The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-29

10 hold out for the party name was car
ried unanimously. while there was consid-
cradle dissent by the friends of Gov.
Rogers from the two-thirds rule. As
matter OF fact. however II is generally
known that the Populist conferees are
reversing the emphasis-the two-thirds
rule is the first consideration and the
stress laid upon the retention OF the Peo-
pies party name is with a view to ex-
change for the governorship.
The surprise of the day was the switch
Of the forty-one votes from Spokane
county, which last night. on question In
volving the selection OF the chairman OF
the state central committee. went over
bodily to the Rogers column. The Rogers
men are tuhiiant over this accession and
IL IS emphatical'y asserted that in the
union convention the Spokane Populists
will vote solidly for Rogers This asser-
ton is denied by the members OF the
Spokane delegation and ridiculed by the
anti-Rogers people generally. The change
of the coGnty's vote, however caused
much surprise and uneaslness
The instructions to insist upon the Peo-
pies party name came in way lndl-
eating that Fawcett so far as the chances
for his own nomination are concerned Is
no longer factor among the Populists.
II is well known that the Democrats will
Insist on a ticket under their party name:
the Populists generally recognize that the
Democrats Will never give up on this
point and no one knows II better than A.
Tugweii. the personal manager of
Fawcetts interests among the Populists
1t was Tugwell himself, who made the
motion that the conferees be instructed
to demand the name OF the Peoples
keep the name the Populists demand tire
governor. so that Fawcett, being a Dem
ocrat. Is apparently conceded by his own
manager to be out OF the race
The conditions pnrfain IN tha
mention Of Voorhees, name. He Is also
Democrat and Is generally believed to
be such Democrat as would refuse TO
run on any save n Democratic ticket.
The Populist demand will make this an
impossibility. In addition TO this, Il ia
freely admitted TINT Voorhees, Is not pop
MAR among the Populsts: his attitude
toward Populistic doctrine. IL unknown
and is suspected to be anything but fav-
orahle.
Who VIII be favored by the PopulIsta
after the surrender of their party name
Is problematical, like most Of their other
plans, Nell Cheetham, who addressed
ovation. and on all sides was heard com
ment favorable TO his nomination for
governor.
II the nomination comes 10 the popu-
lists. ms II now seems they will insist
Cheetham Will probably have "A long
lead State Treasurer Young who. like
Cheetham. IS from Whitman county. IS
talked OF. but little mention In this con-
uectlon is heard OF Lieut. Gov. Daniels
Selection of Committees.
At the opening OF yesterday mornings
session. called to order by Chairman
Bridges about 10 o'clock. tho committee
on conference, published IN yesterdays
post-fntelicencer WIS announced "a fol-
lows: George H. Westcoit. Of Whatcom;
Augustus High, OF Clarke; A. NJ. Meek
lem, OF King. J. p. Coffeen. Of spokane
ana j. r. Brown. Of Whitman. other
committees were appointed 20 annunuce
70 the Democratic and Silver Republican
conventions the appointment and names
OF the five conferees
On motion Of A. p. Tugwell It was
unanimously ordered that the confer
ence committee demand the name u the
Peoples party for the ticket 20 be- norui-
mated by the union convention. Forest
Of Thurston. followed with a motion 10
instruct the conferees 10 insist upon the