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fore daylish. he had sent ont l5e men win
WireheSters and every road and q ,pall
reached Vas covered, lie sent te.egraFls
70 every goEn and name that could -
reached Il the western part Of the state
and personally assumed command % rs
force % r1arf7r-s-erS-, assisted ~ his able
corps Of deputy ShsrifTs. six ~ me 1ali-
birds were captured Monday morning ~
before two days Bianck was chased into
a swamp and kept there Until THURSDAY,
when he attempted 20 escape and Vas
killed about 80 o'clock IN the afternoon
So great was the excitement AMI 80 intense
the fear OF the people that hundreds u
persons had been afraid 10 venture out o.
heir houses after dark fer fear Of meeting
R.anck- When the tram cached Seattle
THURSDAY ever:ns bearing the body o, the
murderer 1890 persons had ccngregated
and Il WAS with rte greatest difficulty mat
Dad wagon Only one man escapea-a
ounco man named Hart. Il was attevwara
learned that Harris eonte9erates in the
city had secreted h.m n large trunk.
released. Hart vas Afterwards located,
bu- the county was willing TO fcrego the
the expense Of bringing him back 10 the
state
It was in this man-hunt aeter desperate
criminals that Van de Nanter showed i
generalship thar gave him the confidence
OF the people of King county. for when
o->er men of greater experience 10 man
Catching ndd abandoned the search for
Blanck under the belief that he had es-
capped. Van de Vant.r continued the
search. Tireless IN his work persistent IN
MS efforts. confident CT his ahi-ty u pre-
vent mai escape and cautious lest some
Of his men should be killed by the man
who regarded human life as OF no conse-
queDce. Mr.. Van de Vanter made a record
that will i've long after he has passed
away.
M. Van de vanter. besides being per-
sistent man OF business. has cleared 30
acres of land adjoining Kent. in the White
river valley. and IS still residing on his
ranch and cultivatinE his extensive lands.
He was state senator from his home dis
trict 49, the Twentyfourth - in the second
and third sessions OF The Washington leg
islature. He also had me distinction OF
being the first mayor Of Kent. He was
born in Sturgis, Mich. February 25 1859,
worked on a farm when boy and
acquired common school education. He
came 10 Seattle IN 1885,. and for person 10
pretend TO be in politics and not know
A. T. Van de Eanter is like going 10 school
and not knowing the teacher.
1HE people Of King county are some
what partial to home productions"
l. 1t is a sort Of a protective tariff for
the upbuilding of our home enterpr.s-
es and home institutions. II enables as to
pride ourselves upon our state, our cities
and their development and advancement.
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KING COUNTY CANDIDATES NOMINATED FOR
OFFICE BY THE REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION

field hospital az bridgeport Ala; medical
director OF the second division Fourteenth
army corps. active medical director -Four
;eerth army corps; medical director ana
pos; surgeon or the stan % Gen. John +.
Miller. Nashville. Tenn. Besides he was
department commander Of tia y. \ Il. for
Tennessee ard Alabama and surgeon gen
eral OF the state Of Tennessee.
After the Katie o. Nashville and ar the
mustered our by general orders ara was
conplmentei by special mention in orders
Tor duty performed in removing the dead
and wounded from the field. services out
side the legitimate kcaoe OF his duties.
br ST2rlng was metropolitan police COM
missioner of Tennessee. 4 force organized
70 protect the union people from the perSe-
cUtions and barbarity of the XII klux, This
torce was abolished when tae southern e,e-
ment got control T .he STATE aud la,er the
doctor was compelled 70 sacrifice his prop
cry and leave the state ay reason Of the
threats OF the ku kiuN. wis "a aAu inherited
a great hatred for him.
DR. Spariing was pos surgeon al Carhy
San Juan. ara Fora Townsend in Wash
!ngton. resigniag in 1876. He organized the
GTand Army Of the Republic in Washing
ION tory and served as PROV Sionai de-
paTfment commander for four years. He
mas served n many reSpoNSible positions
II c:ril life and vas for lons line AZ the
head OF the land office in Vancouver
In fact. DR., Spar.ing's record IS one 81
whfcn any man should be proud, and Il
experience. ability and true worth count for
anything his selection for the Office o. core
ner could not have been improved upon.
