The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-20
THE UNROPED ARENA.

S. C. Herren, of Chehalis, chairman of the
Peoples party state central committee, has
opened headquarters for the state at room q,
Lawrence block, Tacoma
DR.. J. g. Kloeber, president Of the house OF
delegates, is acting mayor of Seattle. The
mayor and the president of the board of alder.
men will both be absent from the United States
John s. McMillin, OF Roche Harbor, was ct the
Northern hotel last evening on his way to Ia
coma He is one of the Republican candidates
Tor presidential elect0r
The following named speakers will address
Republican meetings throughout the county
next week: J. f. Hale, Henry A. Mclean, Z.
T. Dole, c. S. Gleason, Joseph Shipper, Colonel
l. d. McCutcheon, Charles A. Burnett, Charles
Lovejoy.
The opponents OF John Collins are trying to
find some one else to run as chairman of the
Democratic county central committee. Thomas
F. Drew is out Of the race, but l. C. Gilman. B.
e. Bennett, T. A. Garrett and John Y. Ostrander
have been spoken OF for the place. None of
them are anxious to have it
George Bothell, Of Bothell, member of the
last legislature, was in the city yesterday. He
said that the Peoples party had tried to arouse
some enthusiasm at Bothen. but the success of
the Populites had not been very flattering. The
Republicans would probably have at least four.
fifths OF the voters at BothelL
C. P. Chamberlain, deputy United States mar
shall at Spokane, and one of the most active Re.
publican workers In Whitman county, where
his home is, was In the city yesterday. "Whit.
man county Is in line," said he to a Posr-INTEL-
LIGENcER reporter, "and will give John H. Nc.
Graw and the whole Republican ticket q good
majority"
Fred Bausman will be one of the King county
delegation to the Democratic state convention.
He said last night that he intended to fight
both for the Lake Washington canal and for
James Hamilton Lewis for governor. His belief
Is that If the county delegation makes no effort
in support of the canal the Democratic ticket
will be hopelessly buried in King county.
John Arthur. the chairman of the Republican
county committee, has called for tonight meet
ing OF the presidents and committees OF all the
Republican clubs in the county. The gathering
Re
room 202, in the Butler block, and the time 1880.
The subject for discussion will be the desirable.
ity of effecting consolidation Of the clubs, in
order to do more efficient and serviceable work
during the Campaign.
Among the local Democrats there is much in.
dignation against Junius Rochester for telling
the Pierce county Democratic convention that
King would not insist upon endorsement of the
Lake Washington canal project The King
county convention instructed its delegation to
the state convention to work for the Lake Wash
ington canal and also for the nomination OF
James Hamilton Lewis for governor. The
opinion of the average Democrat is that the
delegation must hold both ends in view until
one or the other of them Is found unattainable
The action of Junius Rochester in declaring
the fight Off on one Of the questions is regarded
as premature, to say the lesst
B. B. Glascock, a prominent Spokane Demo
crat, is stopping at the Grand hotel Mr. Glas.
county to stand for the nomination for leuten.
ant governor. He said last night that in case
an Eastern Washington man was nominated for
governor be would not be candidate; but he
might possibly come out were a man from
Western Washington the choice for governor
"The Spokane delegation is for James Hamilton
Lewis for governor" he added, "but DR. n G.
Blalock, of Walla Walla, will have quite a largo
support from Eastern Washington. / think.
however, that James Hamilton Lewis will prob
ably have a majority of the delegates from our
half of the state"