The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-22
TODD AND GENE WAY
The Farmer for Governor, Con-
trolIed by the Gambler.
sorn ON the REFORM WAGON.
ne Hood Cenal Eanchsr, Alleged,
Likely 90 Give Lswfs . Good
Run for His Mon~y.

GARNER Told ,or governor. ara Esxers
Wzv The xx~gs 116ier, Tor gcisssras ooss
ana 5sesasor o. Warrington .asrs = 10
dolsbs that the election .. one wozie sesa
10 the elevation % the ether
To those who fhopxhs they were keep
s.,r a close zrxsch on TIE noi,tics sf sae
state. or more particularly tne paslfesss %
HszserD wsshlastcn. the bosga fes Farm
- Todd has come az surprise Ln1eE
present conditions. wif5cat aGeSsspg -
Gao 60 down 20 the Elsersfsurg eonFenEson
August = with the undsvidea strength o.
Ksnx and adaEoa counties. zEad sssosssn &C.
tive supporters TO throw - him tie votes
Of the western o1rt sf fhe state Only
short ftrar ego Farmer Todd Eas 20 os
SEEN On the streets % this eity. clad in
his characterssslc s-horny handel asssFe'
OF overalls and other sfcsterss. hut al tie
hast state popgilxs convention he appeared
n 4 neat Srock coat and a s1ssi SUIT. tnsx
almost dssgulsed rim even 10 his fais-
mates.
Wazt vas The reason for the CHANGE
ssux.y fhas within a short time the
s.farmrr. had been carefully grcensed ard
sfsxled. and was bsing led ont fer his en-
try on ire essbsrnatorial raeetFsck- his
rrbonsmAn waa EBxeHs Way. WHO con-
lscke5 the Jordan campaign Curing the
city election. ard who wrecked the fafses
~ the fusion nominee. 80 some Of me
Popusssfs say.
II support CT Todd as available timber
a. tbs conlrx convention. q + urged mat
he "a the one man I'm tue state WHO can -
out among he farmers and gstsseF Ia their
vctse. why. he would swesc tae eo1n-
Try IKE wsldfre." said enc OF his oppon-
euts last evening. ard then the remark
paa made that sven Col. James Hamilton
Lewis would rot he such vose-zstier -
yarmer Tedd. These who favor fusion
with Todd at the head Of the ticket. IN
otead Of Lewis. szy that the country vote
0ould 70 to the former because the farm
erx Think fhef know Tead ufsiIe HEY are
the leSSt t,ss suspicious OF Lewis. The
enc snsv could count On. tae other they
could not.
Esf these who have any -uch impress
e3ou have gaslea 20 discern TIE fine sfa1tan
hard Of WAY 10 sfss samDzsgn ~ - TIE
present time X - said Thai eesaeen he
aspIfznt fer t1sc governors chair and fhe
aspsrant Tor political power theirs ass a.
ready been made est an agreement n
black ard while e the sfecf that 4 Todd
b chosen governor Way wIa have the ass-
r~s>snx OF patronage. Those who knsE
Way bext say he to list The man 80 re-
csssre = written agreesnsnt Ia matters -
Iris ksna. Farmer Toaa. under certain
eors.flonn wsss3 81 at OLYMPIA. Mr..
War would farm est the appointments at
ssrfsing so the onlcs
II was thsuxzss curing tte Jordan cam
pzzxn. whsn way a~psrsd 10 pace - a
power behind RE fhroae In snnuR4pai AZ
<sErr. that be Souia never dare 10 reach
Aixher. bat sa<Sa Is not TIE case Jordan
ssfn h esasste wosA nor bs MARKER 10
-fzrmsfssm under = Way regime Al
Oes1urAa.
wasfAer Tssa All bs able 20 pull she
rouanafson ~ kzlsnsharg 4 ssiil an open
esxssten Mayor Belt ~ Spokane will b.
fhsre AMI viii Do his utmost 20 defeat
fhe man from Hood canal. ard another
proaalnexs ropasss<. & W. Young. ef
Whitman county. vsaao ran a losing race
FOR governor four years $50. wIll also
b. there. ana IL shs Eliddse-of-fhe-foad
eassEiagefxf can gather enough strength.
they wfsi administer a f3nksA hiow 20 fs-
ssoss- and probably ~sI again place Yoans
~ slse head cz the ticket. TIE retioubsA-
hie LEWIS a. exs.ecscd 10 pat IN an APP
rseaxafrce ~ she same time. at the Dem
oerssis convention. and there viii also
he on hand a smasteFlng OK she so-calisi
free-ssIse< Hepubfscane. who intend 10 pat
up a convention ~ the same time and
place So Eiie0zburg. WITH a gataersng-
In Of Popaiisfs Democrats and sSoltin<
Republicans viii have ons of the most
breezy days fl IT. history. The sentiment
T. rapidly growing among the Popasists
tfl&E 1EAf9 may hEA TIC EsaEN. " tstfk E4kH
the Democrats do-' they ask eona5eas-
y. We will name our ticket. and they
can fsu IN fiae " they want TO- and they
can stay out II they don't like Il. The
thing for MS 20 do II to go ahead on our
old lines. whsch has been good postlllss
doctrine from the hegsuu.nx"
The call fer county conventions has mt
yet been fssuni II wia have . come in
a fsw days now. IS ihelslms between now
AMI August L is not very long. Tee Toll
man EXPECT the return IL Way from Ss
Isoals in time TO take an active part sn
tire proceedings.