The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-14
THE UNROPED ARENA.
Mayor Drumhellers gubernatorial boom seems
to be among the things that were

mayor Drumueliek poou4 seeuS
to be among the things that were
MI Edwin Hall Warner denies that he is an
aspirant for the position of city engineer.
Frank G. Haddock, president of the Young
Mems Republican Club, will probably appoint
his executive committee a week from today.
Dubois FIFTEEN is talked OF as a member OF the
board of public works, and so is F. S. Potvin, the
contractor OF the Denny hotel. Charles Esplin,
William Wallace and George Heise are candi-
dates for the position OF superintendent OF
buildings, bridges and wharves. Robert Bridges
is not candidate for this positon-notwith-
standing bis name-but for street commissioner.
This morning at 10 o'clock the Democratic
county convention meets at Ranke's hall. There
will be 136 members, and they will elect thirty
delegates to the state convention at Vancouver,
May 25 This body will in turn choose eight
delegates to Chicago. John Collins, F. A. Nc
Donald, W. II. White and D. o. Finch, Of this
county, would all willingly be national dele
gates.
DR.. n. G. Blalock, of Walla Walla, is still
spoken OF in connection with the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination In spite of his re-
luctance to enter into contest for the nomina-
ton, there are many who believe that he should
be the candidate OF the party. He is personally
very popular, not only in Walla Waila county.
but throughout the state, and If his friends are
active he may yet be the Democratic standard
bearer.
If 70 riv
Harris. of Tolt, who have come to the city to
attend the Democratic county convention, arc at
the Diller hotel. Mr.. Cochrane said last night
that he expected King county Democrats would
unite upon w. H. White as their candidate for
delegate to Chicago. white" said he sis a
much better man for the place than John
Collins; and in my opinion the dele
gates from the country will be for White.
believe few delegates will come in
from the country precincts. for the primaries
were not very well advertised. John Collins.
chairman of the county central committee, did
not print the notices in any Of the weeklies out
side of Seattle. and SO good many of us knew
nothing about the primaries nor the con-
vention."
1t is a notable fact that in the list of delegates
to the Democratic county convention which
meets here today the name OF not single mem
Der Of the celebrated "kid committee ap-
peared. There is a report that L. d. Ross and
c. G. Heifner, both members of that distin-
guished body of statesmen, would like to go to
the state convention at Vancouver, but John
Collins Is not anxious to have them 60. He
prefers workers who have been more closely
identified with his interests. If Collins con-
trolls the convention by two-thirds majority,
as he claims, Mr. Heifner and Mr.. Ross will
probably stay at home. On the other hand the
anti-Collins men say that they have the msjor-
ity. Where the truth lies is doubtful. Mean
while the fate of these two promising young
men is trembling in the balance.
John Collins is not without friends at Ballard.
The Enterprise, the new Democratic paper at
that place, says Of him: "From the returns of
the primary election held Saturday night it is
quite evident that Uncle John Collins will at.
tend the Democratic national convention at
Chicago next June, and we voice the sentiments
of nine-tenths of the Democrats OF our state
when we say that no better man could be
chosen from the ranks OF Democracy,
and there Is no man in the state
moro deserving of recognition. He
has been a resident of this state almost since
civilization commenced to dawn upon it; he
has watched its growth and development with
the pride of true citizen who has put forth
every effort in its behalf. His honest, industri-
GUS labors in the interests of his state and his
party have endeared him to the people until the
name OF John Collins has become a household
word"