The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-13
FORECAST OF FUSION.
Populists to Pick Out the Best
County Offices.
TO TAKE NEARLY HALF OF THEM
Prospects for . Three Days Session
The First Ward Row-way Turned
Down by McArdie.

As the time approaches FOR ths Three
conventions. when VIII assemble IL this
city day after tomorrow. there appear
abundant eVsdsDces that the sessions Will
% long and that many contests viii De
fought out Il IL ,,robsa4@ that nIal sd
jo3runsnt Will not BE taken befdTe ] fssIrs-
day night
The largest Of the three conventions VIII
be the PoDuilst. when vii Be made up o.
<si delegates. ard viii convene at I 1rrsE
bal. Tbs Democrats are second IN the
list with Z7s delegates. ard the Goats third
with Or and a. on tie former occasion
tbe Ole party viii meet n the Auditorium
and the other In the Third Avenue thsatsr.
No definite STEPS have been taken yet
looking 10 Temporary or permanent or
gArizstion Of any OF the conventions.
Neither the Popuiists nor The Goats, the
latter OF whom went through the form
~ a primary election last evening. has a
i!st OF delegates. and the Democrats have
yet 20 hear from hfty-fogr OF ti1s county
precinctx II the pooahsts follow the
precedent heretofore set, Richard Winsor.
~. sho has presided al every county and
city convention for several years. and has
become knoxn as "the perennial chair
man." viii be the presiding officer. Both
Democrats ard Goats have abundance
Of material from which 10 select chair
man.
81 course he nrst battle 20 te vaxei
VIII De III conference on the question OF
apportogment Already the bulk Of the
Offices have been conceded 10 the PoplI-
lists. the Democrats and Goats taking
only what viii be- left over after the domi-
nant party makes its selections The fig
nres stand relatively IS follows: Po2a-
Hats IL offic@s, Democrats 10 Offices, Goats
oflees. Thus out OF % Offices. the Popu-
lists carry away nearly one-hais and they
are reasonably certain to secure ono SUI
perior judge. sheriff, auditor or clerk, as
sessor, one Justice OF the peace. one con
stable. one comfy commissioner. and FIVE
Legislators. Some OF the popalisss are con-
flient ~ holding both auditor and clerk.
snd also superintendent OF public instrsic-
ton. both Justices and constable. and
both the county commissioners. There Is
little doubt that when the committee on
conference Is FIRST called together the Pop
uiisis viii insist on being awarded all on
the aboVe lisi The policy ~ the Demo
Gratis and Goats viii be 20 hammer their
strong associate down a peg.
The Democrats will he given one supe-
ft0r Judge. prosecuting attorney. treas
nrer probably coroner possibly. one
justice OF the peace. one constable one
county commissioner tprobsblyD and Ave
try 10 secure the auditor for their party.
others want the clerk. and still others the
superintendent or public instruction
Among the Goats there ia A decided
sentiment that they should have auditor.
clerk and superintendent or public In
strhstioe; not all three At least two II
not two then AZ All hazards one. TIE
iist as now made M will give them one
superior judge. municipal fudge. surveyor
a. f.s -.
Candidates are Hpringlng up on all sides
Tor the vaTious Offices and brisk contests
may he looked FOR sn the conventions.
list Of The Offices and ~ names which may
be presented - given below II may be
relied OF ~ Substantially correct. although
SONS changes may be looked for. II Is
az follows.
Pop'ilist-. Fourteen Offices.
u. Benson. J. \ Mcdonald.
5asfin v liam Mover. Swan Lewis
J r Aiilssnan ~ Hou-hion. Iohn Nc
tua@e of .ssaauah. b. sochran@ W W
san. jimmis Jones
Anatt0r~G Stanley Fafwfek " Bruce
.iaflaen. Harry y. Drees. rs~nan Wood
Clerk " kiGt. ~ NJ Holmes. c.
is.raoa cf iSeat.
W X Bes4 or whlfe Rive Pro,
Iacrras 81 Kent Prof Hil % seatfle.
one Justice o. ihe peace-JonR o'Nein.
u ". ihipps. J. LEWIS
pt,s sishs.-,iohu NcGuis~ Q &
Trotiar. Cas res l. jnrian Dsvf1 NcDan-
- p H'ie. rla oHaltoran. John
Loci Jtrn7nie brgasn ,ft thirteen others
pn. eonhtN con msssnner--W l.. wilson
" J. ssnic HeH Ismcs Moran. : Taxrns
lsrdan William 6 Milton J - wo,.s
'aeh Monohon. J. " Rovr~ r cinrk
.Ftve ."fisla ore Euger" Wa. Brly Mo
Ar3le. Hans Hansen. Thomas Nsnsor.
Democrats. Ten onices.