The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-31
Democratic Committee to Take
Decisive Action Today.
PARTY UNCONVENTIONAL STAKE
Invitation OF Nonpartisan Leaguc
win Probably he Considered and
rejected = Plans Maturing for
Ward and Precinct Organization
Position OF the Committee ~
stated BY = Prominent Member.

Developments IN the p0uticdi uetu yes
terday Indicate almost conclusively that
the leaders OF the Seattle Democracy Will
refuse the invitation of the Nonpartisan
League to join in the nomination OF
Citizens Nonpartisan ticket, and that the
Democratic city convention which has been
called for February Z will nominate full
ticket. There is one contingency that
may prevent this. That is a proposal that
may be made by the Peoples party city
committee looking toward q fusion along
established lines. The chances are re-
mote that such proposition will be made.
for the reason that the Populists. through
their city committee. havc been placed in
the position of indorsing the nonpartisan
movement.
A week from today the Democrats will
meet in convention for the announced pur-
pose of nominating candidates for the va
rious municipal offices In calling the
convention a month before the election.
the Democratic leaders took step which
they thought would result in combina-
tion of the forces opposed to the Republic
an party. The leading members of the
committee stated that the call for eau
cuses and primaries for the selection OF
delegates to the convention were drafted
with the idea of enabling all voters OF the
fusion persuasion to participate and take
a hand in the convention.
Forsake Their Old Allies.
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the Democratic committee. Among the
members of she Democratic committee
the belief Is prevalent that the Populists
will forsake their old allies, the Demo-
t,sans or vii, s,bmeree their marty organ.
,-attor ana tdonttty IN tha yrovement
Which a. haaled ~ Anthonv Cnrcoran,
DR. TITUS and Eugene WAY.
Tha Democratic citv centra, committee
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VII probably meet TINS afternoon no. IN sne
ONCE " oeere'aIy E,hs. ioI '"e uausoS
uon OF business reiating 70 'he approacn-
Ing campaign. Incidentally, It Is given
proposition submitted by the nonpartisan
COMMITTEES looking to a union Of interests
with tbe Democracv the Peonle's marty
and the Silver Republicans. IL the state
ments made yesterday by prominent MEM
bers of the Democratic committee are to
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that +ha cnr,roittaa viii axnrsas tts re-
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,ar.,san ,n,,,s,.;n,, Eo,,n,vi,sr th,. t,,a
COMMITTEES will probably discuss practical
politics in the shane Of ward and pre-.
cfnct organization. the intention of the
Democratic leaders being apparently to
Duplicate the organization OF the party,
made during the celebrated Ronald cam
peirn.
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Evidence Is not wanting that the Demo-
cratic ward workers have already accom-
plished great deal in the work of ward
and precinct organization. and that this
-.,as.ta, g. 49, rhtoh t,,st ,,ou, ;,+ara.t.
~ ~ H. onr,r,,i,taa ,nnre than anv
tne democratic committees more tuaii any
other connection with municipal politics.
One Of the leading members of the DEM
ocratic city committee said yesterday:
.-The Democratic city committee made ev-
erv honorable EFFORT possih,e 10 eject a
Coalition between the various forces on
posed to the Republican party. Nine
tenths Of the Democracy of Seattle. and of
the entire stata for that matter would
strens,n,isiv oppose another fusion on lines
which governed in the last two state
camnatens The Democrats OF this cify
beiieva that the marty mas a future and
that its ORGANIZATION ought to be main
tained The Ponulists al the very he