The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-23
NOTES By THE WAY.

rrxs ret Mr Arthur Z. Griffin. The
attorney wha wzs recently nominated Tor
sas r5sssz1n CT superior tz1xs - A41S
eoanty "a re- sal1 q -, ~ Nafa NaA&.
lie was q aesxgass 70 tlaE ever Ea~ saess sss
first 2epactsean sale eo1tenst2E1. A2a y Ns
orr % k4nx eosnsy > SelsEa<to1 q tAtEss-
I'VE. wh8en voted ne \ unlt On every izEa-
rserEzax measure that care before tnAs
.omxeatson. Mr.. Gr5s1aa a. tnaE t4-ss ASea
a. Eruznefag ia tbs county, ana Sne2S
- w4S sexsxges.ly Poplar II w2a oe Ee-
rzserlhzxsz that on that occasion Ine hlIs
county 4eses4sien 20 me state e9sttefa--s1
had been INSTRUCTED - zse al aonoTAfAs
means % secure the Eozfnst&on Of Hen
John r Kannear for governor. ard ~aea
the aesexAtson reached WzIlA Wz-z every
rueuaher X ent 10 werk 20 60 soEnesaing -
wars bringing aS9at that result foass
fsrffsn sscs<ed 70 DO lis work 4Enoas use
delegates from fhe farming sections, rata
er snan among the lawyers and p1eAsS-
sso1AI raea from the cites.
Sc,z after hs started ont on his russlsFs
expedition BE mss a tai, aank, Sao1-Ess-
fured locking chap leaning ap against
Eaa1p pest As be wore a badge Mr. Gfls-
ar had no hesliancy Ia approaching ard
ertSrlnx into conversation with HIN
II see you are a delegate. ocs<a ne
s-osaax nan from King county. May
ask " that part or The state you are from
ssOh. yes." replied the farmer, Il am
delegate from " hsfman county.
s.HAve yoa a candidate for any state
ofses up in your sec1ionT' asked Grimm
Wei, yes. replied the wheat raiser.
Eve have a candidate for superintendent
OF pubic instruction ap IN Whitman eoAn-
~ bat I do not think he stands much
chance OF getting the nomination re =
highly educated man and vel up IN e1a-
esti9nal matters. but no one seems %
know him. and / am afraid he VII get
only the nine votes OF his own county
which viii not do him any good
Here Griffin saw an opportunity 70 get IN
his work, and promptly asked; Is your
delegation tied up on the gevernorship
question: The tail farmer replied that
they were free 70 vote as they pleased on
that Office, and Mr. Griffin asked him 20
get his delegation together ard bring them
up TO the King county headquarters re
ala so. ard an agreement was there en-
tered into by which his delegation Of nine
should vote for John kinnear for gov
e-nar and King county would cast her
thirty Ave votes for Mr. c. W. Bean. OF
lolfax. for the Office of superintendent or
public instruction. This agreement so
elated Mr.. Beans friends that they went
10 work in earnest. and as a result their
candidate not only received the nomination
Al the hands OF the convention, but was
elected so well did he perform the duties
az his office that he was renominated when
his FIRST term expired, and reelected Tor
another term by an increased majority.
The above story would be incomplete IL
neglected 10 tell the part that Col. John c.
Haines played in II. Mr.. Beans friends N
the convention had listened 80 the speech
Col. Haines had made in nominating Mr..
Kinnear, and they az once came over 10
the King county delegation 20 ask that the
tn. ina ton
before the convention Col. Hatnes con-
sented 70 do so, but was soon involved IN
other matters which were engrossing his
attention as chairman OF the King county
delegation Finally. Ia the order or bust
ness the office OF superintendent OF puoac
instruction was reached, and one or the
delegates nudged Col. Haines and remind
al him that he had agreed to place In
domination the Colfax candidate. Without
the slightest preparation, and without even
KNOWING the name OF the man he was
about 10 nominate, he rose to his feet and
made one OF the happiest little speeches. or
his life. Mr.. Griffin, however who was
foliaviu. the speech closely, soon realized
that the colonel did not know much about
fhe candidate, and in an undertone in
formed the speaker that the candidate was
an cid soldier This proved great ASSIST
ance "a the colonel, who made the most OF
The point AS the colonel was drawing ms
speech TO a close. he paused Tor moment
and asked the delegate next 10 him the
name of the man he was nominating. the
delegate did not know, and MT. Grimm,
overhearing the question. promptly In
formed Col Haines that the candidate $
name was c. w Bean. and the colonel
sicsas his speech without a hitch, not
yxithStanding the fact that when ne arose
to speak he had never seen nor heard or
the man before. and did not even Know
his name. For tact talent and versatility
col Hatnes has never had his equal on q
convention floor In the state Of Washing
ton.