The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-31

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r. zs krrwa. = confined 70 uysa o. tw0
e~asntse~ IN F.aEeern WASHINGTON. II =
s,fsffe raosHsase fhat saane o. tha s9seEstes
- =. I<lsass ~fere es@etea thrguxh fAe H.
neeree o. fhe crxzntzzt1on. insissSs + s
ssllta cerfaiz 'ist szca is the ezzs. TIE
r~z~xe that tass eer-<s rsvcs8t so1arT So
rSesx ah~sgatsfy ccntross shs PareiIst
patty q the sac - Wzsaiaxfou 80 MT
- generally ernfstef rorwts refssssszslg
saa hoaA2s o. sss members 80 thai effe1t.
Tapallsfs RI NesSern Washington Eea-
crafty 1sry that SUES ~ org arfxatssn re-
az exists uetws.zstarainx tnas tae
whs'e workiaK - the so=sefy wss exposed
nesr1v thrse years zE0 ans tsx censsita-
ton ana bylaws pa5ssssed in fail
Q X. MaxheId. o. CsaIisrs county. one
~ fAn sesexstss 20 the recent state con-
yentl0n ~ Tarorna. = staying over in Sc
sstss q few fays before vsturnirg - his
hnsse NJ Maxaesd Is very confident q
Rrputllean success IN his county this fan.
aIfhaazh heretofore c3affzFn has bcen ore
q the closest counties. politically. n the
STATE Hs said:
s~Yhe strength OF the three parties in the
last election was very nearly identiraA.
ana on ire county ticket each party Sc
=
~ present Very few Republicans have
fes-orns irsbtasa with the free silver idea.
and in mum hers rneT are about Offset ~
IRE Sound money Democrats Many Of the
popusfsfs have left the county IN the last
few years. and there has also been . large
Immigration os OH soldiers. one colony IN
parffeuiar. recruited In Michigan. being
composed almost exclusively OF veterans
Of the late war, vino silt vote for their old
cenrade as we'll 81 for the preservation
OF the national honor.
Fusion between the Populisfs and DEM
oerat= On the county Offices. Mr. Msxfield
regards as unliksEy The leaders OF the
Papnllsss are nearly ali former Democrats,
ard tire feeling between them and their
fsrrrfer political associates II riite bitter.
ana thus a combination OF forces Is not
ieaked for although some oyertures 10
frat effect have been made. However the
county Offices may be distributed Nj.
Maxaeld is confident the county win give
a Substantial majority for the Republican
rate and national ticket.
Whenever the next Republican state
convention meets II viii probably nave
10 face a northwestern combine on the
lines OF the southwestern cornnine,
which was 80 successful last week me
delegates 20 the state convention from
the north western counties were disguised
with the failure 10 secure any recognition
IN the late convention. and also had an 90
lect lesson Tn the value OF combination
afforded By the success which the Sosth-
western counties met with oy means OF
their perfect organization Durlhs inc
session several efforts were made 70 unite
the northwestern counties In such COM
hiua but without success. After the con-
yenffon adjourned however. word was qui-
city passed around and a secret meeting
was held. which was attended Do oeie-
gates from snohonish. Skagit " nateoIn.
san Juan. Island, jefferson and Ciaalam
counties. Al this meeting the question
OF efTectfng an organization or these couh-
ties in All future political conventions was
discussed and an agreement was aTflNe1
at the basis OF which was as folloHs. SEN
ator Harper. OF San Juan. who presided
over the meeting. and Senator WILSON,
who acted as secretary, were mace pro-
vIslonsl executive committee 10 nc. u. IL,
a Sull executive committee IS formed Inc
full executive committee Is 10 CONSIST OF
one member from each county. selected ps
the respective county central committees.
This executive committee is 10 remain IN
Office until the next regular county con-
yentinns are held. At each or these con-
ventlons an effort will be made to continue
the executive committee In force, anu 10
secure the massage OF resolutions instr
ing delegates to the state convention 10
unite and act IN harmony with the aeie-
cations from the other northwestern coul,
lies This combine" II effective, VIII
casf "a many votes I'm the state conven-
ton as the famous southwestern com
astar ,,yhi,,h AZ Is modelled. and TAR more
than will be cast by any one Oh the large
counties
The Post-Intelligsncer recently pun
ushsd a list of some thirty or tnlrty-hF
.-hebalts Democrats who were tnougnl 10
he a5svusteti with the action OF the Eliens-
burg conventions. a few OF them seem 20
have decided 10 take their medicine ana
saoport the Peoples Party ticket, as -
shown by the following letter:
.schehaiis. Aug. Is. 1895.
TO the Editor: There appeared I'd your
gssna Of the I'D inst. an article from Your
corrssDonaent from Cheaslis. stating ttlaI
,ha undersigned Democrats were saiking
,n ,hsir tents that nearly all OF them had
ooenlv stated that they would not supper.
ne ticket nominated al Ellensnurs' ana
that many of them would support Mc-
Kinley. As your paper Is very p3bt 80.
with me citizens OF this county, ara JAS
q large circulation. we respectfully &c
Quest ;hat You give the following TIE same
r4tblieItv. We are not sulking IN our
tents We will support the haliohai
Democrats ticket and the ticket nominal
ed az Eliensburg. No one had any autnoilly
Tor the statement that We would do othef-
yvlsa. Many OF US have always been Tree
SILVER advocates. and AL az us chserfally
Inv 20 the vii OF the regularly organized
Democrats party. :. I. Richardson, II.
&. Griffith. w. II. Rogers. c. .. Gingrich'
/ q III. Forney. John II. Ponder, j. T. LIN
hart A f. Ponder. J. II. Gon, n. kalney,
4. ID. Sheldon. j. z. Lysle, T. NJ. Lynch,
+ j y sullivan, A. ponahoe. William Wood
ham
I Il IL stated thas TommJ Bsvan. the eov-
raer member OF the county central COM
n1fttee from ths First ward. who vas IN
sf.atess on contest and replaced by George
Mcconnell al the committee meeting on
! SATURDAY. Is seriously conrs-nplating TAX
inE lhe matter into me courts, and apply
/ ing for a nsaEtssBas % eoupe! enc central
{ committee 20 Tstrstate him.
IN addition 20 aesug Tor a time MEM
! Der Of fhe central committee. Tommy Be
/ van vas one or ths delegates 20 the state
/ convention a. Tacoma and considerably
/ DISTINGUISHED himself IN eehate. not. how
i ever. on the fpcvr of ths convention, but
/ in a free-to--aM efgsiz s!on IN rhe LOBBY Of
/ ths Tacoma hotel. where rules % order
/ were a. a discount ard whore the stern
/ gavel OF the presiding os.cer never inter
/ posed 20 stop person aH-ses or 70 check the
! free and untr< mmeiiei few % eioQuence
! Mr.. Bevans opponent IN the ''joint dis
/ essSSion'' VAS 10 less person than the
1 Hon. Watsou {. Squire, senior senator
I from the state Of Washington, and the
/ time VAS somewhere in the igASorhood
/ % A. m. "jQsf the neck 81 the even
/ ine" 10 some % those assembled in the
convention. Senator Squire apparently
/ looked upon the First ward delegate SIS
( an s4us- s-f~stra and commenced 4 discus