The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-24
THE UNROPED ARENA.

HE UNhUFED AhENAs
Walter Bowen. one of the jefferson county
delegates to Vancouver. is at the Arlington.
Major Barton editor of the Olympia Tribune,
has gone to California on brief vacation. The
Tribune shows great improvement since his de-
parturc.
John Y. Terry secretary OF the King county
Democratic club goes to Tacoma today to at
tend q meeting of the Democratic Society OF the
State OF Washington. Plans will be laid for the
coming campaign.
The King county Democrats hope to start for
the state convention at Vancouver today about
fifty strong. There are thirty delegates. and it
IL expected that twenty more disinterested out
siders will join the party.
The Democrats of Lincoln county in the plat
form adopted at their recent convention rever-
entity refer to Grover Cleveland "a man who,
when his conscience and convictions tell him
he is right, counts not his friends, neither does
he number his opposing foes
The Whntcom county Democrats talk Of nom
mating Morris McCsrty for state senator from
the district heretofore represented by w. J.
Parkinson. Mr. MeCarty, it will be remem-
bered, was the Democratic candidate in 1880
against Senator Frank Richards. He had q
small plurality on the face Of the returns but
was unseated by the Senate on contest
At o'clock this morning will be "Acting
Mayor Sweeney" Mayor Ronald has officially
informed DIR. j. p. Sweeney, as president Of the
board of aldermen, that he will be absent from
the city today after O'Clock. The charter says
that when the mayor is out Of the city the presi-
dent of the board of aldermen shall act in his
stead. II he in turn should be called out of
town. President Kloeber of the house OF dele
gates would be acting mayor. Mr.. Ronald will
leave at 9:25 for the Democratic convention at
Vancouver.
The bitterness of the Seattle Democrats who
worked hard during the last city election but
failed to receive Office as reward for valor In
battle Is growing more pronounced. Jack Dali
ton is now numbered among the aggressive
indictments. BE roiled in the First ward and
hoped to be deputy clerk--but he fell short
Then he wanted to be license collector-bus
there he fell short again. His last stand was
Under the board OF public works, but he got it
not Last night he breathed forth slaughter for
the mayor and the mayors friends in November
next.
Among the members of the King county dele
CATION to the Democratic state convention
which will assemble at Vancouver to-
morrow is John W. Cons.dine, OF
the Peoples theater. This, it
will be remembered, is the dive in which
Prize-fghter lost his life about two years ago.
1t is thoroughly disreputable resort, and it has
given the police as much trouble as any one
place in the city. 1t has the usual gambling
house attachment Considine was loud in the
advocacy OF good government and reform OF the
Democratic kind in the recent municipal cam
paign, and as part of his reward, he is made q
representative OF the Democracy of King county.
Reformers of his stripe seem to DO decidedly in
the swim at present
Three members Of the Kitsap county delega-
ton to the Democratic state convention at VAN
couver arrived at the Northern hotel last night
Representative Ira. C. Rock we'll. of Sidney, and
John Hoffman and NJ. d. Newman, of Port Mad
ison. The other three, John Smith, Port B.akely;
James b. King. OF Olalla, and w. r. MacFarane,
OF Seabeck. are expected today. Kitsap
has no candidate for the national convention
at Chicago. nor are her delegates pledged nor
instructed for Cleveland or anyone else. Mr..
Rockwell, who is a member of TIE legislature, is
native of New York, and for the greater part
of his life was in the lumber business at Ithaca.
In 1858 he came to Sidney, where he is engaged
In farming. Mr.. Hoffman and Mr. Newman are
q am ia in fbn
and Mr.. Macfarlane, the Washington Mill Com
pany's manager at Seabeck, Is a successful
young business man.
The Skagit county delegation to the Demo
cratic convention at Vancouver came TO tho
city yesterday aud is divided between the Ar
lington and the Diller hotels. The county has
candidate for Chicago in the person of W. E.
Schricker, the La Conner banker. He is a
young man of 81, born in Iowa. He is well edu-
Gated, having attended the Iowa state Agri.
cultural college, and having been graduated
from the State University law school and the
Columbia law school, OF New York city. For
five years he has been resident OF the state,
and he is now member of the lower
branch of the legislature. The county
delegation includes Mr.. Schricker, Captain
William d. O'Toole, of Hamilton,
Thomas smith, c. F. Bingham and 4. B. Ernst,
OF SedFo; John H. Chilberg, OF La Conner; Hsr-
risou Clothier of Mount Vernon; john NJ. Platt
and Captain Taylor, of Anacortes, and A. Van
Pressentin, of Sank. Mr.. O'Toole is one of the
best known men in Skagit county, Mr.. Clo,hier
has held number of Offices and was a mem Der
OF the constitution convention, and Mr.. PIatt
is banker. The county convention gave no
instructions.