The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-09
THREE SIDED FIGHT.
Hot Time in Prospect in the
Democratic Convention.
WHO WILL REPRESENT KING co. ?
The Skookums. Pop-Fussonfsss and .
Third Unciassff1ed Element VIM
Bhtfie for Supremacy.

TIE Democratic primaries held OF Tues
day evening developed triangular fight
I-s-ez9 - the customary iva tac1o1s in
the Democratic ranks /, seems that sAsre
are zow three, aa@ This fac -e11s-s Il
extremely d.-se1lt % determine which oz.s
q The three Sill sueces2 II cczsrolL1g TAG
county coExsr.ior-
There are three gentlemen from King
&C antY. each q whom desires 20 represent
the state e TIE Ez.io-zl Convention. AID
each one Of me three has good following
ara0ng The delegates eszcEed IN the phi
mares x SEATTLE.
TIE erst CT thsse candidates s John T.
Co53on- He IS dfstfncTfvely The a5nIirts-
traf5or canE..sats. committed 10 following
the leadership Of Hzg1 Wallac=. % the il
dsrssnoeni q M Cleveland. @nd 20 the
nraocsaI policy of Carlisle Under orci-
rzry cl-ru tanc@s. he would have rsce.g-
ed the unanimous Endorsement o. t1s
SkncoE9m Club. ard Of all the Feoeral Of
ncehosders-
TIE reason why he does rot receive that
unanimous Endorsement IS found n the
candidacy Of John Y. Terry. receiver OF the
United States land of.ce- Mr. Terry IS
net q Hugh Wallace man. he Is believed %
have views CT the question 81 Tie currency
which would Be extremely shocking 10 rs
Official suPeriors Il they were made public
and Notwithstanding the fact that ne holds
a Federal office Il IS hiased thai he does
rot consider M Cleveland TIE embodiment
CT all true Democratic wisdom M Ter
~ is personally very popular he has
warm. attached and enthusiastic frlezz.s
au1oag me most radical q the ana-a1ll1n-
issra.ion and free silver nen. as well as
among those wAo represent precisely the
opposite views. In other words. ne draws
strength. AID considerable strength. from
each CT the Two fac,io-s between which.
otherwise a hard and fast line Of dsn.arka-
ton would have beea drawn
The third candidate Is Hon " II. White.
otherwise known as The Old WarhorSe. ;"
or more famlAarly and affectsofaieiy,
BIN White" Mr.. White is the candi9at =
OF the Observation-Disclosures al Ii-aGrlir-ss-
tratsoa element, as represented BY States
man Lane. and others VINO succeeded in
capturing the late Democratic city convel-
HON
In the Democratic national convention
the state Is entitled 20 eight delegates
four regulars ard four a!terDates- As klnS
county has one-hfta Of tie population q
the state and furnishes rather more than
oae-fifth of The votes. the King county
Democrats iaslst that they are entitled TO
lame al least ore CT the delegates. The
trouble is IL The number OF candida les.
Hence the fight When the county conven-
tior meets tomorrow. il VIII be determined
whica O. the three gentlemen NAMED viii
carry IN his vest pocket over 70 Tacoma
the votes Of the thirty-seyen delegates 10
which King county is entitled.
The supporters Of Mr.. White are Popu-
lists by virtue Of fusion. and thus are
prone 10 claim everything in sight. and 10
make considerable noise. They insist that
the old warhorse viii have walkoyer.
The supporters Of Mr.. Terry are less loud.
but fully as confident. They asSsr; simply
that whatever else happens. II IS certain
that White viii not be in IL. The Condor
men So wood
Nobody seems TO know what the country
delegates will DO. The probability is that
they viii have the balance OF power N the
convent lion. If one Of the contenGing fac
lions in the city does not succeed in cap
turing the proxies Of the country delegates
elected.