The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-10
a MERRY WAR IN sNoHoxIsH.


Popultats Losing strength, Democrats
Badly split, kepu biican Victory sure.
A prominent Republican Of Snohomish
county. who has recently travelled through
out that county and fnmiliarized himself
with the political situation, brings the re-
port that the coming election promises the
greatest Republican victory i'm the history
of the county. The neopie of the county,
he says. are anxious TO redeem il from tho
odium of the nominal Populist victory of
two years ago. ii having given plurality
for Young for governor, and from the mis-
rule of some of the Democratic officials
elected at that time. The Popuiists. he
says. are completely intoxicated with q
contemplation OF repetition of that vic
tory, and. OF course, are claiming the elec-
ton Of their whole county ticket; they
having two years ago elected but two of
the county nominees one of whom was in
dorsed by the Democrats Regarding the
chances of Populist victory. this gentle
man says:
at does not require a politician 10 see
that the fopuIist vote will fall away be-
low that of two years ago. throughout
the county found lots of voters, prorni-
nent citizens in nearly every precinct,
who two years ago were prominent Popu-
Ists. now WORKING HATu IN Inc ranks OF
their old parties. This resrits. too almost
wholly To the benefit of the Republican
party, as 10 was from II that they drew
their principal strength. The reason of
the Popullst detection, too, Is readily ap-
parent. The rank aud HE OF the party
now see that they are simply lending
themselves 10 the schemes for self-ad vance
ment of some of the casi-osfs of the old
parties, and Of political shysters who have
found in the new party an opportunity 10
ply the vocation OF professional politi-
clans.
This Is shown by the manipulation OF
their recent county convention and the
character OF the nominations The man
aer IN which the convention was run
would do credit To your own John Collins,
and the extent to which the manipalations
we're carried can be judged by the fact that
the chairman of the convention, who was
elected at the end OF bitter struggle, an
noanced the committees from typewrit-
ten list which bad been prepared before
hand by the successful schemers. Then
these schsmers and bosses were them
selves nominated for the best Offices IN the
county.
''The nomination OF John A. Davis for
county auditor conclusiysly demonstrates
this. Davis Is the chairman OF their
county central committee is the state
committeeman for Snohomish county, 10
ore OF the state lecturers and the general
'Pooh-B OF PopaIism IN that county.
These positions gave him an opportunity
and excuse for log rolling trip through
the county. by which he secured The nouni-
nation. sad on the day Of the convention
.. c. Taylor. enc OF the original Popallsts
OF the county aud a delegate 10 tue con-
yeatlon. publicly accused Davis OF resort
ing 60 means 70 secure the nomination
watch were NOS credltable. 10 say the
least. Davis was un the ticket for the
same Office tso years age, bus he ssn't the
only nominee Who stands as q positive
reputation OF their boast that no Office
seekers need Apply III. q. York was a