The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-26

ais ozn county az Kltsifas. form TIE
nacasus os tAs vesaag ssrszgsa he wiI
Gssnlag
X gs claimed that ths votes of the soush-
western eona.ne win so - Sce6sy.
tbs = soeas as Ear as any deaRise sfne
can De AS8 On sha relative strength of the
three teaa3ag eznssaateS There IS ore
ghlns % - said asoat shss convention
which has hesa repeated sssens ~ times
sotay su the hotel soaases. ana that j. thAt
shsss are larger number ~ GeleEaSes On
thu rr0un3 uapsesiSes 10 the sanTsort ot
any part acll4ar canotaAt@ or candidates ttSl
ever came % sEty eeavenltoa IN this state.
There IS an earnest An3 honest expression
Of opinion from ali szses 70 enc effect that
every efsort should oe made - plS forward
she strongest possible man for every 20"
sitloa on the ticket. without regard 90 for
mer distributions af pace Ena With nut
sitfle regerence 20 the question os aoss2-i1y
except as bearing on tas question OF
strength u IS also q common resrarN
that <he convention may have surprises n
store
There wss certainly a surprise for a gesst
many. including the majority OF NIX
county DELEGATES when the announce
.reng was made thst Thomas J. hanes,
of Seattle. would be a candidate before
the convention Tor tho nomination &oF
Judge OF the supreme court. II a&a n4s
been unquestlaned that Judge hass weas9
have the support * his own delegation.
and that his only competitor would ne
Judge Ballsnger. % Port TOWNSEND
Whether Juage host or Judge italnes WI
receive the support % The King county
delegati0n ga the convention VII ee sfflet'@
the veNca questions 10 DC determined ~
the adjourned session of ine caucus tq ~
a 80 4Har tt T.
stated, but the latter comes mere IA IN
nature OF q rusncr which was pretty We's
,.lre,.tatea. that Judge Humes might pos-
sfhlv bs a candidate for governor shoesa
the convention get into deadlock of
should a condition OF AFFAIRS arse Nshta
might afford some prospects TOT . "''N
horse.
II Is rather peculiar that 80 few eandi-
dates have developed for the Office OF state
treasurer Assistant Treasurer lslhasaeN
is the only avowed candidate IN the nfia
lie was the FIRST state treasurer. emo -
siill ia the offiee. Clarke county - het
pressing for his nomination. bat STANDS IN
the attitude af heing willing Ia bring him
forward for the once rather than see u SO
without candidate.
The alliance between the southwestern
counties is an assured fact. The steering
committee elected tonight by the several
counties IN the combine Is as follows r.
- y
Clarke. &. G. Dalton. Pacific; John r. Res.
Tnurston. j. Galloway Mason; J. q. Meg
Ter. wahkIakum q. II. Emerson. of Che
halls county. was elected chairman OF the
committee, and Hitchcock. OF Clarke. sec
rttary. Lewis county viii appoint meni-
Der OF the committee tomorrow.
Harry Wilson Is chairman Of the Sro-
kane county delegation. and the steering
committee IS made up Of c. W. ide, W. II.
Ladden and Charles Chamberlain. Spo-
kane will support pooiittle and Hyde. and
Tyler for secretary OF state.
Henry Landes Is chairman OF the Jeffer-
son county delegation.
There was a regular political medley In
the lobby OF the Tacoma hotel tonight.
Senator Watson c. Squire and Senator
John Ia Wilson @ere In animated eolioaay
Ia the middle Of the room, surrounded hy
a crowd OF listeners. James Hamilton
Lewis was inslnGating himself through the
crowd here and there. shaking hands with
different Ecrahlican delegates. Gov. Nc
Graw was discussing politics within ten
fee; OF Squire. Deep Greek Jones WAS talk
ing crops with the country delegates. and
Patrick Henry Winston was strutting
around. exchanging greetings with former
political associates. /, was a perfect love
feast.
The Southwestern combine, consisting
OF the delegates from Thgrsion. Mason.
Wahkiakum and Skamania causnsed to-
gether IN the parioTs af the Tacoma hotel
this evening. and were IN session until
after 72 O'Clock. As a result OF this con
ference they decided 20 inaorse Forrest
for state land commissioner and Ross. OF
Cowiitz for attorney general. They dId
not lndorse Ecobey. which means that he
viii probably be eliminated from the let
OF candidates George n. Emerson was
chairman OF the southwestern CAUCUS. It
was decided first 20 stand BY the two can
didates receiving the highest vote. The
ballot resulted az follows: Forrest ~,
Ross IS, Scohey "a. Minis %: total vote
cast, 81. A steering committee was sent
out 10 make deal with various guberna-
toriai candiaates
Tho attempt TO create a Northwestern
combine fen through tonight. The Sno-
homlsh delegation. which has been most
earnest In end.avoFlBg TO work up the
deal. IN the interests Of Frater for az
;orney general. vii now endeavor to form
an alliance with King county.
Among the delegates on the ground tho
general opinion seems 10 be that che pres
ent congressman. w. II. noohifie and s.
e. Hyde. viii be renomnated without se-
rious opposition