The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-24
POLITICS IN TACOMA,
Republicans Warn the Party Managers
Carroll VS.. Parker Struggle.

TACOMA, March 23.-[Special. ]-Repub-
licans who are fearful of some of the OBJ
noxious members of the present Republi-
can administration being thrust upon the
ticket at the eleventh hour, tonight gave
the party managers formal notice that in
the event there is not an entire new deal
they will bolt and run a citizens ticket,
This has been anticipated in the Posr-IN-
TELLIGENCER.
Of course, City Treasurer Boggs is the
exception to the rule and he will be re-
nominated. 1t is feared that break in a
clean, strong ticket, which the taxpayers
want, will occur on controller If an objec-
ton is not made. Taxpayers also demand
that politicians keep their fingers off
the ward nominations, and if to-
nights attack does not break the
politicians back and bring them to
their senses, citizens ticket is not i'm
possible. Further, if Parker's candidacy
continues to weaken. he may be shelved.
and if he is there will be an independent
ticket-four in all. At the Seventh ward
club meeting tonight Redman was favored
7 to /, and Fred Sahm was favored for con-
troller. single hy in the Republican
nomination soup tomorrow may ruin the
broth.
At 10 a. m. tomorrow the Republican
city convention will be held at Germania
hall to nominate candidate for mayor.
city treasurer, controller, city physic an
and sixteen councilmen-two from each of
the eight wards.
Should a strong and harmonious ticket
be named it is claimed the entire ticket
can be elected, with the exception, per-
haps, of few councilmen Those who
have had the making of tickets
in the past have canvassed the
situation and are striving to meet
the taxpayers more than half wav in the
interest of candidates of a personality in
vit;ng TO electors, and there is something
of the nature of a strained tendency to
avoid mistakes or offend taxpayers.
ii. S. Hnson, it is claimed by his friends.
will on the first ballot have majority of
the 265 delegates, and will therefore be
elected at the first jump.
For John |. Redman loo delegates are
said TO be pledged. However, it would
seem that on the first ballot none of the
candidates will have a majority, as there
will be the usual number of compliment
ary votes to draw from the leaders
Should Huson not be nominated on
the first ballot, coalition of
his forces and those of other candidates
will endeavor TO place him In nomination
on or before the third ballot.
Morris Gross and Colonel ]. NJ. Steele
are the dark horses.
Word was passed around this afternoon
that after the first ballot Huson youId
lose bunch of supporters who are pledged
to him for the first ballot only.
Some of these first ballot men
are in sympathy with the dark horses
and Redman. Therefore, to prevent a
fight long drawn out. and prevent any
damaging loss of strength. Huson's fol-
lowers are expected to roll up pledges
enough before the convention conyenes m
nominate their man at the first pop out of
the box.
At any rate much interest centers ON
this convention, and it ID expected that
there will be crowd in attendance. w
H. Calkins, who is delegate from the pre-
clnct in which Huson and Redman reside
and who. while his precinct delesa-
ton is instructed to hold up the
hands OF both Redman and Huson.
as long as their names are before the con-
veption, is perhaps a trife more of a
Huson man than Redman man, was TO-
day agreed upon 10 be chairman of the
convention. Still circumstances NAV ne
cessitate placing in the chair some one.
who in q political sense, all will agree.
parts his hair in the middle, as regards the
merits of the leading candidates.
The balance OF the ticket will probably