The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-12
POPULISTS CAST
DOWN AND REvILE
THEIR FORMER IDOL.

Party Leaders Find Ne words Toe
hitter - Express Their Con-
dewnatson Of Gov. Regers-Way
IN Full Control Of Convention.
The Populists OF King county contri-
buted their share TO making Yesterday
day of general disaster to the hopes Of
Gov. Rogers and his local friends The
ulIsts will come to the Seattle convention
OF August n pledged to the support Of
Angelo v. Fawcett. OF Pierce county, for
NE for = n: s;1sn
even before Fawcett's success In his own
county In assured.
II was day of triumph for the enc.
mics OF Rogers. or rather = series OF small
triumphs, eliminating In the positive and
uneQuivocal Endorsement Of his leadine
opponent The whole proceedings Of tho
r .ra.a sy Hsssrs ,n.n ~som
Rogers has no more viniictive antagonist.
and under the direction Of the First ward
singie-tafsr, me eonvsn .,h nuns out 70
rag OF hatred and defiance.
Never. even In the days when he was
heraidcd as the true type of all that i
half the fervency that be was condemned
Yesterday; Eugene Way. Clark Davis.
Sam c. Caiderhead Edward cisyson and
terms and epithets 70 express their con-
tempt for the nominal head OF their party
and their determination 10 turn him down.
Paul Land. alone Of all those who gained
political proht by the ascendency 81 fu-
sion. was conspicuous In the defense Of
the fattering PopuliSsic Idol. backed by
twenty 20 twenty-five votes from the
North District and Ninth ward. he made
a stifY fight but the pedestal had been
undermined and the onslaught OF the on
position was Irresistible With the Inc
dorssment ~ and pledge 70 Fawcsss came
the final blow. Rogers fell
The convention WAS over hour behind
time IN r~tflng started upon it's work.
Delegates from city and country precincts
siraxg3ci Ia after 10 O'clock until about
II Is. when n seemed 20 Chairman wins
scr ~ the county committee. that a SUM-
csent narah~r wHs present ~ warrant The
rap q ne ass ss kavsi About sew.
IN the selection ~ temporary nfHeers
Sam 6. Cnlderhead was nominated for
chairman ard seIectsd without opposition.
Harry n Drees Was unanimously chosen
so temporary secretary.
Mcrnisw session 10 Brief.
The morning session wae brief. There
were no contests over credentials and any
ono whe applied secured seat. 40 literal
from Outlying precincts who happeresI ~
be tn the room, but who had not been
elected az delegates. we're brought FOR
ward and endowed with the priptIege ~
casting thr f,iil vote whtrh hsa l.aer a III.
ssvrffers9 ~ ihetr several PRECINCTS
The first clash between the friends ara
enemies OF Rogers RHr OYER The eei~r-
fion az the committee on permanent a.
sanitation and ors<r Of business. Paul
Land. with his following had expected
20 cut some hgprs y the practice was
followed of naming members ~ the som.
mfttNe from ~afAs and precfnssss bit
his hopes were hlorkeI by a rnotsar,
which prevailed. that the COMMITTEES ~
selected two from each representative
district IN the ciiY and three from earn
representative district IN the eoan.r,
This az once gave Eugene Way com
piete mastery az the situation. and the
cofnrnittee was made up wholly Of his
followers. These were selected:
Thirty-eight distrtct-C. W. f'routy. NJ
y MAddersgs. v. n. pters0n.
'rhlsty-ninth distriet-A. VI. Meckiern.
- Way
Fortseth distric;--E. d. Mclaughlin. d.
McKirncD.
Fsorty-hrsi distrsci-c C. Brosehe. A. I.
Smith
Forty-second district-R Richard wInsor
George r. Cotterill.
Forty third distrtcs--Dr. n. I. Adaua
~ n. cAnns'd. Hama DcnnssgasA