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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-26
SENATORIAL CANDIDATES
4. 7. VAN DE vANTER.

Mr.. A. T. Van De Vanter, who is rum
ming for the senate in the Twentv-fourth
district comes OF family which has been
successful in public life. His uncle, Colonel
J. r Webster, OF Lincoln. Nebraska, has
been the attorney general Of that state, and
his con in, Willis Van De Vanter, is chief
justice Of Wyoming.
He himself was born in Sturgis county,
Michigan, February IS 1850 His father
was farmer. and young Van De Vanter in
his boy hood worked on the farm and at
tended the union school, With the ex-
ception Of . short time spent at La Grange,
Indiana, dealing in agricultural imple-
ments. he worked on the farm till 1854
In that year he started for the West
He stopped at Lincoln, Nebraska, and
Cheyenne. Then he came 10 California
and looked at San Francisco, Oakland
and Los Angeles. Finding in none of
these places the opportunity that he
wanted. he came to Seattle in January,
1885. During his FIRST year be took an in
terest in the hop yard of Mr.. William
Andrews at Stuck Junction Then he
bought farm of $50 acres in the White
river valley. and began general farming
aud hop raising. This place he owns and
is still running, although in February. 1889
he moved to Kent. and bought there the
farm Of Mr.. J. H. Titus, some fifty. &
acres.
With Mr.. George NJ. Van Dorm and Mr..
F. A. Allen. Mr.. Van De vanter NEXT
formed the Washington Central Improve
mens Company. For the first nine months
he was the vice president and general man.
sger. Then he was elected president, stiil
holding his place as genera manager. This
company plated the Titus farm. and hay.
ing bought some 200 acres more. plated
that. and sold it The firm has also gone
extensively into selling merchandise and
manufacturing. with headquarters at Kent
have contributed very largely toward the
growth of that place.
When Kent was incorporated last June.
Mr.. Van De vsnter was elected mayor al.
most unanimously, and his prominence in
the district made him the natural choice
Tor senator.
He is q stockholderin the Home Fire In
surance Company. of SattIe. and also Is
an associate member OF the Seattle Cham.
Der of Commerce. He Was the prime
mover in the organization of the King
County Agricultural and Fair Association,
and is president of that organization. OF
the Odd Fellows Lodge II Kent he 10 Acs.
ing Past Grand.
Mr.. Van De Vanter was married last
June 90 Miss Matte Triplett OF Kent His
father, who came West two years ago, il
now living at Kent and is well known in
the county.
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The nominee Of the Republican Conven-
ton for senator from the Twenty-nin1n
Senatorial District is w. G. Rntter. who
was one OF the representatives Of King
County in the last legislature. aad receive q
at the hands OF the King County Repuo-
lican Convention well-deserved recogni-
don for his services to the party and to the
interests with which he has been so long
identifed. He distinguished himself oy
his earnest advocacy OF several bills OF es-
peciai value 70 the mining industry, and
although be was sometimes defeated MS
real never diminished when measures were
presented by other members. which ne
thought were calculated to promote the
welfare OF those who work for wages. he
was the author and indefasiEabie advocate
o. the Rutter bill; of bill protecting the
wages OF laborers and operatives. and OF
bill providing for the creation OF Bureau
OF Labor Statistics and Agriculture de
also introduces measure providing that
eight hours should constitute legal days
work on all Stale. county and municipal
work. Mr.. Rutter was instrumental in
having an amendment incorporated in the
present school bill providing that In all in-
corporated cities and towns at school cleo
tons. the oils shall open not iaier than
one O'Clock p. m. and c.ose not earlier than
eight p. m, thereby affording workingmen
an opportunity to vote upon subject IN
which they have direct and speciai inter-
est He was also among those who so
dina To
tor Kinnear's anti-Pinkerton bill, which so
seriously intersered with its practical APP
plication that, to quote its author. it "iet
the liie-blood out OF the bill.
Mr.. Rutter. like many moreil this new
country. is self-made man. He was born
in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania.
May ie, 1854. where his father was q coal
miner. He began his struggle with the
world at eight years of age, toilins for
fourteen years in the mines around his
home. After four years further service in
. manufacturing establishment in Vir-
ginia. be was attracted to the growing
northwestern territory. In 1883 be arrived
in Puget Sound, and At once found en-
ployment IS . coal miner with the Seattle
Coal 4 Iron Company at Gilman. For
over rear be has been engaged in the fire
insurance business.
