The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-26
sKAGIr COUNTY roIIrrcs.
Republicans VIII Carry the Ceanty By
Large Plurality.

hepuhIfsAns VIII Carry the Ge1nty hy
Large Plurality.
MecSr VEESaS. Aug. a. Special. =
Politics in Skagit county are warming m;
in fact. they are already 50 warm tAst they
are almost the sole theme Of conversation,
and when two or more men are seen con-
yersing on the street corner Il can ee pat
down as almost . certainty that they are
talking politics. A. present politics con-
sssgs OF discussion ever the merits and de-
merits OF the candidates and by far the
greater number Of candidates are Eepao-
iicans both because the Republican con-
ventlon viii be the FIRST one held and be-
cause tbs Republicans in all probability
viii elect their entire ticket this fall. and
therefore a nomination means election. AT
the last election the vote in round num-
hers was: Republican. !, 20; Democratic,
900: Peoples Party. zoo Bat three DEM
ocrats got in on account of their personal
popularity. the rest being Republican.
This year the vote will be smaller by sew
eral hundred, but the proportion will be
much the same.
Herbert Conner, Of Ia Conner. the
largest individual taxpayer in the county,
viii probably be nominated for one Of the
Republican representatives and I. T.
HASTE for the other. h. II. MinckleT. of
Lyman, is also mentioned. The Popalis,s
may put up Oscar BAH. of MeMurTay. and
John z. Nelson. president of the alliance
of skAgit county. No Democrat seems TO
want these Offices.
For state senator the chances now ap-
pear to be that j. b. Mcmillan. will be
nominated, although q considerable por-
ton of the leading men Of the party do
not favor him. The friends Of Fred f.
Pape. the present Democratic county audit
tor, are urging him 20 become candidate
for senator, and the Populists are talking
of Col Frank WIlkeson, OF Hamilton. for
the same office J. s McMillin. OF San Juan
county. which county Is included in this
senatorial district, is also a Republican
candidate for senator. He claims that his
county Is entitled 20 the senator this year
by virtue Of the agreement made az the
convention two years ago. As Skagit
county's vote Is eight times as large rs
San Juan's the claim of the latter county
may be ignored IN convention and n Skagit
man chosen. Ii is claimed that the San
Juan voters will vote solidly, irrespective
of party, for any senatorial candidate from
their county.
For auditor the Republican candidates
are S. ]. Knapp, Of Anacortes; w. r.
Wells, of La Conner. the present deputy
treasurer; Lee ByIes. of Edison, n school
teacher, and Frank Hall, of Edison.
The Democrats may put up Harrison
Clothier. who ran for state treasurer two
years ago. James Dunlap. the present
Republican treasurer. will be rcnominated
for that office. Gus Hensler, of Anacortes,
is mentioned as a possible selection by the
Democrats. There are two county COM
missioners to be elected. Perry Poison, n
well-to-do rancher on the delta, is in the
lead in the second district As Republican
candidate, and Isaac Dunlap, of the Swim
omish flats, is also mentioned. ]. y.
Manning, the sawnlill man, seems to be
the Democratic fayorite. In the third DIS
trict Thomas Conmey and otto klement,
of Lyman, and Herman Behrens, of
Hamilton, are Republican possibilities.
and Henry Quinn and A. Won Pressentin
are Democratic candidates. Pat Maioaey,
of Hamilton; w. q. Estep and +. II.
Vaughn, Of Mount Vernon, and r. G.. VIII
son, of Burlington. are warmly striving
for the Republican nomination for sheriff.
and James o'Loughlin, the present in
cumbent, will be renominated by the
Democrats. Billy Parkinson may get the
Populist nomination. Paul 3. Hogan. the
present Democratic county clerk. will be
renomi1ated without opposition. i. Il.
Lppincott, of this city. is on the popular
slate for the Republican nomination. with
Griff HASTE and Frank l. Champion can
didates. w. b. Davis and G. r Donnell
are Republican sspiranss for superinten-
dent of schools Henry Howard, the
present Republican assessor, will probably
be renominated. w. q. Beard is Demo-
cratic possibility.