The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-05
Pierce County Refuses to Wear
the Boss Heavy Yoke.
CAN'T RUN THE CONVENTION.
John II. McGraw Cordially Received
by People of Adams County.
Doolittle's Campaign In Mason County
samuel II. Piles Speaks 1t sidney
Things Are Looking Fsry Well In
the Big Bend Country.

TACOMA, Oct 4-rSpecial. Nelson Ben
nett's boilers claimed everything in sight
today They consumed most of the after
noon in their secret meeting rooms in the
Fidelity block and fixed up a ticket. Boss
Bolter Bennett was present and sat on q
table seemingly very happy. Secretary
Titlow, of the boilers, was there also, to-
gether with nearly full tgIrnout of the
twenty-five boilers in Mr.. Bennett's club.
During the morning the be.Iters tried the
stampede act. They sent ous bolter BOOM
ers who told how everything was for Ben
nett and that the anti Bennett folks were
down deep under the snow drifts. They
even went so far as to clain the Orting
precinct, which elected Eldridge delegates,
who are for Eldridge and fatty against
Bennett.
So far as heard from the stampede trick
did not bring any weaklings into the
bolters' fold. Still, fear is expressed lest
this sort of tactics. coupled with the bolt
ers' barrel, may carry conviction in some
instances. This afternoon there was no
doubt that the bolters' barrel had been
rolled out into the country for the purpose
of influencing anti-Bennett men to join
the boilers. There is no telling just how
far this sort of influence w1l be carried,
and coupled with the bulldozins tactics
developed at yesterdays prifuaries by the
boilers, may deprive the Republicans Of
the county, who have no money to spend,
of any voice in the convention tomorrow.
At any rate the primaies were anthem
nett. And the fact that the anti-Lake
Washington canal people propose to
get before the convention tOmor-
row an anti-canal resohItion does
not in any way bespeak love for
or confidence in NelsoH Bennett.
While many of the delegates are anti
canal, they are a thousand times more so
anti i-Bennett. The Bennett boilers, how
ever. are attempting to show that the anti
canal faction is part and parcel of the
bolters. They are not. The delegation as
q whole is anti Bennett.
In order to make it appear that the con-
vention will be for Boss Bolter Bennett,
the boilers, as stated in today's Posr-IN-
TELLIGENCER, will sacrifice ABOUT every
thing. But, as also stated i'm today's Posi-
ISTELLIGENCER, the Republicans of the
county show no sort of inclination to
assimilate with the boilers.
This evening the afternoon influence of
the Ledger echoed the sentiments of Mr..
Bennett's personal organ. That is, the
Meas said the primaries were Tor Bennett.
LATER-If Benefits bolters attempt any
bullying arrogance in tomorrow's conven-
tion they will be sat on by the Repub-
licans of Pierce county. Bennett has twen-
ty-five delegates. They will stand by him.
Some of them are as wild az bedbugs.
They want to jump on to Seattle and King
county and the state ticket. If this is
attempted the anti-Bennett people will
resent it. Under such procedure no
Republican will accept a nomination
for any position. But it is not ex-
pected that things will conse to such
pass. A careful poll of delegates confirms
the PosT-INTELLIGENCER's statement of to-
day that the convention will lie anti Ben
nett. Benefits twenty-five hsye injured
the prospects of w. II. Calkins being
named as chairman by supporting him.
However, he is recognized as a capable
presiding officer, and if he is 10 be relied
upon to facilitate the work of the conven-
tion he will be made chairman He can
not be made chairman if he would allow
Benefits following to influence him into
dilatory tactics. The star chamber of
the bolters was used for caucusing
again tonight, and everything was cut and
dried to the end that Boss Bolter Bennett
might be made happy. Everything was
fixed for the organization-tae order of
business and a ticket from A to q.
The boters' three precincts cannot even
show n solid front for their boss. They
are split. Bennett is completely turned
down. He is as completely out of the
situation as the man in the ia DON. His
few followers have no force W ha4ever. The
most they can accomplish is temporary OBJ
stHuction.
Nothing they can do can rrevent the
nomination of Judge Campbell if his
friends press his nomination. OF course,
the Lake Washington canal will be roundly
denounced. Nothing else could be ex-
peeted from this county under tie circum-