The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-14
Democratic Chairman Evolves a
Scheme for a Joint Convention.
ROGERS MEN DO NOT FAVOR IT.
Apportionment of Delegates Gives
silver Republicans but a Ninth of
the yotes-Two-Thirds Majority
Necessary to Nominate-James
Hamilton Lewis May He Brought
Out rs Candidate for Governor.

Fusion statesmen are busy with the
problem Of finding "A new modus operanol
BY which a satisfactory and compact con-
soIIdation OF the anti-Republican FORCES
can be accomplished In particular the
Democratic leaders are Just now exer-
cising their inventive faculties for the
purpose of hitting upon plan Of comoi-
nation which will result I'm a union ticket
and which will not be open to the Cd
1ections Of the customary conference
committee, with It's Office trading fea-
fuupH
Chairman Thomas Mallory. OF the Dem
ocrafic state central committee. In cur
rantIy credited with evolving the latest
plain for n joint convention, consisting
OF delegates made up OF representatives
from tho three parties heretofore con-
stftuting the fusion organization. In
brief, Mr.. Mallory proposes, 1t is under
stood 10 have a Joint convention Of 1,0A
delegates. distributed rs follows: Demo-
Gratis iei: Populists. 4s4 and Silver Re-
publicans 1iG In addition the Mallory
plan. according 10 common report. pro-
vidcs that a candidate TO be nominated
in the joint convention must he credited
with at least a two-thirds vote or the
convention.
Not Received with Favor.
II IL understood that Chairman Ma
Iony. after perfecting his plan for a com
to number OF his friends before spread
ing II broadcast over the state among
party workers. The plan, II is said, has
not been received with entire favor, OBJ
tections being recorded In behalf OF the
friends among the Democrats of Gov.
Rogers. At any rate. no general circu-
lation has been given by Mr. Mallory To
his scheme In view, IL Is said. Of the ap-
proachng conference OF Peoples party
leaders at Tacoma and Spokane June q.
Among Democratic politicians who have
discussed the so-called Mallory plan, there
has been considerable adverse comment
on account OF the large and unwiedy
size OF the proposed convention. and es-
peciaiiy has criticism been directed at the
feature which provides that a candidate
10 be legally nominated must have
two-thirds majority of the votes In the
convention. This, In the opinion of Mr..
Malony's critics, liz q direct and palpable
attempt TO prejudice the interests of Gov.
Rogers. In fact. the friends Of the gov
ernor declare that In formulating his So
called fusion plan the state chairman has
deliberately planned to make the nom
nation of the governor an impossiblity.
II IL charged against Chairman Mallory
that he has figured out n plan whereby
enough Democrats and Populsts In the
convention can be lined up against a sec
ond term for the governor az to make
his denomination impossible under the two
thirds rule. Mr.. Mallory, so 1t Is re-
ported among fusonists. plans on secur-
ing the solid support OF the Populist
leaders TO his plan, knowing, Il IL said,
that Gov. Rogers bttterest political enc
mics are found in the camp of the Peo-
plo's party
silver Republicans say "No."
There IA a disposition among many King
county Democrats to credit the chairman
Of the Democratic state committee with
a dsslre 90 lay the wires SO that in case
things 30 right the name of James Ham
ilton LAWS can NJ presented 10 the Joint
convention as candidate for governor
The belief that such Is Mr. Malony's
most important actuating motive exists
despite the fact that Mr. Lewis not many
months ago informed Mr.. Mallory In a
letter which was given wide circulation.
that no would not run for congress or
governor this year
Mr., Mallory II known as the warm per-
sonai and political friend of Mr. Lewis
II - to this fact perhaps. that ~ due
the general opinion among local Demo-
Gratis that the hight against Gov Rogers
now In progress in this county and state
may end In the launching of the euber-
Material boom OF ex-Congressrnan Lewis
In the discussion among fusion poll
tlcians yesterday OF the so-caIied Mallory
plan for joint convention, the silver
Republicans gave expression 10 strong ad-
verse comments on account of the rcla-
lively small representation allowed the
Tellerites In the state convention