The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-25
Fusion Committee Arranges for
Hurried Northern Trip.
DEMOCRATS YET DISSATISFIED.
They CompIetn of Division of Demo-
cratic Leaders Time between
Eastern and western Washington
Col. BIethen's Course, They Say,
Has Injured the Enterprise-Tn-
coma Fusfonists Are Happy.

efore Col. Bryan IS introduced 10 Sc
d e audience on April 2, the date set for
M. arrival here, he Will he asked 10 make
a flying trip By rail 10 Everett and speak
10 big gathering in the city OF Smoke
stacks. This Is the latest change IN the
ever changing Bryan programme In West
ern Washington. a special train, under
the ciceronage OF Col. Bethen, is expect
60 to take Col. Bryan and party to Ever
EFT on the morning OF his arrival here,
and to bring him back to the city on dou-
BILE quick time after the meeting. so as to
allow him TO speak In the Y. NJ. T. "A.
meeting Monday afternoon.
These two parts Of the programme for
Col. Bryan's visit to the Sound have been
definitely settled on, II IS now stated As
n matter OF fact there Is still feeling
among local fusionists that something
may turn up TO disturb the order of
events. In addition there IL n general dis
satisfaction with the manner in which
the whole affair has been handled, and
tho various members of the fusion COM
nittee arc trying To md some one on
whom 60 place the blame for the failure
OF the proposed Northwestern excursion.
and the generally unsatisfactory division
of the Democratic leaders time between
Eastern and Western Washington.
Col Biethen bames the Tacoma fusion
committee and certain Democrats on the
local committee for the failure to carry
out his programme for n flying trip
through Everett, Whatcom and Mount
Vernon, He also condemns the Demo-
cratic state central committee for the part
Secretary Mallory played In the matter.
On the other hand. the Democratic view
IL that Col. Biethen'e wrath is due more
20 the fact that he failed to have his own
way In handling Mr.. Bryan's programme.
The Tacoma Ledger of yesterday rep
resents the Democrats of that city as re-
Joicing over the fact that they made the
Seattle Democrats come To their terms
and prevented the northwestern trip. Says
Tacoma Democrats have won a COM
plete vistory over the members Of that
party at Seattle, and there Is rejoicing
among tho fusionists at the result.
The Bryan dates will be arranged ac-
cortng 20 the schedule suggested by
Tacoma. Seattle has accepted the in
evitable~ and consented to permit tho
presidential candidate to make several
speeches In that city and to participate
In a big banquet Of Bourbons.
Tacoma Democrats claim the entire
trouble can be traced to Blethen. A
prominent Democratic leader. speaking
yesterday OF the matter, said with the
approval Of other members OF the com
mittee: "Illethen has an ambition to
ruie the Democratic party In Wash
ington, and believes his expressed wish
should be law Well. we have shown
Mr.. Blethcn that he is not tt
The plan of taking Bryan to What
com In n special train was Blethcns.
Of the Seattle Times and would have
resulted In subordinating Bryan TO the
Times and Col Biethen We simply
did not feel that Tacoma ought to be
compelled TO pay the cost Of advertis-
ing Seattle paper which we do not
acknowledge represents Washington
Democracy. I do not bel eve Seattle
Democrats sympathiged with Blcthen
In this nght. but we have won and the
trouble IN ended.
On the other hand Col Blethen roasts
the Tacoma fuslonlsts. declaring that they
exhibited "hoggtsh propcnsitles" This
point of view IL Endorsed by certain Dem
ocratic members OF the Seattle commit
tee. who point TO the fact that Col Bry-
ans meetings at Tacoma with be held on
the ticket viii suffer therefor. because OF
the attendance on the meetings of Demo-
cratic voters.
Democrats who are on the general COM
mfttee on arrangements say they will
take good care hereafter that Col Blethen
does not make another attempt to domi-
nate the whole committee. and 10 con-
duet tho arrangements for Mr. Bryan's
reception absorbing TO his own sweet viii
raey There yet remains great deal OF
soreness among local Democrats because
OF the announcement made 10y Col Rleth-
en- two days ago that Col, Bryan would
cut Seattle rather than To omit HIS north
err trip. For some reason not understood
BY tho King county Democrats. Col Rlcth-
en has apparently, they say. insisted that
The seattlc meetings are immaterial. and
that the great dosidcrutum was 20 have
Che Democratic orator visit the cities OF
The northwestern part OF the state.
This idea has no favor among many or
the Democrats members of the executive
committee