The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-29
The Result Of Pierce County's
Republican Primaries.
FIGHT FOR STATE SENATOR.
Gsvoa Aspirants for Superior Jndgc,
Al SERVING Hard % Capture
tho DsiAgnfion.

only TO the fact that nearly every bro
cincf lad an animated contest OF sofEis
sort. but that the Republicans were ARK
sous this ssnss TO nominate thu very beat
ticket possibie.
In the Fifth precinct Stanton warogr-
ton carried the day by good majority.
the only opposing candidate Tor senator
being DIR. Clces.
On sheriff. Sheriff Parker appears 70
have more delegates than any ether can
d.dste. although Lincoln Davis and w ~.
Paulhanss ~siI have many followers 10
the convention. AZ far as the city goes.
neither Of the candidates nsn med ssema 30
have . majority of delegates. mixed
ticket was elected In thf First precinct,
geccnd ward, where there ars seven can
diGates for judicial nominations
Several precincts In the North end = III
favor George Ladd Mum for superior
Judge Ia the Twenty senatorial
district j. 8. whlfehouse VIII likely be
nominated "a representative. A1Sfs
viii likely be one or tive dark horse csn-
didafss for prosecuting attorney.
Primaries were reid throughout Tacoma
and Pierce county this afternoon and eE-
snsnx by the Republicans for The election
of delegates to the county convention.
which assemblies In this city THURSDAY.
A very heavy vote Was polled- owing. per
haps to the nnmheE OF ar9.raTss for places
than ons hot fight. the primaries sere M
eventual In other respects. IL several pre-
osncts there was more interest displayed
than ever before In the c!ty's history.
Particularly was this true Ia the Rita
precinct OF the Second ward. sheFe the
most animated contest OF the day Has
located Here the friends OF DR.. J. W.
CIoes aud Stanton %areafton. candidates
for tho senatorial nomination In the
sTsxS Hra AfstFfs+t ~{rEXEt&1 for
premaey. This precinct viii have the sec
oDd iargesi deieSa alton In ihs convention
and il Republican stronghold The neGsa-
inaslon for senator has been conceded 10
the precinct. ard II lays between DR.. eioes
and Mr.. NaFbuTtoD. the other candidates
having Withdraw an. Until yesterday. r.
IL Murray had been ia the fed, ana
james WIekersham, who lives ia the See
ona precinct OF the ward. had been can
dieiate. The fight finally narrowed do"n
10 ClDes and Warburion- The precinct has
been more thoroughly canyassea than eFef
before. and great Interest was displayed "a
thu contest. which. however. was carried
on In . perfectly friendly way.
The other big scrap WAS In the First
precinct OF the Second ward, which has
the largest delegation (nineteenp IN the
convention. In this preesnet there ressae
seven akpirants for the nomination for
superior judge. and OF course the friends
OF each were hard at work 10 capture the
delegation. The precinct. like the Ftftn.
has an abundance of material In the way
of politicians and statesmen. and IL vii
be little hard TO determine who the del
egates are for until the convention meets
The candidates for superior judge tn this
preeinct are: Col That Huston, W. q.
Chapman, +. ID. Nash. Judge William II
Pritchard, OF department OF the superior
court: Justice of the Peace J. l.. NcMur-
ray and ex-Judge T. l.. Stiles.
Charles A. Murray. Charles Bedford and
N. l.. clifford are also judicial candidates
Mr.. Murray Is one OF the best known
young attorneys In the county and has
hundreds OF friends In the party. Mr..
bedford Is the Law partner OF ey-Prose-
cutting Attorney w. II. Smell. All OF the
candidates are amply qualified for the
judiciary.
The light over the shrlevaity was In
1ec,ed Into nearly all OF the primaries, and
In the two precincts named u had the
effect OF making The situation very COM
rlex. Sheriff Parker. Lincoln Davis and
W, II. rauitamus are aspsrants for the
nomination for sheriff. The contest be-
tween che three has been warm. and Mr..
Yaulharsts and Mr. Davis have each made
= thorough canvass OF the city. Mr. paui-
hamus was chief deputy under Sheriff
Parker for about a year, and Is known rs
an energetic and popular worker tn tht
marty Mr. Davis was chief OK police an-
der Mayer H. = Huson. and will have
strong following In the convention, As for
fhertfr Parker, he has made one Of tho
hest officers the county ever had and hts
record Is one 20 which the party can poin5
with confidence II would seem tia, he DE-
serves a denomination for these reasons.
bet the others have claims which deserve
c0axlde "a ton.
RE-,@ ian ftea ~
tween Richard Meath and School Clerk (.
W Mock Mr. Meath has been an active
candidate Tor some weeks past, ard has
resided In the city ;wcnty-one years He
r. large property holder. ard wIil =
nominated. make = splendid treasurer. NJ.
Meek's record In the afilce Of school clerk
has heen sdini able IN every respect.
II. q, Rowland. % ruyailup. Colonel 4.
r. ieah. q w ~. Davis. L. c Dennis are
the candidates Tor prosecuting attorney
Prosecuting Attorney cosneg had been
candidate. bar Saturday {; WIS announced
that he had withdrawn from the race
Mr. Rowland VAS chairman Of shs fast
county convention. ana = admirably quail
fed fer the office. Colonel toah has had
a number 81 influential men ia the party
a. work IN his interests ana these refer
70 HIS splendid record rs A csffxcn aas as
q party worker, NJ DAVIS Il deputy %
Prosecutor geinsF and has many friends
~, Nng the Republican workers IN the CITY
For aadites Frank Cs,eys $ = Buck
master ard F. = Nlsss} are N the seis
Mr. VESSELS candidacy Was inaarsea 81
meeting a his falIaw scanainavans Sat.
nvdas might lie - a Stationery dealer
IN the es,y Mr. Gievd has made mos
competent sff{cisl ard sis record would
Justify decomposition.
Assessor FcTezt Hunt J Thomas
Mickey ard T. Webb are candidates fer
= f-f.
CT the three candidates have beer hara a.
work FOR weeks psst. ans Il nj require
che First ballot N sac carxerst sion 20 de-
s@rsrsne re strength or eaeh NJ. Htrkev
4 . deputy IA Cemag 'er Remnants on "a
eua Mr. WeEn - clerk - the hoard -
ccunty comm ~sseus~~
County t'isyk FaIvweathsr has s,e..u
sailing fer the nesains5ieu .or Bis orsce
1tis rSoorA has hesn spserts.f ore. ant {.
seuesnsnasess ne MI lie rV-el,,ss,7ss hv
tsna>esyso majority
Asser 2csierA~eA. ~ Dssvailap. Is = can
cisase Tor county car, uag - fsser IN tAs
FIRST district TIE Ntafeeuta se-st ss-ss'
district deisS asioa will Akssy - sold 10,
him.
TIE 60 nCRsascs ter justice - 80 rxs-,
ere Jasssre Srzn1at}. Taesnss MAksises
ana III t-hsusAerlsa-
Ia sae Ta~nfy arss senatorial s.aszrs-
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