The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-06


OoPuLIsT leaders and party workers
alike are aroused at the evident lnten-
ton OF tho Democratic manipulators
TO capture the bulk OF the offices in the
approaching state campaign. ana AT the
same time drive the Peoples party men
under the banner of Democracy. The
movement started a few days ago In King
county by leaders OF the Peoples party
to prevent what the latter declare TO he
a species OF political fraud and chicanery.
has wfdened in scope until now II appears
to have an influence that extends through
out the state Measures have been taken
by those in charge OF tho movement to
have the matter aired in the Populist
weekly papers throughout Washington.
rhe alarm ia TO be sounded so that all
true Peoples party men may know Of the
alleged attempt on the part of the Demo-
Gratis 10 bag all OF the offices and leave
the old-time advocates OF the referendum
holding the sack.
Antt-Rogers Crusade.
There ere plenty Of indications that the
movement which took form in the call for
party conferences in Spokane and Tacoma
IL likely TO develop into an ant-Rogers
crusade This despite the fact that there
are certain Populists behind the call is
sued by Chairman Mclaughlin who. on
the surface at least. are inclined 70 favor
the governors renotnlnatton. II tns teau-
ers in the movement resolve to oppose
Gov. Rogers political ambitions. IL Will
he for the reason, II is understood. that
the governor has given assurances TO tho
Democratic state committee that 10 all
intents and purposes he is a Democrat.
A Crisis Is Approacbing.
v-ndeniablv a crisis Is approaching in
the history OF the Peoples party OF the
state II is now a question or party au-
ionomy and self-EoVernment, so the oiu-
time Peoples party men declare. rms Is
also the current view. It Is SAID, taken OF
the situation by the humbie party worker
in the ranks OF Populism.
II ia now openly charged by the Popu-
usts that n certain well organized FAC
ton of tho Democracy plans TO tenomlnate
Gov Rogers as a Democrat. hut AT the
same time charging up hts nomination 10
the Peoples party in the division or state
offices To this part Of the alleged plan
OF tho Democrats the populisi leaders
In King county. like Judge Winsor John
p. Fay and others equally prominent nave
entered a stout protest
II is claimed that Gov Rogers has writ
ten A letter 10 the Democratic state COM
mittee announcing fealty to the penoc-
racy and going farther than he has ever
done In his letters or speeches heretofore
II IL charged that this letter has been
shown to certain ibHAlISAss "tfN NAV Nv
them the governor has boldly announced
his conversion TO Democracy ana his
abandonment Of the Peoples party. II Is
also understood that at the forthcoming
Peoples party conference az Tacoma ANA
Spokane men who. II Is said, know Of the
language said TO have been used by the
governor win state the facts in their
knowledge.
Democrats want Everything.
But the most emphatic objection to the
Democratic plan viii he made 70 TIM pro-
posed nomination Of two democrats FOR
congressman, a Democratic candidate Tor
lieutenant governor and Democrat for
supreme Judge. In plain words, The Pop
ulists Openly charge tho Democrats with
planning N capture oil tho important posi-
tons on the ticket on the theory that In
rcnoruluaUug Gov Rogers they have given
the head II the ticket 10 a Populis; Tee
distribution OF offices 40 planned BY the
Democrats. x is charged VIII leave the
PopuastR only the state treasurer. @eCre-
tary % state and auditor. Land Commits
sloner Bridges having announced himself
a Democrat
The popultst leaders who are acting
with Chairman Mclaughlin declare that
they believe the Old Roxers-Turneg com
hine formed by thc election of Senator
Turner IN ls- has beeh carried luto mo
Iitruutrsas aat ratiaoI 10 ;he leaders q
thar party For the average p1rullst rho
deal mentioned arousNs al his hatred o,
GA party methods Ant political t-frkerv.
The enemies - Gov Rogers are making
the most % This argument N thc,r cam
s..aar him