The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-23
ARRANGING THE DEAL
Three Factions Of the Pops
Preparing Conventions.
TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER is.
Tho Popuiists Proper VIII Distribute
the Pie-stormy Meeting OF
Dcmo-Pops.

The slrae has been set for the thres~rsag
circus 10 Seattle. uhSea IS % snaeaxor 80
rival she great original which gave = ave-
days performance IN Elieussgrg. com
msneiag tHo weeks ago. Tns inlitation az
fair IS modelling itself zitls great exsc snsss
Gu the lfnes laid down ~ is great prDfo-
type. IN this Instance - II taaf. fae
popGgIsss have tsxen the initiative n set
ting tiale and pIsee, without eoassiiinz
the wishes DF paying sny attention 10 ti1e
minor fssfions. Who hang on 70 Is coat
tails and struggle with each esssr FOR It's
bos,nts. The Pop8iist cognty committee
has fixed tho aate Of It's county coaRsi1-
t3on al September =. and the data OF its
primaries as the Isth.
As soon az the announcement vas u7a9s
public meeting Of the DeTnoera tc-Popu-
list county committee waz hgrgladiy callsc.
and all the members who could ~ tae snort
space % time Be notified met in ina Office
OF Falcon Josiln. on ire fo-rth IooF OK the
Mex York block. yesterday afternoon az
O'Clock Tor the nurpose % calling their con-
vcnfion 20 meet on the same date. that the
Eslens3grg programme r1ighz be exactly
sfYnifSstea The goat-pops4l ssis d&G not
deem hErFfaa action HeesaearT. Iast know
they ear get their wbo.e party together In
mass son ,e.s.aon n any back roam on
few hours notice.
the DEMOCRATIC county committee meet
ing sliJ NOT prove TO DC a very harmonious
affair. howfyer. Leo Hart, a 9. Lane ara
Jamea h. Mcflr0y found themselves, 70
their sstooi.hrneuE, ~ = minority OF tnree
In a eomgaiitoe wa!sh tnsy had pscn under
che impression they absolutely dominated,
and found also taat decided opposition
had developed 70 10 suddenly following the
r.opusisf Initiative AMI stormy time lc4-
lowed. Tho result OF TAG session was laaa
flsA committee broke 40 sss session wltn-
out fixipg Inc aa.e At ali. Lane Hart and
NeEsiroy being the 1srst ones 10 com. out
OF The room leaving iaas- opponents In
session behind them Soiwf hatauJlns mo
fqusnbie Il is quite certain tnat tue peii-
ocrafis convention will he called tAe same
s1ay a. that OF the Fopailsis. Tor all me
.tpis -gfahosrs are ciamDEGis Tor iHsaoh.
and tfaeg are tina only people IN the Demo-
cratic a1ng OF snn Popuiat party VINO are
taalnn any interest IN the affairs OF tas
mcYiAund concern.
A. vas the ease al Ellensburr. the
y,r,no- popnlists and the (ioat-Popuiisss
~. abundangly supplied with eafidiaates
FOR every posgfion on the Popuitsf ticket.
9shey are also az In Ellsn-bufg, pro-
fonndfr ronfident that there VIII be an
equitable division" o. the offices. bat III 10
strongly probable tagain as IN Eliens-
hurg}. that they viii In the final pie dis
srshsstlon. be Obliged 10 content themselves
with taking iast such positions as the
Popiist@ choose to aiiot them. and no
more. and they Will probably get them
only after they have abaatd themselves
ia suppsication at the fopu!ist door.
There are certain positions 10 be allied
on the tickle, which the Popullsis are Will
Ing TO spportion eqnltsbiy. For example
there are ne three Ju0geships. The intel
lleent popuilSts ara perfectly aware OF the
faet that they have not satisfactory ma
teriai In their oRn ranks to iii ths1 posi-
lions. and Il Is quite probable that they
Will ne Wiling 20 surrender AZ least two or
them 10 the Democrats and Goats, ressFV-
Ing hui one for themselves. There are put
Two ropulisf candidates for judge. w. II.
Andrews and =, u. Benson. The latter t.
probably the nan who will get the nomi-
nation The former IS too conservative
man 20 he at all heartily supported IN the
naytv with which he II training. and the
feeling that he liz 4 standing ana perpetual
candidate Tor office does not help him.
when IL comes down 10 Democratic can
Aaates for Judge. there II an cmnarrass-
ment Of riches THE list seems 70 include
ali she member Of the bar. who are act
Ing with the nemo-Pops aud who have not
other polltIrai aspirations, ". II. Moore.
lee Deyrses. Alfred Battle. y J. LAchien-
berg and r. G. StrudHlck are all willing
20 accept tho office should Il be rendered
them. 10 put it mildly Lehtenberg seems
10 have the beat chance or getting the
nomination. as he has the prestige OF one
victory to hank on.
As To the Goat eoniinScnt there are al
rrnSent hat two candidates for superior
Judge spoksn or tho perennial candidate
for anything or everything. john WHEY,
and Charles X jenner In thls instance
All wtley's hoodoo seems 30 be actively at
work the squire men, who form the back
hone 81 the Goat organization. are not
favorahls TO Wliet's candidacy for some
reason. ana he NAV (all as Nat In the eoun-
~ convention as he dsd as Elienseurg.
The fact L. the Squire men are wiling %
threw up every thing else. ami nos ssk Tor
any positions TO rs awarded the Goats on
the county ticket provided that they can
control the legislative ticket. This Is What
they are hoping 20 receive in The deal, and
fhev are wiiling Sc engage IN any deAls
and make any sacrifices - secure these
rositians and thus have a faint cnsnce OF
having strength enough "a The next leg
tslaftfrp To return the senator, Here, now
ever. they viii run fnto the same snag
vhleh came near wretkirg the fasion shin
~ rnensburg Tho popaigats want the
legislative ticket for themselves.
.t,lye the legislature 90 THE free silver
RepuhlLsAnst Nit" said a Fopulist !uGig-
nanty YESTERDAY. I'VE want some re-
form legislation fully as much. II not
,s,are. than NC do 4 senator. AID ~ ain
enxlnns 10 trust any free silver Repuh-
liean - Eive Il 10 az"
T,ha Penallsts point out the fact that
srttnr s.ng.y aud alone taey succee3ed n
efsestux one representative "a tae Thirty
ninth district $40 years aSo a0d tAey
say that district Viii certainly nos 30 sur
rendered 'rhsS migh1 consent 20 let the
t;cafs have xhe foYlorn hone OF tcy'ng "a
rets tho Republican candidates IN TIA
whIffs-eieh&h and Fori}e,h districts. whore
there i an oVerW ne'mlgg itRnuh.eaa ma
Snsify ~ overcome. htti nothing more
since John Hare has announced that he
VII no. ~ candidate for ans ONCE.
there s Stl.l another ros}aoa on thc coan-
"a tleket which ghe FcnuNsts VII prob
nhlv surrender te either the nemccrafs
or tho Goats. or elise MI less are bone oul
ana ,et the two factions scramble Tor T.
srhaf pnslttou IS the prcaeeutinE attorney
xhip. James T. McN'rcv IS slated Ter 4
IN the Democrats are awarded the position
While Cal Robert H. Lindsay VII prob
sblv SET q n lt goes 60 the 9oate. cox
JOAN :. Crockett IL also a candidate "a
she ntataerAtic ranks. ara bis frea IS VII