The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-23
Oitisens' League Nay Anticipate
Democratic Convention.
LAST nloArs ARMoRyMEs
Oppenents of street Railway Fran
chise address = Fair sised Audi-
: ence-Dr. Titus Declares for Sep
aration - lIunicipai and Natisnal
I Pelitics = Judge winsor, Judge
Z Wood and Others Also speak.

Apparently not dtsheartened BY the Iact
that the council has disposed Of the North
ern Paciic's application for the vacation
Of Western avenue and other streets
reaching the water front. the Citixens'
Nonpartisan League held another meeting
last night at the Armory. The attendance
numbered at the beginning OF the meeting
about 80 Towards the close there were
present about $50 persons
That the league has determined to place
a ticket IN the neld was made evident by
the general trsnd OF the speeches last
sion OF the provisional committee, Of
which Anthony Corcoran Is chairman,
has been called tor o'clock this after
noon 1t the Seattle stock exchanges at
which II u probable that action Will be
taken for the calling Of . city convention
II Il pcssible, and even probable. that
the convention will be called to meet az
. d1ts earlier than that OF the Democrat
order to make Il possible for Democrats.
Populists and Silver Republicans to Join
the nonpartisan movement. This. Is the
talk at present among the members OF
At the Armory Meeting.
8 Alonzo Hull called the meeting at the
Armory last night to order. His preliminary
remarks were brief Stating the object OF
ensaons 70 &. CAM
% r end s ss1lsr Y ihs .saasSsa So
Dr. TtSs a e ses e. s sOsss 6 explain
League. He declared that politicians. Of
that the real interests Of the whole people
Of the city lay in the separation OF national
and state politics from municipal politics
ensns the ~ the
Pacific for vacation OF certain streets was
no guaranty. that the matter was eettled.
of the company would at some future time
bring the matter up again in the council
and endsavor to secure favorable action
formed n' MS ssd aS % S s ssss the committee
ns pSsd t. 81
~ vs. B. PASS
shs hi Hor.n ' 9o;or sr p pr T Ttus Mr.
lover lover" Il Henry George. a'i He deciared that
as Democrat he believed the only sue
cessful fight that could be made against
the Republicans in the approaching cleo
ton would be organized by the Cftizens'
Nonpartisan League.
Franchises Worth Money.
Judge Winsor spoke next. He repeated
I'm the main his argument delivered be-
OF the Nonpartison League last Thursday
night: He said the consolidated railway
franchlS0 was worth $30, OOO,00O.
Let me tell you," he said, IN conclus-
ion, that the people of Seattle are in
earnest in this matter. On election day
the politicians will wake up to the fact
that they have encountered another To-
ledo, and this movement will furnish its
Rev; esoass San.s.l. spoke H. said
that, in his opinion, the pending question
of the street railway franchise was one of
morals. AS long as the people interested
insisted In making It . question OF finance
es. the morality Of the people was disre-
garded. Mr.. Buzzelle diverted from the
main subject under discussion to describe
the lives Of tho unfortunates in the slum
district, and ended by saying that ''the
slum question was a product of condi-
lions which allowed great corporations to
monopolize transportation interests.
Ex-Mayor Wood came next. He de-
clared that in Glasgow and other English
and Scotch cities municipal ownership of
street railways had resulted In lower fares
and better service.
George N. Hodgdon was the last speak,
er. His arguments were mainly in favor
of the direct legislation system OF govern
ment.
Eugene Way, Thomas Navin, council
man from the First ward, and George
Southland were the only prominent SINGLE
takers present at the meeting.