TUE people CT King county are par
t.cular.y interested in their public
- schools The schools are the buwark
OF the country the advance guard ~
true citizenship. the keystone Of good gov
eminent IL is important that the control
or our schools and of our teachers should
be in the hands OF man Of strong charac-
ter, OF excellent ideas and advanced meth
oqs He should be not only d proficient
educator but al inspiring teacher and a
strong disciplinar:an.
The Republican party has selected for
me position OF superintendent OF schools
for King county w q. Hartranft and it
is pleasant task for the Posl-Intel igen-
Ger TO commend him TO the voters al the
county. A glance at Mr.. Hartranfts face
SHOWS intelligence, breadth and capa hiity.
RE Is sturdy type OF the honest earnest
German American. and ne comes from
good stock, being a cousin of ex-Gov Hart
rant OF Pennsylvania. Pedagogy is his
pr!de. he loves it - the able lawyer loves
ms profession, or the author his books II
mas been his life study.
Mr.. Hartranfr was born at Three Rivers
Mich. December !. 1866. He received his
education and training in the public schools
and the summer normai training school OF
Maiden Rock Wis. He began teaching in
isS' and at once took foremost position
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Is years az age he landed n Brad1ocks.
Penn, alone ard fT.@Fs4Iess, &SlG foT i"1
works ,hsre. Tne1 re- entered the en-
.ioy - the Pennsylvania Central Railroad
CON- paFT. and for nearly fHFo rsars was a
.o-eogrsof We fireman In 1855 ae weyG 10
paper wo.A almost continuously for hEe
year. - 80 ae came % Seattle. enter
srF TIE employ ~ tbs Scandinavian Pub
a$F.ns Fofn5 airy, and iTo years later ETss
placed IL charge Of tae *estTa Poster as
editor aGd manager. He retired ogi@ year
LATER. out setafn.d 20 mat publication II
1894 and rag beer connected w.ta L IN
clff@reut capacities ever s.nce.
81. seagurg Is d man O! character anG
STANDING among MS neilhboTs ard ac-
Ggslntauces. lie kas rsveG been ar Office
SesktT. sud - NOT politician by profe$-
son. ass ne = capa Ole. EoHesG and indus
tT1oos ard wi reflect credit upon nizn-
SET and Re an honor 70 ms paFty n hi
management u the Office OF auditor Of
k4ng county
n1HERE IL eut htlle moss a5heriDg 70
the PRISON u Billy" Potts II there
- Is ans truth IN the Oh adsse about
a rGji-ag s5oas. "BsBy.' Jess fan!i-
!aTIy known as W 6 Potts. rolled fFofr1
TIE 500 o. oGld ireland iat0 the fGgs Of
Seattle ten years ago. then ne rolled into
a berh ia the DHler hotel. and that ends
the rolling stone story.
Mr. Potts Is the Republican candidate
for county clerk. and it IS said he Is
young man for such a respons4 be position.
II Is true taaj lie . young, for he q now
In his 9th year. out IN Stgad.IesS. ns:t-
tartty Or IDEAS and good horse sense he
l. at least ~. He Is young man who
has neither epheuerai IDEAS nor rainbow
visions He Is never led away by he
viseD Of past ares green on the distant
rr1oar; air side. In short. he = consist nj.
has a goo,i.y quantity of what Is termed
Judgment, and is al !1defatlgable worker.
a good ldea OF Mr.. Potts character can
Dc learned from half a dozen lines or his
experiences Potts horn in the north
OF Ireland and sxayna to Seattle ten years
ago from ms mother country. He was
then Il years OF age. His firss oppoT'u-
n'ty to secure work was at the piier
hotel and he took II. lie has been there
ever since. After h's work vas over FOR
The day h. attended night school and
nted himself for a more responsible pc
s.tIon- Five years ago he given the
management Of the hotel Hc WIS then
bat y years Of age nce then he has
assumed al. the responsibilities % the man
as"metlt. has paid the bills hired the help,
bought the supplies and looked after the
anairS Of the place generally. remark
able thing about him Is that during al Of
his service there he has not mi sed day
that he was nat working IN the interest
or his employer. He has YER sousAt an
other position. He has been frugal. indus
triouS. ard mas saved money.