His indomisabie energy and active par
ticipasion in local politics, where he was
quite content to give his best services in the
ranks of party organization. won for him
the distinction OF being nominated and
elected to the first State Legislature There
he made record of which his county is
proud, and it was matter of course that
his Republican constituents should confer
upon him the further honor Of naming
him as their choice for Senator in the
newiy-created Twenty-ninth District
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A, the election on November 4th-one
week from Tuesday nex,-six senator's ar
to be chosen by the voters OF King county
The districts are rs follows:
The Twenty-fourth. for which Aaron T.
Van de Vanter is the Republican candidate.
consists of the following precincts: Hot
Springs, Eagle Gorge, Durham. Franklin.
Enumclaw. BLACK Diamond, Osceo a. Green
RIVER. Slaughter. Christopher. Adelaide.
Milton. Des Moines, White River. SUNNY
Dale. West Seattle, Duwamish. vashon.
Kent. Chantauqua, Meeker and Meridian.
The Twenty for which ]. NJ. F.ink
Is candidate, consists of "that part of the
city OF Seattle living east of South Second
street and South Second street produced.
and south of Yesier avenue"
The Twenty-sixth district, in which w.
R Forrest is the Republican nominee.
comprises all that part of the city OF Seattle
lying south OF Madison street and Madi.
son street produced not embraced in the
Twenty-fifth senatorial district
The Twenty-seventh. which nominated
Trus,en P. Dyer at the Republican coriyen-
ton, is formed by that part of the CITY of
Seattle lying north of Madison street and
south of Stewart and Olive streets. or east
Of Ninth ana Rollin streets, ana Roilin
street produced"
The Twenty-eighth has for its Repuhl;.
can candidate Hon. John r. Kinnear. and
consists OF that part of the CITY of Seattle
lying north Of Stewart and Olive street.
and vest OF Ninth and Roliin streets. and
Roliin street produced.
The Twenty-ninth, for which w. C. Rut.
ter has the endorsement of the Republican
organization, includes the precincts of Ar.
thur, Cedar Mountain. Renton, Newcastle.
Gilman. snoqsalmie, Fail City, Tols Nov.
city. Bellevue. Houghton. Redmond. Av.
ondale. Juanits. Samamish, Richmond
Cherry Valley. Fremont Latona, Mona.
hon. Mercer Island. Kirkland, South BEND
Union, salmon Bay. Ballard, Yesler and
Pontiac.
In adjacent columns win be found bio.
graphical sketches OF the several candi-
dates. There Is not man In the list Who
b not qualified for the place for which he
has been named. who has not already doue
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ersnssd = nsmbw - snDaeisy. - svsf-
6soUdsd Nsu heus1s must - psgvided
= enes ~ prinasy I'D esann1s sseds;
and thsss = also impsrs1ivs - q : No.
High eshoca buitdins Laaus sans g
n.eney must = expsodsd. eallins ses
- app;fcation y husInss sxpsrisaes and
bu1lnsss skia h 81 = ~ hoard q
sduestion. invosvisg IL aoeepfanes o. ~
lection a yarisd msshoda - tsaching. the
secession of seschsss, ths esssiookins q
technIcnl school work, ~ selection p sftea
and tbs construction q new buildings
this varied ana Important Work calls for
good judgment exercised upon : broad
and liberal policy. Men Of Hbsrsl thoaeht.
men in sympathy With progressive meth
ods o. instruction. men Of integrity and
business capacity M needed and none
Others should - chosen
During ths past year seattas has hsd The
services o. ! most excellen. school board.
II the whole city I'VE better men couId not
~ chosen shan J. n. Frink. Everett
Smith. ". q. Hughes. W. J. ColEett and
J. =. AscDougAsL They have given vast
deal d tims to the business Of the school
district and their WORK has been inspired
b. : spirit of devotion and directed By
wisdom. They have had > year Of changes
involving many and serious rssponsibili-
lies. but they have not. Ne be-
lieve, inside . Single mistaka OF this
board tuo-Mr. J. n. Frink and Mr.. Ev-
srsst emith--now retire through the ex-
piration d their olscial terms For the
vacant places both Mr.. Frink and Mr..
Smith have again been named, but their
candidacy. u II b : fact. has not yet been
announced. Is il not too much to say that
thsir reelection would Be entirely satisfac-
tory. Other names mentioned IN connec.
