, 1892-08-22
OLD DEMOCRACY.
The Ship Almost Ready for the
Cruise.

NAoAhAhcmE EAEtt Le0ueTA aEe mere
Laying Their Plans for the Con-
ventiOn-ThurstOn' Delegation
Committees General Round up
The gathering hosts of democracy are
concentrating in the City OF the Gods and
headquarters have already been opened by
Percy W. Rochester, of King county,
against J. Hamilton Lewis. Rochester's
headquarters at the Olympia hotel are
both anti-Lewis and anti-canal.
He does not believe Lewis is the strong
est candidate that can be named against
McGraw and he is of the opinion that the
Seattle canal has no more business in the
platform of political party than the
opening of a stage road.
George Hazard is said to be against
Lewis, and there are others, particularly
east of the mountains, who do not believe
he Will make as strong run as DR.. N. Gf
Blalock, Chester H. Warner, Benjamin
Franklin Shaw of Vancouver, Henry
Drum Of Tacoma, John McReavy of Union
City, Colonel Chauncey W. Griggs of Ia
coma or Mayor Drumheller of Spokane.
This evening there will be general buzz
about the lobby of the Olympia hotel.
The delegations from southwestern Wash
ington, including the same counties which
pulled together in the republican conyen-
ton, arrived today. They contend that
heretofore the counties having large dele
cations have dominated the convention to
the exclusion of smaller counties. Hon.
Gfns.har, -F
Of "The Columbian" and member of the
state central committee, arrived yesterday,
having made an observing trip through
the counties forming the southwestern
section. He says the people there are inn
pressed with the fact that in "uniOn there
is strength" They want recognition and
propose to have it. Many of them are in
favor of Col. Benjamin Franklin Shaw, Of
Vancouver, for governor.
Judge Sharpstein, Chester H. Warner,
Secretary Hazard and Governor Semple
are on the ground, and are taking deep
interest in the preparations for the coming
contest. Like the democrats of Thurston
county, it seems almost impossible to fore
cast ticket. I'm looking over the field, )"
said a member of the state central com
mittee today, 1 find that James Hamilton
Lewis is the only one who has made
really active fight for the Office Candi-
dates for other places have not made their
aspirations known, at any rate.
]. f. Cannon, G. G. Case, F. G. Deming,
David Drewry, Frahcis Henry, Frank
Ruth, George B. Scammel. 7. c. Van
Epps, E. T. Young and A. E. Young are
Thurston county's delegates to the conven-
ton. Had the matter been introduced at
the county convention, it is possible that
the delegation would have been instructed
for Lewis. But since then enthusiasm in
his direction has shown a noticeable falling
off.
By tomorrow afternoon the city will
have taken on a new dress OF bunting,
banners and evergreens. Committees are
diligently at work and each member is
striving to carry out his part of the work
as completely as possible.
The committees are as follows:
Printing!. M. Murphy, J c. Kleber,
w. B. Shearer.
Entertainments. G. Deming, R. A.
McNair, Gus Harris, Frank McFadden, F.
G. Blakeslee,
Reception-T. N. Allen, D. E. Baily,
Geo. D. Shannon, A. H. Chambers, T. c.
Van Epps, 1. Harris, G. J. Lord, B. F.
Harmed, Alex Farquhar, Louis Bettman,
Robert Frost, H. B. McElroy, John Meach-
am, e. T. Young, Geo. 0. McHugh, John
Miller Murphy, Geo. S. Prince, Milton
Giles, J. R. Wood, P Dolan, o. R. simen-
son, Samuel Wiley, N. Ostrander, A. P.
Fitch, Francis Henry.
Finance-A. H. Chambers, T. C. Van
Epps, Robert Frost, Joseph Chilberg, Wal
ter Crosby, G. J. Lord, Chas. A. Billings,
Joseph Harris.
Music and decorations-Geo. 1 Smith,
A. w. Wisner, L. B. Faulkner. W. A. Van
Epps, s. c. Mcclellan, H. R. Hill, B. B.
Smith.
Hall-Alex Drysdale, John Byrne, Olof
Frisch, E. T. Young.
The county democratic clubs headquar-
ter's in the Paisley building, Main street
near Sixth, will be formally opened this
evening and an immense banner, thirty
four feet long and four feet wide, will be
thrown TO the breeze. Speeches by promi-
nent local and visiting democrats will be
made. The street decorations will be much
the same as those in the republican conven-
ton, save that they will be fresh and new.
The evergreens are being replaced by new
ones, and many handsome banners will be
displayed.
Tho Oh 80 III Il -,
theater, and new pictures and bunting, ar
ranged in original festoons and designs
adds greatly to the appearance Of the hand
some convention hall.
The noon train brought in many dele
gates, including those from Snohomish,
King, Whitman and Spokane. The Pacific
county delegates arrived on the excursion
train from Ocosta, and on the Portland
train arrived the delegates from south
western Washington and the river coun-
ties with So votes, comprising Klickitat,
Skamania, Clarke, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum,
Pacific, Chehalis and Lewis counties. OF
the 331 votes in the convention, King coun-
ty with 3d. Spokane with q, and Kittitas
with II, are instructed for Lewis for COVER
nor. DR.. N. G. Blalock claims Walla
Walla with 10, Franklin with A, Adams
with and Asotin with T. Chester H.
Warner is sure of Whitman with IS, Gar
field with and Columbia with 9. All
three will scramble for the rest Of the
counties.
The peculiar part Of the King county
situation is that it is instructed for Lewis,
and Junius Rochester is the chairman
Percy Rochester, his brother, is opposed to
Lewis and the canal proposition. King
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