The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-05
PIERCE COUNTY JOBS.
Poor Mr.. Do0little Doesn't
Know Which Way to Turn.
AFRAID TO TRADE WITH WEIR.
ennstt Would Toss Doolittle and Price
Heap Of Trouble for Candidates.

TACOMA, Aug. Especial. And now
the latest scheme to smooth the path for
w. ID. Calkins' nomination for governor,
ana foster strength thereby for Nelson
bennetts nomination for senator. is out.
1t Is this: Even in the event of Pierce
county ultimately securing w. H. Doolit-
ties nomination for congress, the towns
and cities throughout the state which are
credited with implacable hatred for Ia
coma as corporation town will join
hands and defeat him by electing two con-
gressmen from east of the mountains.
This tine-spun hypothesis starts out with
the assumption that Thomas Carroll will
be put up by the Democrats for congress.
At any rate the connivers intimate the
uselessness of Pierce county fritting away
Its strength trying for q representative in
congress when the state stands ready to
defeat its desire
Therefore, it IS resolved by the big four
alliance to sacrifice Doolittie and ring in
Calklns for governor and Thaddeus Hus-
ton for attorney general, perchance, pro-
Vided all goes well, and leave Sheriff Price
out in the cold. This excerpt from the
Ledger's editorial on the situation today is
taken as step in that direction, a sort of
Aee.cA Az preparing the way.
As to the proper recognition on the state
ucket, there are only two places, cs the Ledger
has heretofore stated, about which we need con-
Germ ourselves-the governor and the attorney
general II any other place 10 rendered Us. IL
Will De out OF compliment 20 the candidate and
not to the county. 1t makes no difference TO
Pierce more than to any other county, who is
secretary OF state, auditor or state treasurer.
II is desirable to secure, il possible governor and
IN ,ysyftr he
questions Of special interest 70 onrseipes and The
state arising in the tide water counties, but we
cannot afford to press any candidate for these
places if IL will jeopardizs greater interests.
The nomination of . Pierce county man for
either place would be recognition the county
would appreciate.
An unhappy political family gathered
about Candidate DooIittle's hearth tonight
in the Fidelity building and comforted
itself with recitals of the benefits to be de-
rived by Tacoma and Pierce county in
having a representative in congress.
Those present, beside Doolittle and CAL
kins, were Z. A. Paulson, Ira A. Town. J.
d. Caughran. W. J. Thompson, A. r. Tit
low, Robert Wingate and some of Doc
Titles friends and managers. Bennett.
and Price were not present A Weir
White-Turner-Bennett an
nounced the sentiment of the gather
ing in saying that it would not
be pleasant to have Tacoma taken care of
by outside senators and representatives.
Indeed, it should not be continued as a
sort of political ward. Doolittle should go
to congress. Doolittle was to be nominated
the first pop out of the box, and w. II.
Calkins was there in person to say amen.
After the Bennett anti-Allen men lett Mr..
Doolittle had further confab with his
trusted lieutenants, when the advice to
train with Allen Weir and cut loose from
Sheriff Price for secretary of state was
analysed.
Two propositions are held up to Mr..
Doolittle. viz: First-To tell Mr.. Weir
that his fight for secretary of state is a
personal matter with Sheriff Price and
does not enter into the congressional race.
and therefore is not to be interfered with
by Doolittle. That is the Price mems adj
vice. Second-Allen's rivals and the
friends Of the quadruple alliance admon-
ish the acceptance of the Weir proposition,
ostensibly in the hope of assuring. if pos
sible, Doolittle's nomination. Besides.
they express the greatest confidence in the
Pierce county delegations determination
to kill Price at the earliest opportunity.
What worries everybody is fear of the
Pierce county delegation being unable to
gain any prestige. at the state convention.
1t is feared that the political weaklings
selected by the defeat of the Conner Doc
little amendment at the county conven-
ton, providing for the picking out of dele
gates by Mr.. Doolittle himself, will par
TALLY virtually tie Doolittle's hands, and
for this unfortunate turn the quadrupIe
alliance must shoulder the blame.
1t is claimed by Prices friends that
Jefferson county is not unanimous in sup
port of Weir for congress.