, 1886-07-22
The Delegateshlp.

Candidates tor the TeDublCan nOm'
ination this fall are thicker than flies.
In Western Washington they are
especially numerous. At Seattle,
where politicians most DO congregate,
and whero political nursery brings
on political sprouts by the forcing
process, there are at least 4 dozen
who would submit to the sacrifice
without a murmur. In the ominous
silence upon this question which
surrounds that burg there are several
old party war horses who lave their
ears to the ground listening to hear
the people calling them to the front.
At Tacoma there Is an all permeating
desire to kill off any Seattle man at
all hazards. Tacoma don't have
much timber herself, but she'll he
etcrnally gosh darned if Seattle shall
have the prize; at least that is the
state of affairs if her papers reflect
public sentiment At Olympia there
is Judge. Hoyt whose friends insist
upon putting him forward; there is
Capt J. I. Brown, a gentleman EN-
inently fitted fer the position, and
rumor has 1t that he Will have lots
of friends at the proper time. Then
there is an incipient boom for Hon
John +. Gowey, whose term as regis
ter Of the land office has just expired.
Mr., Convey is a fine able young man,
but it Is mistaken friendship for him
g. put him forward at this time for
the delcgateship-and it is ques e
toned whether those who are trying
20 capture the ThurstoH county dele
cation for him are really pushing his
candidacy in dead earnest or simply
to checkmate somebody else. AT
Chehalis there Is ex-Governor New
Ell, who Is the victim of 4 consuming
lHst FOR Office that will not be satisfied
at least, probably not on this -'load
Of polc-" lie is a member Cf the
| Knights oI Labor, we learn. flor n
purpose of courscD and expects that
Organization 20 take him up at its
territorial convention in Tacoma
Sept Ith, aud thus force the republi-
cans on the Sih Of that month to put
him on their ticket Governor New
ell j. an old politician, and he has
marked that delcgateship for his
own. At Vancouver. il is understood
that Hon. y IL Bloomfield is again
a candidate. Hon Ezra Meeker. who
b. q Pierce Ming county property
owu"r, beet sugar king and the
riluaaE hop raiser, the exposition
rluslsbout who has accomplished
wonders ia advertising our Territory
abroad we'll, Meeksr is a candidate;
and his wonderful energies are
brought to bear upon the object of
bis affections IN way that indicates
q desperate determination to get
thar IT, has the merit OF being
fresh irum the the masses Of the peo.
I gle, ~ being resident Of the Ter
Fit1ry Tor thirty odl years, thorough
/ iy familiar With the wants Of the
people, a.. Hs fondly imagincs that
b. b. the Moss who can lead the
SeaItic-I Tacoma Children of Isrenl
pgt II the WiideTuess-tho one person
upon whom they can unite without
kicking each other cut Of bed. Time
acne can demonstrate the correct
Ness gr frlsIty Of NIr. Meekers IDEAS.
lie b. certainly uohody'z fool. Gov.
, IuIre is perhaps nearer a rrpresen-
ttuv" of the whole people than any
other. HsIs not identified with any
io-HlIty 40 the exclusion of every
ether Hi- official homc and voting
ip'lcH is Olympia. II he should 20
q Congress it would be- because Of
IA -Ilcuiid record III the chief ex -
ccut.ye's chair II Is claimed by
some that the s.roag anti-Chinese
el meut would slaughter him. II
this be true, il places them in the
| 2 l-iticu # opposing him for doing
b 3J'y a. governor frarlessly in a
trying crisis. East Of the mountains
there are lots OF available men; bu.
! Western Washington cannot get a
man ui her own il l. more than like
" tha. a stampede Eill be made for
BF~nts Tom. Er,n;s was an able
delegate not brilliant. but industri-
oas. -aracious uai true to every
intsro=t - hi- constituents. He
aogii hrTeEardei a. q safe candidate,
lso who has tho prestige of three
con lecuiiyc elections with increasing
votes, and whose nomination would
Not b. an experiment Republicans
are Not going tv exp. rImeut this year
At ."'ist they az" aat 10 fight shy Of any
unknown quantity We hope to see
a terrIflEa convention entirely free
from PIE arranged Jobs. where its
delegates ar" uat ANNEXED hy in
stracti1n from tarlr counties, and
Were a ice's. far, honest choice can
be- had