The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-14
THE FAVORITE SONS.
Many Counties Have Candi-
dates for Delegate.
TALK OF DIsTaIcTINo STATE.
Unanimeus Opinion Against InstructinG
the Minneapolis Deiegstion-Signs
Of Republican Success

The Republican ststs convention 70 select
eight delegates TO the national convention at
Minneapolis meets at cordray's thester this
morning at 10 O'CLOCK Eugene wilson, oil FL
lensourzh, chairman Of the Republican STATE
central committee, viii call the meeting 10 or
der. Judge w. n. Caikins, of Tscomn, VIII
probably be made permanent chairman by &C
clamation OF the 2l3 delegates to this
state convention those from kittitas,
Walls wslla, Adams, Whitman, YAK
ina, Kliekftat, skagft, Columbia, cheha-
Lis and Garfield counties arrived
IN the city on Tuesday, and during yesterday
most OF the rest came The Clarke county dele
gstion has headquarters at the Rainier hotel.
and the others are divided between the occi-
dental, Arlington, Northern, Grand, Diller and
snoqualmie. Last night the Hobbies of all the
hotels were crowded with members Of the con-
vention, but the Occidental particularly
lively with the CHATTER OF hundreds of feet on the
tiled floor, the din of hundreds OF voices the
thin blue smoke from a hundred cigars. Re-
pubIicans from all parts Of the state were there
cougregated, canvnssinv, caueussing and COM
bining TO secure 50 pport for their favorites.
There are many aspirsnts for positions in the
delegation to Minneapolis. Those who have
appeared in the field thus far are az follows,
though the day may bring to the light some
dark horses:
chehslis-George II. Emerson.
tlGrke-J II. SseW0lI anu GeCtt 0WebAauus
Columbia--T NJ May.
C0Wlitz-Dr. l. VI. Sims.
Isiand--A. W. Bash.
JeffersoE-F ". Hastings.
Kingdom IT. McGraw.
LIacoln-Frank ". winshiR
Pacific. z. HcEwiIg.
Pierce-Selson Bennett
skagit-J. y. Mcmillan.
Shobomish--L +. Hart
spokane-A 81. Cannon.
Wahkiakum-H. 81. Montgomery.
.Hf. V.1fa til
Whitman-Thomas J. Smith and W. l. La
FolIette
Yakima-John cienHu-
Fred K Reed of Yakima, was also in the
field, but he Withdrew Last night in favor of
John Cleman, who Is also supported by Klieki-
tat aud Kitt.tas. Thomas II. Caysnaugh, of
Olympia. also withdrew last night, as he felt
that his candidacy might iujure some of his
friends who arc anxious 70 get on the delegation.
A scheme was being very generally discussed
last evening for dividing the state into eight
districts, according 10 voting strength, and let
ting the counties in each district elect its dele
gate to Minneapolis. The plan which will
probably come up before the convention today,
gives King. Pierce and Spokane counties each
one delegate. and divides the rest Of the state
into i've districts. as follows:
I. Wbatcom. San Juan, Island. snohomish,
eksgit and Oksnogan, with 4,l29 votes.
> stevens, Whitman, Asotin. Lincoln and
Gsrfeid--i,40l
5. Thurston, Mason. Kitsap, jefferson, Clal-
lam and Chehalis-3 IA.
4 Kitttas. Douglas. Yakima, Walla Walla,
Franklin, Columbia and Adams-4.629
5. Pacific, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clark, SKA
mania. Lewis and kiickitat-4,62S.
From the temper of the delegates this arrange
ment will not be adopted without strong oppo-
sition. il at all. 30 far as can be learned not a
county delegation Is instructed In favor OF any
presiden tial candidate, but the general opinion
is that the delegates should go to Minneapolis
ests OF the party.
The delegates from every part of the state re-
port that the Republican organization is being
perfected in all details, that hard work is
already being done, and that the pros poets for a
complete victory In November were never
brighter.