The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-18
OFF TO CONVENTION.
King County Delegates Leave
for Spokane Today.
DOWN SOUND DELEGATES HERE,
Divided Between SIC Bride and Gordon
Lewis Declines HszEard's frof-
fered Baabie-

The King county delegates to the Re
p,aoIiean state convention at Spokane VIII
leave this morning az O'Clock IN special
trsin over the Great Northern road. Ihey
have been preceded TO the scene Of contest
by Andrew r. BuFleigh. chairman; r. }:
Grant. = III. Pies, Col. 6. q. Lyon, and
At. Van de Yantez, the special commit
tee with general executive powers APP
pointed at saturday evenings meeting Oh
the delegation. and xill find all arrange
ments made for them TO 60 to work at
once.
A great many delegates from the north
eru counties gere IN the city yesterday.
and most OF them remained over night TO
accompany the Seattle contingent on the
specisi train this morning. Some Of the
delegates vent to Spokane Sunday night,
ard few more Yesterday. The outside
delegations are not fully represented and
have not yet organized, their members
preferring to wait until reaching the battle
field. IL Is thought that each delegation
will be allowed sts full quota OF votes.
whether completely represented or not
The snohoInIsh delegation In badly split
up on the question Of supreme Judge
Some Of the delegates viii do ali they can
for Judge Gordon. who was their personal
friend before coming 10 this state from
Montana some years ago; some sill vote FOR
Judge Humes. some for udge Mcbride and
the remainder will distribute their votes
among tie aspirAnts from Pierce county.
There 10 no doubt" \ snohomish
man said last evening that Pierce county
could have had every vote In our deiega-
ton IL she had consistently urged one
man: bat a. matters stand nov our
strength ~iiI be FILTERED away piecemeal
among half dozen candidates. OF this
delegation A. W. Frater. L. h. Hunt.
Geosge Kelsey and Col. I. V. Eddy have
already left for Spokane.
oniy two Of the ClAlIam county dele
yates xere In the city yesterday. They
are j. l.. worthley and W. Z. Burnside.
IL IL thought that the northwestern coun-
ties will have only q partial representa-
ton.
Ten OF the Whstcom county delegation
we're in the city last evening. and most OF
them registered ~ the Butler. The
delegation comprises twenty-five men,
and q majority will support Judge
Mcbride for the supreme bench. They
will also urge tor the congressional nom
ination the name OF Edward Fischer, SON
in-law of y. h. Cornwall. who is said to be
popular among the people Of Whstcom
county. Those of the delegation now
here will be accompanied by Senator Rich
ards. They are: c. @. Cole. A. ;. Cole,
". A. Fairchild. John Elwood. Jesse
FRYE, j. \. McAndrus. III. q. Couples.
Messrs. Lowell, Donlsy and Hall. Five OF
che delegates are already in Spokane.
The jefferson county delegation consists
Of Capt A. A. WATSON. A. A. Piummer. j..
NJ. Lively, Aleck Thompson. Peter Mutty.
Col. Henry Landes, Judge NJ. Il.
Sachs. George IL. Jones and III. l..
Burkstt. They were all here last
evening with the exception of Mr.. Burkett.
and II is doubtful If be will attend the con-
vention. The delegates are non-commit-
tai, not having organized.
skagit county's delegation Is seventeen
solid for Mcbride. They viii vote for
him first, last and all the time. and will
insist on his Notwithstanding less,
nothing more. If Mcbride Is surely de-
featsd, still Skagit'a solid vote will be
cast for him. OF the delegation Geo. A.
Joiner. II. C. Howard. DIR. Calhoun, b. b.
Fowle. q. Il. Harrison aud J. Henry Smith
were Mt the Batter last evening.
All the delegates leaving Seattle this
morning will 60 on the special tram char
tered by the King county men.