The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-06

Tacoma News: Charity and some OF the
sinews of war from Squire. OF Seattle and
New York. may yet land q delegate or
two for Mr.. Bennett.
Big Bend Empire: Shutting UP the fac
tories and forcing the workingmen into
wheat and potato growing has not had
the effect up to date OF perceptibly adj
vancing all agricultural prices.
Coulee City News: Senator Ti1lman. Of
South Carolina, says 1.-THE country Is go
ing TO hell" TiIlman ought to know what
he is talking about. he Is right from the
country where raising 1t predominates
over that OF raising cotton.
Sprague Herald: Although Senator
Squires Eastern newspaper bureau IL
earning its money, the senator will doubt
less find when he returns to this. state
that he has been shooting At too long
range. Those Eastern guns scatter SO
that they are playing havoc with his
fences where they are most needed.
Auburn Argus: There appears to be a
strong factional fight In Seattle against
Receiver Burieigh being a delegate to the
national convention. This is not right.
Mr. Burleigh Is in every sense suitable
man 10 represent this section Of the state,
and he should go 10 the convention know
ing that he has the united support Of his
party and the people Of the entire state.
Davenport Times: Fusion Is not popu-
lar In the rural districts among the Pop
uiists. but I'm the cities the idea Is not
entirely Objectionable, and after all Il
Is men like Mayor Belt. OF Spokane. who
are all powerful in shaping the course Of
political parties Mr.. Belt will manipu-
late his party in Spokane. and il Seattle
and Tacoma furnish a couple OF bosses
equally skilled IN pulling. they Will
control the party In the state.
Spokane Chronicle: Three years ago
the bicycle was something which good
city fathers were expected TO regard with
suspicious eyes. and study at a safe dis
lance that they might devise laws to pro-
tect the public against its ravages- Now
they are passing ordinances 10 cinch the
fellows who scatter old bottles and con-
tnnacions lacks In the path OF the pneu-
matte tires In the language OF the late
Mr.. Calico. the world does move"
White River Journal: There will not
be half enough judicial positions TO 70
around the coming fall n one-haif Of those
mentioned insist on donning the ernoSSe
Judge Eoyt is anxious for a seat on the
Supreme otncH' hHr1cs Is IN the hands
OF his friends, while Haines Langley. o.
born. Kfnnsar. Wrestling. Wiley. Hum
rhrey and HUMPHREYS are out for supe-
rior Judges. There Ia already one more
judge than is needed in King county.
Walla Waiia Union: The King county
papers announce that a former resident
Of wails Waiis. Boyd J. TaIlman. esq
Is q candidate for judge OF the superior
court Of that county. From a personal az
qsiaintancs with Mr.. Taiiman oflonr stand
ing. this paper Hnhesitatingiy says that
no better selection could b. made hy our
Republican friends OF King county. Mr..
Tanrnan's legal ability r. unque~tion~d
ani nature has endowed him with what
Is known as judicial temperament" IL
Is hoped he viii - nominated. ana n he
y II Ray b predicted tina. he will Had
his ucke, when the votes are counted az
ter the closing % the polls On November 4