The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-09

The Once wonst Need to Seek the Man
This Year.
Ehatcom, July x-Specfal-Ihero - .
strong undercurrent Of activity n the Fog
ulfst ranks IN this county, and the scran-
bic for the oflctai lo2ves and fishes 70
be distributed this tai - already on Hope
seems 20 spring esernal in the breasts Of
the lczders who have apparently laid the
hatterlng unctiou 70 their souls that they
are bound TO via this year. Reasoning
from this premise their first conclusion -
that now Is the accepted time FOR them to
organize . great triuuzphal march 10 the
court house. the state capitol and con-
gress. turn the rascais out and gwtpe
the spells The woods are full OF patriotic
Popu.ists who are ready to leave their
farms and fressdes and serve the dear
people in an Official capacity The chair
man OF the county central committee.
Prof. II. J. Swim. Of LyndsT. who. by the
way. Il Ph. D.. of Bowdoin college and
was at one time Republican county sup
erintendent Of schools here. wants 10 go
10 the state senate from the Thirty third
district. as does also G. n. wesscort. tho
ex-hanker OF Blaine The secretary OF the
central committee. Representative Charles
f. Cline. who was chairman OF the recent
Populisf state convention. has congression-
a. aspirations. which have found such IA
yor with his friends In the county that
he VIII undoubtedly receive the unanimous
Endorsement OF the county convention for
the summation II Is argued that his rec
ord m the legislature on the railroad
freight bin and other corporation measures
was such as to give him q strong hold up
on the Popuiists east OF the mountains.
His name II also mentioned in connection
with the lieutenant goyernorShip. but
Cline IL too cute TO be caught with that
bait, for he reasons that IL the Populists
can scrApe together enough votes to elect
him TO that Office they can elect him TO
congress, and ha would much rather have
that job. He declares emphatically. how
ever, that he would not accept any nomi-
nation on Democratic fusion ticket. and
his views In this respect are shared by
ex-Mayor VIII d. Jenkins. editor Of the
Champion, whose name was mentioned in
the Post-Inteuigeneer OF Monday In con-
nection with the state treasurership. He
VIII have nothing to do with fusion, he
says. unless It Is with the silver Repuhli-
cans and II he takes any nominations at
all 1t VIII be for secretary of state. Az to
Frank Wiikeson. now of Sxagt county,
who has become o paper colonel" since
he became Populist, and whose name
was also mentioned In the Post-Inteiiigen-
Ger In connection with the state treasurer.
ship. Jenkins says he wants to go to con-
gress This arrangement might possibly
De more satisfactory to Jenkins, but Ii
would hardly be so agreeable TO Cline
There Is the best Of feeling between the
two men, however. They are both bitter
against the King and Pierce county
Democratic-Popuiist fusion scheme and
say the Democrats must think they are
chumps II they imagine the Popuiists OF
tne state VIII turn over 1900 votes for
J. n. Lewis for governor. Tom Carroll
ct a.. Tor other fat offlces Ia return for
natful or Democratic votes for q few
Popuists In minor positions.
AS TO county politics, almost every Pop
uiist who is at all conspicuous In the par
y Is candidate for something. w. F.
Miller. son OF ex-Mayor "Bilr' Miller. OF
this city; ]. d. Hartley. of the North
Fork. and Mr.. Somerset, of the South
Fork. want to be sheriff. For auditor Ed
Edson, the Lynden druggist. seems to
have long lead with nobody In sight
against him. W. Fl. Faults and John F.
Miller. or this city: ex-Mayor Edgar Lind
say. OF Fairhaven, and Charles Loomis.
merchant of Blaine. are said to have
great hankering to handle the county
money Carson Griffith. OF Fairhaven, and
Prof. Foley. OF Ten Mile would like to be
clerk. and Foleys name Is also mentioned
in connection with the county superin-
tendency OF schools, for which the lead
Ing candidate is Arthur Swim, of Lyn-
den. son of the FIRST mentioned Swim, who
wants TO be state senator. Prof. Hughes,
principal Of the F'airhaven schools: Frank
Meyer, also OF Fairhaven. and Miss Helen
Gleason are also said to have q longing
for the same Office. County Attorney AL
exAnder will have no opposition II he
wants to be renominated. or he can prob
ably have the nomination for superior
judge II he prefers. leaving ]. r. Critics
the nomination for county attorney.
Whichever nomination Alexander takes.
Critics will take the other. For assessor
the names OF David Dunnegan. OF Fern
6nrA A - zH& ~
Lauckhardt OF Whatcom, are mentioned.
For surveyor the choice seems to be be-
tween John Farming, Of this city. and
ex-State Road Commissioner John Cry
derman. now OF Blue Canyon, who has
recently turned Populst. For commits
sioner OF the First district s. d. Hum
phries, Of Lake Samssh: Edgar Lindsay
and W. r. Brooks. OF Fairhaven. and Mr..
Williams. OF the South Fork are men,
toned. while In the Third district Ave can
didates are already OUT. T. Coffman, OF
Meridian precinct: III. 8. Brock. or What
com: James Batstone. OF Ferndale: A. T.
Tobiassen. OF Delta, and Charles Pinck-
ney, OF Semiahmoo- OF the representa-
tive nominations In the Forty-eighth dis
trict one will go to r. J. Glen, the pres
emit member. Cline's colleague. and the
other to T. E. Creed. OF Laurel, or possi-
bly, Tobsassen.
In the bay district. the Forty-ninth. the
Popuiists are very much scarcer than they
are out In the brush IN the Forty-elghtn,
and as a consequence few candidates have
ventured out. the name OF Frank Meyer,
OF Fairhaxen. being the only one mention
ed yet. He would rather be county SUI
perinsendent. but VIII taks anything in
sight. The Republicans. however. expect
to disappoint the aspirations OF these va
rious gentlemen. but they don't mind their
enjoying some of the pleasures OF ansici-
patton before election.