The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-21

sofa. where he vas born in 1860. He lived
on farm In Washington county until
1874. when ne removed 10 Hastings and
spent four years in his education. From
1873 TO 1885 he worked in . Wall
paper store. coming to Seattle in 1895. Two
years afterwards be entered the Office OF
the county auditor as chief deputy. and
has held the Office ever since. In 1889 he
was appointed TO ill q vacancy in the city
council, and at the last election was re-
turned BY majority Of rs.
irusten r. Der was born in Missouri in
1856. and graduated at the Central Wes-
ieysH college at Warrenton with the high
est honors in fs74 He taught school for
three Years, stusied lax and vas admitted
IN 1875: was city attorney OF 81. Louis. and
was colonel OF the national guard OF Mis-.
sour.
John X. Kinnear was born in Indiana in
l4s He took four years classical course
a. Knox college. Illinois. He was in
twenty battles during the war; after.
ward praciicing law 1t Paxton, ILL.,.
ior fifteen years, holding office
as prosecuting attorney and master
ID chancery. In 1883 he arrived in Seattle
ana the following year was elected to the
legislature. He was q member OF the con-
sntutional convention and received 100
votes for governor in the state convention.
he was member of the upper house in
the last session.
w {. Rutter was born in Pennsylvania
IN 1884, where h. lived on farm for some
time. Since his arrival in Washington he
mas been interested in mines, and was
elected 10 the last legislature.
Aaron vandevanier is an extensive
merchant at Kent, where he has resided
LOT some years and has been actively iden-
uned with the development OF the county.
W. 4 Forrest has for some years been .
conspicuous figure in local politics. He is
now county auditor but is also interested
In mercantile affairs, which claim q greater
snare OF his attention than any but a legis-
lative office demands. His close acquaint-
ance With county affairs makes him q val.
uaoie acquisition 10 the state Senate.
Dr. Horton was elected on home bro.
auction" platform. He is native, and his
ooyhood has been spent in the neigh bor-
nood where be will probably hold office.
he Is one OF several young men in the
party who receive generous recognition
1t the hands of the veterans.
Byron Phelps, the unanimous choice of
the convention for the Office of county
treas urer. FIRST proved his Republication
Dy entering the army at the frs,
call for troops in 1861. and
remaining in the service until
the war was over. His record As soldier
was such that be rose from the ranks to a
commissioned officer, and his executive
aoiiity was such that he was given
places OF great responsibility. After
the war he was elected county clerk
OF bis native county in Illinois, and he was
ai,erward engaged in mercantile pur-
suits tor number Of years. Three years
oso ne came 10 Seattle, and dur.
ing the past two years has been
cniel deputy in the county treasurer's Office
unoer Dir. y. II. Laiimer, where by his
emciency and accommodating manners he
Won the friendship of the people of the
county, which resulted in his selection
yesterday. He is an adjutant Of John F..
Miller Post, 6. a. f.. and in one OF the
nominating speeches Yesterday he was
spoken OF as ITS fayorite.''
James II. WooIerv, the candidate tor
sheriff, is we'll known in King county. He
came to Washington from Missouri when
boy. and lived in Pierce county for a
time, coming to Seattle abou, fifteen wears
ago. he was for several years pilot and
master OF steamboats, on the Sound. In
1881 he served under Joha H. McGraw on
the police force. and in 1882. when Chief
McGraW resigned 10 take the Office OF sher.
III. Captain Wooiery was appointed by the
council TO succeed him, and at a suisse
quent election this action was ratified by
the people. he served as chief of police
one year, and since then has
served nnier Sheriff McGraw as his chief
deputy constantly, with the exception of
the two years that William Cochrane occu-
pied the office, during which time he en-.
gagged in his old vocation. steamboating.
He has always been an active worker for
the Republican party. and one of his chief
personal characteristics is that he does not
know what fear means.
V. A. Pussy, the only man thought of
bv the convention in connection with the
office of county superintendent of public
instruction, is the present incumbent of
the office. He came TO King county
from Pennington, where he vas principal
of the public schools. three years ago.
and has since taught the school at Black
Diamond. As county superintendent he
has been very popular. and the schools of
the county owe much to his energetic ad.
ministration.
Fred Gasch, the present chairman of the
board OF county commissioners, and the
nominee for the Seattle commissioner dis.
trict, is one OF the best known men in
King county. He has lived here
for years. and been identined
with the city's material welfare
as much as any other one man. He was
brave soldier and Is nav an active MEM
Der Of the G. A. r. Daring his incum-
bency of the office OF chairman OF he board
Ut county commissioners he has shown
great aptitude Tor public affairs and tie
new courthouse will be q monument to
him and his colleagues.
John Wooding, the choice OF the south.
ern commissioners district. came to this
state from Michigan in 1874 and settled on
Green river, where he still owns farm
made valuable by his own efforts. He
is also proprietor of large mercantile es-
Enlistment at Slaughter. He is anne mber
of the present board of county commission
ers. and is one of the most popular young
men in the county.
w. H. Taylor. who had no opposition in
the northern commissioner district, is
a member of the present board. He came
here In 1872 from Iowa, and has since
made the Snoqualmie river country his
home. He owns fine farm on the river,
and is proprietor OF the South Bend town
site. His unanimous nomination yester-
day shows his popularity.