnuruoer the Democratic voters.
This IL the claim which is made by the
average Populist and with some Oh i!.'n.
according to the records.
The Democrats who are. however. seek
ing to bring about fusion AZ the prinnr-
les and the nomination Of a single ticket
under tho banner OF Democracy are acting
on the theory that the Populist state or
eanlzatIon is defunct, and that barring
few radicals ard yniidic-of- the readers the
body Of the Popullsts win De ready TO CO.
operate with the Democrats under the
party name ~ the latter.
Said a prominent Democrat yesterday:
We are counting getting three
fourths OF the Populist voters in our eau
enses and primaries next spring and fan
The average popuiist knows that there Ia
no public interest ir the initiative and
referendum ard all that sort OF thing. The
only people We shall not get are peThs ps
the radicals who Will become socialists.
Indeed they have already organized a
socialstfc movement. Anyway. we don't
care to embark In a campaign with social
istic principles and the single tax issue in
our platform. We have had ore experience
Of that kind. We shall welcome the TVpu-
list voters AZ our primaries hut We don't
want their propaganda platforms
Undoubtedly the Popuiist party orsani-
zaiion vii! not he surrendered 10 the
Democrats without struggle Judge
RICHARD Ninsor. Of this city. sad yester-
day that under no circumstances voJld
the Peoples party name be- surrendered
You cen set II down hard and fast
that the Peoples party Will have a
ticket In the field a. tho next "a
.ional ard state election" he said.
Il tnn "
and as tenacious OF its purposes csGr.
There VIII be no fusion AZ the primaries.
ns stated in the Posi-luteliigerce today.
II the Democrats want To * ahead in0t-
pondsntly of tho ropul'stH ana nominate
ticket. well and good they have that
privilege. But there MIL be the regular
Peoples party ticket the official ballots
next year - sure a. the sun viii rise TO-
morrow. The Peoples party VIII rot sur
render TO any psrty which ia behind 1t In
the advocacy 81 vital principles
AT tE> meeting ~ the three Conrait'ee
last June at Tacoma. when the AZ cam
raign MAS discussed. / made q proposition
in hehaif Of tho Peoples party or ono
Get Of primaries and one Cnnv eutian. the
basis ~ representation being as roliows:
our ~ 80 delegates. for example seventy
five should he Populi,ts At,y shoH'd =
Democrats and twenty ~nvc Silver Heput-
licanF. The silver Republicans supported
the proposition. The Democrats opposed 4,
Finally the Democratic chairman Nj
Jones said hts committee had NJ, power 20
VIII Never Surrender
81 d. not know how much there Is -
the talk ~ n StrAigh; Democratic tck~t
but fo know that the pnpuiiSgs Viii never
SURE nder theif party organization. ! wish
you would make II clear that my a.tloa IN
TIE meeting rf the PonultSt ctfN committee
the other Ntght VAS takra SOLELY Win .ha
desire % accomplishing The nauuiciaai own
'tship ~ the street railways NJ The c-fy
GoYtfnmsnt ownership II I,ub}e utIf{,ses
- 81 fundamental principle q tho peo3,s :
party.
I'VE aye ready 70 unite Win ANY Yt~tv
- With me men % any party - .ccofe-
flish tajs r. ,h- city - Seattle h-ff,va
municipal u9ncESnip viii ns tie i4st;, IN
81" spring rswoaix0 Nc IN uet Van -
make X appear gee fG@ 90 hog PARTIES tsqt
W a~c sctsi"E tN take atvarFa9r - tre
movement frafn parry Standpoint Ne
ara ready - nominate any Tu4u e af.y
party who - tts:u'rsgstrftY i'm tlxa- -
thiS principle I'D wtn - q grr me .t-. =
ccmUjfff" t~ct}c,t to AK ;hts action -
s-tuse 81 .Elietrs ln municipal cwt.sr.f.,
ara NctarSe . ArisE"~ STAT tA's is t.e
hes NAY az moving a. taat End
Tie tsct thai ta~ .artF ua4B frf A~xe
t4tkrt In fAs fi~t3 In thr ,s5ut..-f.-.t ......,
Iaisu = rat % aN an Indication n sts l4.r-
'ss Il 1H''rE WITH tic l'~.ratr4tv IN -.,.
fall campaign iu fact tue reverse g .te
- "a
Jadce Wtr.r-s r,>.n e->trrlart r co..
determination - tse Ts-Ht<t ,<a}e-s -
rr'~efNr Hirt- 4t:sv ark sn.zs+.aa fv-,.f
NJ tts'era'@& g., f@a" L. rav. E-te a.
ltatt AM eth=e lra|.c sart> tfa4.rs 81