The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-12

nsue has TO - f1wrret Win. - wei ~
80 eusspoksn ms1<sl<-os- ehe-roa9 people
aod q Is quite poe4lbss Thai ths additional
GenAnd Win Be maize. J. p. Tng~e1. %
CAeha.is. Who hsip<i 20 nominate watson
and who was mate ratsonat committee
MAI Tor washington. - 81 The axht for hss
0yorsse and viii 60 hss best 20 secure
Bryan ard Watson electors.
By tba way. In the deal IA Offices. the
free silver Republicans Of Eit.isas county
got what might be considered q very fair
share. Their convention had Just six DEL
egasss IN n. and yer they vsrs given two
positions on the county ticket. the ss1pe-
r.or judEsship. which goes 20 J. p. David
eons And the state seuat0rships which goes
20 the present senator. e. J. Helm IL "a
perhaps needless TO add that Helm ard
Davidson were among the six delegates
who made ND the Goat county rcrsverl-
ton. Tine two positions they we're awarsi-
ID have strinGs on them. however. Tne
judicial diStrfct over which the superior
Judge prssides and from which he n chosen
includes Yakima and Franklin counties
- well - Kitatas. and the senatorial dls-
srjcf includes Douglass. II viii require
concurrent action OF the conventions of
these counties TO make the nominations
enectiye-
The Free Coinage Republicans from
King are here in considerable numbers
Col. George o. Lyons. Paul Hstrry. John
Wiley. Calvin II. Hagan ard others ar
rived on the morning train, and ~ tie az
tsrnoon came ". C. Rutter, Abe Spring
and several others. Douglas Young was
also on the train but he claims 20 De nei-
Their Free Coinage Republican" nor
PcpuIist. but a Democrat. The position
Of the Republicans" was defined clearly
by Spring at Saturdays convention. when
he spoke against anything that sayorec or
an instruction or Endorsement They ara
neutral. and nothing 80 far. at least. has
done toward organizing their convention.
but 10 Is thought that ". c. Jones may ne
made chairman. OF course Wiley and
Lyon and their subordinates. will await
the arrival Of Squire before taking airy
decisive steps. Old Narilorss BIZ White
says the only logical place for the Squire
element In In the tail end OF the band
wagon.
The day Of the convention will open with
nothing definitely outlined In any one OF
the three conventions. unless Il might be
that of the silveritez. WHOSE policy. a. far
~ the convention Is concerned viii BE- the
qniescenf one or waiting 10 see what they
are gelng TO get from the other fellows.
OF course. they VIII DO considerable boost
ing on the outside.
The three conventions VIII meet ~ the
same time tomorrow, 10 o'clock. The Dem
ocratic convention Will be held In the opera
house. and the PopuIlst in the armoFy.
Bosh halls are. however. in the same build
ting. the opera house Ia the second story
and the armory on the ground floor. The
silver convention VIII be held ia the court
house.
Nlensburg Is proving 10 be good con-
vention town. and all the people are ex-
erting themselves 20 entertain their guests
In view OF the olg crowd. which has in
creased the population by Mt least ONE
fourth. the edIct has gone forth that
avery bed must have two occupants
"wha, are you going 20 DO with Senator
0quirs7. inquired one disappointed appli-
cant for accommodations. There IS only
ono way to dispose OF him." was the an
ewer. ave viii put him TO bed with
George Turner
Ths old soldiers who are 20 renounce
Squire number at least twenty-five. and
they have selected Isaac Moore 10 act as
their spokesman when they give back the
buttons TO the siiver senator. The old
soldiers say they will rally TO the support
OF Maj Mckinley. and Vii not for a mo-
ment consider Bryan as against their COM
rads In the civil war.
Tho King county Popuiists who crossed
tho mountains by wagon are reported TO
have arrived. A great many delegates
from various parts OF the state are en-
camped near town.
Ever since the train left Seattle Mon
Gay night p. r. Morrow. Of Ballard. has
been wearing a conspicuous red badge
labeled Middle OF the Road" and this
badge has proved a source OF worrimens
10 more than one fuslonis'. II IL related
HAT Farmer ]. III. Todd viewed the
badge with evident disapproval. and that
4 affected him all the way 20 Eiienshurg.
Morrow says he was near Todds berth IN
HE sleeping car just before the train
reached this place. and was slightly
startled rs we'll "a amused at hearing a
groan and then mgffled MID
Sc OF the road middle OF the road. Choke
the viper. Choke e." This remark
from the sleeping candidate was repeated
several thaes. When Todd was confronted
with the story OF tho trouhious dream he
had no remembrance Of II. but he IL stili
booking for the leading place on the
union ticket. Morrow, who II will be re-
memhercd. was thrice turned down in the
sonnty convention for deiegateship, de-
.lares that he VIII sit IN the convention
tomorrow. eut Bruce Harden. from the
ftrFt EaF1. TnlNiaticAFtf declares tnff
Morrow viii do nothing Of the kind lie
SAINT sit as q delegate and ne can't sit as
IN alternate" said Hathen. 'and II ne
.rtes any proxy business vel St down on
him fast enough. Morrow was na.iy
turned down last Thursday for a single
reason. and that "a that he Is for James
Hamilton Lewis When he msde the "a -
pn that Issue against Cash Nnnohen ne
Was defeated by vote OF - 90 50. and the
sentiment here Is equality strong against
him. This 'miasIe-of- tlis-raaa' badge q
AT for effect. n Morrow insists on SIT
ting In the convention. we'r sec that No
soes net, even y We have 10 declare that
he Is not Popniis'"
One OF the SkaTit delegates r. Capt. w.
~ o'-roo'e. four wears awo fasiorlst ana
today rea-hot FOR '-untan" tie wneia BE
rrs;sHea 70 receive thc nomination. for con-
gress, and n Skax,t can nRll thaf honer
for him X Is said Ne would make ferrnla~
able candidate. Ept with one % che con
rreaslcnai nominations go'ng "a the free
coinage Republicans ard another 20 be
contested for bv numerous asntrAnfs from
both the PnpulistS ana Democrats from
east ~ the mountains. = Is extremely
doubtful II Cant CToale VIII stand even
! xhost % shew,
The uniform suline-s snd anget cAa~ae-
Jerking the aav i ascrioad 90 ths absence
Of about isn EaateFa washington ae}e-
gates including George Turner ana cth-
ess from Snckane. Nho 3id not reach here
untn the arrival e the sss train
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SMALL snow rom fAwCErr.
Sos Even supported by the Pierce
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