The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-28

sol. SMITH. cf Klickitat.
JOHN n GONNA. OF Pierce.
W. X KENNEDY. ID Adams.
Tacoma. Aug Especial long
pending combination which was 10 de'n-
liely determine the question as 10 who
MAS 10 receive the nomination OF the Re
publican state convention finally and
definitely materlaliEed early this morning,
and from that moment the personnel of
the ticket TO be selected was determined
almost ia entirety.
As outlined IN the dispatches 10 the
Posl-Intelligencer. the key 10 the entire
situation has been. ever since the dele
gates assembled at Tacoma. ia the hands
OF what is known as the Southwestern
combine. This was an ironbound compact
entered into between the counties OF Chez
halls. caark. Cowlitz. Lewis. Mason, Pa
cifc, Skamanla. ThuTston and Wahk!a-
KUN, having Ia all eighty-@eveh votes ~
the convention. These delegates eau
cused together and decided 10 support
W. r. Forrest. OF Lewis. for state land
commissioner. and 4. NJ Ross, OF Cowiifx,
for attorney general. and 70 ask nothing
else from the convention. There We're nu-
merous candidates for other positions IN
these counties. but bowing TO me VIII OF
the majority they abandoned their pre-
tensions. Then the combine" elected a
Steering tNIAtltAfAts HaA4 NRktaS AAaSf ~
Olympia, as chairman. ard armed that
committee with plenary power TO act 10
best forward the interests OF the candi-
dates selected. and pledged the united
vote OF the convention TO tho support OF
such candidates for other positions on The
ticket the steering committee might
determine.
As Sullivan was the strongest candidate
for governor the committee naturally
turned to his supporters for tho purpose
OF enccting an arrangement. but at the
same time quietly ana discreetsy carried
on a little Irritation with the Eugene VII
son forces. The Sullivan managers were
In an embarrassing prcdicamenf. The
Snohomlsh delegation had promised their
united strength Of twenty votes 60 Sui
livan, and without definite pledges To that
effect. naturally expected THAI Pierce
county would reciprccate by supporting
Frater. the Snohomish candidate for at
torney general II was a condition prece-
dent TO the support Of Sullivan by the
Southwest combine" that Pierce should
support Ross. the nominee Of the com
bine. for the position. Yet 10 secure the
nomination OF Sullivan R was absolutely
necessary 70 get the support Of the "com-
bine." since King county had developed
To be In a condition af hopeless discord
and IL was certain would not give united
vote to Sullivan. Sullivan had already
pledged 70 him the forsy-nve votes of hfa
own delegation. the twenty from snahom-
ish. and the sixty-slx votes poliea bg
Adams Asotfn. Columbia. Douglas Ste
veus. Waiia Walia and Whitman. which
counties were also unit for John W Ar
'rsamith for lieutenant governor. Sullivan
si~o had p number n scattering potga
from counties where the dalega items had
nos adopted the unit raie and bad sew
ersl friends on the Tacoma deis cation a,,d
- hat fsN ..F
with the yofes of tho Southwestern com.
biue his nomination was absolutely Ger
tain.
The deal was on all day yesterday. and
negotiations were frequent Carrying on
fteir cOsIuettlng with Wilson. the "cans-
hne' steering committee speedily discov.
erred that the strength which his support
ers claimed for him Was largely usvthlfal.
and they became sttli more anxious 10
enter into the arrangement Finally Fra.
ter the suohomieh candidate for aftor-
ney general. became satisfied that h vas
an lmpossihllity 70 secure a nomination
and 'Iald down" and an agreement vae
speedily reached. and the prospect ~ a
long fight on the aoor of the convention
vanished. The arra nEement covered gov
eruor. lieutenant governor. attorney gen
eral and land cOfnnffNsfaner. ard thus fart
but little ~ The ticket 90 fight over. ~ IL
was apparent from fhe start fhat the au-
FFrrMn AffftEFMftffs ENtXtN nor A4sf fgffTF a.
contention ga the convention rcmhfna-
ton ard organization wnn 4he aRhf.
or the work Df the convention. ft may
be said that it was practically decided bsr
the union in an orr n1zea body 0f "a nan-
Der ~ the smaller counties md bv the unit
"a front which I4eyce county presented
aud the harmony mhirt prevailed Ia Vu
councils. king and Spokane. where differ
euk conditions existed euf ahsoInfegv no
figure Whatever iu tlle convention and the
votes 81 neifaer were necessary 20 decide
any ore - the coufesfs
There might have bee8 one oFber strong
fzetor in shs fght rad TIE proposed norfh-
" ezfern combination haem effected pes-
r,arats efforts were made - make such
a union ~ forces feIt fhe personal anbs-
flows - aonse fnen prevented ard the
great fier - north western eg8uf isa hae-
inw a voting ssSenGfh ~ efgfgty-asven fn
fhs convention fe1clBasnT King. or pre-
ctaefY equal strength - TIE successful
combine dta uos get rarreaentatlvn on
the flrkef. nr exert any particular inf1u-
anrs ln Determining ifs gake-up.
king county remained. as IA commenced.
fesfss.iessfv hfgf8n8. aH far Es Fi4e spVaaF :
o. any candidate outside u igs sWn 5gr-
der4 wsa concerned Whlie ftse eelega don
adapted ne uuit rule. 80 majority within
she deiewafion could hss mustered in she
s-sur1s FOR IRE support % any candidate.
Fseh one wfose NauEe vas Presented was
turned aoun - hife every eisslegligsnt peT-
s,v an fse 9rotsna knew F1sa the coates
fsr governor aAs 70 al tHzsnis a c0msea,
fsszeaan Eugene Wilson ard y g. @alii-
van. each was "a turn ge1erisd by TIE King
county eaucua o. delegates and ~ bot 2
lrufanees hT sunstantial malorl'Sfs. ana
.snaevosss sS-sts acre Tasea 10 anlfs tae
aalogases oA various DARK aosaees b9t
Es4SaUst sfecSs.
Exsgy recess & ne convention for tas