The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-23
HOSTS ALL At SEA.
Politicians Do Not Yet Know
Where They Stand.
CAN AmysopY LOCATE souIaeq
apecuistson - to the Senator's Silver
Credo-A Partial Forecast OF ths
winning Ticket.

vea.sons with q great deal Of scsiesfs5se-
III IA xererzliy felt and Recognized That
ssosssseal ACTIVITY ard xeaf viii be s1atfes-
"a IL tise air until the different tiekefs are
in the fe46. and until there are leaders
un1er whom 70 fight
II Is now generally expected sisaf tne sss-
o<ss5.Ecars state eongsnflon VIII - nssG -
The lastw part OF August. ard & IL prob
able that tlss county conventions which
send delegates 90 It will - the saFse time
nominate their county f11&ef. 80 wat ~
S4nfernber 1 al the orpossn& forces y ~
b. prepared for battle, and the campaign
will ocen In earnest
The rosernorship Is. Of course. fhe poiHt
Of greatest interest 10 the political spec
uIafors Some time ago II waS tbossx1t
hat pierce would present q strung cans'i-
6ase sn6 would ~ unisess ard jealous 81
Ms support. and Judge William IL Triteh-
ard. Of the euperfor court ~ fiai county.
Scanned destined 70 be the man. but the
provision In sne state constitution u1ak-
lng Judges ireglEibie 10 any position "a
enp< a judicial one during the term Tor
which they are elected. bars ost Judge
rrischard and all judges now IA service.
ard h locks az " Pserce county would not
f,e able 20 unite upon anyone else. IL
has too many small fry viso each rally =
few frlenae IN their airport fer governor
and this ryeveusa concentration upon any
one. d j. Crowley. the prominent law
yer or Tacoma IL looked upon as the
abiest man IN Pierce county for the 20
eifIcn: bur he can hardly De said 70 be u
politics ~ al, for he II attending strictly
to bis large iaw practice. and leaves the
political business OF The firm 70 be at
tended 20 by hl1 partner, r. G. Sullivan,
the Washington member ar the HsSaoii-
can national committee. Mr.. Crowley viii
xaEa 4r4 al a
ard II is doahtfri II he would welcome u
81 u came 10 him. There has been some
tax ri Tacoma recently Of uniting upon
s urii known business man. Robert Via
gate ~ present recesFer 81 the lsTeha
Ea;Iona, bank Mr. Wingaxe Is an emf
merit coal mining engineer. wao retired
from that business about fifteen years
ago and has since given his tiEne 30 the
management Of his large property inter
essn Ia Pierce. King. Tisursson and ether
counties. He is q mar of exesllent tgdg-
mens and high character. and II he can
unit. the factions Of Pierce county 50 that
thay viii all Support him enthusiastically
1n tho county and xtAfe conventions ne
will bs formidable candidate fer the nosn-
nation II is Acknowledged by every body
that IL elected no would make a nsm and
ssronG governor.
II Pierre county fails to unite cordially
=.
Croziey. the nomination wsEi probably SO
20 xeruebosy east Of the Cascades Cen
trail Washington has tao candidates.
Eugene 4. Wilson. of E2lensaourg and n
". 7sesis. of North Yakims. These are nea
with some experience IN public affairs,
each having sery~d In tia state senate.
They ara not lawyers and their friends
claim thai they would get a considerable
portion or the radical rural vote, which Il
-
ers and those who are IN general identified
with Interpretations
OF course there are other candidates
far the eosernovsisp weat 81 the mount
aIns. Two ~ particular are trying hard
20 put themselves az the head Of two
combinations OF counties 20 sessire the
non'naflou one. John =. MeMniln. OF
Rechs Harbor. San Juan county who Is
working uo q northwest combination:
this other. >. oT. soohey. OF Olympia.
who IL working up a southwest comhgna-
tion. Mr.. MrMillln abandoned the prac-
tfce OF law and went into tho business OF
manufacturing time. ih which be has pros
persd: Mr.. scobcy IL the editor Of the
olympian. ard has been eminent as
teacher. Ii they can unlso their respee-
tive groups uf counties each will
make strong showing. and the struggle
between them may become quite interest
Ing.
There II a never~failing candidate for
governor over IN the bunch grass country.
Col. $. q. Coagrove. OF Pomeroy A card
OF his published Ia some rural paper for
months past announces hts candidacy.
Whether he will succeed fhis year any
better than ia the past = very doubtful
he lacks In personal popularity. and he
tias heretofore been inclined 10 bolt his
party upon what Heesned 10 be insufficient
provocatlon
For secretary OF state there are three
candidates: Hon. james r. rsic~. 81
Pierre county. the present incumbent
Horace ". Tyler. Of Spokane. now the
euditer OF that county. and Thomas w
Gordon. Of Seattle. the county clerk 81
King county. Al three are popular. ana
their chancr~ VIII probably depend large
~ upon the locality Srom which the noms-
nee for governor shall cetne.
Nest OF the mountains there are tao
active candidates FOR attorney general.
A. ". f'rater. OF Snehcmish, and r. w
Ross. OF Castle Rock. Cow.stz county.
Senator Charles ", poFr. 81 Whsteofn.
has bcen talked OF somewhat for the 70.
eltlou. bar Il II NOT known that Be l.
making any active exertiens. As With
tho secretary ship ~ state. this nnmin8.
siea. toe. viii probably be determined ny
thu gosernerehip.
State Auditor Frost g y candidate Tor
denomination. and IL said 70 n, styaneiy
supported by hts home county ksftitas
Ellis Morrison Of West Seattle and
Charles Il. Timer. editor os The p0rt An.
eeies TrshanesfSmss. are candidates los
lieutenant garernns. There seefaa to D.
very few svewei candidates Tar this
place. most q the ambitious politicians
rfefcFrsnS - he known a. candidates fog
governor Neither = rnaeh said ahaui
abe state sreasaTctshir. nor the commits.
slonerxhia &c gsablle lands. ner she sssner.
sntendency az Schools. ikoagh these ars
al important offices
u "a g~neraliy assumed In Seattle thAl
she succession ia Chtof Justlca l4axt or
she sssprcsne eensh VIII ~ conef>issi Ia
alfag eoantv. Jutks NIoyt was Tor saets
slnss manager 81 tha hank * Dexter
Horton = CO. afs4 In consequence e2alras
legal residence In kle~ coaasy, anA - !
candidate Ter denomination. These I,
considerable talk ~ a alxislan ia thfs
connty en- TIA, question. 1g8rald Free.
zen ard Others sra hesnE urxet 20 a1laa
tAe use ~ kAair names. sn8 TIA oatssa,s
s. uncertain. King county asersAes more
Importance - the Eeaz,orpAtn than 81
ANY Of she Positions oa foe state f&cket
ard 81 Mtg therefore - FfrawKtx az.