The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-07
STRAIGHT OUT POPuLISTS.
ADVANCE GUARD DELEGATES AR
IRVING IN CINCINNATI.
All opposed to Fusion and Favor n
Mfddle-of-the-Road Course on
Ticket and PIatform-secretary
Parker Talks of the situation.

CINCINNATI, May s.-The advance
workers OF the national convention OF the
middle-cf- the-road Populists. which meets
mere next Wednesday. arrived today They
are All opposed to fusion and almost ev-
erythins else that has any connection
with other political parties. They al
claim they represent a large majority Of
the Peoples party; that the convention
at Sioux Falls will contain a minority Of
deiegates, as over two thirds OF tho dele
gates were instructed by their states for
the Cincinnati convention, which viii
Keep In the middle of the road and not be
sieetracked in the interest OF anybody or
any party They call attention to the
TACT that their call is in accord with the
Omaha platform of 1892. excluding all Of
hceholders. and charge that the Sioux
rams convention is In charge OF Senators
Butler, Allen and Pettigrew and other
ofiiceholders. the same as Republican and
Democratic conventions
1T IL well recognized by all people"
said Joseph A. Parker, secretary OF the
national committee OF the middle-of-the-
readers. whether they be Popuists or
not. that the Cincinnati convention repre-
sents the real Populist movement. 1t f.
equally well known that the Sioux Falls
convention Is simply an adjunct to the
Democratic party. This accounts for the
unanimity with which Popuists in every
section have repudiated the call for the
latter convention and Endorsed the Gin
cfnnati movement. We are confident Of
an attendance fully as great "a the cana
city Of our hail. and it Is claimed that
Robinson's opera house win seat $50
people"
Mr.. Parker said 1.-THE Sioux Falls
convention cannot deliver vote to Bryan
that would not go to him as the regular
Democratic nominee Any action the
only enbarrass Bryan and give his enc
mics in the Democratic party a chance to
hammer him. He would be much strong
or as a thorough Democratic candidate
than as n fusion candidate, and IL the
leaders OF the Sioux Falls convention were
really for Bryan they would 20 about the
matter in a way to accomplish his cleo
ton. They would openly join the Demo-
cratic party and help elect Hs nominees.
But they are not so much for Bryan az
they are for themselves, and they are
working the fusion racket more with an
eye 10 getting Democratic support for the
state and other offices they hold and ex-
pect to hold than for any love OF Bryan.
Why. this idea was boldly argued in the
COMMITTEES on resolutions Mt Raleigh. In
the North Carolina convention, which
caused Harry Skinner to attack Senator
Butler for his insinterity Mr. Bryan IL
I'm more danger today from these friends
than he is from the middle-of-the-road-
ers"
Asked about the charge Of Senator Pet
tigrew that Senator Hanna was helping
the convention. Mr. Parker said: 1T Is
false. The fusion leaders see that the
Peoples party has repudated them This
has driven them to the extremity of try
ing 10 impugn the motives of those who
are behind our movement. We expect
nothing else but a campaign OF SANDER
but we propose TO meet II as It deserves.
In truth. this whole work has been accom-
plished and all expenses OF the convention
paid with 500 the amount contributed by
the convention league Of Cincinnati. The
fusionists bunkoed Sioux Falls out of
a. zoo which will make their delegates cost
over $40 head. I should Judge; but we
were unable to get anything more than
800.
''Of course all OF us who have done the
preliminary work have worked without re-
Enumeration, and we have had TO dispense
with music and all extras and limit our
selves TO bare necessities. But we are
here for business, and not TO cut swell.
and propose to do the best we can But 1t
does make us a little angry TO have the
fusionists parading such a statement he
fore the public and leading people to be
lieve that we hav barrel OF money.
wrote Senator Pettigrew the facts over
week ago and asked that he set us right
but UP 10 this time l have heard nothing
from him. II does seem strange that any
man holding an office secured at the sacri-
fica OF his party's purity and independ-
ence should throw out slurs at other peo-
pIe who do not see things as ne does
senator Pettigrew is up for reelection in
South Dakota this year. and do not think
It will help his chances much to throw
..,vA ~ trua ponuitStS"