ION with the vacant places are Mr.. David
A. Spencer. manager Of the Home Insur-
ancs Company; Nr. George n. Alexander.
street commissioners Of the city: Mr.. Eos.
ter. Of Boyd 4 Foster. and Mr.. D. II. Gil
man. the well-known a Italist and pro
smnfap - la~s> n~e~~~~S.e~ ~ ~ 49, -
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in1ous ehoics Of his party for shs isslsiar
turs. and during the yearsof 1851 VS. CITY
attorney Tor Sc. Louis, and n ths fAii g is00
was nominated for prosecuting Attorney.
He vas member Of the Missouri state
campaign committees. and bic EFFORTS ma
telling effect He uas for three years
prominently connected with the Nasional
Guards q Missouri ana was Z delegate e
the convention Of the National GUARDS "
the States to Warrington. p. q, ID tne
spring d 1851.
Mr.. Dyer CONES 81 . raes q lawyers, ana
be Was for fourteen years member OF sne
federal and state bars Of Missouri He also
ranks high q : Mason. being Thirty-sec-
ond degrees Mason and Mystic Shriner.
and has held many important positions N
the fraternity.
Soon after locating in Seattle, In 1883. ne
became associated in the practice Of law
with Judge Richard Osborn. under the
firm name OF Osborn d Dyer. This part
nership continued until tie spring OF lSu.
when. owing to Judge Osborn's increased
duties In the probate Office. which took him
from the general practice. the partnership
Was dissolved and the present one OF Dyer
4 Craven formed Mr.. Dyer has always
voted the republican ticket. even when
living in state where 1t tried mems nerves
TO b Republicans. He aided in organizing
the e HARRISON Legion" and was
the 6rst president Of that body. TAX
ing IN active interest in politics
and al questions agitatang the public
mind, he has ever been ready and willing
to help 70 carry the banner OF Republican
ism in Ill campaigns. He was member
Of the Constitutional Convention which
framed the present constitution Of WASH
ington. and In that body he served on sev-
eral Of the most important committees.
and presided. probably. more than any
other individual, except the president OF
the convention.
June 18Th. 1889. witnessed Mr.. Dyer's
marriage with Miss Mary A Pontius, .
native Of Seattle. as her parents were
among the early settlers. He Is self
made man. and he has ever been friend
70 the masses, siding always with the down.
trodden and oppressed. His views are lib
eral and OF an advanced character.
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rRUsrEN r. DYER

Hon. Trusten P. Dyer. candidate Of the
Republicans for the Senate from the
twenty-seventh senatorial district, was
born in Warranton county. Missouri.
May the 9th. 1856 His father,
Captain George w. Dyer. emigrated
to that state in 1910 from Henry county.
Virginia. and in the early daysof the re-
bellion lost his life while fighting in defense
of his country. Young Dyer Was thus left
the sole and only support Of the widowed
mother and seven sisters. and for number
of years he toiled on the farm
Of the family. attending school
during the winter months under
many difficulties. When Is years of age
he was enabled to enter the Central Wes-
Ieyan college at Warranton. Mo-. and after
remaining there for several years. he was
graduated in 1874 with the highest honors
of his class. He then taught school for
three years. at the same time studying for
his profession. the law. and was admitted
TO the bar.
Mr.. Dyer entered upon the practice Of
his profession in his native town. and con-
tinued there for three years. during por-
ton Of which time he occupied the
position Of clerk OF the PROBATE court
In 1873 he removed to St Louis.
and for one year held the position
OF chief clerk of the registry department
in the ST. Louis postof6ce, working in that
capacity at night, and during the day at
tending the 81. Louis Law School, where
Messrs. H. B. LOOMS, George II. Preston
and Charles F. Fishnack. Of this city. we're
his classmates. Having now qualified him
self by Q severe course Of reading. be
entered upon the active practice Of the Law.
associating himself with his uncle. General
d. P. Dyer. OF ST. Louis. man who has .
national reputation, not only Is military
hero in the war OF the rebellion. bar also
IS fearless guardian Of the peoples in
terests a. United States district attorney
for Missouri. aud who showed his high
ability in the celebrated whisky Ring
Cases" under President Grants sdminis-
tration-
M. Trustin r. Dy~ W. twice TIE unan-
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mis- posi. Ion, band.is man h I'd - q
inaIs. At Sheriff Wy. OF deatk ~
John n. McGraw. who WAS -aen III os
tie city marshal. was chosen sheriff 2 ].
special election. Mr.. wcolery -. "a.
pointed py the city council to ~, =
McGraw's unexpired term in the MAJ ~ I.
