The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-06
READY FOR BATTLE
Burleigh and Squire Forces to
Meet Today
At THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
Both ssaes Claim vSrtory, but Buriesgh
seems % Have the Better Show
az success.


q The EuTlf1xn rtan8rFrt o. HtaSotty
Of s~venty-ise from the city precincts -
eth unhe,d. and they also figure thar
about 100 Of the TO delegates from the out
side prectncxs will stand Under the Bur-
leigh coIorz. c. II. Hzxan. Senator squire
manager. confidently said yesterday. We
Will have . clean majority OF twenty-five
for Squire wien it comes TO vote We
are sure that we viii control the corven-
.ion. The Burieish men appear 10 be
absolutely certain of their ground. and
Manager Haxan. OF the other side. mad
q continual smile on his face, so that the
real situation will not develop until
show OF strength 10 made In the conyen-
too today.
The rooms OF both candidates for dele
gate 20 the national convention were
crowded yesterday and last night. Suavs
and well dressed "eity" men gFssped The
hands Of sturdy farmers from the coun-
Try. Mea with busy" looks hurried In
and out. In corners Of the rooms little
conferences were besng held. There were
be1ez Of cigars on the tables, ard tobacco
smoke was everywhere. Politicians al
ways smoke. In the Burieigh headquar-
tiers Gov. Mefrax was around during tho
afternoon shaking HANDS with friends and
being introduced to other friends from the
country who do not come TO town very
often. Harry Gordon. chairman OF the
county committee was busy receiving be-
lated country returns ana getting things
ready 70 start the convention tail rolling.
Secretary w. II. Gorham was also on
hand. with his usual smile OF greeting,
and the Inevitable cigar N the corner Of
his mouth. d. A. Mckenzie, Arthur Lew
In. Melvin q. Winstock. T.. L. Whittemore.
County Clerk Gordon. Stewart +. Smith.
G. #. Tyler. A. r. Mitsen and others were
in and out OF the Bnrieigh rooms in the
Butler hotel. or course sam" Piles was
he .xrfst ~ IL D,-tr lfx-zxf
light trousers. his face clean shaver. and
looking as though little thing like man
aging a political campaign was not
enough to bother one much His face was
calm and untroubied, and he had the gen.
srai appearance Of a man who has sue
cess within his grasp.
Down at the Stevens hotel on First ay-
enre the Squire forces were martialed.
During the afternoon q caucus was held.
and there was another one last night but
the doors were shut to all but Squire men.
When the afternoon caucus had ended
however. he who would might enter The
dig room was filled with men, most of
them supposedly delegates. There were
Cigars here. too. and on the tables were
copies OF the American. the campaign
sheet issued TO aid the senator's cause,
and also copies OF a circular signed by c.
=. Stone. headed Squire Is Our Man"
Here were Mr.. Hagan and his lIeuten-
ants. being buttonholed every other min
ute by somebody who wanted TO know"
and rushing away TO whisper In the ear
OF some other Squire adherent Paul
dHcirry was there. his black eyes snap
ping and his face shielded by his black
beard. Il. T.. Tremper. who did not carry
his own precinct. was there. smiling and
playing politics In his winning way-that
n. one Kind of winning way Jim Cal
vert was on hand with Scion r. Williams.
who are supposed to carry the A. +. A.
vote around In their pocket to spring IL
on the public which ever way may suit
their pleasure-or interests There were
otter men there, Shirley Squire. the sena-
tors son. being one OF the most modest
ones.
As summary OF the days developments
II might be predicted tina, Major W. ".
Rinehsrt VIII be chairman of the conyen-
ton. that Andrew +. Burieish viii be
named as King county's choice for delegate
and that the sixty delegates TO the state
convention VIII go uninstructed. so far az
Che financial and presidential questions are
concerned.
The convention today viii be called 10
order by Harry C. Gordon. chairman of
the county committee. at 10 o'clock sharp
In Armory hall.
There is no appearance OF bitterness
IN the contest 80 far as the marty In This
city ~ concerned. Men who were close So
ctai and politica. friends at the last cleo
ton are now divided IN theft opinion. but
fhc contest is goirg 10 leave no rancor
and early this morning. as soon as the
vote Is taken TO decide who shall presiie
over the convention. both sides win again
enthusiastically Join hands over the 70
suit As ex-Mayor Phelps said last night
could Senator Squire see what A sulsn-
did gathering the call OF the convenflon
nas assembled. and appreciate the desire
without any Encouragement of him perso,
ally or az senator. thar SO large a npr,-
Der or these representative men vIso
to 40 honor TO Mr.. Burielgh in his char
arteristic hearty way he would sav. go
ahead and give II to Burlelgh'"
20 mere on-iooAer there was A dlre,.
enee IN those crowds at the two heat
asar'.rs isst night The Bnrleigh people
were franks easy OF bearing and confse,,
The Squire force. especially its headers
were hdgety auf excited. aud soslxh, 90
sasIon 10 cheer and "whoop IN thires
hat ore thing that must have <tvuel
ere country delegates who had no, ,,s,e
W Vaeir minis between the two csna,-
rstes. or those who hal rot f.i, 81. =.
hssF me arguments OF both sides was The
difference shown IN the eorite, ~ -
huElelsh and Squire cofupairrs Roth
teia caneuseS ~ their haaaousrferx -.
the Burieiwh caueuses all Reruhp-a 80
we're invited. whether delegates o- ~
~ was hesd with wide onen doors ana ur..
90 FREQ TO the avowcd Republicans a. !,
sry other men % the party. The cauenx
~ the Squire headquarters was NJ, !.
Republican bat a SPUR. caucus held ystth
CLOSED doors. and Mr.. Haxan saia. WHY
certainly, We DO not want outsiders A.
o. was two Or THREE stepped in that ouse.
net to have been there. Piles runs NE
campaign On his oRn way In A Sst,tr.
caucus waas only Squire men" rhat
10 right of course. stiiI the couafr,r,eo
ecnI not fat 20 draw comparison bs,tre,n
the frank eperness % the one and the
secrecy q the other rAncas.
Ia" squire managers hsi for their eau
cas- larze hall and comfortable ~easS
II was learned that cx-Sfste Senator q
J. Austin presided ard state Senator Ru,
Ter acted "a secretary. Senate John n
kinnrar ~ae selected as the candidate for
chairman - ire convention, ami Csvfs,ra
tea CeuEsc3 ! n. THROWN AL ~ -,
hcaa werc zpPouFte. 90 manage Senator
sqaire's Interests on The fiaer of the con-
Nt7st0a, bat DR.. calhoun aecNne4 49,
tAry al net Had before The rr,.xs any
cther gentleman 20 take h.s olacs rhs,
speeches were cails3 fer, ana as th--,. -.
~ respcuNe John Corssan. one a. ~ v,,--
asrrs OF senator Saufr~'S eRupatxn 81
ua ard made q charscteris-eaiiv hriIi.sr -,
sane speech. IN fact that Re asifv,r-A -,
a. Ne OF tAe rgsrnsrss& lie agG>s a i,
teai y has gwen several precincts OF n :