The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18
0al[IS' LEAGUE MEETS.
rurious Gathering Of Political
Elements at @. a. B. Hall.
sIkcLe TAKERS PROMINENT.
s.,s way and Ms Friends Ac-
~. in Handling the Meeting
,.x~e winsor and Dr. Titus De-
4 go the First ward Boss and
.svecate Municipal Ownership
rxtracts From Leading Speeches.

xsaA the First W0r0 BOSE anu
Asvocate Municipal Ownership
rxtracts From Leading Speeches.
..,a Army hall in the Collins build
y ccrtsined between 200 and 300 people
ri~ht when Anthony Corcoran. as
s<.t,mar raped for order and announced
M ara meeting had been called by the
tSs,s,onal committee of the Citizens
ss,.rrsrfisan League for the discussion OF
3 ss..ssions Of public interest. There was
~ rprinkling of Democrats, Socialists,
i 10 Republicans. and good represent
isiion OF Single-taxers, Popuiists ana
r~hibitlonists. Several women were
r.. Ssxor wood, DIR. Titus, Judge VIM
q fseoree Cotterill and Everett Smith
- the main speakers. Judge Winsor
s.sss second In the order of events, and
SSSe ~ had finished Mr.. Wood and DR..
e1s',s announced that papers would be cir
ss.sss[Ad in the audience for signatures
= IN statement OF principles promul-
ss.6d ~ the League. BY this time the
sSSIencs HAD visibly thinned, and before
~ petitions could be circulated many
rft Including the Democratic contingent
M fNo 4001euc6s uc1ucN W a. - SSAASSs
sss5Psnsss Of the Democratic state com
sSsfsA ana J. M. Carson. The Single
ssrsrs and DR.. Titus, however. remained
Sshisd ia continue the circulation of
sfIe ettfement, and then the meeting Ad-
isnrned sine die.
fSA acknowledgements and partisan poll
NJ came In for o considerable share ~
IN discussion. Both were abused. with
ss;iiced after the meeting that the sig
sss1Ifes Of between sixty and seventy-nve
sis Ssd been obtained. to the statement
X principles issued by the League.
single Takers and POpulistss
Wnen the proceedings opened, the fol-
loging prominent single takers and Popu-
~ politicians were In the audience: r.
81 IcLaughlin, chairman OF the Peoples
S1efy city committee; NJ Heller. George
tmfhard. Swan Lewis, A. M. Mecklen,
Cosrndlman Navin, J. G. Koran, Andrew
Iisnan and J. Holman. Mr.. way came
4 little later apd occupied seat In the
~ 81 the hall, where he was secure from
prying eyes. Other prominent men noticed
Il tho gathering were J. =. McElr0y, II.
4 joneA J. M. Carson, Deputy County
Clrk wallace. William hangdon and Alon-
Chairman Corcoran opened The proceed
mn BY announcing the purposes OF the
mSeting He said 1t was desired to inform
ths citizens OF the issues In the approach
iaf municipal campaign and to launch the
movement for the nomination Of a citizens
ncnpartisan ticket. Then he announced
hat Eugene Way. the Populist FIRST ward
bcss, had mo collar on him. and that
ths movement was not contaminated by
single tax influence nor dominated by the
". D. Wood followed MI. Corcoran. be-
ing called by the chairman to take the
sand. The ex-nayor declared 1t as his
ban conviction that partisan politics should
Be- eliminated from the approaching con-
tAt He then paid a tribute to Judge
Wtnsor, who he said was an able and dis
Interested man. Judge Wood also made
complimentary reference to Mr.. Way.
He declared his belief in the main prtnci-
~ advocated by the league, ending by
calling on all present to join in the move
nent md to disregard party lines in the APP
preaching campaign.
Judge Wins0r was announced as the next
speaker, II hope there will not be too
much Populism attached to TINS move
time afew evenings ago when addressed
meeting of crazy single-taxers in this
sans ball The object Of this meeting is to
start movement which Will result In
atter government. for and by the people.
We are opposed to a consolidated fran
chise and the blockade of the water front.
What the opposition to our movement fears
Is that we have gotten a new light and
nav truths which it cannot meet in the
open.
People Must He Heard.
IT Il time that the people were heard
q these questions of political Importance.
We need not go to Montana for a Clark
"a Judge Winsor. diverting for q mo-
mt from local to state politics, "for we
I'd States senate who bought his way
there with gold" This was taken as q
nference to Judge Winsor's old enemy.
senator George Turner.
an Z. utf A
Jndse Winsor, concluding. II am not here
oppose the Republican party. / don't
afe II we nominate a licked filled with.
Mch good Republicans as Judge Wood.
... spite Of what the corporation organs
During the latter part of Judge Win
Nrs speech the audience seemed to grow
ego ana FESTIVE, and when DIR. Titus and
circulate the leagues statement of prin-
sRes Tor signatures in the audience, many
kit the hail.
Everett Smith was called for, He said
y heartily supported the movement. Il
lave been asked why we did not succeed
WA q citizens ticket, six years ago." he
~. 1t was because we nominated two
v IN WHOSE veins ran ice water instead
ss,i nleod;" Qaughter.l Mr.. Smith later
ppssgin and Deputy County Treasurer
by this time the hall was half emptied.
ehdiIInan announced a meeting under
w auspices Of the local single tax prop
ptsnca, and Chairman Mclaughlin, Of the
s .supies party city committee, invited the
sseopie present to attend a Populist meet
~ ~ tonight at the same hall. Then DIR.
~''as was called to the stand.
Defends MIR. Why.
r. WI Titus began by'denouncing the Post
'ssawsshngencer and defending Eugene Way.
manu. mIo - this man Way. anyway" he
,JSsuled is there anything very bad
Iivoue MIN? They say he is an ex-gamb-
saw, ~, tell you there are worse men in
II, yA - OF the churches of Seattle than in
" gambling hellsv'
NJ ni ~, remark was received in dull silence.
Il, illus was not disturbed, however
rsn nm US put away this hypocrisy" he said,
y,mlhg excited. "AIl hypocrites should
sna ~ nell, anyway! I am not afraid of the
n ~ takers. are you? Those 1 have met
"a A,ri are honest and fearless men, They
M s nsn who work and who fight. l am
"A .asnamed of them"
her rs shis Stage In his speech DIR. Titus
INA Se a ms attention to direct legislation
aSyar,nnse, initiative and referendum, He
isns.ne many arguments in favor of both
ne of the Populist faish, and stated
h r. isa MS tlrm conviction that they should
pascorporated in the city charter
sore Dr. Titus had finished. the work