The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-01
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The harmcny that prevailed 81 lasf eve
ningss senatorial caszcns Vas q tnas Il
sanse nasrre supposed 70 hare inspired me
Ezmoas gathering Of Kilkenny eAss or >
pcnny brock fair. The Sr-zgue cat was
on top, bal the Thompson cat did the most
Szsser-wauiine. There Was indeed n Eas-e
81 she ar. ard ; soand 81 devil
try b. night For al thafs before
the meeting adjourned. the lion and
the lamb bad laid down together. with tie
lamb snagsy tucked away on the inside
cut Of reach OF the wolf It - difficult 10
foresee the outcome of The present sstua-
ton. The Sprague men have nn4uss-
a0nahly captured the solid Republican
delegation ard would, therefore, AZ first
Blush appear 20 he masters Of the sztxsS-
ton On the otter hand. the Thompson
men Insist that the delegation does nos
represent the general sentiment of this
community. and that Mr.. Thompson, re-
lying on General SpxAgGe's often repeated
assertion that he did not want the
honor, an assertion he IS said 20 have made
previous to the election. has made an &C
tive canvass of The territory, and has the
pledges Of a sufficient number Of delegates
to elect him. with the assistance OF his own
county. 1t IL claimed that General Sprague
cannot secure this vote, and that tie sup
port OF the Pierce county delegation viii
therefore be no more than an empty honor.
General Sprague. they assert. IS too old q
man and his infirTnities NJ axe him ineligible.
La this we think tbey are = little too pre-
vious. The general is apparently good for
&c least twenty years more Of active service,
and while be suffered recently from long
and severe attack, be has completely re-
covered. and is again active and aggressive.
The best ground for opposing him.
in the estimation of the NesrS, would
be, il il is true, his alleged
repeated assertions that he was
not candidate, assertions that may have
induced Mr.. Thompson, at much personal
discomfort and expense, TO undertake the
canvass in behalf of Pierce county and him.
self. There was never any doubt in Mr..
Thompson 5 mind as 10 what he wanted.
Ii has been recognized from the start that
the senatorial bee was busy making it in
teresting for him.
1t is extremely unfortunate that the Re
publicans should have fallen into such dis
cord. the upshos OF which is likely 10 be
that Tacoma viii get left Seattle has
buried the hatchst and sealping-knife used
in their predatory local warfares, and Is
united TO man on Squifes. With the
governor and a United States senator,
Seattle would absolutely control this
territory. il would forever be thorn in
the side OF Pierce county Republicans
that they not only secured 70 King
county the gubernatorial plum but, unless
they mend their ways. the, senatorial one
also, There is occasion for deep con-
Germ. Tacoma is entitled 10 the United
States senator from this side Of the noun
tains, and it is matter that should tower
above mere personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Both
General Sprague and Walter J. Thompson
had better be inundated than that Pierce
county should enter the senatorial race
Handicapped by a rancorous, wrangling
match such as last nights caucus indicated
as on the tapis.