Office By change in the city chart 2 Z
marshal was made chief Of poles o. Y (
Office was elective Mr.. wooierv z
chosen chief at the same time that i, 81
@. Ssruvs was elected may or, and q -
reelected three successive terma go
the last while Mr. II. L. Yesler was ~
For year following his work = a. pa
police be ran the steamer Fieetwoos q
tween here and Olympia. making the1rs
trip daily.
After this he received the appoint
OF city detective under Maycr 1
ert Moran. While serving n 2S
Office he again showed great prot
He traced to Pueblo, Co.., and G.
there Thomas Goodwin. the ma
made . famous assault upon NJ. II
Preston. For this be received 81 e
ward. He also chased into British
bia man who had robbed q Dsnsm 80
of $4,000. For recovering most & ~
money he received 500 reward. n
tured many criminals Of more or leso =
and il is remarkable fact that y 81
lost man.
In March. 1880, Sheriff McGrsv.
knew Mr.. Woolery through acQnsirl
with the duties of the Office ana IL f8
ability to discharge its dates, apur1
him deputy. In this position be ~
served with great credit. having Lost -
single day nor q single prisoner. Hi
has been thai Of what il known
outside man." and he has ahoxn
completely he has mastered The d. y
the Office zs
Mr.. Woolery has been married m
years. He Is member of ihs or11, y
Odd Fellows, Olive Branch. No {, " &
charter member OF Harmony Lodee nj
of the Knights of Pytnias
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An IuCIDKxr OF OLD-1IME VASE
-xGTON.


A paragraph IN the Spokane Falls Spoke
TACK that the political center" Of tile new
state Of Idaho Is not within the state but in
SPOKANE Falls. This calls to mind condi.
lion Of affairs In the history Of this STATE
not 20 very long ag0. Prior to the con-
struction Of the Cascade Branch Of
the Northern Pacsnc Railroad. there
Vas practically no comm unication between
The Eastern and Western divisions Of this
state Then territory) excepting BY way Of
the Columbia river. and consequently
through the city Of Portland. Vancou-
yer in the south western corner Of
the state. few miles from
Portland, was the nearest available
common point and it was customary u
hold the territorial conventions there But
while the Official meetings were held in
Vancouver. the actual work was accom-
plished in Portland The convention
which named Brents for deieeate this Sec
ond nomination. II We remember Rightly
cametogether in caucus 1t the old W willamette
Engine Company's Hall in Portland, and
practically did its whole work. The follow
Ing day the delegates took steamer and
went TO Vancouver. where, in . session OF
about an hour. the doings Of the caucus
we're officially approved. The delegates
then returned to Portland, where In the
evening they held . grand ratification and
banquet
At the time Ill this was thought not at
al ont Of the ordinary. and the incident ex-
cited no special notice. Il would be inter-
ssting to hear what the voters Of Washing
ton would now say Of such proceeding.
Ten years ago not even the most enthu-
siastic and hopeful citizen Of WASH
ington imagined that this state
would surpass Oregon short Of
fifty years. A prophet who would
have predicted that in 1880 Washington
would not only have thrown OF her prac-
heal subordination to Oregon. but have
surpassed her in every material respect.
would have been laughed at The recent
Development Of Warrington Is. indeed, one
Of the wonders Of modern times.
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J. N. FRINK.

Mr.. J. N. Frink. candidate for the Senate
from the Tventy-fifth district. is one OF
Seattle's most successful business men. He
was born in Lnxerne county. Pennsylvania,
IN ls4a While he was very young his
father. Who was Baptist minister, moved
to Canas,ota, Madison county. New York.
There ne tegan going to school In 1858
his family went West, settling in Brown
county. Kansas, whore he spent the next
twelve years. When be was but IA years
old his father died. leaving eight children,
OF which he Was the eldest In spite Of his
extreme youth large part Of the support
q the family devolved upoa him.
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CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF.
JAMES q. wooLERY.

Mr.. James b. Woolery. the Republican
candidate for sheriff, although q young
man. is Washington pioneer, and be
longs to the pioneer association. He has
seen much of the growth and development
OF this state. and many sides OF its life.
