The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-17
PIERCE COUNTY PoPoCRACY.
Mucn Excitement Already a. 20 Dr.
VISION OF ~pofl-.

Tacoma. Sept 1s.-Special here w1I -
some 14Sa J4lks waeR the ET4p.4e4-e c2n-
aentlon o. ths Democrats. Pog1l1sts and
1.-YeF.tss Il -E.s county meets On sep
--Tn1er = Precinct caucuses VII O. held
toTIorTo~ and me primaries saturday.
= tae present plans q the machine ~
a7ss ple-catterS ara carried ou.. The tlcze.
- = named ~ 4 conference COMMITTEES
q toTty-tls-e mem oers. each faction beng
-epTesentsd ~ aE1een delegates. o. tae
fifteen delegates q be chosen fro-a each
tfe1lon- taree VII be spporti0ne3 - eaca
<eDs toF-al district This conference COM
mifiee vii perform similar functions %
t1at O. the conference committee 81
EA-snsourg- Il VII divide me Offices.
en2 = = does no. actually name ire c4n-
ct9&Tes x VII virtually 10 50 ~ reason
& - deals that wall be made ~ ire
n2niT 1lators- As there are a5oat three
candidates for each Office some o-a vi
naturally De nurt II the scrinmage.
mat there Viii De plenty az dlS-oTi
aa1 ~rangilng n the tr.plLc4ts convention
goes without saying Ssgns O. the So
preaching tempest can already Re CO.
served There is 4 lively row on among
the t~o old-tme factions IN wha1 was
formerly the Democracy % Pierce corGty.
Mayor FaHcett a2s brought the aghg On
> lis Partially % the hopes OF s9r1e
@ lie prospective candidates On his side
c. The house There are three candidates
foT superior Judge among the R1Hlp pern-
oeracy-Nunlctpai Judge Red Judge Stall
cup one OF the present incumbenEs. and
1QI- J. 4. Williamson. Tae PopullstS
vii demand one Of the three judges. ani
the.r candidate Viii "a T. E Houston,
w@o was one OF 1ha Democratic ezndl-
oates f9r congress rwo years aEo Cry
Attorney Juds0n Is also spoken 81 as r
po<s -blltty, and II he enters the race -
VII have the backing o. Mayor FaWcctt
anE his following.
".tA such a multiplicity % caniia4.es
jealousy and fractional strife were sure -
appear. Il IS stated on good authority
that faArcett promised 70 support Ju3ge
hel1 some months ago. blt mas recently
e1anged his mind CT thAt proposition ani
aaS Developed leaning toward Jusge
Stalcup and Col. Williamson. A. least
Judge Reii's friends have observed some
thing o. this kind Ia the mayors present
attitude. and they are inclined 70 resent
IS forc.oly. Al the primaries Saturday the
ISSUE will be clearly defined AMI 4 IS me
present purpose q Judge Reds friends
20 nominate delegates In all o. me city
precincts who are pledged - their cand.-
date regardless OF the others
Among the S.lveri,es there y similar
condition % affairs. 4. Z. Tt;lox ard 4
Il. GaEretson are both candidates for pres
eating attorney. u as Tltlo@'s change
% front a. Elens burg 1aat defeated Gar
ressoa II his fgb: FOR the nomination fo-
attorney general. GaTre;son u course
wants - play even With T.,loE, and Ire
Latter has an interesting Sight On his
hands against the t5arrerson men.
TIE Sllverites. or Goats. cut the same
sorry figure in Pierce county politics they
20 IN The balance OF tire state. Both IRE
R2np Democrats and the Popul.sts look
asksn-e az the late descrrers from The Re
publican ranks ard do not trust then ~
their councils So vague and ephemeral
= ne silver party IN This county taaT ths
Popuilsts ana Rump Democrats arc not
lota - accord TIE Sllvey.tes much o \
sha-e IN TIE division q the Offices TIE
principal ofa-es VIII 50 % the 40 main
factions q the th-ee-hea9sI Popocr4cy.