The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-19
WOE In THEIR CAMP.
Mr.. E. F. Blaine's Refusal to
Run on Democratic Ticket.
suckLErs GRIP N SEATTLE.


The Democrats, instead of getter better
organized are becoming more demorali zed
Is the campaign proceeds Their latest
sorrow Is the refusal of Mr.. g. X. Blaine TO
run for Judge Of the superior court.
Mr.. Biaine's withdrawal from the ticket
leaves Mr.. w. Il. Andrews the sole candi-
date, and he viii have the advantage, ii ad-
vantage it be. Of the concentrated force Of
his party. In giving the reasons for his
actions Mr, Blaine said to POsr-INTELLr-
GKKcE1 reporter: I. Before the county con-
vention had formed . co-partnership
with Mr.. Fremont Cole for the practice of
law The understanding between us was
thst neither Of US was TO go into politics
did not wish the nomination; do not
want the office. did not decline ut once,
hoping some arrangement might be made
which would relieve both me and the party
OF any embarrassment. But lind that it
IS Impossible for me to run for the Office
and still fulfill my business obligations.
The time spent in canvassing the county is
more than can afford l shall, however,
make some speeches and do every thing in
my power to help the candidates. /"
The withdrawal Of the most conspicu-
Dusty able man on the Democratic ticket
+. Rich will not run for county superin-
tendent of schools. nobody has been dis
covered willing TO take that place. In ad-
dition TO these troubles there is not the
most perfect harmony existing between the
candidates and the executive committee.
As member of the latter body remarked.
The candidates seem to be running q lit
tie campaign of their own, without much
regard for us. There is much more truth
than poetry in those words. for the execu-
tive committee has scarcely begun work,
and yet Mr.. William Cochrane, the candi-
date for sheriff. tired of their inactivity.
has been for some days stirring up the
hearts of the rural Democracy.
Mr.. Gavigan's cieverness in collecting
proxy votes enough to force himself and
his friends in the executive committee, is
still bitterly resented by some of the can
dIdates and the older members OF the
party. who claim that he played on them
game that was sharp almost to the point
of unfairness. But Dir. w. j. Gsvigan,
who arrived some seven weeks ago from
San Francisco. had been sufficiently tutored
by Boss Buckley TO endure without finch
ing adverse criticism. He goes serenely on
his way, knowing that he g6 the proxies
TO put him in. and he has the votes 10 hold
himself in. He is credited with saying. in
superb disregard of the veterans who re-
gard him as obnoxious: ''The present is
not matter OF Supreme importance. What
/ want and what I am goipg TO get is the
control Of the organization two years from
now
These words are believed 10 reveal part
of Boss Buckley's plans for the campaign
of 1892 Tie ''bliad dSHik got control first
Of the Democratic partyjn San Francisco,
and later he succeeded in seizing the
organization for the whole state of Cali
fornia- When he recently went East for
his wedding he was royalty entertained by
the party leaders on the Atlantic coast,
and he is said TO have had several long
conferences with the Tammany chiefrains,
and with David b. Hill. New YoTk's COVER
nor. who is ambitious to run ior the presi-
dency. There was talk at the time that
Governor Hill had bargained with Buckley
for the support of the California delegation
in the convention of '92, and for the sup
port OF the whole Pacific coast ii Buckley
could obtain il. Well informed Democrats
hold that Boss Buckley's sending of his
lamb" w. j. Gaigan. here to Seattle. is
the first step in an a'tempt to deliver the
goods to Governor Hill.