The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-30
WILL RUN FOR MAYOR
Alderman Anderson Willing to
Head the Ticket.
ION d STRAIGHT c. o. p. TICKET
rho Reuubifcan Convention VII Con-
sIst of3J4 Acknowledgements
ton on DoolittIe's Vote.

There has been a buzz OF political exciie-
Ynenf during the last few days. caused ~
no end Of rumors about cea1A ~ es.h
the several factions, and even between TIC
parties themselves. Z has been sal9 mat
the Democracy would adopt Dr. J0T8an q
So candidate on condition that the DssFno-
cratic leaders were permitted 70 take most
Of the minor Offices, and that the Wfaoie
poolIist strength was pledged 20 ne sup
port Of the joint ticket Dr. JORDAN
friends Il was said. were not averse 10 the
arrangement. II was also rumorso tnat
the Democrats. IN the3r view Or ire can
gers 70 the commonwealth 10 be aDpFe-
henaed from POpgiis, rule. had patriotic
ally Offered 10 JON the Republicans. ard
thus combining foFceE wipe out the fop-
gIIlsts This plan did not. apparently. 70
ceive any assurance Of support, and me
Democracy started out 70 fnd q caflt-
date who. although a Democrat. was cal
cuIatcd 70 attract voters from every parry
and faction. and. IA fact. receive the sup
mort OF the better element ~ the city ire
soecffye OF politics. and on MS c"n tnfil-
yigual merits rather than that OF the DEM
ocratic party or its principles. NhetneT
tbs was to De a Democratic or Ctffzens
ticket was not decided. and not very much
weight was attached 10 the point. the one
thing being to obtain the man. The one
immediately selected in their minds was
James s. Goldsmith, vice president OF the
Schwabacher Company. and for two or
three DAYS Democrats talked on street cor
mere and elsewhere as enthusiastically OF
the candidate they had In their minds as II
fhev were reilly making "a canvass for his
election But Nr. Goldsmith SAID 10 re-
porter OF The Post-Inielgencer. when the
matter was brought TO his attention.:
am not a candidate for mayor or any once.
and shall decline 10 oe "A candidate. could
not leave my business here.
A Candidate From the second.
The first Republican TO publicly de-
clare himself q candidate for the mayor
atty is Alderman Alexander Anderson. Of
the Second ward .hc came here from
North Dakota six years ago and engaged
sn business IN that ward. Mr.. Anderson
said yesterday evening:
Yes | am candidate. do not brlieYe
in beating about the bush. j believe such
announcements should be made so that cit
izens may have the time 10 investigate the
candidates before the convention meets /
have never been in political office before
my election as alderman, but have never
been anything but a Republican.
And you may say this. that the Repub-
lcans OF this city have not united or affiil-
lated with any other political party, and
have absolutely and peremptorily refused
20 do Sc We shall stasld or fall as Repub-
leans. and don't think IL VIII be fan this
time There viii be no faction when the
party meets IN convention. The party
realizes that this = the precursor OF the
national election in the fall. and VIII there
fore bury out Of sight any factional aims
there may be In the party
Basis for Representation.
The city central committee of the Repub-
iican party appointed a subcommittee To
report on two propositions as basis for
representation In the convention. one hav-
ing the congressional and the other the
mayoralty vote They reported on both,
leaving the committee to decide which to
adopt The Doolittle vote was ,i2i, and on
a basis OF one representative 70 eleven
votes this would give BIS The Phelps vote
was 4.esi and on a basis Of one 20 fifteen
there ~ difference In the total apportion-
nent OF only four. the delegates numbering
a q.