The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-02
State Papers Discuss His Candi-
dacy in Unfriendly Tone.
FIGHT WITH THOMAS mALoNy.
One Paper Declares That There Arc
Many other Democrats Opposed
TO the Governor-PopuIist Week.
ly in Tacoma Comes Out Boidiy
Against his neutrality-suspicious.
Populists Favor Party Autonomy.

Fusion papers throughout the state find
much pleasure and expend considerable
space and ink in discussing the campaign
OF Gov. Rogers for denomination at tho
hands of the Democracy. and the fight
that is being waged against him by both
Populist and Democratic enemies The
current issue OF the Tacoma Sun. we'll
known populist weekly, established dur
ing the early days OF Populism In this
state. is out for Angelo Vance Fawcett
as against Gov, Rogers. The Centrala
News (Democraticl predicts that Rogers
will be defeated In his ambition. and
warns Democrats to withhold their sup
port from him. The Freemen's Labor
Journal (PopulisD. of Spokane, declares
I'm a late issue against assimilation by
the Democracy and says that the Popu-
lists OF Spokane gathered In their late
convention with stern faces" and tho
spirit that marked the party In 1892
Concerning the race to be made by Mr..
Fawcett against Gov. Rogers. the Sun
says some pointed things, among others
the following:
Fawcett VS.. Rogers.
with Fawcett i'm the field Rogers will
not be able to get one delegate from
Pierce county TO the state nominating
convention, for the reason, II for none
other. that Fawcett IL a true follower of
Bryan; while the governor is more OF q
years ago the editor OF this paper sup
ported Rogers because he believed him
people. but we have found out our error,
and we now know him to be a hypocrite
and toady to plutocracy, who would
sell the people and their interest In order
to advance his own personal ends. II by
any misfortune he should receive tho
nomination the rank and file OF reformers
throughout the state would be forced TO
vote the Republican ticket or put out a
straight Popuiist nominee. The 1890
stay -at-home voters I'm 1898 was n rebuke
he is the candidate they will not stay at
home. but will register their votes against
the man who has sold them out"
Mallory Not Alone.
OF the Mallory Rogers feud and the
governors campaign. the centralia News
Thomas Mallory IL chairman OF tho
Democratic state committee and does not
hesitate to say that he IL a gainst Rogers
for governor. Hts bitterness Is manifest
all along the line. And he Ii not alone.
Farmer Todd wants TO be candi-
date for lieutenant governor. Now that
ocrats can stand a great DEAL but the line
must be drawn somewhere.
Rogers-White Deal.
'warnorse White wants 10 be chief
justice OF the state supreme bench for the
unexpired term OF Judge Gordon, resign
ed IL Gov. Rogers appoints White II
will only be adding one more big nail In
the iatter's political coffin. White has
made too many breaks TO suit the Demo-
Gratis"
The Firemen's Labor Journal. OF spo.
kane, In its issue OF April "a. describing
the late county convention OF populists.
says.
Many OF the delegates were men WIN
We're active and enthusiastic workers IN
1871 and up to 1895. but had been quiet
since. They appeared again with aeri-
Gus. stern expressions on their faces, M
though they considered the occasion re-
CURED desperate. Arm and radical &C.
tion. and that they were ready 10 UNDER
take their share OF the burdens and re-.
sponsiblity. but would tolerate no more
trifing."
No Fusion In Spokane.
A proposition from the Democrats iook-
ing 10 united action was received with a
grin. says the Journal The following rs
taken from the platform adopted as print
ed IN the paper named
Resolved, That we hold our party
organization and that we never surren-
der our party name and we wage The
coming campaign under the Old and cher
ished name dear 20 tho advocates of re-
form In state and national government.
and known as the Peoples party
far IA