The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-13
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ed to withdraw when his friends said the
word. They claim that the ticket nomin-
ated by the convention was. as they sup
posed, put up. in good faith as Demo
cratic ticket for the support of the vot-
ers Of the Democratic faith.
Said one of the men who took a promf-
ent part in that conventions:
I'VE are now informed that Mr.. Col
Inns has placed his interests in the hands
Of his friends, and that they can leave
him on the ticket or pull him on. In
other words Mr.. Collins Is to be used as
trading capital and to accomplish certain
purposes TO the advantage Of his friends,
Democracy. l never knew Democratic pol
itics in King county to come to this pass
before
lis Mr. Collins a candidate for mayor
on the Democratic ticket. or is he not
This is question / have never heard
him answer and | would like TO know
what Mr.; Collins believes he is and what
BY many Democrats IT is believed that
Mr. Collins viii not run. and that he
was not nominated as q bona fide candi.
in time to Mr.. Goodwin, who, II is as
serted, will unite the Democrats and the
municipal ownership advocates.
1t is said by the men who take this view
that Mr.. Collins Is a weak candidate, and
that 1t will be to the advantage of the
party fe ba MN to steR down ana out They
cratic politics in the past is not such as
to entitle him to the undivided support
or the Democratic party.
Mr.. Collins own friends say that he
wishes to do what is for the best in
terests of the party, without sacrificing
himself
Goodwin Refuses to He Sacrificed.
AS for Mr.. Goodwin there IL no doubt
that he could have been nominated by the
Democratic convention had he desired.
His positive declaration, made two days
before the Democratic convention, that
under no circumstances would he allow
his name to be used turned his support
ers to other men, much to their regret.
Mr.. Goodwin is understood to have act
ed from considerations of a personal char
acter being advised that a mayoralty
nomination would tend to injure his
Democratic national convention and the
attainment of the Democratic national
committeemanship. which Is his announc-
ed ambition.
on the other hand. Democratic politi-
clans who have watched the progress of
the mayoralty matter for some time. say
that Mr.. Goodwin did not wish to be sac
rihced on straight Democratic ticket,
and therefore, seeing that fusion was i'm
probable, he decided not to allow the use
of his name.
where CotteriII stands.
George Cotterill, the nominee of the
nonpartisans and Populists for mayor.
says that he Is on the ticket to stay. His
friends asserted last night with every
show of confidence that Mr.. Collins would
withdraw, that the Democratic ticket
committee would substitute Mr. Cotterill
as the union candidate. and that Mr..
Goodwin, as manager OF the campaign,
would draw the support of the Demo-
cratic party for Cotterill and the ticket.
Mr.. cotterill himself made this state
ment last night:
81 did not seek this nomination. i have
long been active in advocating certain
principles affecting municipal govern
ment. with no other thought than that
common TO every citizen. to use his best
energies for the public interest To my
surprise, and against my protests,
found myself called upon to lead in tbs
campaign in which these municipal ques-
lions are at issue. To have shirked the
duty of applying the principles l have
advocated would have been a confession
of cowardice or instncerity. Hence | felt
II my duty to accept the nomination ten
dered by the citizens mass convention.
IL is a source of great qualification to
me that my associates in the People ;
party have indorsed the citizens move
ment and pledged their efforts TO the
success Of the principles for which IL
stands. At no time since my nomination
or Endorsement has any member of any
of the various committees or parties OPP
posed to the Republican party made any
suggestion of any character whatever
limiting or leading towards a possible
withdrawal from the contest | have no
intention OF Withdrawing. | am In the
field to stay and shall do my part to adj
vocate to a successful issue the princi-
pies for which I stand