The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-04
COMING To THE FRONT.
GosAip Concerning Candidates Through
out the state.
Tacorua rSare~


Several brand new gLOernatorial cossi-
oiiiiies have appeared during the last
week or two. Ex-Mayor George B. KAN
die has been talked of In that regard, and
not few friends OF James C. FairchuS
and President III. H Warner, Of the city
council. are saying pleasant things about
them In the same connection. The friends
OF Mat o. 3. Hayden have not given I'd
hope that he may yet decide to enter the
lists Then there are the old stan5-bys,
az they might be called. In the persons Of
Senator ". p. Sergeant. Of Buckley; Pros
ecuting Attorney Conner and Judge ". p
Pritchard, with ex-Prosecuting Attorney
Smell probably ready to enter the arena
should the conditions seem favorable
With very few exceptions no one seems
TO take Mr.. Ssrgeant's candidacy very
seriously. He has the vigorous opposition
OF James McSeeiey. Of Buckley. who is
reported to be the most successful poll
teal worker In the nineteenth senatorial
district. and who. It is claimed. VIII see
to IL that Mr.. Sergeant does not come any
where near carrying the district. and per-
haps not even his own town
Col Conner has a political milestone
about his neck In the form OF bis record
as chairman Of the Pierce county delega-
ton TO Olympia four years ago. With an
opportunity there TO do everything, he did
nothing. except to prevent the delegation
from accomplishing anything. whereas It
might have become the leader Of the
state. Some OF Col Coiners friends have
under consideration the ady.sahiiity OF
urging him TO withdraw az an early day
Should he accept such advice the contest
wiz narrow down 70 Judge Pritchard and
man or men who are Jet inactive can
didates-
There Is q very important political move
In the air at this time-an alliance be-
tween Pierce and King counties. This
announcement may cause some 10 hold
up their hands In holy horror III would
hurt thu party" or How DO you think
Whitman county could support such an
aliznceT" say some of the interested poll
ticians who see in such q movement a
prospective di'ninution of their own in
portznce- Such an alliance should II take
place. say those interested when asked
VIII not mean a combination OF the big
counties with the object OF dominating
state politics. not a; ALL 1t would simply
bring about harmonious action betw@e
them. whereby the pas; Improbable quar-
.eling should be ended. at least for time
How far such an arrangement. II at
tempted. could be carried. remains to be
seen Possibly there are some who would
like to see Pierce sending TO Olympia a
legislative delegation favorable 20 a King
county man for senator. In return FOR
King courty's aid In nominating Pierce
county man sor governor. But there is
very good reason for doubling 1. such a
plan would be carried ont
While Editor J. Oh. Seobey wiz m
do15ts,ly carry Thars;0a county, there Is
said now 10 be donbs II the south western
combination viii be united on any one
man for governor. Yakima county Is con-
sitsrsd practically out % N. race having
tvo candidates for governor within her
own ho-ds-S-Senator Lesh and Esxard
whitson- In Kit.itas. ex-senator Eugene
:. Wilson has the opposition OF STATE
Auditor Frost. . candidate fer reelection.
and the chances Of one or the other carry
Ing the county seem pretty evenly divided
The loser will drop out The present sstu-
alton thus seems to favor a Pierce county,
man. provided one Is found who can carry
the county. which means that he must be
acceptable TO a majority OF the p@ople
5 g. Cosgrovs. Of Garfield county re-
mains a csnd.sate. and all have a re-
Speefaoie following. IN al probability, IL
Eastern Washington Judge : T. Moore.
o Spokane. may become candidate.
Whom Senator Jasz L Wilson ard Spo-
kane county are going 80 SEAPORT for gov
e-nor Is a question which more politicians
than enc would Ike - have answered
right now. NJ. Sooh>y ard Mr. Eugene T
Wilson are counting on Spokane's ala. II
ss understood Mr.. Scoe@y vas one ~ .ss
sn,rsoTtass~ uho stood ~ Wilson cu-s,v
rs senatorial fight. ar1. or The other hard
ex-senator Eugene Wilson rendered ~.
spokane 1AEsesake his valuable assss.anr~
Moreover. Eageu- Wilson Is close tsisl
ess-i cf Senator lte. manager Of Holm =.
wilson's senatorial campaign. ana TIE a.
fer's rspnts1 candidate for Un,te-i sta.ax
marshal after Mckl-sey succeeds Grover
Should Essgsae wslsea carry EF.ss,.-
ecgnty. Senator Wilson may Cad ss-ns~5s
IN tie delicate 7r-slseanen: Of having ~
ceclee wasrA Of TWO close frieras he sssIf
support
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