The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-26
PAINEsS
Celery Compound
MAKES PEOPLE WELL.
THEY DON'T LIKE HIM.
Populists Not Content With
Their Own Candidate.
HOW PIPER PULLED THE PLUM.
Fear 81 Democratic Centred Dfessssd
His Neminatiea-rhs Csndf-
dates for counefl.
HOW PIPER PULLED THE PLUM.

The nomination Of A. W. Pipsr for
mayor Is far from satisfactory to major
ity Of the Populists. and even among his
supporters his success evokes little enthn-
siasm now that the thing has been done.
In fact. his psrtisans are more Inclined TO
congratulate themselves on their own clev-
erness in defeating the ambitions Of the
other candidates than for doing something
which would enhance the chances Of their
party.
As matter Of fact, Piper was NOM
mated because the members OF the con.
vention lost their heads and ret stuck to
their personal hstreds. When on the sixth
ballot the gradually growing vote for yor-
dan jumped up to fhirty-thres through
sudden accessions of strength in the First
and Sixth wards, putting him only less
than dozen votes behind DIR. Terry, the
leading candidate, the genuine Populists
began to realize that there was real wolf
in the fold, and then they commenced to
flock around first one and then another
OF their own candidates. Several of the
Holmes. Terry and Wilson men threw
their votes on the next ballot to Allen and
Davis. while Jordan and Piper held their
own. On the eighth ballot Allen came
within four votes of getting the nomina-
ton, and if Clark Davis had not been in
the race he would have gotten IL By large
majority. But many of those who would
have otherwise voted for Allen gave their
support TO Davis. As soon. however, as
the Piper and Terry men saw how
close Allen was to the prize,
they worked like beavers for their
own men and coaxed Aliens friends to
give their candidate . boost. The Piper
men were marshallcd by the Jeffries fac
ton. while Terry was supported by the
Knox faction. A private business antagon-
ism existed between both these factions
and Mr.. Allen had them both to fight him
so hard when he was 30 close to the prize.
No one was at the head of the Clark Davis
crowd, and the strange thing about the
voting il that his strength did not go to
his natural heir. Alien, at the critical
moment. II Is conceded now that Davis
was put up for the purpose Of dividing the
church-going element of the party with
Allen. But aside from the lateness of the
hour and the WEAKNESS Of the delegates. the
stampsding Of the convention was due to
the steady strength Of jordan and the
presence of Democratic workers on tie
floor who were said to be using money in
his behalf.
Late yesterday morning the convention
finished Its work by nominating Peter
Wickstrom and w. w. Noyes for FIRE CON-
missioners and the following for members
of the board Of aldermen and house of
delegates:
For aldermen-Second ward, A. N. Nc
Evan: Fifth ward, ]. T. Kenworthy; Sixth
ward. ID. II. McKerney; Seventh ward, g.
l.. Burns; Ninth ward, w. l.. Livesley.
For deiegates-Fir ward, z. r. Davis:
Second ward. w. FL. Smith; Third ward,
III. G. Odell: Fourth ward, W. e. 8. Coyne;
Fifth ward, William Faunt; Sixth ward,
L. b. Nordlund; Seventh ward, ID. c.
Townsend: Ninth ward, NJ. NJ. Garfield.
The Eighth ward delegates felt unable to
agree upon q candidate for delegate and by
permission Of the convention the party In
that ward was allowed to select a candi-
date at later date and report to the city
central committee.