The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-02
Hold an Enthusiastic Meeting at
Armory Hall.
MR.. wlhsoR SCORES M'ELRoY.
Pcpuiist Leader Says the Democratic
Prosecuting Attorney Must share
His Responsibility for Alleged
EviIs-AI Mr.. NcEIroy Has 10 Do
II to Say the word, and All the
Gambling Houses VIII Close.

In point Of attendance, the meeting at
TIM Arniory last night under the auspices
Of Social Democracy was something
Of a surprise and a revelation. for the
Democratic politicians and Cotterill man
ayers generally had predicted that the
meeting would be frost However
there were between 1900 and l.50o people
present when W. c. Il. Randolph called
the meeting to order and introduced the
first speaker who was Aonzo SeiDert. the
Social Democratic candidate for mayor.
On the platform were Judge winsor. DIR.
III. r.. Titus and several weil-known So
ciAiist leaders. over In one corner Of the
room Was a group of members Of the
Socialist Labor party an organization
which in many respects Is similar to the
Social Democratic party, but which is
Numerically opposed 10 the latter on sew
eraI issues. These Socialist Labor men
appIaIided some things that were said. but
when Or. Titus declared that all Socialists
were alike they uttered a vehement No
In unison, showing that they do not hold
themselves In harmony with the Social
Judge Winsor and DR.. Titus were easily
the stars Of the meeting. Judge Winsor
spoke In hts characteristic manner, at
farking the Democratic leaders and de-
claring that he would resist TO the utter
most The attempts that he said certain
Populists are making 70 drag tne feopie
party Into tho Democratic laager.
"They want to get rid of me- he said,
but / propose to disappoint them for at
least a while yet. \ am still Populist.
although I am speaking 10 gathering OF
Socialists. ! belong TO that wing OF the
Peoples party which believes that every
thing In that party worth saving means
II am not yet prepared to commit those
vital principles 70 the ward heelers who
have control Of the Democratic party.
''p through political treachery and Chi
cansry the nonpartiaan movement was
robbed OF it's most essential principles.
These PRINCIPLES, namely, 2, hanpa :, ahe
street railways, were torn from the plat
form by unholy hands and cast into the
gutter
Attacks MIR. McEIroy.
The speaker exhibited the very "yei-
evenings Times, II am not condoning
Mayor Humes' course In Office, he said.
.'yet n deeeney and fairne ,.s,s ne = no,
attorney tMr. McEhoy) IL. equally re-
sponslble. lie i was who forced the non
party. All he has TO do IL To say to the
gambling houses and the saloons to close
up and they viii be closed up. at once.
I'VE picked the Democratic party out
Of the gutter and gave u new suit OF
clothes and now It's leaders are trying
20 steal the old populist ship and ride
prevent this as long ns there is sound
plank In her hull" tApplauseb
DIR. Titus spoke at length on socialism.
lie gave hts reasons for leaving the non
partisan movement about as published In
the st-inteiigencer. lie said In the
conference committee Silver Repub-
ican. who paced up and down before a
meeting here last night. said that II
mentioned the nonpartisau principles
when the conferees were trying to bring
about a union, we would throw q bomb
shell into our midst" DR. Titus had ref
crencc To a. w. HASTE, Continuing. he
gave the inside story OF the obifera ton
of tho nonpartsan principles by the con-
ference committee. including the munich
pal ownership plank.
Then the speaker turned his guns on
Col. Blethon, who he charged with being
the main champion OF the consolidated
franchise steal THE men who are back
Of esottetiii are NOT for municipal owner
ship hr declared THE Democratic
council candidates. will not favor II. Mr.
Cutferll cannot DO very much. for he IL
now IN Democrats hands. Col Bipthen
has served notice on Cotteriu and his
friends that he expects them to make
return. n elected. for the work his paper
IL doing IN their and in Cotterlirs inter
est. Mr., nlefhen viii be one of the men
who Will control II caiteri Is elected .
Mre fttus rendered soto ami then u.
J, lax spoke for Ave minutes on social
Ism, This ended the programme.