The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-23

1oRooBo VII voeo fo4 Mckinley and
fes tAs State Ticket.
h B. Aibsrsson. VINO has beez speaking
for the pass two weeks In Spokane. IAn-
coin ana Watnnaa counties in tie intsres,
Of tie Raussri3can ticket, - back and gives
most hopeful v5sw Of the POLITICAL sit
gAtion. In IN ntervsew be nail.
II found me Old quart o< Republicans
stsIs On duty. and I'D not discover any Sc
rtoUs detection IN the country Districts.
yisftsi many Of the smaaisr places and
spoke Al several OF the little red school
houses. found sha, the Republicans were
stia intact, and tnas a large number Of
democrats we're gong 10 vote the DEM
ocrdttc ticket. because Of the hard tines
under the Democratic administration ard
for rhe reason that the Democratic party
failed 70 carry OFT she promises made four
years ago. They have seen the country
90 from bad TO worse under me influence
OF Democratic free trade IDEAS and the tide
of agitation that grew out OF IT, They feel
that the Republicans viii let the peop.s
know where they are ~ and wall restore
prosperity.
II also found that q great many Demo
Gratis are dissatisfied with the name given
To tire ticket, and they feel that the Sc
lection OF Mr.. Rogers. regardless OF his
personality. wa1 be disastrous 20 the state
because OF the bad reputation IL Will give
10 abroad Popullst community. Tney
feel thar neither capital nor immigration
will come 70 rho state under such an ad-
min!srrafton. having in view the exxer.-
snee OF Nebraska and Kansas under tAs
same sort Of gogsrnmert.
The Popullsts OF Eastern Washington
seem 70 be largely Of the mldd.e-of-the-
road variety. and they are greatly dis
satisfied with the fusion arrangement. as
they regard Il largely as an abandonment
Of Pop0ilxtac ttsaz- Several Of tnsua told
ma that they did not regard The frse-sisyer
dollar as any remedy for the evils Of the
moaey system. and said X was merely the
entering xedge for the ultimate cAi money
cure which they propose 70 Try. Some CT
the Populists told me that they would
not vote at AL on this accounf.
II regard the chances OF the election
over there, as Tar az could learn, As good.
There wAs but little regard paid by any
element OF the fusion party Tor the other
element. The candidates OF the Populist
branch. for instance. are often very dis
tasteful TO the Democrats. and vice versa.
% that the fusion ticket vIsi not poll any
where 4 fun fusion yoss. and sor thai rea-
con I think the chances Of the Republican
local tickets. In a number OF locations
supposed 10 10 strongly Pcpalistc, - very
bright
In Spokane county the fusion ticket II
considered TO be very weak. while on the
occasionally strong. and the Repaoiiaans
Aei. therefore very confident OF carrying
that county FOR the local ticket A. least oy
. good majority.
81 think the prospect for the election OK
Mr. Sullivan - very bright he Is well
known ard popular in Eastern Washing
ton. and the fac, that re 10 opposed ~
Ponulfxt OF very radical type. whose
election would rspel from the State every
thing needed for the development or Its
resources viii gather 20 MS support =
large following from ali the parties.
THE sentiment Ii very ssreaS sH over
the state that Mai. Mckinley Il certain 10
be elected. and IL IL felt tsas TIE state OF
washington would lose much o. ire nene-
fts ina. would otherwise inure 10 i should
the state be given over 10 a Populst gov
ernor ana Popalist legislature
.~Tne faIlacses OF freq silver. az the ratio
Of IL to l. have been thoroughly exposed
by the Republican speakers IN every pre-
rsret In The state, and the result OF tbs
effort ss already apparent The recent
-s.~ sn the rrsce OF wheat and the CORE
spondsar decline In tue price OF silver has
hsen a great object lesson TO the farmers
~ Eastern washington. which caDoas be
explained away. The farmers bave been
asie 20 sell their wheat 81 good prices ard
90 gay or many Of taeir obligations. ARD
are feeling In a much more satisfied mood
thar when they were pressed by ooisga-
t!nns.
II aad everywhere that King county -
regarded as the storm center toward
xh.ch al eyes are snxionSly turned
Vas cad 20 assure nv Republican friends
aver the state vhat King county could Re
aepes1ea On &c DO her fdli gary. tpoa
rrv rssr1r, here was glad 20 realize from
-rx observation that an sld-tine Re2uals-
ran majority n King county rasy De safe
sv i,okest for concluded Mr.. Aieertroa.
Ne. A.esrtson Is 20 speak At weeiley this
evening