He was born in 1851 at St Louis. his
father teing Kentuckian. In 1853 the
family came across the plains in q prairie
schooner drawn By an OK team. They set
tied on homestead claim of 80 acres near
Fort Steilacoom. At the breasing out of
the Indian war, Adam Benson. who is sf,I /
living IN Pierce county. warned them to
Zee for their lives Mr.. Benson had fol.
lowed the example of many of the early
settlers and married an Indian woman.
Through her be received early tidings of
the intended outbreak-tidings which he
used for the benefit of his fellow whitas
The Woolerys obeyed the warning and
hurried to the Fort, but before they We
out OF sight of their house it wa, sacked
and set on fire.
For period Of i've years during and af.
ter the war the elder wooIery was in the
employ OF the government at Fort ste;la-
COON. At this time the family lived =,
S'eilacoom. and young wooiery attend.
ed school there. Later he carried the 6r.,
overland nail from Steilacoom to Seattle
over sixiy-one miles of q hard road the ola
military trail The trip was mate On
horseback in q single day. with two
changes of horses. The ride from ste;,.
COON to Seattle occupied one day, and the
return the next This round was made
once or twice week by young woolerv
while he was still in his teens
From Fort Steilacoom the family rnov.s
back to their claim. and James II. woo,.,,
went to Olympia to attend the scho,, -
Mr.. l. 2. Yemen, who is still teach,n.
there.
Atthe close of his school DAYS at olvm.
pia M. Wooiery helped build the Tacom.
mil, and after its completion he worLa,
there for some time as tallyman. Fal,ox.
ing this he worked in Williamson q n.
per's logging camp at Freeport. which i
now West Seattle. Then he was EN- piov ed
In logging camp across the BAY for = NJ
Mitchell. and also in several camps dowr
the Sound.
Having accumulated a little mor.u
young Woolery, who felt q desire for |.
better education. attended the Te-r;,o,,.,
university here for some time. Dnr,,.
that period his career was nearly hrop,ns
20 close BY very severe attack :,
typhoid fever. When he reeav.-aa !.
went on the steam-sug Blakelev AZ por,
biakeley Is deck hand. For three va.r. -
worked under Captain Jack Cosr-or.
commonly known as -Humbold, a..
Al the end Of the three years he had rise,
70 oe mate. Then having obtained . nas
'er's certificate. he was made csp,a;r -
the steamer Cello, owned by Cant,,n :
L Marshall. of Freeport With mi. h.,
ne did towing and jobbing bust ,e.z -,
'nen vas made master OF the ,,s.n.a-
Addie. owned BY Captain j. C. Bri ,,sn =
this city. 1' "
Mr.. Noolery's FIRST experience in the .h.-.
- once WAS IN lss0. when L. Y. WICKER
Who. Tor nearly nineteen years. va. .her, !,
= l.e county. appointed him deputy. For
nearly Two years Mr.. woolery served Is
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rnn sCnooL sLEorlos.

4uhllc attention 10 % conferred in the
neaAs end county election Of Nov. lth that
nttlo q 40 notice has hssn given to the an.
Aual SCHOOL election which win occur four
tays easlier- Saturday. Nov. ist This Is
wrong. LIS trus that the general election
= g great importance. bat il must not be
allowed . overshadou and put away from
pubic notice IN event ot at least equal i'm
4 por1nnee. There b no interest in this or
any ether community greater than that of
public education. Important political and
1Atesial consequences depend upon the re-
oult o. Nov. lth, but it must forever be re-
memberSd that material progress is OF
omall valus unlsss moral and intellectual
lrosEess eoss with II For this latter sor,
q pscgrem - essential to the we'll being
= esattls. The chief agency Il our public
pohool systsm. Whatever relates to it ia
~ lust concern Of every citizen aud in .
speufal ssnss Of every parent II canno,
- sa1ely allowed 70 run ttself"-it must
~ = neelsotsd
The coming ysar win b yeaf Of great
sventa loe the Seattle schoola During the
year past our school system has been in .
stAts q evolution. Seattle has recently
changed from , town 70 city. and the
school systsm = bang put into conformity
VIII the new order Of thinga The
tsansltion 4 NOT yet complete. and there Is
ned a. arm and wise direction to guide it,
oou1ss - right eonsummation.
eomething more than nsrs professional
eumpstsnos uila - needed during the CON-
lne yeaz. Ihe situation presents prohlsms
uAloh dsnand praeltoak business skilL
~ slAsa Aousss. all,bssh rsesntly In