The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-02
Leaders Seem 70 Be Working at
Cross Purposes.
MANY FAVOR STRAIGHT TICKET.
uunAIs WARD vvorlksrs Seek In vaan
= Ieara wAas tAs Pregranms -
strong sentinent a Favor Of In
Dependents Action n SPRING cam-
paa6n--y. w. Codwin's Attituds
CAmsss : Deal % Speculation.

Great activity and energy II being dis
ablayed By certain Democratic politicians
md ward workers. The Democratic Club
je1ll meat Thursday night in @. A. r. hall.
Collins building to formulate plans for
&hs preliminary work OF the spring CAM
oru are held every few days. ana men
aro shortly to BE- set 1t work on registra-
Mon books and interviewing voters In the
various wards.
Whsthsr or not the Democracy Of Be-
attic will countensnce another alliance"
With the populists and Silver Republicans,
there seems 70 be Z determination In some
uusrfcrs al least to proceed with the re-
organization Of the party forces Of the
city on lines distinctiveiy Democratic. 1t
has been quietly given out to the Demo-
cratic ward workers that in all respects
tho preliminary campaign work II to &c
dane a. II there never had been any such
thing as fusion. In the meantime: how
1ver. certain prominent democrats are
conducting negotiations with Populists,
single Takers and municipal ownership
advocates with the object IN View OF bring
fne these elements together a. one party
- the spring campaign. II these succeed
sspotted egg ticket may be The result.
The activity among Democratic poll
ticfans on the line Of reorEnnixfng the
party IN tho city brings into strong relief
The fact thnt two elements IN the Seattle
Democracy. regardless Of the purposes OF
the ostensible leaders. are working on
different lines and are IN fact about to
engage In . CONFLICT for the mastery. The
men who are regarded e leaders refrain
eu HH t tie massss d TIE party IL two
distinct divisions. Humble ward and pre-
cinct workers VINO 90 20 tneir leaders N
pux1Ied u know what the programme Is.
sent1ment II Divided.
Inc truth OF the matter - tnat tne sem
tt1nanf among Democratic workers and
voters ii favor Of q straight ticket in the
1870 = nswccrsts gsss " csodwin.
Judgs ". =. Moore. Alfred hattie ana ":
H. Hieckman 10 20 curb TINS sentiment
as much - possible, in the hope OF en-
tfcing the PopuIists and Silver Republi-
cans into 4 union under the name OF the
Dsinccrscy. ana with candidates narnsd
Sizes 81 the municipai ticket tn spite al
$his fsct. however. the sentiment referred
c,sent1y manifested In various ways. A
Henocrafic politician said Yesterday that
even With defeat staring the party il the
face. 4 would Be better in his s, opinion tdn;
n ia snrirr than IL ioifi issues with the
cos1Efffes Of oi1e hundred and Mr. ways
sinEle tax pfcpasanda. He said 4: : Every
crnfic Nominee for president. The Popu-
+ ijat Marty has no Instrumentation to sneak Of
il this atateLft il a political bankrupt.
II there is ever to be a real hard fight
AGAINST the Republican party 1t will be
made by the Democracy. I firmly believe
that every day we spend considering the
fusion proposition is a day lost. More
than that. as long as the Democratic
party Continues TO be regarded a. q CONF
poncnt part Of the fusion party, we will
I continue to lose yotes''
N ~ fsnavrsu,s pecmlaar pnsstso-
80. 3. 49,.
Opinions similar IN erect 70 whose Just
quoted are neid Dy manv democrats IN
seattle VINO nave been prominent as adj
voca!es OF FUSION IN days gone by. Tnese