The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-08

the chairman of the state central committee,
who detests the Southern politician. Hazard
claims to have no ill-wiu toward Lewis, but he
says: "we must nominate rich man who'll
put up the stuff 1t takes money to run cam
paign"
''It is true" said Deputy County Clerk Nc
Bride yesterday, "that some of my friends have
been kind enough to talk of me as candidate
for county clerk. That, however, was at a time
when 1t was not known who would be candi-
dates shall not be a candidate under any
circumstances against W. B. spencer, the pres
ent county clerk"
The Cheney Sentinel says: "This II reported
to be one of the windiest springs known in
Washington for many years. Can the cause be
traced to the rapid travelling INDUCED in by
Secretary Hazard, of the Democratic state COM
mittee? By the way. what has become OF the
indeiatigable secretary since he sent that mem-
orable telegram to David Hill2
The Peoples Party Central Club win meet
tomorrow evening at the Fifth and Pike streets
hall to elect twenty-six delegates to the district
convention to be held at Tacoma on June ID.
At the latter convention delegates will be
ton to be held ct Omaha on July The Gem
trail Club invites all who indorse the principles
OF the Peoples party to be present At its meeting.
Frank g. Musseter, of snohomish, who Is at
the Occidental hotel in this city, denies the re-
port that he will run for state senator Last
night he said: "In all the years that have
monkeysd with state politics have learned at
looc bt,,x nd hat iu that &ha AatA
for Office is between the devil and the deep sea,
and the oficeholder gets himself into exactly
the same predicament So I have no desire to
run for Office
The Oakesdale Sun says: "since receiving the
severe setting down on by the Democratic state
convention, Secretary Hazard has been endeav.
oring to ascertain what the people proper think
of his strategy, which gives them an opportunity
OF expressing what they have SO long desired.
and when the secretary learns that they are very
consoling he says: ooh, it's all right don't
care; there's nothing in it anyway Why, GER
tainly not, George; and there will be less lin it.
this fall than ever"
g. G. Cosgrove. of Pomeroy, Garfield county.
Is q candidate for governor, according to the
Colfax Gazette He 10 about As years old, a vet
eran of the civil war, and has been for several
years practicing attorney He was a member
OF the Washington constitutional convention.
The gubernatorial gentleman doesn't try to
conceal his candidacy, but says frankly that
he is in the race for keeps. 81 have travelled all
over the state and am very well pleased with
my prospects," he said to the Gazette. az have
many friends in King, Pierce and Spokane
counties. Walla Walla, Garfield and Asotin
counties will be solid for me. / think some Of
the central southern counties will also work in
my behalf. l don't know what to think OF
Whitman. The outlook for Republican success
here could not be much better, but as regards
candidates nobody can fortell what Whitman
will do At least that is the impression have
formed from my visits to the different towns.
have no hesitation in saying that believe
will be nominated for governor, and that my
Democratic opponent will be N. NJ. Goldman, OF
Dayton"
Hon. c. H. Warner, of Colfax, who is at the
Arlington hotel, will remain in this city until
Saturday to attend the meeting of the executive
committee of the Democratic state central COM
mittee At this meeting tho time will bs fixed
for the convention to nominate state officers.
The place will be Olympia, and the day will be
some time after the middle Of August The
time for the convention will probably be fixed
so that the Democrats viii so directly from
Olympia to the annual session of the State
League OF Democratic clubs at Whatcom The
Democratic county conventions TO choose dele
gates to the state convention will probably be
early in August, and the primaries will come
in the later part OF July. Mr. Warner said yes
terday that the executive committee could, of
course. ask for the resignation OF George Haz-
card, the secretary, but since the whole central
executive committee chose him, the executive
committee could not put him out unless
he were willing to go. There was no
likelihood that the executive committee would
ask Hazard to resign, for the term of the secre-
tary only runs till the new committee is formed
IN August, and Hazard will probably serve out
his term. az have no reason to believe" added
Mr.. Warner, "that Mr.. Hazard will again seek
the secretaryship. or even place on the com.
mittee."