The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-24
pcuulists and Silver Republicans
May ACT Together.
MAR DEMOCRATIC ,Nv,rArloN.
ss,nsently Finds Favor with Neith-
- Peoples Party Men Nor silver
II Rspublicans-Committee Of Latter
b 4 cali OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Mops 10 win rusionists over
z Nenpartissns TO Meet Tonight.

" rntsrest in the political situation has
an Increased by the issuance OF a call
~ ne Silver Republican city central COM
& Sittee for q meeting of that body, to be
fheld In the Pacific block Thursday night,
ostsnsibly for the purpose OF framing a
an for a city convention. This interest
b increased by the fact that among GER
taIn members Of the Silver Republican
committee and the minority members Of
~ Populist city central committee there
= desire to act In concert for the foruna-
il6n Of a fusion movement independent OF
IN Democracy.
II was stated yesterday by prominent
61ver Republican that in all probability
IA convention of that party would be
called for February 10, or at least the same
day that the Populist convention would
meet. More than that. IL IS given out
!. gsni- officially that negotiations are now
Y n progress between the official represent
sutives Of the Peoples party and the Sill
4 yer Republican party which have for their
object the formation Of a combination in
he Approaching municipal campaign, dis
r&farding the Nonpartisan League and the
Uoniocratic party.
III 10 manifest that within the next week
or two IL the fusion elements expect to
ret together in one organization, they must
quickly settle their differences and work
N harmony. The particular brand OF "har-
mony" however, now existing In the fusion
party appears to be OF most rebellious
and violent kind.
The Democrats have undertaken to lead
By announcing an early convention, and
framing the call for the convention In such
language, supposedly, as will admit all
members Of the so-called fusion party to
the Democratic caucuses, primaries and
convention. That neither the Populists nor
Silver Republicans have manifested any
eagerness to accept the yelled invitation
Of the Democratic committee to become
smalgamated as Democrats has already
been made apparent. ,t'~s
Not Ready to Join Democracy.
According to William Parmerlee, a men,
Der Of the Silver Republican city commit
tee the invitation of the Democratic city
committee to the fusion forces to particle
pate in the Democratic caucuses, primaries
and convention will not be accepted BY the
Silver Republicans.
"Our committee" Mr.. Parmerlee said
will get together and frame a call for a
city convention. We except to- act with
the Populists. We are not ready to be-
come assimilated by the Democratic party.
So far as I can see, there Is no argument
in favor Of the Democratic proposition to
the allied forces to join that organization
have always supported fusion, but for
the Democracy to undertake to drive the
oliver Republicans and Populists into the
Democratic party organization is not fu-
sion IN any sense of the word.
Fusion, ais I understand 1t, means
combination Of political. parties. each Of
iering something and each, conceding some
advantage. TIE proposition made by the
Democratic leaders fs not fusion by any
Up to last night Chairman Mclaughlin.
not Ca called that organization together. It
Is understood. however, that call for
meeting win be issued in a day or two.
number OF the PopuIist committeeman have
agreed on having a call issued for Peo-
pies party convention, to be held about
the middle of next month.
NOnpartisans Have Hopes.
A secret meeting of the provisional COM
iiittee of the Citizens Nonpartsan League
of the Seattle Stock Exchange. There were
present Chairman Corcoran, Secretary
'Moulton, George Cotterill, w. D. Wood,
Judge winsor and DIR. III. r. Titus.
!. The committee discussed the situation
In general, with particular reference to the
action Of the Democratic city central com
mittee in calling convention for February
city government" to participate in the
convention. The members of the commit
tee, individually, were not backward I'm
EXPRESSING their belief that the action t OF
matters.
The committee, however, Is still planning
on calling a convention for the nomination
Of nonpartisan ticket. 1t Is said that the
nonpartisan advocates will go before the
Democratic committee and again urge an
amalgamation of the forces Of the fusion
eleinents and the nonpartisan orga.iiza-
ton.
It was said last night that the nonpar-
tisan committee will entreat the Demo-
cratic leaders to ,conceed a point, but that
n
measures will be taken calculated to COM
pei the Democracy to recognize the nom
Partisan organization and cooperate with
IT In naming ticket and in organizing
campaign along munipical ownership and
s1nitative and referendum lines.
The nonpartisan committee will hold an