Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-31
ksrsAr cssxrr rsxsrscs.

~@Wr
Ths political fRht In Kitsap has, sc
Tar as county officers are concerned
been conducted qnistly. Il il chiefly Z
matter there between men. Democrscy
and Republicauism playing no psrs in
u whatever. The best, or The mos,
popular candidates viii BE- voted in, and
N this way vili Be secured the 70 sIss.
tion Of Joseph Comstock a. Sheriff
Nelson McCallum ~ Auditor, and r. J
Primrose as Treasurer. These man hx
long service have proven their worth.
and there h no visible reason uhy thev
should rot continue 70 hold their of7ices
indefinitely In the future.
Al Tar ~ the head Of the ffckef 4
ooncerned, the people feel differently.
From fessons Of personal interest. and
from principle, they join in the general
upfisinR, and feel the common desire ~
curo the power and greed of the North
ern facific Company, the dark cload Of
whose Land grant has long hsne over
and bliRhted their fair county. The
gross misrepresentation Of Kifsap In
she Territorial Conveution ranklss
sorely IN she hearts Of the people, and
will hnd expression nexs Tuesday In the
popular condemnation Of she raiirsad
candidate.
Messrs. Young, Ronald, Osborn. .Lsvis
and Miller have been visiting the va
rioas precincts and talkios TO the voters
In their own interests, the result of
which will be seen In . few days, Mr..
Young has also been in Pierce counfy.
where be vas interviewed by the lace.
ma Ledger. 10 the following purport:
Mr.. YounR,r said the Ledger scribe.
how waQea the hattie ~,
Mr.. Y0onx - BpfeudidIy. Nothing
can be more promising. | have, from
the first, been confident Of succees, but
since my visit here and tho discovery
that many good people are active In INV
support. l am very much grasified 10
feeling my candidacy viii evsntaate in a
Ledger seribe-a Bat he oppoeitiop
are endeavoring TO wean your friends
away by circulating rumors that You
would incline to be more friendly 10
King county than to Pierce in case of
your election
Mr.. Young =" That's trick Of the
opposition. e viii. prove 4 seritabls
roorback 20 them. however. Isst me tell
you ] hive not q dollars worth of inter
est In King county. All my interests are
In my own connty, Kitsap. Why should
/ favor King ooantyf Why at the last
session Of the Legislature encountered
the opposition Of the repressntatises
from that county Ia measures affecting
my own county. II elected, shall rep
resent with ell my eaFnestness and uR-
svervilg fidelity my district, which
means that will stand by the interests
of kiisap county and Pierce county,
and he would not be an bonest man who
would do otherwise,
Hew are you on the boundary ques
tion Z" inquired the scribe.
Mr.. Young" NV course In that mat
ter will readily be inferred from what
have just said. Before my nomination
was made, Hon. j. p. Stewart, Of Puy-
allup, questioned me on that subject.
assured him that should ths psople on
the south side Of King county desire 10
be attached 10 your county, all their
interests being IN Pierce, they buying
and seliing and drawing all their sup
plies from you, would favor and
heartily support rneasare calculated
TO bring about the change. Besides
giving this assurances TO Mr.. Stewart,
after my nomination went before the
District Convention and made aeciar-
alton in accordance with what said 90
him. need not add that Mr.. Stewart,
to whom have Just alluded, was thor
ouRhIy satitfied with my position, and
10 expressed himself
Mr.. Young. what was your course Ia
the Legislature on matters affecting
Pierce county p pursued the Ledger
man.
Mr.. Yeunq -" Invariably friendly.
Messrs. Blackwell and Houghton. Of the
Piercs county delegation. know my
course there and are, believe, satis6ed
with IL. Just while think about ii. let
me recall circumstance at the last
session, which will show how far was
in the interests Of King county. ] Was
the chairman of the Committee on
Ways and Means and Claims. A bill in
abe interest Of King county Was referred
10 rs. Its object waa ts appropriate
$4,000 for the construction of the Sno-
quaimie Pass wagoa road. fought IL
In committee and reported back recon-
mending that 10 do not pass. II seems
10 me that reasonable men do not ask
any better refutation Of this charge