The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-24
A FAKE CONVENTION
Sorehead Nominations Were
Made i'm Advance.
COLLINS NAMED THE TICKET.
Afraid Of an Open serehesd Convention
-straight-out Democrats and
Kids FurfouA

cording 10 the announcement made ID US
organ, the Telegraph. yesterday morning
the Democratic convention had no sooner
adjourned than the sorehead Eepao-
Icans hastily gathered. without formal
call. in no stated place and IN
the small hours OF the morning.
and, like the renowned three sailors OF
Tooley street. nominated James II.
woolsry for county treasurer and John
Wallace. Harry Whites man Friday, for
county clerk As Owen GisndoEer could
"cail spirits from the Vastly Deep" SO John
Collins can call soFehead conventions a.
will, and they do come when he does call
for them" This IS bow his organ an
nouncsd what his sorehead convention
did al his bidding. at the same time put
ting the names OF woolery and Wallace
on the ticket a. the head of its editorial
columns:
.aThe independent Republican late last
night after the atrion Of the Democratic
convention, met in consultation ard de-
cided on two Of their candidates, James ~.
Wooiery was their unanimous choice Tor
county treasurer, and John Wallace, OF
tins city, was chosen for county CLERK. it
was too late to proceed further. and the
committee named 10 represent them Viii
meet Monday or Tuesday and com plete
the balance OF the ticket. For James III.
Wsoscry nothing need be said lie IS one
OF the best known men in King county and
has following second 70 no candidate.
The simple fact is that the ''Indedendent
Republicans" did not mold meeting late
Saturday night. The Democratic conven-
ton did not adjourn until 100 Sunday
morning. and no meeting was held, even
after that. The statement In the Telegraph
a 81. a. Tn sn
ceai from both the anti-fusion Democracy
and the soreheads the fact that the whole
slate had been agreed on In advance. At
= meeting held Friday night in John Col
.ins' office, in the Occidental block. Wool
ery's and Waliace's nominations were
agreed on, there being present commit
tee Of Collins Democrats and sorehead
Republicans. II is said that the following
soreheads, acting as a nominating COM
mit,ee. were in attendance: Malcolm Nc
Dougall, OF 0riilia. Harry White, John
Wallace and w. A. Snyder.
IL 10 thus evident that when Collins and
his heslcrs attended the convention yes
tsrday there was no misunderstanding as to
who the sorehead candidates were and in
fact. the entire fusion slate as agreed upon
Friday night ut their secret meeting went
Mr.. Collins ia placing the names of Wool
cry and Wallace on the regular ticket, as
regular nominees. has called forth "A
vigorous protest from some of the sore
heads. who claim that they con iidingly lay
down with the designing lion and at an
unexpected momen: have been devoured.
The sorehead leaders declared they would
not fuse unless W oolery was nominated
for treasurer and Wallace for county
clerk. These two candidates, however.
are not satisfactory 10 the rank and file,
if such there be of the soreheads Collins
has simply devoured the dissatisfied sore
heads by not waiting for the action OF
duly called convention. and of his own
voiition placing the names of these two
candidates In his paper rs duly qualified
nominees on tho regular ticket
II il yet undecided in what manner
these two sorehead candidates can
properly qualify and receive ratification
vote from their unhappy constituency.
The Democrats are afraid of an indie
pendent Republican convention" for their
schemes might misearry aud other eandi-
dates be nominated.
Should coIlins' nomination of Woolery
ana Wallace be ratified. there will yet re-
main the following places on the ticket for
the sorehesds 10 fill: Assessor, surveyor,
Commissioners from the northern district,
senators for the fwenty-foarth, Twenty
hfth, Twenty-sixth. Twcnty-seventh,
Twenty -eighth aud Twenty-ninth dis
tricts, two representatives each from
che Fortieth and Forty-lirst dis
tsicts and one each from the
Forty-second and Forty-,hird dis
trlcts; one Justice of the peace and one
constable for Seattle precinct Today Mr..
Collins will endeavor TO decide the man
ner in which these places will be filled.
and tho ticket. when completed aud Joined
with the ticket selected by the convention
Saturday. will constitute the regu-
lar Demoeratic- popui1St-SoTehead- Fusion
ticket They have not yet decided what
they will name it. bat 10 will probably be
placed before the people with a shorter
aud less truthful title.
As the TelsgrcpA says. for Mr.. Woolery
pothing needs be said" lie is known.
Wallace has for some years been Harry
Whites clerk.
The nomination for the state senate from
Abe Twenty-fonr district il is thought
Gill be given 10 julius +. Mess, who sat in
che late Republican convention and wax
defeated hy +. .. Nicksrson in an attempt
90 10 nominated "a commissioner from
district No. Mess served as commits
steiner from that district from 1857 10 IsSa.
having been elected on the ropuliss ticket.
u he is chosen n nominee by che s0rehead
committee, " will be due TO the efforts IN
his behalf 81 Malcolm MeDougan, of
oFilla While Mess was commissioner
In iSSS. there was bitter tight over
the location OF bridge across White river.
Mess held thu controlling vote. aud IL Is
ssld located the bridge where MenougaIl
wanted il. Now Is happens that the
Democrats have nominated Charles Guy
hrrson for commissioner from the
Southern district. the Popuasts have also
made a nomination. while The Repnhh.
cans refused 20 have anything 10 do with
Ness. and the neat best thing oueh for
him IS the senate.
At tho convention Saturday night A. q.
Lane. ofthe First ward, during a Ian in the
almost continuous tumuls. stood an On a
bench and announced 70 shs chair that the
soreheaiS had mngasninous,y presented
the Democrats ~lfh the commissioner for
ths NoFth district. no independent being
willing To face certain defeat. Lane
wanted the representatives fgosa the dis
tries 10 agree upon Democratic nominee
.t once, bat Mr.. Thompson told aim the
slling II sny such vacancies would ueces-
sAfiiy hs lstg 70 The central committee. 1t
10 now understood that Ssm n, Gustin.
xho soagat tae neminatiea Cor sheria bot
wss badly defeated BY JOAN Y. oSsrsuaer,
wiil he gsvea tbs place upon the tiekst-
Gastia was the tavoTite 81 she snsa-fasion