The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-23
To Beat the Canal and Nom
mate the Governor.
KING COUNTY BADLY SPLIT.
Gilman and His ewis.Haters Will
Sacrifice Anything to Defeat Him.
Junius Rochester. for Lewis. and Percy
Rochester, Lewis Halter, Both
Against tho Canal-Pierce County
Likely to Garry or Everything.

OLYMPIA. Aug 22-tSpecial 1.-The indi.
cations tonight are that James Hamilton
Lewis. of King county, gets the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor. The
plank favoring the Lake Washington ca
nal will have to be sacrificed. The Demo-
cratic state convention, with 33l delegates.
meets here on Wednesday. but as
yet not one-third Of the men,
bers have arrived. Most of those here
are from Puget sound, though there is a
sprinSling from all parts of the state. The
King county delegation is thus far repre-
sented by but four men, Junius Rochester,
James T. Lentzy, Fred Bausman and
Adolph Krug. Pierce has sent dozen or
more, while Walia Waila, Whitman. Spo-
kane. Snohomish,f Skagit and Jefferson
have respectable number on the ground.
The anti-Lewis men from King county
are out in force, with d. H. Gilman, Viii
liam II. White, c. b. Emery. L. d. Ross,
Percy W. Rochester, Eugene Semple, John
Y. Ostrander and one or two others. They
are working hard, and their zeal has evil
IDENTIFY made an impression. The members
Of the regular King delegation are
evidently disappointed that more
Lewis men are not here to
offset the efforts of Mr.. Lewis enemies,
Tor as matters now stand the sentiment is
slightly against him. His friends, how
ever, claim for him majority of the con-
ventlOn on the first ballot. and he un-
doubtedly has more support than any
other candidate. In addition to King, he
has Spokane, Jefferson, kittitas and half
a-dozen or more smaller counties
In line, while Pierce, though claimed
as doubtful, is generally regarded as for
him. Yet If King county insists upon an
Endorsement OF the Lake Washington
canal Pierce would probably turn against
Lewis. DIR. n. &. BlalOck, of Waila Walla,
and B. +. Shaw, of Clarke, rank next to
Lewis in strength. Blalock has Walla
Walla and several other Eastern
Washington counties, while sixty
OF the votes from Southeastern Washing
ton are claimed for Shaw. c. III. Warner,
of Whitman, has been uncertain whether
he would run for governor or congress-
man, but tonight his county declares it
will present him for governor. John Nc
Reavy, OF Mason, may also be put forward.
The anti-Lewis men from King county
are somewhat divided in their method of
work. Most of them are laying their
hands on thelsz z-searts and swearing that
they want the Lake Washington canal
first OF all, and accordingly they would
prefer to see Pierce get the governor and
KING congressman who would certainly
push canal bill. James Hamilton Lewis,
they say, would get their support for the
congressional nomination. Percy w.
Rochester is working against both the
canal and Lewis.
The success of dark horse in the Re-
publican convention has given the anti
Lewis men encouragement, and they are
talking of bringing out Henry Drum or
Thomas Carroll, of Pierce, for governor,
but neither of these gentlemen is looking
with favor on the idea. The King delega-
ton was instructed by the county conven-
tion to use its best efforts, both for James
Hamilton Lewis for governor and for a
resolution approving the Lake Washington
canal. There is no question about their
loyalty to Lewis. but there is serious
doubt as to their loyalty in the canal aues-
tion. In the caucus of the delegation on
Sunday resolution was considered urg-
ing internal improvements generally, and
specifically mentioning the improvement
of the Columbia river and its tributaries,
also the Skagit river, the Nooksack, Sno-
T.,
Ing OF the Lake Washington canal, the
improvement of Gray's Harbor and other
ports on the coast, and the construction
OF needed coast defenses In the face of this
resolution, which was adopted with but one
or two dissenting votes, Jumus Rochester,
the chairman OF the delegation, is pro-
claiming from the Eonsetops that the King
county Democrats will not insist on the
canal. Mr.. Rochester addressed the Olym-
pia Democratic Club tonight and assured
his hearers that the Lake Wash
lngton canal would not be an
issue before the state convention.
He asserted that the Republicans had
made it an issue in order TO divert atten-
ton from the real lighting ground. the
tariff and the record of the state govern.
ment. But" added Mr.. Rochester, 1.-The
Democracy of Washington, and the De-
mocracy of King county as we'll,
know that the issue is false
one and has no place in a state
platform. The action OF Junius Roches-
ter in turning so squarely against the reso-
lu,Ions of the county convention and his
own delegation may cost him his place as
chairman when the whole delegation ar
rives tomorrow. for the King men now
here are breathing forth vengeance and
threatening slaughter.
kltsap county and a number of others
on both sides OF the mountains are friendly
To the canal. Frank J. Parker, of Walia
Wal.a, declares his readiness to vote for a
canal resolution, as he regards fresh
water harbor on Puget sound of the great
est importance to the sta:e, bat with the
fierce hostility of Pierce on the outside and
detection IN its own ranks King Will have
a hand-to-hand fight To win both the ca
nal resolution and Lewis II Junius
Rochester's counsel prevails the canal
wi,l be abandoned and the battle made for
Lewis. Mr.. Rochester declares. however
that even without Pierce and Whitman
James Hamilton Lewis will have a clear
majority on the first ballot
The anti-Lewis men started here tonight
the absurd report that Nh Lewis on sun
day had q conference with L. : J. HINT
the propr et0r of the PosT-ISTEIIIGEScrR
and secured the support Of the paper
for the nomination. For an hour or
two the slogan of the anti-Lewis
men was, Down With tie Posr-Isrg1II-
GENCEg and Its Candidate" Then Junius
Rochester received the following dispatch
from James Hamilton Lewis:
The report circulated that has. a con ference
with Hunt is an infamous lie On INV honor. !
Aaye net spoken a word 20 Mr.. Hunt in more
ihnn sIxty days see baasFnEL. be knows
Fred Bausman said IN regard to the
matter:
am sorry TO see political turn given to m az
lar that Was purely social. On sunday Afternoon