The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-27
THE UNROPED ARENA.


Ira C. Rockwell, one of the Kitsap county
delegates to Vancouver, is at the Northern hotel
The Young Mems Republican Club meets at
the opera-hou tomorrow night Much inter-
est has been shown in the formation OF the or
ganization, and large attendance is expected.
The Pierce county Democrats secured both
the Washington member OF the national COM
mittee and the chairman Of the state delegation
to the national convention. The King county
Democrats DO not appear to have been in it.
The snohomish Sun is not greatly impressed
with the ability of Mr.. j. H. Lewis an orator.
1t says: SIT begins to look very much rs il Jay
Hams reputation as an orator, like his title of
colonel, is q matter of courtesy rather than
fact"
A. J. Rittenhouse, William Walsh, Ellery
Rogers and NJ. ]. Maloney, of New whatcom: L
J. Flanagan, OF NoOAsack City, and Harrison
Clo hier, of Mount Vernon, were at the Diller
hotel last night on their way home from the
Vancouver convention. Mr.. Maloney is one of
the national delegates
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. schricker and John H.
Chilberg, of La Conner, and Thomas Smith, of
Sedro, members of the Skagit county delega-
ton to the Vancouver convention were at the
Arlington hotel last night on their way home.
Mr.. schricker was a candidate for delegate to
Chicago, but he was not chosen.
Hon. Nelson Bennett, one of the members of
the Washington delegation to the Minneapolis
convention, expects to leave Tacoma for the
East today. He will first attend the Nicara-
qua canal convention at St Louis, as he Is q
delegate to this also. He will be accompanied
by Hon. Edward Eldridge, who is also q dele
gate to both conventions.
James Sheehan, Albert Pontius and James
Johnson leave on Monday for Minneapolis to
attend the Republican national convention.
Minneapolis is Mr. Sheehan's old home, and he
still has interests there and his brother is now
in business there. "We want to help nominate
Blaine" said Mr.. Sheehan last night 81 vote
for Blaine If he is nominated. for though have
been Democrat, Blaine is better than any man
the Democrats can put up
The delegates from the Democratic state con-
v9ntion at Vancouver arrived In the city at
night, tired but happy-for they had secured for
King county one regular delegate to Chicago
and two alternates. The feeling against George
Hazard was bitter, for his sending to Washing
ton City dispatch that the convention was not
for Cleveland, was deemed unwarranted. Asa
Gartner, OF Snoqualmie, who was at the Diller
hotel last night, said: "The convention was
unquestionably Cleveland convention, and the
delegates to Chicago Will vote for him il his
name is put forward"
W. II. White expressed the opinion yesterday
that George Hazard, OF Tacoma was right in
wiring to Senator David B. Hill, of New York,
that the Washington delegation to Chicago was
against Cleveland. "In q straight fight" said
Mr.. White, "the Cleveland men could beat Hill
three or four to one. So the Hill men have RS
sorted to strategem. They succeeded in getting
the convention from instructing the delegation,
on the ground that the delegation was for Clsve.
land and instruction was unnecessary. Then
delegates at heart for Hill were chosen" Mr.
White said he did not care what professions the
delegates may have made, he knew that at least
four of them were at heart for Hill "ColIins,"
said he, "has never been Cleveland enthusiast,
nor has NJ. J. MaloIey, of Whatcom."
Ben Pincus, one OF the Democratic warriors Of
the First ward, has been promoted from the
ranks TO be colonel of the regi ment of horses
kept in the city stable at The corner
Of Main and Seventh streets. The prowess
of Colonel Pincus has been frequently
exhibited He was one OF the leaders o. tho
First ward faction which fought the combna-
ton headed by Boss Joseph Livingston, the ex-
Chicago statesman, John W. Considine the poet
and dramatist. author of that stirring tragedy,
"The Radlof Mystery" and Romayue f. Fitz
gerald. P!ucus showed his vaor at the primar-
in the second precinct of the First ward, when
delegates were being chosen - the city conven.
ton. There was a little knockdown and drag
cut fight between the Considine and the anti
Coasidine forces there. aud Pineus received sew
erai black eyes. His gallautry and strategic
skill on that occasion won him this promotion,
which, though late. is better than never.