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23 stories matching fusion
- The Fusion Bargain: Democrats and Populists Trade Principles for a Ticket
A Tacoma dispatch describes backroom talks, proxies and newspaper maneuvering as Washington's Democrats and Populists weigh a joint slate.
- A Midnight Move to Pack the Populist Rolls
Seattle’s First Ward Populist Club suspected Democrats were trying to flood its membership before the primary—and threw one deputy marshal out of the hall.
- The Sorehead Movement Meets Its Funeral
Seattle independents gather at the G.A.R. hall to plan a fusion ticket, then quietly prepare to let their revolt die.
- The Populist Rebellion at Ranke's Hall
In a rowdy and defiant county convention, the People’s Party rejects fusion with mainstream Democrats, pushing a radical platform of state-owned mines and anti-monopoly reforms.
- The Rowdy Pierce County Democratic Convention
Boos, hisses, and shouts of 'Rats' define a chaotic convention as local Democrats revolt against a fusion plan with the People's Party.
- Political Backroom Dealing in Spokane
Populist and Democratic party leaders meet in Spokane to orchestrate a fusion ticket, sidelining grassroots party members.
- The Democrats Drum Up Candidates—and One Staged His Own Surprise Party
Seattle Democrats organize ward clubs, weigh fusion with Populists and independents, and trade rumors over sheriff, treasurer and prosecutor—including a would-be senator who bought his own gold-headed cane.
- The Proxy Convention: Democrats Meet in Tacoma and Call It Harmony
A state Democratic committee gathering is dominated by proxies and federal officeholders, while leaders maneuver over fusion and legislative apportionment.
- The Failed Fusion of Whitman County Politics
The local Democratic convention suffers a crushing blow after Populist delegates reject a proposed merger.
- Offices for a Senate Vote: The Backroom Deal in Jefferson County
A Democratic leader offers Populists half the county offices — and a customs-house appointment — if they will help elect Hugh Wallace to the U.S. Senate. Even party regulars call it a disgrace.
- The Customs Collector and the Straw Men of Puget Sound
A Tacoma official accuses Collector J. C. Saunders of padding the customs payroll with political workers—including a no-show inspector—for work never done at the Interstate Fair.
- Political Infighting Rocks the People's Party
Seattle activists revolt against 'fusion' strategy and the perceived buying of political influence through newspaper subsidies.
- The Republicans Who Tried to Fuse With the Democrats
A dissident Republican meeting at Grand Army Hall named a conference committee to cut a county-ticket deal with Democrats—then the city attorney walked out.
- The Pony Express Ends: Lincoln Wins, But the South Sees War
As the Pony Express delivers the shocking news of Abraham Lincoln’s election to a nervous Sacramento, Olympia residents mark local weddings and watch their market prices hold steady.
- The Seattle Municipal Landslide of 1900
Voters reject a fusion ticket of populists and prohibitionists, cementing a 'liberal' policy for Seattle's gambling and liquor trades.
- The Beer-Fueled Plot to Steal a Populist Club
Seattle's First Ward Populists packed a hall over John Considine's theater to stop Democrats from capturing their club—and the meeting turned into a brawl of speeches, resignations and accusations.
- Ballard’s High-Stakes Annexation Fight
As municipal elections approach, Ballard residents are divided over the high cost of local government and the prospect of merging with Seattle.
- A Gavel, a Roar, and a Populist Ticket Born in Chaos
King County's People's Party convention at Turner Hall turned into a shouting, proxy-fighting, faction-splitting marathon—and buried Dr. J. Eugene Jordan and Jack McDonald on the way to nominating a ticket.
- The Dolly Varden Ticket: Seattle's 1894 Scheme to Stitch Together a Political Frankenstein
Disgruntled Republicans and Democrats met in downtown Seattle to plan a hybrid 'taxpayers' ticket aimed at beating the regular Republican slate—if they could keep the seams from splitting.
- Internal Strife Rips Apart Tacoma’s Democratic Party
A bitter feud between the party's 'kids' and established members over sheriff nominations and fusion schemes threatens to cost the Democrats the election.
- The Populist Revolt in King County
King County Populists hold a fiery convention, demanding an end to the poll tax, attacking 'Pinkertonian' strikebreakers, and debating the merits of local newspapers.
- The 'Citizens' Ticket' Plot in San Juan County
A Friday Harbor editor claims Democrats and Populists will skip their own nominations, then run a fusion slate disguised as a nonpartisan citizens' ticket.
- The Cold Shoulder for Bryan in the Palouse
A local editor dismisses the national hype surrounding William Jennings Bryan's campaign visit to Colfax.
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- A Cultural Tableau in Fremont
Lake Union Lodge members stage an elaborate Japanese-themed wedding and fan drill to celebrate local community spirit.
- A Grand Religious Merger
Three major Protestant denominations move toward organic union to increase efficiency and emphasize common values.
- Seattle's Rival Gas and Electric Firms Merge Under One Roof
The Union Electric Company and the Seattle Gas and Electric Light Company lease their plants to a new Union Illuminating Company, promising customers that 'consumers will be unaffected.'
- The Smoke and Mirrors of Aberdeen's Variety Halls
A skeptical journalist pulls back the curtain on the 'Human Electricians' and fire-eaters captivating local audiences with chemical tricks.
- The Galley Explosion on the Steamer Glide
A cook's dangerous attempt to spark a galley fire with coal oil leads to an explosion and a narrow escape from disaster on the Puget Sound.
- A Failed Arson Attempt in Everett
A mysterious fuse and a kerosene-soaked room threatened a downtown business block.
- A Lamp, a Kitchen, and a Lake Union Fire
A domestic accident leaves a family homeless after a runaway kitchen lamp destroys a house on the shores of Lake Union.
- The Mystery of the Creeping Rail
A phantom force is physically shifting the interurban line's tracks toward Tacoma, baffling engineers and causing havoc with the electrical system.