The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-04
MIR. WEIR'S AMBITION.
Wants to be Secretary Of State,
Not Congressman.
BUT Mr.. PRICE IS IN THE WAY,
Price Has Majority Of Pierce Delegates,
20 Weir IL Diekerfng with Doe
lfttIs-AIl Distrrss Bennett.

TACOMA. Aug. 1-ispeeial l-shsYia Prices
friends feel satisfied with tns situation In
Pierce county so far a. they are concerned
They are 1t peaee with Themselves. but not with
the Caikins- Bennett hits- Turner people. who
they declare are intriguing against aud .uggi-
ing with Pierce county. They though. TO de-
liver Pierce county 70 the state convention for
vsius received. bat the Prscs men feel ssiis-
Ted that they viii hare something 70 say about
the delivery OF ''the gooda" Thia fact 10 Just
what boihe-s the CslxiDs, Bennett, White and
Turner combine As il Is, tie delegation which
viii 20 20 Olympia IL not known, 10 great ex-
tanf, and a q resui: Doolit.is VIII be narnpered
IN conducting his canvass He had intended TO
gather shout hin trusted friends and men in
touch with the politicians Of tts state.
OF al tie Arguments used yesterday By The op-
popents Of sheriff Price IN the interest Of
Cslksns for governor, the following, which wss
frst published Iuss1sy morning IN the Ledger,
hss caused ths greatest orsnse among tie
Price men:
intirnstion 70 the leading Republicans 70 tie
effect that II Pierce county Endorsed Prices can
Cidaey sn any way, Ihgrstou will tnfow its Ell
tire delegation OF fwelre votes sgsinsi Doolif;.e
fpr congress. Beside this, Thurston VIII COM
raunlcsts direct with King ST once and not via
Pierce.
This IS PIT down as only one o: tie many
schemes to boost Calkins for governor WIKI .
week oesegalol 20 ssppofs OSoAs1tASs kux We
conspiracy on foot 10 run in Calklns for gov
srnor. honest fear is entertained les. Pierce
ecuDsy viii lose the Congressman even.
Allen Weir has conf-Iae1 the statement in to-
day's Posr-isTELIIsEscEE that be was seeking
denomination Tor secretary OF state By making
eveytuses 20 withdraw G Candidate for con-
sress provided Pierce county viii give him
united support for that ONCE, this 20 be done
with the understanding that ne viii withdraw
- . candidate for congress. This also shows
that the conference between Weir and the anti
Allen aud Bennett men, es published IN the
PosT-IxrELLisKscRk- was .or the purpose OF
killing Of shers5 Price for secretary Of state;
also that in di.posing OF Price there will be
more hope for Cslkins as . guoerna. on a. dark
horse.
That this assumption Is correct IL borne out
By the fact ths. A. z. Tliiow, one Of the Bennett
anti.Allen men. who conferred with Weir, male
the proposal today to Doolit;le 10 secure Pierce
county for Wei, II he In turn would retire from
tie congressional race saturday Weir Is to
have his answer, hseh he says viii be con-
.6itiona upon Jefferson county allowing him
20 retire q candidate for congress. OF course,
be II confident of securing this consent From
the action Of the comfy convention yesterday,
he assumes that In order 10 secure the nonina-
ton OF congressman, Doolitiae IL g; liberty TO
enter into sueh . deal IS he pro-
posex IL he does no. Weir promises
70 tight to the end for congress- Regard
ing Doolittle's answer the conjecture IL
based upon the fact that Price has q majority OF
the county delegation. having practically TWEEN
ty-eight votes out of forty five. There seems ~
present no Indication on the part o. Prices fol-
lowing TO be blnffed either. Besides. they are
suspicious of tie Beanett-w bite Turner-Calkins
alliance, and this feeling Is shared even ~
many OF Dooiiitie's followers.
The Young Mems Democratic Club has A.
ranged 20 have James Hamilton Lewis speak
here on Monday night