The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-16
Many Workers 0ppose Surrender
Of Party Organisation.
QUESTION 70 Be DISCUSSED.
AZ THURSDAY NisArs Mass Msetins
che Situation wili he Thoroughly
Canvassed By Prominent PoDulist
:. Observation-Disclosures Said to Have
Reen Formed Between Judge
wsnsor ana "Dossv Eugene Way.

saversi i've issues connected with the
approaching municipal campaign will be
discussed at q meeting OF the voters OF
the People's party, which has been called
for Thursday night at Wilson'S hall. In
the Collins building. 1t developed yester-
day that 1t is the intention Of more than
one prominent member OF the local Popul-
Est organisation to bring to the front
questions which relate to the very life
OF the Peoples party organization IN this
city and county
within the past week big revolt has
sprung UP within the ranks Of the Popul-
fats against the trend OF the organization.
ion under the name of a Citizens nonpar-
tisan ticket. Heretofore, as the records
show, the Populists have dictated In all
deals In which fusion was involved. The
Peoples party has been the name under
which the "ailied forces have worked
IN the past two state and county cam
paigns. The proposition which has been
advanced by certain Populist leaders, and
which was carried through the Peoples
party city central committee several weeks
ago, means virtual abandonment of the
party organization and surrender; in the
TIC party name and prestige.
The call issued for the meeting Tor
Thursday night was regularly signed BY
central committee. 1t has developed.
however, that the men who are back OF
the call for the meeting, and who sue
to issue the call, are in reality. opposed TO
the proposition to dispense with the party
name and organization. They hope. as
secured from mn, numbers Of prominent Peo-
pies party men, to defeat the scheme
which, 1t is charged, has been engineered
sor. and which involves the merging Of
the Populist organization with the hetero-
geneous party denominated as the Citi-
zens' Nonpartisan League.
Lively Time I'm Prospect.
There is no doubt that these questions
will be brought up and discussed with all
the vehemence and eloquence of the aver
age Populist orator at Thursday nights
Populists to disguise the fact that Chair
man Mclaughlin, of the city central COM
mittee, and a large number of members
support Of Tie proposed ctisens' ticket.
1t Is also true that the members of the
Populist committee who are opposed to
sns are now nc n e 'ns pas
Be IN made de plain Thursday night, Is q visor-
The Committee viii also fiji number Of
vacancies In Its membership. Oyer the
selection OF the new members will prob
ably hs ns a ds1 ses Of the svs pe
nomination of straight Peoples party
ticket, in the event of the failure of fus-
ion under e,, II the Peoples party name; will
the committee will also undertake to sup
ply the required members in the election
Of which there will probably be several
To marshal the Populist forces of the
city in line for the newly launched Cit-
se1s. Nonpartis s. party is the task that
leaders have set themselves to. Among
these are Eugene Way, Judge Richard
Winsor and e. d: Mclaughlin. chairman
of the city committee.
WinsOr and Way in Harmony.
For the first time in the recent history
of Populist politics in Seattle, Judge Win
sor and the First ward boss appear to be
working in harmony; It Is said, in that
Judge Winsor the nomination for corpor-
becames an accomplished fact.
Judge Winsor and Mr. Way are being
counted on by the leaders of the Citizens
Nonpartisan movement to be present at
the meeting Thursday night. Both are
expected, 1t Is said, to make strong speech
es In favor OF the abandonment of the
Peoples party organization and the in
dorsement OF the nonpartisan scheme.
pairing themselves for a treat in Witness
Ing the spectacle of Judge Winsor and
BOSS, Way advocating the same cause
In this connection. 1t will be remem-'
bered that two years ago Judge Winsor
was chairman of the Peoples party city
committee which voted by considerable
majority, against allowing officeholders
to sit in the Peoples party city convention.
Thereupon. as will be remembered, Eu-
gene Way and John B. Hart, together
with several other well-known party
workers, combined, and, by efforts of the
most aggressive kind, succeeded in hav-
ing the offending resolution rescintYed.
Judge Winsor and his forces were igno-
minously routed
Stranger things than an alliance be-
ar 1pAD and
happened in the Peoples party" said one
of the best-known Populists in the city
yesterday. II was hardly prepared for 1t
myself. but l am never surprised in poll
tics.
Take my advice and go to the Peoples
party meeting Thursday night if you want
10 see some fun
Having vouchsafed so much. the cham
pion of the initiative and referendum
closed his lips.
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