Mr.. Poits lyas never been compelled TO
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none in the Northwest. He knows the
necessity for keeping pare win the
worlds advancement
Olson has been laugh. The lesson q
conserva tSm n business affairs He has
sen was efUiness IN private and pub c
affairs AMI has witnessed the ineVisa HE
consequences He has heard the cr0au 81
the oVer-burde1ci taxpayer. and has him
self felt the sting of extraracance. He
has knowledge OF the peoples affairs.
has sufficient advancement in his make
VI ~ keep a forward movement IN all
public improvements, and sufficient cour-
age to keep firm hand upon the throttle
Of the engine OF expeuS=e and prevent reck-
leSsness He will undoubtedly make an
exceileu; county commissioner.
MIR fikon's record is. good. He has a.
atile whea but i years u age he rev
W in IN lustrv Before he was Of age ha
was property owner. lie pat the first
70 Port Orchard aud was n she shipping
business constantly. Until eight years ago
when he retired. A. present he Is bus!-
ness manager for the Marine Eng nt.er-.'
Association, Ne .. with heaaaIIarters n
Seattle. ard controls :ne Sound waters
and the waters ~ the Washington and
city council from March. ls.e,. TO March
lS9S. aEi left an excellent record yhila
n ne council he ~as chairman ~ ne fol-
lowing committees: H4rbor aad wharycs
sewers
In old DAYS when the towns Of Seattle
aCv. the two were connected only ny a
tran. II was Mr. Olson VINO started eha
r-oi"s-. - connect the two places ~ a
wooden sidewalk along where Frat 3vA-
nue. now is He circulated a paper and
received sufficient funds with which -
purchase the !uTnb.r and then IN order %
complete the needed Improvement ha AMI
"A few others iaii the walk themselves
He has been - taxpayer nineteen yaara
and 4 good c4ttzan a,ways.
80
IN Il FRED " SPARKLING. The can9i-
date Tor CORNER on the Republican
IL ticket, "a fitted Tor the position hs
viii Dc called upon 70 Ill a. rayr
men are. He - q Limerick man. but sr,,a-
led Tu>dtctne and WAS ad..::rsed - prar.ira
IN Canada When the civil war broke or.
N iosi ne vas attached 20 The Fourtaerth
Ma ,2igan infantry as assistant surgeon a09
was promoted Tor ntsrt.o-iors service ~
the general 9e.9 hospital a. Hnmbu-1,
Tenn, from ats~s AIT surgeon Of The FoxT
tesnfh - surgeon ~ fa-- Tenth Niohfya-
infantry IN turn ~ was surgeon in ~na-g.
OF the field hospital az Hamburg, Tenn
!yi"ltt4l director OF 10 SAT- o. Gen =
Pane medical Inspector OF hospitals ar-ry
q t1s c1za2eT.srs1s oos4 surgeon az a.
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pa; up bond for the faithful discharge
or MS duties. and yet he has han lid as
high as S4Qo 90 In day during the klon-
dixie rush. and no man has lost a penny
As manager OF the hotel Mr. Potts has
secured an experience 81 great vai0e 70
him n a clerical position besides he
has met hundreds OF persons living
throughout the county. who viii be pleased
to ASSIST him IN his effort TO be elected
county clerk
Mr. Potts IS an old militia hoy. having
served two fan enlis,ments ana during
The greater part 81 the time ne was tinlu-
cal secretary. His rank vas second ser
geant.
Mr. Potts has his own ideas about the
dudes OF a county official, II | am eject
ed. and expect 20 he." he sa.A yesfer-
day. II viii not draw down 4 salary " h
out perfoI ming the work 10 earn Il: ! BE-
HeVe n an honest, careful administration
Of public Affairs. ana when man Is
elected county clerk l beEeve ne should
De- the clerk in fac.. and not merely an
Official 10 draw a salary and direct a dep
uty now 10 do his work
And Mr. toG's IS naa enough 10 carry
Out those ID "a.
miiE Republican organization In King
county made no mistake when il,
l. .cct,d " g. Bailey. of Fremont. as
is candidate fov assessor. Mr. Bal
ley is a man Of good general Information.
