The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-03
READYFORTHEFIGHT
Gathering Of the Clans for To-
morrow's Convention.
COMPLEXION OF The WARDS.
The Strength % tins A. r. A. sose-Aa-
dataonal Reports From ostiyfnE Dss
4rsess-Iassress I'm the cSnssss-

sunaav wass DAY % rest for the polita-
rian.. nryd eEeryx here there wss manifest
disposition 20 rec1peya;e fr0ra me ef-
haastion SUGGESTING Sasuriay's rattle -
the primaries. To-Day the several deiegs-
tsors sill meet. and the task q placing
Republican t4czes IN she aei1 gil Se com
nueoe@d. The convention wia he livery
oue. The ArmoFy has been engaged Tor
two DAYS. and u Is expected thai 10 nofai-
nations wlll be inside nHtil Wednesday.
The question % chairman 81 the con-
veufion wilI perhaps not ce deeided unta
ali the wards have esuepsed- lie regret
seem. To he universal that neither NJ
Fi.hbaek nor NJ. Cole Is 3 nember o. the
convention. both having been TerF CHI
ciept presiding officers. Messrs. Z. =
Hughes = n. Plies and John W. torson
are each spok~a o. as the probable tempo
farv chairman. For secretary are men
toned II. c. Gordon. Henry i. Mcclure.
". y. Rlnshart. IT,, ard ]. H. nnieksf-
hooker. 81 Auburn. According 70 pFece-
dent ths TEMPORARY organization will Re
made permanent
OF the various delegations the First
ward probably wiiI not go into caucus
until late today, the excitsment resulting
from the facti5nal eight predominatiDg
everything. The question Of contest -
uppermost In The minds % the delegates.
and. outside @ the wsrt faYoring DR..
Mtteu for treasurer. the choice 81 eanai-
dates Is little spoken Of.
Tie Second ward will support White.
but i divided on the other candidates.
The Third Is mixed and divided on
nearly ali the candidates. but II ls safe TO
De NItt@n
Gordon wlll each have a clear majority.
The Fourth Is split or prosecuting at
torney. hnt Is solid all along the line FOR
Van dc Vanter. Mitien and Gordon.
The Filth IN addition TO these three,
will urge Oleson for assessor Frank
l.. Lewis. Of course, viii receive It's united
support
The slxth stands about the same as the
Fifth. Fremont Cole vail receive It's sup
MORT for senator. This delegation viii
meet at the Bellevue hotel this evening AZ
O'Clock.
The seventh is divided on all bat Van
de yAnter. Gordon and Mittea. who will re-
ceive practically a unanimous vote from
this delegation. IL will caucus at room
2e4 Occidental block. at 10 O'Clock this
morning.
The Eighth has not fairly recovered
from it's surprise as yet. There 10 con-
siderable feeling in the delegation about
the defeat Of G. b. Bagicy. r. h. Townsley
and T.. s. Gleason. and the election OF Z. q.
Austin, ]. j. Knoti and A. w. Young.
Knott defeated Gleason by one vote. There
seems to have been an agreement between
the factions 20 support a sicket containing
the first three names. but 10 the surprise
of many aud the modification of tew the
first three were defeated and the three last
named were Unexpectedly elected. The
delegation will stand firm for Davis.
In the Ninth I. n. wallingford claims
20 have tho winning delegation with him
for county commissioner, and that delega-
ton will perhaps make oil its other choices
for county officers subservient TO Mr..
Wailingford's chances. IL is also for Nit
ten, but Is not strongly committed to the
other candidates.
Ballard wants Layhue for county school
superintendent, and is indifferent rs TO the
aspirations OF other candidates.
IL is thought that at least Is per cent. Of
the country delegation will on the first
ballot support Van de Vanter. Mitten,
Beman. Gordon and Abraham, and on
the second ballot. should one be necessary
for any of the candidates, will 10 almost
unanimous None of the candidates for
prosecuting attorney seems TO have ex-
cited strong preferences through the
country, aud the contest for this Office is
a free. for-ali tight so far as the outside
districts are concerned.
The returns from the country, which
have been arriving all day. indicate a re-
marknbly heavy vote and great interest in
the primaries. Mecker precinct, Van de
Nanter's home, gave him a solid vote Of
90 odd, and Kent gave him II out of -.
There was hot fight in Salse Greek and
Kent, and particularly AZ Auburn. but
voters eyerYw here were orderly. Cedar
Mountain, which at the last primaries
east only 5 votes. at this election polled 81.
In Duwamish precinct the chief fight
was against A. ". Seton for county com
missioner The delegation elected Was 10
a certain extent q compromise among four
candidates. Ira A. Scott, j. Il. Ryan.
Julius Horton and Seton. The idea OF the
ticket elected is to pick out the strong.
est man for that Office. There was q hot
feht, aud ost OF so votes in the precinct
ever 20 we're cast The delegation elected
is favorable 30 Z. +. TeAchnor for school
superintendent
4 large and enthusiastic mass meeting
Of Republican voters was held at Frank
lin Saturday evening 70 select delegates
20 the county convention. q. W. Smailey
was elected chairman OF the meeting and
X. N. Irwin secretary. Addresses were
made by nr. ], }. Smith. Judge G. $.
Bailey and 0nataVe A. Jones. The pre-
einct committeeman arc; &. +. Ieston,
q. A. Whitney and Charles Weatherbee.
The Snoqaalmie central committee is
com posed a. O. H. Guiltord. chairman
Prof. Auburn and Carl Klaus
Fulton precinct - certain extent de
voloped au a +. A. fight Mike Kelley,
for county commissioners. was beaten.
Most o. the county delegates will arrive
to-day.
In the Second ward Harrison Bostsick
was elected. instead ef Philip Aieer, " lose
name appeared ia the list printed yesteg-
day morning,
The A. l.. g. vote IN this city is worth
Analysing. The number cast as Saturday.
primaries is variously estimated. soms
claiming as high ss J. 500. while the nnors
conservative place the figures between e.
and so. seven hundred And hfty. or hsl
the highest flgure claimed. Is perhaps thu
nearest carrect estimate which can D,
given. Ia the EghtA and Ninth ward
the A. +. A showed ondispatea strength
In the Seventh an attempt sc recoacliis
tion between the A. +. A. and tas anti
A. T. A. factions proves iruiuess, an
finally the battle Was fought On ssraigh
lines. The result wss thAt shs anti
A. +. A. ticket wss victorious b
an overwhelming majority. In 10