The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-19

whatsoever. oBe cf their number de-
ciaring that the party rouad be kept
in divided state 50 long as there was
the most remote possibility OF Colenel
Haines receiving such recognition.
Upon hearing this as the ultimatum
Of the squir-Ferry men, Messrs No
Graw. Heilbion and Grant At once de-
ciared that further negotiation vas
Impossible. taking the position thar
the agreement maae on Wednesday
evening must be ful6llei 10 the letter.
The two committees thereupon sep
arsted and the efforts to harmonic
the Republicans Of King county vas
At an end.
The public is here given fun his
tory OF the negotiation aud the reason
| for the Withdrawal OF Colonel Haines
and Mr.. Kinnear. Every statement
which has keen made in this
article is absolutely correct aud
if any one Is called ia question il viii
be supported by the aiiidsvits of rep
utahle citizens. On the one hand
there has been absolute good faith,
fully attested hy the withdrawal Of
Mr.. Haines and Mr.. Kinnear from the
contest. On the other hand there has
been the most unblushine pertidy and
an announced intention to either
ruin the Republican party OF
King county or drive from ID
the men who have fought
its battles in the past A clique OF
impudent ringssers have parceled out
the offices among themselves and
presumed to pass upon the Repub.i-
canism of such men as John r.
Kinnear. j. H. McGraw. J. C. Haines,
&. II. Heiibron. v. A. Pusey and a
score of Others who have spent their
time and their money In the service
OF the party, who found It In a hope
less minority in King county ana
have attracted to its support a large
majority of the voters.
The Republican voters OF King
county viii decide tomorrow whether
this impadent iing Of Office seekers
will be permitted to ostracise all Re-
puhiicans who will not submit to the
selfish and despotic rule which they
are endeavoring TO establish.
In compliance with the earnest wish
Of his friends and the demand OF hun
dreds of Republicans who are opposed
to ring rule. to fraud, to bribery. to
the display of bad faith in or out OF
politics. Hon. John r. Hoyt has con-
sented TO enter the field as q candidate
for the United States Senate.
Here, indeed, is candidate upon
whom the Republicans of King county
can rally with all enthusiasm. No
body will dare 70 questson Judge
Hoyt's honesty. his ability, his fitness
in any respect for the high office for
which be is a candidate. As for the
PosT-ISTELLIaENogR, it proposes to
give Judge Hoyt an earnest sup
port. 1t proposes to urge his
claims until the Senators from the
state OF Washington have been chosen.
From now until the legislature does
its work. whether the Doodle gang
succeed or fail in controlli ng the pri-
maries in King county. this journal
will urge the fitness of Judge Hoyt
tor the position of United States Sen.
ator.
Judge Hoyt comes into the field un-
trammeled by pledges or combinations
OF any description. His record is his
platform. His fitness is his recon-
mendation. He Is candidate because
Just such candidate as he is neces-
sary to save the Republican party of
King county from utter defeat. His
friends will urge his candidacy in full
confidence that no amount of money
will be sufficient to carry the primar-
les against him
Hon. John r. kinnesr is in the field
for the governorship. Three days ago
his name was Withdrawn by his friends.
Since that time, however. the r1ng-
sters who aim TO control the Repub-
lican party Of King county have un-
dcrtaken 10 drive Mr.. Kinnear and his
friends from the organization. They
have broken pledges, repndiated
agreements, broken faith. and
the conditions under which
Mr.. kinnear Withdrew are entirely
changed. Under these circumstances
the same friends who withdrew his
name from before the public again
bring him into the field. He is can
dida,e in the fullest sense of the word
and he will so TO the state convention
With the King county delegation at
( his back.
( The Posr-lsTFILIGEScEE does not
! believe that the workingmen, who are
the bone and sinew OF the Republican
party of King county, viii permit the
machine which has been constructed
hv Spt,ire and Ferry TO de-