The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-12
Fusionists Adjourn After an I'm
profitable Session.
THERE WILL Be MANY BOILERS.
PopuIfsfs Manifest Dfssafisfactfon
At the TyrsnnfcaI Methods of r..
w. Way, ,. y. NcElroy and L. c.
Gilman. who Controlled Abso-
IsfeIy-How Judge Moore Was
Deserted By His Former Friends.

At SIS yesterday morning the fusion
convention completed its work, nominat-
ing a fun county and legislative ticket
and electing members Of the campaign
committee.
When motion TO adjourn sine die was
put there was hardly more than = per
cent. OF the delegates present, the great
bulk of tho members OF the body having
lost all interest In the proceedings and re-
tired 10 their homes. There was abso-
1uteiy no enthusiasm, while. on the other
hand. many delegates announced their de-
termination to bolt the ticket.
The convention nominsIly consisted OF
a trfhe over 500 delegates. including repre-
aentatives from the Democratic, Popu-
list and Silver Republican parties. In
stead OF the benches being hIled by dele
cations there was scarcely more than 100
men present during the closing hours OF
the convention. while the actual voting
was done by half dozen men.
The bosses Of the convention were Eu-
gene Way. James r. McEiroy AMI L. C.
Gilman. As one OF the Popuiist delegates
put II yesterday. THE rest OF US weren't
in Il for q minute" In solid blocks of
from twelve to thirty the ward delega-
tions were voted by the men In control
with an iron rule that was never dues-
toned.
Boss Ways Iron Rule.
"
the Popuiist party I'm King county. that
Mr. strufwick and Edward Cudihee owe
their nominations The nature Of the
deal entered into between Mr.. Gilman.
representing Mr.. Strudwick. and Mr..
Way. representing himself. is up to this
time a political secret.
According 10 the statements OF many
Populists who wers delegates In the
county convention Monday. Mr. Way went
into the convention practically pledged
to support Judge Moore for a renomina-
tion. The bulk Of the Peoples party vote
OF the First. Second. Third and Eighth
wards went against Mr.. Strudwick on the
first ballot. The roll call on completion
showed that Moore's vote was practically
equal to that ~ sfrudwick. w. n. Meyer.
Andrew Ertsman. r. ID. Mclaughlin. A.
NJ. Meekism and other equally prominent
Popuiists were determined. II possible, to
renominate Judge Moore.
Before the vote on the FIRST ballot was
announced a angular thing took place.
and this incident furnished the chief topic
OF gossip among the politicians yester-
day. Mr. Way was seen TO leave the floor
70 engage In a private conference with J..
w. Goodwin and u. G. Gilman In the back
Of the hall. Soon Mr.. Way appeared on
the floor of the convention. In the Sec
onh ward there were nine OF the twenty
two delegates present One mans vote
by Way making the vote OF those present
stand 1--WE to four. and this brought the
solid sixteen votes OF tho ward TO Strud-
wick
Word was quickly passed 10 the First
ward Populist delegation. where Dan Nc
four votes were changed from Moore 10
strpdwiek. A. ". Trotter. In the Eighth
swung the solid ropulist vote In that ward
pledged 70 Moore The Sixth and Eighth
wards fell into line. and In the twinkiinR
% an eve Judge Moore was done for and
NJ. Ssrudwiek was declared the nominee.
Deserted by MS Friends.
Judge Moore's. position in the contest
for the judicial nomination caused
sntsred the race for srs the w sapr.m me
1udgeahip that he would not aspire
70 denomination for county Judge.
came candidate; However, Judge
Moore's friends, including Jay c. Allen
w. Goodwin. w q. Armstrong. w IT,
Mover and others songh, 10 force his
when the nght became hottest Monday
afternoon judge Aoore's former friends
strongly asalns, him. They were Alfred
Battle. n 8. Jones. Corwin s. shank
and. later IN the day. J. w Goodwin. Had
, these men men. refused 20 interfere Judge
the representatives Of labor organizations
IN the convention would have been APP
asas NJ ,sds n,,I Moore vas slasash'ered
sakine him. while Mr. Jones made a
speeeh IN which hs said that Judge Moore
could not honorahly accept the nenina-
stor The faet that Judge Moore's name
was before the convention has caused
hitter split In fusion politics. Mr.
ss'ridwisks friends say that Judge
q candidate, but had pledged his SUPPORT
70 sradwick Then AFTER hsslns ti~fsa,ed
fer the supreme iudgeship nomination. be
ali = - A. -. n
used az candidate Tor superior Judge
Hart FACTION Controls.
White Jay c. Allen Is chairman Of tina
Democratic county central committee ite
orxnniSaion Was formed ~ the members
OF the Hart faction. Ire n Hart was
made a member ~ the COMMITTEES FROM
the Fourth ward. while J W Goodwin
waa forced 60 accept membership In the
rNsltian astin~ only until the election
The campaign committee ineluasa q ~
Way. W u Miialeson, T Ryan. W.
". carson $ g. tangiand. A. 81 ErnS,.
Fr~a utof, ~ l. Newton. j 4 RlarE
burn ans l. Vi Melissa The COMMITTEES
eFts.
The Ticket In rau.
The ticket IN ruth - "a follows.
Fer superior judges Crasga JacoAs. Z
rpr sssrin Edwsra css sSiss~''S
fer prosecuting attereey-wsiter 8.
Fulton
nv county trsssursr-s. C. Caller.
heal
t'or clerk Wallace
fur AHdttor-t E CanawAv
tNaE ssaessnr~i a Npper
for superintendent az scho0ls-~M N
Moss
rNr sarvryor~-P n itam,fn.
FNsF coxnrer~lar NJ T.. AAanaS
Fer wrecAnAsfer--S rerwtfger
Coaaty commissioners -South Aistrie, \.
M~Frt1eN, N0rth district. ! " Bovy,e
rNr Justices ~ the peAra--J Wumrx-
nennirr and ]. y. Turner