The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-04
SCARED orr By MS DEFEAT


Delegation Abandoned.
As an outcome of the recent defeat of
Sheriff Woolery and John Considine in
their attempt 60 control Republican poll
ties in the First ward rumors have been in
circulation to the effect that they would
try to recover lost ground by having all
the Republican leaders in the First ward
arrested this morning when the conven-
ton opened and thus. temporarily at least,
leave the delegation In sea OF
doubt as 10 what should be done. Ii was
claimed that eight warrants had been
sworn out by Harry Rogers, who also
swore out the warrants for the judges of
the primaries, based upon complaints pre-
pared by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Mcbride. THIS belief was strengthened by
the fact that Mr.. Mcbride and Justice of
the Peace Carson. of Duwamish precinct,
were in consultation At the formers Office
Ia the morning.
Both the justice and Mr.. Mcbride, how
ever, deny in positive terms that the war
rants have been issued or that complaints
have been filed, and the former throws
much light on the plot which developed on
Saturday. Justice Carson. in speaking
with a PosT-iSTELLiGTNcER reporter about
the matter said
II had heard the rumor about the war
rants myself this morning and took the
trouble 10 see Mr. Mcbride. lie stated
that il was his wish that | should not Is
sue any warrants of political nature I'M
less the prosecuting attorneys office
vas consulted IN the matter. |
have not issued the warrants YOU
speak about, aud shall not, unless
instructed TO do by the proper authorities
In fact. do not know that would have
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lions Il 1 had known the nature OF the
business Two men came 20 me on Satur-
day morning and asked for warrants on
complaints charging persons that | did
not know with illegal registration. 1
thought IL was peculiar that they came
out OF the city. and inquired why one Of
the city Justices had not been employed
In the matter ! do not exactly re-
member what they replied. but il
was to the effect that they had
special reasons for wanting the warrants
sworn outside the city. As the complaints
were regularly drawn / gave them the
warrants and later. 60 my surprise, heard
Of the trouble in the First ward and then
saw what part the warrants played"
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Nc
Bride. when seen last evening by q re-
porter and asked Il he had drawn up the
complaints, replied
"No. and do not intend 20, at least
until after the CONVENTION. The rum0rs
that have been flying around about these
warrants being out for the purpose OF
taking the FIRST ward Republicans out Of
the convention and deriving others of
their liberty are without foundation. /
would not lend myself to such q pro-
oeeding.'
Notwithstanding that the report about
she warrants being out turned out false
there i a belief that sheriff Woolerv and
Consldins intended TO carry this plan into
execution. bus were scared of by the
rumuus their actions ON Saturday created
Thls can hardly Dc doubted when il Is
stated in many quarters that the sheriff
openly made boast thss he would take
Pete Burns cut Of she convention, and
that IL the Martin Greek delegation
did not vote rtshI be would DO
the same by H. such remarks. while
savor}ne 81 che bombastsc. we're evidently
made With the fah knaS ,esfge Of whAt
they implied. Thinking neople tho have
rsv3eNed sheriff Woo.eTys and John Goa
sidine's maneuvers In the f1rst ward have
come 80 the conclusion that Noolery in
teB1s5. y .tho4t regard "a consequences,
e. either ran the primaries o. create such
a elsErscefGi scene that &c would rebound
or the Republican party Evidence ofthi.
as seen ia the rerrnt IN The Telegraph
the Hs1t morning tasea from Old hscs
81 che Fosg-ISrEtIIaENCEA The plsn.
hoeeveT. us1veG "a after failure,
ard mauy say opsnly thsi not only has
tie case popular sheriff driven the last
usa. n hss political eof1n. bat be has also
be~a made tire dGps Of the Democratic
waF8 hee.sr John CoasiaIne. who. Is -
fhougat, a5te3 ala Aions m Eas interests q
Joau Ceslas. ths leader 81 the split Up Aad
sa4RaFseEs3 Democracy
Anashss sn pleasant Occurrences, fshich
poigscs as the basis. took pace lAst night
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