The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-13
FUS|ON|STS HOLD A RALLY.
THEIR MEETING AT ARMoRY HALL
WAS NOT VERY ENTHUSIASTIC.
Gov. Rogers Cold Receptfon-Hfs
Speech Received with slight APP
pInuse-Does Not Discuss National
Issues-wtnsor Talks Socialism.


formally opened their campaign before
an audience OF about Loo people. Gov.
Rogers. Assistant Attorney General
Vance. ]. T. Ronald and Judge Winsor
were the principal speakers. Ex-Con-
gresham Lewis presided.
That heavy frost has settled on the
fusion campaign was demonstrated con-
clusiyely to the unbiased observer at last
nights meeting. Gov. Rogers received
fair amount OF applause when he rose
TO speak. but his address. which was
sophomore and pedagogic to degree.
was listened to in silence. Mr.. Ronald.
whose candidacy is the last hope OF the
fusion managers, was, unfortunately for
himself and to his evident disgust, placed
last on the programme. and was there
fore sadly handicapped. To cap the
climax. Judge Winsor. one of the NOM
inees for the supreme bench. declared
in plain terms that he did not stand on
the Kansas City platform. and ended by
making an argument in support of his
weli-known socialistic beliefs.
Gov. Rogers was the first speaker He
devoted the first half of his address to
statement of his administration. He
claimed that the board OF audit and con-
troll had saved the state $4,000 during
the FIRST two years OF his administration.
The last half Of the governors talk
was In line with his arguments four years
ago He said that in his opinion a panic
was due two years hence. He had come
TO this opinion after talking with n
banker. he said. Perhaps / overdraw
the picture" said the governor, but II
Is always well TO cast an eye to the flu
ture. believe In commercial expansion,
but not In government by force"
Mr.. Vance was next presented, after a
fattering Introduction by Chairman
Lewis. or the money question Mr.. Vance
said: We are as crazy on silver as we
were In 1896. Four years have perhaps
whftened our heads but have not given
us wisdom
I'VE do not want the Philippine islands
even IL they want to come to us. The
Republicans are trying to bride the peo-
pie OF Seattle by shipping a few govern
ment mules to the Orient and are irving
70 corrupt the people of Eastern Wash
ington by giving them chance 70 sell
nay TO feed the mules. These are their
ARGUMENTS I'm favor of expansion.
There Is nothing In the story OF Me-
kinney prosperity. There Is no industry in
this state that Is earning profit unless
IL liz In some kind of a trust"
The speaker ended by attacking Gov
Roosevelt. who he said had declared that
an Democrats were traitors and liars.
Benno Alexander. the editor of n Ger
man weekly paper. was introduced and
made short but vigorous talk on the
Boer war and expansion. II must ha
confessed that although a stranger 10 his
audience. Mr.. Alexander aroused more
enthusiasm than any OF the other speak
ers. His utterances were intemnerata
however. He said. for example:
THE attitude and policy OF The ,ar,,r.
istration In the Philippines Is the most
damnabie crime Of modern times. The
f1ipinos were the allies of tie American
FORCES IL was crime to begin wa,
against them
The speaker characterized President Nc
hinley as the representative OF the queen
OF England In this country. This evoked
misses and no applause.
Judge w III. White, Of the supreme
court, followed Mr.. Alexander He denied
The story In the Post-intelligencer. nrint-
ed several days ago of the manner m
which he was deprived OF the nomination
for the supreme bench. He declared thai
he had personally asked Judge winsor IN
take the nomination. II begged Judge
Winsor To accept" snid Judge White. aIn
order 70 create harmony and to prevent
the convention from nominating me.
Judge White tnded by saying: II am
an expansionist and always have been. bur
am Democratic expansionist." He con-
demned the policy OF the administration
In dealing with Puerto Rico.
Judge Winsor came next The conyen-
tton went TO the rubbish pile TO nominate
candidate Cor the supreme bench" said
Judge Wlnsor. referring humorously 10
his own candidacy.
II want 10 say that do not stand On
any platform made in Kansas CITY. | am
for the platform of that Moses tF,rvan,
who Is TO lead US out OF the bondage a.
the Haanas."
Then Judge Winsor startled his Demo.
cratic admirers ty venting his well known
socisiistIc views II am not afraid OF tho
Philippines cr of the progressive con.
struction OF the constitution" no said. rs
long as we haya chance 10 destroy the
Internal system Of competition, greed and
cut-throatism." Judge Winsor concluded
by referring 20 tho trusts and money
sharks a. enemies Of the people. Then
he apoi0gised for making political
speech. sayingi
1T has been said that a Judge should
not make a political speech. I am not A
Judge and | 10 not know that ever will
be"
AIR. Ronald closed the meeting IN a fise.
minute speech. 10 denounced the admin
istratiou for carrying on the war against
Agulnaido and his Filipino bands. He
said that the people sun believed In the
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