The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-10
THE UNROPED ARENA.

The Snohomish Sun says: The Seattle TEE
graph announces itself an independent"
Democratic newspaper. This is taken a. fair
warning to J. Ham. Lewis to keep his trousers
well dus ted.
Dr. Buchanan, OF Tulalip Indian agency-a
federal ONCE -holder-who il at the Occidental
hotel, says that in the event Blaine gets the
nomination he will willingly invest in basket
Of champagne for his friends in honor OF the
event His second choice IL Robert T. Lincoln.
J. p. Gleason, whose name has been used in
connection with the Democratic nomination for
county clerk, tells his friends with . Suspicious
wink that he has not authorized the use OF his
name in that connection. II is, however,
thought that he will not remove himself out Of
the hands OF his friends
The Montesano Democrat says: ''Mr. G. p.
Dam, OF this city, though Republican. desires
to see James Hamilton Lewis nominated for
governor on the Democratic ticket, and to see
him elected. Mr.. Dam was one OF the leaders in
the famous fight In King county In 1885 in
which Mr.. Lewis was elected representative. It
was fierce fight against ring rule and was en-
tirely successful"
Mayor Ronald and DR.. J. P. Sweeney, presi-
dent OF the board of aldermen, speak Al they
pass by, but do not smile, and there Is not be-
tween these two prominent Democrats that
absolute harmony one might expect. The cold
ness between the two officials 10 all about the
janitorship of the city hall The mayor wanted
the position for Patrick Madigan. Sweeney
wanted Conrad Schmidt When the mayor
nominated his man the city council refused to
confirm him. Shortly thereafter the mayor
went to Vancouver to attend the state conven-
ton. While he was away Sweeney acted a.
mayor and had an ordinance passed to the effect
that Ii the mayor failed to nominate in ten days
the board of aldermen could select man. He
did not wait for Mr. Ronald to return to sign
the ordinance. but fastened into the clerks
office and signed the same az acting mayor.
Mayor Ronald, 1t is understood, has expressed
himself rather vigorously on the subject, and
last night sent in the name Of Maurice Shannon
to fill the much-contended-oyer job.
According to the Tacoma Ledger. Eugene T.
Wilson. of Ellensburg; John r. Kinnear and
W. R Forrest, OF Seattle; g. v. Calhoun, of
skagit county; Thomas NJ. Reed, of Olympia:
Judge Dunbar and 8. g. Cosgrovs, of Pomeroy.
are candidates for governor, while Patrick
Henry Winston, Nelson Bennett and William
n. Calkins are spoken Of; D. c. Guernsey, OF
Dayton, and O. A. Bowen, of Wahkiakum
county, are candidates for treasurer: James H.
Price. OF Pierce county; J. W. L Smith. Of Whit
man county, and Allen Weir are candidates for
secretary of state; Auditor Reed wants another
term. - do Supreme judges Scott and Anders,
though Judge Robinson, of Olympia, and Judge
Moore Of Spokane, are seeking promotion; Land
Commissioner Forrest seeks reelection, and
there is no opposition to Thad Huston, of Ia
coma. for attorner general: for congress Tacoma
candidates are W. II. Doolittle, A. H. Garrett.
son, John 8. Baker, John T. Redman and Col.
onel r. E. Garretson. with strength in the order
named, and Walter J. Thompson as dark horse:
at Spokane the candidates for congress are 4. G.
Hyde, Attorney General Jones and John L vii.
g0n.