The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30
CENTER OF POLITICS.
Both Parties to Direct the
Campaign From Seattle.
REPUBLICANS ARE CONFIDENT.
Tho Ticket u Very popuiar-Lsnnbsr
Business stagnatod by the Pop
uifst Agitation.

The councils o. war 10 IN. coming can
pzizn will b he'd n Seattle. for here WI
be- the headquarters OF al tue psfti@s efs~
ragefs ia <he conflict. Since the Eegapli-
cans have decided 10 make tbs city tie
s.sse headquarters. TIE Esroer4a o. TIE
opposition. with the three heads ls1s.e-
popnll0ss, Bryan Democrats and Teiisf
Eeprgsteans. has also decided 20 at down
81 Seattle as ~ ths gateway q me lower
political regions With t5s Republican
waglug q square nghs for 8srsst money
aus. the remainder q TIE Dopss@tion
throwing sops 60 the guardian a. ne gaze
the campaign viii be a Lively one.
Tire Republican county central com
mgtsos fast now has its hands
full making ready for Tire com
ing fghs W A Pusey has been
elected chairman, n. W. Bowen secFe-
tar. and +. e. Texehnor treasurer. A. q
meeting held yesterday the contest oy
George Mcdonnell against Thomas Bevaa,
from the First ware. was decided Ia favor
Of Mcconnell.
Among the visitors 70 the city yesterday
was s. J. Chadwick member % the state
land commission. an ardent Democrat ana
= resident Of Gosfax. which was inc nome
OF r. C. Sullivan for ten years. AT.
Chadwick takes a deep interest Ia politics
and generally is 20 Be found a. Gtata
E0ntfut&04- % u fsFts8fifabs tt@AtShs 1T
or PopuliSt. He vas az Everett last MAY.
AZ Ellansbury early the present
rncntn, ans 81 Tacoma during the recent
Republican convention. Charley Suil-
van" sas3 SIR. Chadwick, rs very popular
over IN Whitman county. ani I DO not
hesitate 20 predict that he VII -aa ahead
OF his tsckes I regard the selection %
Sullivan and Of Arrssmith as a vel sz-
cased political move on the part Of the
Republicans. and I think they vil be
mere heartily supported 10 Eastern Wash
fnHton than perhaps any other nominees
Mr. Chadwick would not state that 10
thought Sullivan would carry Whitman
county. On the contrary ne said he be
isevcd that n. paDaliSfs we're TOO nun1@r-
ons. and that the Republican majority
would De Ike IN Irish dividend.
G. A. Burch. The wsli-kn0wn insurance
man Of this city. brings cheering political
Tsdinaa from the East. he returned 20
Seattle yesterday morning from five
weeks visit TO his old home in Southern
Maryland. I'm the course Of his visit and
hIs iourDeyIngs to and fro he had good
opportunity OF forming a fair idea OF the
political situation. lie comes back thor
oBghiy convinced that Mckinley wil be
elected by safe majority.
Ordinarily" said Mr. Burch last night.
81 DO not take very active Interest In
politics. I have been In Seattle for Ave
OF six years. and during thai time I have
given more attention 10 business than 70
politics But I realsza that the present
campaign presents crisis OF no common
gravity. and ! have taken profound Ia
serest Il from the moment the issues we're
made Up | have been delighted 70 find
In the Eastern states. and al through
she Middle West that Mckinley i rapidly
gaining strength. There ear be little
hat fla Al AL a "a
few weeks ago Bryan would have been
elected. Bur II Is very different matter
noa
For instance. on large trains carrying
passengers from all states from the At
lant.c coast 10 Minnesota, on three sepa-
rate occasions We took careful ballot,
and IN each instance Mckinley received
from ~ 10 81 per cent. OF the vote cast.
On = vote on the train between Chicago
and ST. Paul Mckinley received Sc per
cent. Of the votes.
.N1sn arrived in Southern Maryland.
my old bone I found a few Bryan men;
brit ssg.on Thoroughly caava asiug that Sec
ton found decided majority In favor OF
Mckiniey. This "a you know. means a
great deal: for ordinarily thaf section and
indeed the whole af Maryland. IL strongly
Democratic. On visiting nay uncle. ]. Wal
ter Carpenter. in baltimore. I was even
more strongly convinced that tas state
* q
most ~ the leading clahs az tho city. clubs
whose membership ranges from GO 90.
Thee riahs are. - course. non~parfisa1.
The membership nf every one 81 them is
sold almost TO a man for NJ Kinley.
'sThs stfuatlan p Baltimore ana - THE
whole ~ Maryland sill DC a surrrlse 70
Nau II sea have not keps track Or recent
Developments there. Yon know how IN
fsnaelg nnmecrttia many Of the OLD fam-
les aFs there. TEey are tied Ia the party
BY Er1aratiers 81 tradition AMI personal
association Bat tae feeling tnat the Ha-
uoaal honor sufi c-sdit are az stake h
hieasing ~ party ties az never before.
snd Democrats who never scratched a
Ticket "a theig l.ses before arr going %
vs,e this year foe Mckinley and sound
raaaes
1.-THE mldIlc Rex, ihlnk wlE 20 Renaa-
icAn DESPITE the Efforts % lhs silver men
10 concentrate their forces there. Mime
sofa and Wisconsin are going 20 give 81
Kiaiey surprisingly large ma13-lttea. In
.Sorth Dakota the sentiment In 'xyor OF
Mckinley Is already IN tho ascendant. and
WI continue 20 grow feom now until No
Ncmhcr
IN my Judgment the detection OF free
alive mcn from the Republican ranks n
.he East vii cut almost 70 nEurc by the
fsds OF ths gains made from sound money
Democrats can Say ear3ialy AMI With
ont exaggeratloa taAt believing "a I Do
thai The free coinage or silver would Re a
rUhAa disaster. ] come hack from NV
little Journey n the world gscatly ea-
enneased ard Saeyiuce3 ,hat tAe sound
eon1men sense ~ thc American people vii
onco moro asset Itself"
Pre- silvcris,n. Tapuijsm ana Bryanism
arc steadily crushing the life cut ~ the
iambsf tvAfe ~ Washing nn. Iuet AZ tho
time there war revival 81 business after
shc icaE continued depression. tha Ca3-
easa pattern wa Win fts advocacy az
1s-to-l ana Reputation oF debts. placed be-
fore the Anerlean people, ami even tina
fcf0ofest possibility of that platform
adoption has bad bughUns effect ou .ae
main Industry Of ghls etats whrn ~ hrst
orders mere cancele3 The mills peEAn rns-
ming on short timc. hnt ass saon "a ths
campaign fairly opened al p-oearct e
business vanished Any number of mills
have shut down. ana t1e few ts.tt con-
time 10 ran VIII prohsbiy ~ Without a
si~n ~ an order within the aeNt week
o.
I'VE will not BE- able ~ 80 anything un.
III after the election" sai8 D. Key. ~ the
tina az Roy s Roy. yesterday. "tate}y
We have received many letter~ infarnlnE