The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-06
BEES ARE BUZZING.
Republican Delegates Meet in
Preliminary Caucus.
THE KING COUNTY CONVENTION.
Arrival OF the Country DeIegates-Har.
moniors Action in Every District
A Free-for-Aii Race.

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convention this morning at the First Regiment
err1ory at 10 o'clock Tho work OF the conyen-
tion began last night, q very considerable HIM
her OF the delegates having arrived Although
they scattered through the various ho-
tells and held local conferences. most
o. the delegates assembled s.. the
Occidental hotel and held Il general caucus,
Tle candidates were there in great force, aud
when night closed most of them retired still IN
doub. rs TO the fortune awaiting them today.
seyeral OF the city organizations met in caucus,
lut in no case was there decided expression If
opinion end the campaign is ons of the mos.
"lree-for-all" ever assembled in King county.
The First ward made au effort 10 caucus but
jtwa resolved 20 do nothing until this morning,
when meeting viii be held in one of the rooms
OF the ArInory. The only attempt at
rangemeat was the selection of W b. Willis
and DR.. Hilton for representatives. but the
latter positively declines. declaring tina: ne is
IN the race for coroner to stay.
The Second ward delegates held caucus with
+. G. darnm in the chair. The merits of the
several candidates were discussed but IL was de-
cide9 not to east "a solid vote for any except &.
n. Evans for county committeeman and j. {.
Thalman for representative. John Wiley was
Endorsed for judge, Frank Twicheil for county
auditor aud Byron Phelps for treasurer. The
delegation is divided as to The other cand ldates,
Willard, Corson, Glasgow and Gordon IN the
lead.
The Third wa I'd elected H. /. sizar chairman
but declared only in favor OF wincheli and
Washburn for the legislature and Endorsed
Wooiery unanimously. There will be a strong
effort TO nominate II. f. Phillips for county
commissioner and Corson for county attorney
The Fourth ward caucus selected George B.
Kittinge. for chairman. The state delesat ioa
will probably consist OF q. H. Heiibron, Boyd J.
Tailman and c. T. Hughes as delegates, and c.
A. Riddle, J. W. Hanna and II. W. Carroll
aternates 7. j. McCorry was elected commit
teeman. John ii. McGraw and r. J. Grant will
be supported as delegates at large to the state
convention The strength of all other candi-
dates is divided and il was tacity agreed to let
matters drift until today.
Five delegates from the Forty-h representa-
tive district-the Fifth and the seventh wards
held caucus in the Arlington hotel The
members OF the Fifth ward had been claiming
that in view of the fact that the seventh had
the senator from the district, Trusten F. Dyer,
the Fifth should have both OF the representa-
lives; but after some discussion the decision
was made to give each ward representative.
The members OF the Seventh ward declared Con-
stantine L. Webb their choice for the nomination.
Frank +. Lewis bad been OF the Fifth wards
candidates Tor representative and the compro-
mise for harrnony resulted from his
Withdrawal W. r. McElwain is the
choice of the Fifth ward. The caucus de-
clared John F. Humphries its choice for chair
man OF the convention, and also instructed its
delegates to support no man directly or indi-
rectiy who was not for the Lake Washington
ship canal.
The sixth had al ready held an informal eau.
Gus. but will go into tho convention free TO act
as occasion requires.
The Eighth ward Republican delegates me,
last night and resolved 10 support W oolery for
sheriff, Spencer for clerk, Twicheil for auditor,
n t.akr Frr I \
and John wooding for county commissioners.
lot : Willard for assessor, and Edmond :.
Asany for representative.
The Ninth ward will meet this morning at .
O'Clock. 60 lar they have agreed only TO sup
port John Wiley for Judge and woolery for
sheriff, and to oppose Fred Gasch for commits
sioaer.
