The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30
PEOPLES PARTY
DECLARES ITSELF
OUT OF EXISTENCE,

rhs closing session OF the separate
rnoa,list convention was brief hut stormy
leaders, on all sides looked worried and
M delegates were nervous and excited
poth the Rogers and anti-Rogers forces
| sere wary. and there was a disposi-
/ tIon manifest. especially by the gov
. gnors enemies, to avoid any action that
| nIrht invite test Of strength.
me decided turn-down OF the plans OF
| ne anti Rogers people TO secure control
n the state central committee, admins
tered IN the Overwhelming defeat OF Van
r Pierson Tuesday evening, served as
warning that the votes which had elect
"a Robert Bridges TO the Craftsmanship
we're not 70 be implicitly relied upon to
hsht Rogers all the way down the line.
Bridges was at his best as boss yes
ssrday morning. and to his efforts and
support OF the dllatory tactics Of the
snrI-Rogers floor leaders "a due the fact
that the danger of making show that
q clear majority OF the convention was
favorable TO Rogers was averted.
Shortly after $50 Chairman Bridges
rapped for order and the first matter
claiming attention was the report OF J. T.
Brown, Of the conference committee. Mr.
Brown stated that the Democrats re-
fused 70 yield the party name. and asked
further Instructions Judge Winsor moved
srueted 70 hold out for the name Tur-
mr., Of King. moved as a substitute that
The name be conceded 10 the Democrats.
10 this Judge Foresy Of Thurston, moved
concession " the name the Popullsts de-
mand the craftsmanship OF the Union
convention.
BY this time the convention was more
uproafious than NJ any time since II FIRST
assembled. II was noticeable. however,
that most OF tho uproar was caused by
Internal disturbance OF the anti-Hogers
people Rogers friends offered some SEN
t'menfal objections 10 giving up the name
but most OF the noise came from the
other side In the midst OF 10 all John
y. Fay offered a resolution az follows:
Resolved, That this convention now
proceed 10 nominate a fun ticket OF Pop
uists. that Il committee Of Ave mem
hers from this convention be named by
the chairman. with full plenary power
of this convention to effect fusion ticket
That all nominations made In this con.
vention are made subject 10 such
action as the committee herein provided
for shall finally take IN order to effect
Bridges promptly declared this resolu.
lion out OF order, and the fight on the
acceptance OF the Democratic name was
renewed. After the exhaustion OF severa
kinds OF vocahularies the Peoples part,
voted itself out OF existence by a hand
some majority.
conferee Brown again appeared hefor,
the convention and announced the agree
ment or the committee OF fifteen or
the following:
'Ftrs,--That It shah DO Democrati,
name
'second-That the two-thirds rule shall
prevail.
'"rhird-That Robert Bridges. the chair
man OF the Populist convention. shall b,
the chairman OF the union convention.
'Fourth--That the order OF bushes,
shall no the nomination 90 officers al
ioiiowsi Two congressman. governor
lieutenant governor, two supreme judges
state auditor. secretary 81 state attor
tcndant Of public Instruction, four presi
Dental electors"
This agreement was ratified ana a com
mittee appointed TO notify the Democrat
ana SILVER Republicans that the Popuiiatl
would be with them, An Adjournment
was then taken until 1880, at which tim,
ina Delegates reassembled and marche,
IN body 10 the Armory.