The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-08
Populists Plan to Hold a Joint
Convention With Democrats.
THAT TACOMA CONFERENCE.
A nti-ROgers Leaders Are said to
Plan InstructinG the state Com
nittee Against Democratic Over
tures-Joint Convention MRy he
Held With Fixed Division of
Delegates-An Anti-Rogers Move.

Definite plans have been laid by the
anti-Rogers Populists for the Tacoma con-
ference on June 81 called recently by
Chairman Mclaughlin. of the Peoples par
~ state central committee 1t Is under
stood that enough members of the state
committee will be present at the Tacoma
meeting to constitute a quorum and the
plan. 1t Ia reliably reported. is to secure
the passage of a resolution in the con-
ference directing the state committee TO
formulate a general scheme for the holding
of FONT state convention at which the
proposition Of fusion with the Democratic
and Silver Republican parties will pc con-
sdered.
With such sstute leaders as Chairman
Mclaughlin. Judge Richard Winsor and
John p. Fay. from King county and Frank
Baker and A. p Tugwell from Pierce. Il
p predicted by the enti-Rogers Pcpulists
that at the Tacoma conference a bulwark
will be built around the Peoples party
organization which will efYectually repeI
the attacks of the Democratic manlpula-
tors. The latter are charged by the Popu-
lists with trying TO effect coup by which
the Peoples party voters will he brought
In a mass within the Democratic fold
This is said TO be the plan OF the movers
In the conference which will meet June
q. A resolution will be introduced and
passed If possible declaring for a combin-
alton with the Democrats and Silver Re-
puhlicans on terms providing for the cleo
lion by the Populists of go delegates TO a
state convention. an equal number by the
Democmts and 100 by tho Silver Repub-
leans. At this convention the question n,
a combination or fusion would he sub
United and discussed In all It's details ro-
sarding terms. the distribution OF offices
etc.
This plan. which II is stated has tho
Endorsement az tho leaders who will attend
the conference. including strongly anti.
Rogers P0pulists az well az those who aro
said to he personally favorable 10 the Fov-
erlor. viii be something OF a novelty in
fusion politics Heretofore tho method ~
aIganation" as the old tins, PopulIs,s
termed II. was for the three rartv con
Nenc0ns TO meet at the same time ana
erect the nomination Of fusion ticket
through the agency Of a conference com
ml,tee which had power 90 distribute the
ofhc"s This conference committee was q l.
WAYS the bane % the fusion s-hcrne II
was regular grab bag filled with iohs
Tor the securing ~ which the represarfa-
lives Of the thrre uartias 70 the fusion
deal engaged IN a dlsEraceful scramble
will be discussed az Tacoma. the con,,.r
erc- committees feature Will 30 90 -
But the greater ob'ecr Will he. n f. aid
70 oNer 10 the state committees n d.eritn
proposition a. substitute FOR ~ Der,o
cratic scheme fo- the general delivery ~
TIE Popu'ist vote - the Democracy by the
Peoples rar'v ~tata committee
~ the SPOKANE conference IN Ar,rtl r.,
ihe Demo ratio and PNpu'ist state commit.
toes tLe tact car}o 0ut ths ~e---'- MON
hers of the Peoples rsa~fy commit were
suspected ~ entertaining a rrors-et.t.,, ..
issue a M nif@@to - the peon'a's .,s-t~ ~,
~" s'afe declaring that NJ state -onver.
ton would - called ana re~oYvr,1sr lin
NAV tt F'1'T,e.s rar'F mon uariiclrate IN
the petno"ratir oriusa ia n14 -0r,er,io,.,
~ - 800. .. MUG have wipei ollt no
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