The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-13
THEPOLITICIANSM MEET
Delegates to Everett Gathering
in This City.
REPRESENTATIVE MEN HERE.
zhe Lobby Of fhs Butler Crowded With
eso Politicians From All Over ens
state, D,scn..ing the Convention

n there hsa been In ,ne lobby Of De
5yoss, Butler last evening a roll cal o. tho
deiexafe--elecf 10 the Everett eanrsnnoa
. the chances are that pretty nearly ano1-
um wo1ld have been found present 1eF-
sainly ns.riy every mar uns MI Dc con-
spscuous on the floor OF TIE cohFsht-oh'
or who has any aspirations for the election
- delegate to the national eeaFsSuSo'
war on the ground. Sesriy every e"a5'y
in the state was Represented W ths eso~o-
ed LOBBY b. It's most prominent fsVs5ssA'
eatfys In tue puSs.ic rsnks-
Among those present from outside conn-
ties were: Potter G.. Gallivsr. 0f Tacoma.
and Henry wisson, Of Spokane. both s-p.r-
ants not only for election NJ SsIFssses 20
the national convention. but Tor the po-
slfion OF national committeeman for TIE
state. John l.. Mcmillan. OF Fan Juan. WHO
~ Is expected viii he elected chairman OF
the convention: Judge J. y. Scott. OF Port
Townsend; John y. Convey. George a.
afiliW. ex-rexisser Of the land office. o G.
White. state printer: Alien Weir. ay-secre-
tary OF state: VI. r. Forrest. state lard
commissioner: J. OBJ. sroeey and W j.
Niiroy. OF Olympia. J. W. Fsiehan. jesse
Arthur and NJ G. MArfindale. Of spokane:
T.. c. Ross and l. W. Carver, IF Castle
Rock; Charles p. Bell. Of Aberdeen; X. z.
Peabody. OF Dayton: II. A. Fsirehi!d and
Sheriff Eeli. OF Wsatcom; y. y. speck. os
pasco. Frank g. Demer. and Y. q. De-
mont, OF Waila waIsa O. NJ McAiIsster.
OF Wilbur. Judge Hsilinger and Secretary
Van Brocklin OF the Republican state
central eonamittoe, OF Port Townsend. and
about hair OF the Pierce county delegates
90 the convention.
Rarely has there been such an assem-
blaxe OF delegates so long prior tn con-
ventfon. especially a convention where the
only business TO nn transacted h. the So
lection Of delegates TO the national conven-
ber OF Mckialey hadxe. and buttons dis
played. and the absence OF such magma of
devotion 10 any other candidate.
Aexsrs. Sullivan and wilson we're con
spicuousIy Ia evidence. circulating through
the crowd and extending the glad hand
20 the delegates from the outside eou Skies,
bu, on different orbits which did no, At
any time interseet.
The question Of principal interest Ais
cussed among The delegates was the aues-
tion Of the rejection OF the I'VE delegates
aside from fhose presented by the three
leading counties. King. Pierce and spo-
kane with special reference 10 how those
i've delegates will stand toward the selac-
ton OF national committeeman. 1t is thor
ouRhly understood that Burleigh. Sullivan
and Wilson desire the honor Of the position,
and the real fight Of The convention will
undoubtedly center on this proposition.
The Pierce county people are particularly
ardent In Their advocacy of Sullivan for
che position. for The reason that the present
national committeeman, Nelson Bennett,
r. resident of Tacoma. and the politicians
or that city think this fact gives them a
vested right 10 the position.
The King county delegates 20 the Everett
convention had meeting at their head
quarters In the Hotel Byiier at o'clock
last evening. attended by nearly all tho
members. for the purpose OF sneetsng an
organisation. 3. H. Piles was elected chair
man, Arthur levin secretary aud an ex-
eeutiye committee composed OF the follow
ing: w. A Gay 3. L. Crawford. Joshua
~ Wrestling. 3. q. Meek. VI. A. oottstein,
w. T. Fors. Harry X. Strive. commit
Tee 70 secsire band music was also selected.
~ follows Fred Wing, George Noble and
". ". Morris
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for spe-
ciai train on the Great Northern to carry
The delegates and their friends from Sc
attic 10 Everett and return. The train will
leave hers on Thursday morning AZ
o'clock sharp. and will return as soon as
the convention afjuurns
The music committee has secured the
First Regiment band 10 accompany the
delegation.