The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-26
MATERIAL Is PLENTY.
SOME NEW SENATORIAL RICH
MoNDs APPEAR IN THE FIELD.
Farmer Todd Looming Up as a
Maker of Stntesmen-He Wants
Nothing Hfmseif-How winxor.
Squire and Turner Stand-signs
Triple Alliance.

United States senator Is keeping q good
many OF the members OF the fusion party
awake nights trying 10 figure out who the
man VIII De. Il IS a question In which
there is wide divergence OF opinion, and
50 bitter ara the differences that have
arisen on this and other questions that
they point 10 a disintegration OF the fusion
party. II this does not take place lmme-
di3tely u Is almost certain TO occur in two
years from now The candidates are
springins up in all directions. Among the
latest is Frank r. Baker, % Tacoma. he
is d mem ber-slect of the legislature. and
is one OF the leading candidates for
speaker. but the honor that has been be-
slowed upon him has only served 10 whet
his appetite. for he wants 10 be United
States senator
Charles (. Kline. OF Whatcom. who is
also menber-eiect Of the legislature. is
said 10 have the United States sena torial
bee buzzing In his whiskers. He is said
10 have been stung so badly that he VIII
talk but little OF anything else. Then
there is Mayor Belt, OF Spokane, and Mr..
Foster of the same city. Judge winsor.
or this city, and others. Last but not least
among the Populist candidates il Farmer
Todd. who OF late has been very much in
evidence in this city in places where the
middle-of-t he-road Populists most do con-
gregate- II is claimed by the friends OF
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