The Thirty eghth representative district held
meeting at which sixty three of the eighty
three delegates were present s. j. Twiss, OF
Eaumclaw, was elected chairman. There was a
lively debate, Twiehell, Phelps, Pusey and
Gaseh receiving Endorsement L. Morrison, of
West Seattle and John RInes, of Duwamish
were Endorsed for the legislature.
e The event of the night, however. was the eau
Gus OF the Forty-third representative district
and was the only one al which any feeling was
manifested. II WAS brought about entirely by
the fcryor OF the advocates of different candi-
dates.
X. w. Grover, OF Balla I'd, was chairman aud
{. w. Latham, of Bothell. acted as secretary An
informal ballot was taken for member with the
following result: Rnehart, 81: sailee, 81;
Heliker 20; I. Michigan Sanders. Is: BothelI.
is; j. Mccoy. IL Hugh Work, a colored man of
Newcastle, Endorsed as a state delegate
There will be another meeting this morning. as
,eost of the delegates consider the voting by no
means decisive
The convention win be called to order at 10
o'clock, in the Armory. 1t is the general opin-
ION that Charles +. F.shback will be chairman.
although John f. Humphries has also been
mentioned. The convention will nominate
three superior judges. one prosecuting at
torney, one county auditor, one county
clerk one county treasurer one county
sherifs one county superintendent of
schools, one county assessor. one county sur
veyor and one county coroner. Nominations
will also be made by the convention oil the fol =
lowing district officers, delegates for each re-
spectiye district being permitted tn vote upon
the question FOR that district; one county COM
missioner Tor ngstiic; No. l, one county
commissioner for District No. . anf
one county commissioner for District No 3 Also
for two representatives FOR the Thirty-eirh;h
representative district. two representatives for
the Ihrty-ninth representative district, two
representatives for the Foriieth represen-
tative district, two representatives tor thu
rssen,atives Tor the Foriy-sec0nd representative
district, and three representatives for the
forts-thira representative district; one munic-
ipal judge Cor this city OF seattle tro justices OF
tie Icace for seattle precinct and two consta-
bies for Seattle precinct The convention Will
also elect ioTty-lour dciegatcs snd fotty-faur
aiioraates TO the Republican state convention
g. DC held at the city OF Olympia on the Io.h
Gay 81 August.
TIE county committee las decided 10 shisa
hy the ususl rule and admit no proxies 10 b
he'd hy aRy Dot elected as delegate or al
sernate
Following Is a list OF the delegates.
Thlrty-e'essa representative district:
b4ack DIAMOND " Mofgsus, a. ruEnhull, l.
AhFahaGis. -. Wptter. r. a. spaieAI
Eucnus-A. 4, >tee.. - 2. steel
thautaaqu--S j. sherman ", II. CLARK
Allernases r. }. Nath.es, a. = Ch5Istnaa.
CAristophcs- Sstues Hart " / WhItternors
Atefagtes; Oscar Christopaer, iavsnt Braanan
Coluubla-Jonu =. koll5, Job =, LyoR. James
Ncea.
DSs Mo'nes-s raonpso,,. r Davis
nurhzni- james 4c00l-e, WAa{am side
Aothsm, John hsi -woftG-
Duwsusisa-N. ". s.too. G.. penniagton.
eeoFss MoEsigan, p, A.nial!- Jnjtus Horton.
Alternate: Jscrh itHpy. =. A. &cfArlAnd John
Eaes, raul>, sff1g<e street
kagie onrgs -- Ahsa CAnseupecl. Thomas
GarEBn.
Esller Aiierastss; r. Is ssslsge. Charles Coe,
Efsnkiia- Frask Nell7. W. q. Villains. ". :.
Uaiker. 81 ". Su1alleE.
Fulton NlehAel Kelley. *, l. NEler. Dan
ohss.
AiteTuAtes: " Neflsob. ', e Dubois
He: spgings-L q. Mccain, p Il. Morgan A.
ierns5es: u N. spear, A. +. tsao.
kens--~. CaysnauEh. Alexander II ihn. T.
+, Leisvor. ". II. oveTiock. A 4. Nan &c N4nter
strra-tes: e. Z, Hove, J T. Fcm6ertay, J.
III aituS, W. ;. ShEnu, a. NJ. W amer.