he IS an authority On values Is 4 careful
buS3nets man and Viii make an assessor
Who viii honestly tax the property owners
81 accordance with their holdings M .naa
can comp ilG when tust ass. SSn1rot IS
n'sde. and NJ. Bailey VII undoubtedly hll
Nj Bailey has been res.aea- 81 King
cuHEtE tor f11y years. 0arirE W1s-1 time
h. n1~ ttfn RESIDENT M Fg,wHut lie
was GetHte ..,S' master thetv lD fuI CHARGE
90 are i'i-s. ANITA ftrvttlN. SLING t3e posi-
tor q Fr.atfr 80 taH people ard with sat
@fs0tj"" tf the T"Sta. auiors .;irE. tar
three wears he Pas AesE ~ mt;u3.r - the.
~ 80 80
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~ Judge earn, sad: During h.s term o.
service on Iae bench here re made himself
Z terror 20 the evil doors. and ia much %
improve the moral ;ogle Of the community
He had 70 a mark q degree tia. rare ability
FOR detecting truth from faiSehood. for IN
earning fraud and hypocrisy. which IS 40
necessary II & committing magistrate.
TIT Fl. WHITE. he Little BIZ IN
Mn Seattle politics, IS enc Of the most
W. active candidates On the Republic
can ticket. He was nominated for
prosecuting attorney ard Won after short.
sharp contest that brought sut much ap-
pause. lie IS = bright lawyer. an able de-
batter. ana VII - heard from frequently
during he campaign. He has practiced
saw in Seattle FOR eight years with marked
success.
Mc White IS - years Of age. having been
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There Is home production Of two kinds.
one is the manufactured article. the other
the educated article. The Republican can
d.date for county surveyor is OF the latter
order. Clarence L. White WAS educated in
surveying and eng neeIing at the Seattle
University. where he took special COURSE
and he Is today one OF the leading engi-
neerS OF western Washington.
Mr. White began his pub!ic work as a
surveyor in the Grand Cou.ee country in
eastern Washington. we'll known also az the
Biz Bend. He was later engaged by the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company in the
extension OF lines through Idaho and Mon
t2na- After this work was completed Mr.
White returned 10 Seattle ard Tor a time
vas deputy surveyor under +. II. Whit
worth. III 1887 he was engaged on the pre-
liminary location OF the Seattle. Lake
ME pass. and in 1883 had charge of tho
construc' ion OF Il number Of the big tres
ties along The Spokane Inc OF that road
h has had srea, experience In the forest =
and mountains az western Washington
making preliminary locations for railroads
for logging and other purposes. He also
an excellent record. He Is thoroughly ia
m liar with kirg county. where he has a
wide acquaintance.
During the past year Mr.. White was
ch'ef engineer for the Chilkoot Pass Aerial
Tramway Company. and is at present en-
gagged on the construction OF the Western
American railway from Carbonate 10
Fairfax.
Two years ago Mr.. White was the Re
publican candidate against the fusion.sts
for surveyor OF King county but was de-
feated by small majority. There Is no
doubt hut he viii he e5ected This fall
"HE first speech made for Abraham
Lincoln in Siskiyou county. southern
l. California, was by Thomas H. Cam.
the present candidate for justice Of
The peace it Seattle. Judge Cam has lived
in Saith eighteen years. When he came
- this territory In 1861 there were fewer
people scattered over its Ggea; breadth than
now r"s.I" betwc.gl broadway and Lake
Waea!rs IA. in Seattle.
Judge Cam Was born In Illinois in IS3}
ara vent . tina gold fields Of CaIsorn
II Is5i Where he engaged in mining In
lSi he came - the territory ot Washing
;o;A He vas for several years III the en-
ploy n Wells. Fargo K 60. - ) travelling
~ ~SenS"r received TIE arpojr ina ~ q Sec
refArE ~ he board u lanf CONN, - oners Of
n" state u Oregon IN l>To. which place ne
held Tor @iE1; years, and was a.ss ASST
art secretary ~ state. NJ earn had IN
the meant me read law and in fx-S he vas
admitted - the hag hv the supreme oe,l-.
- Oregon srd commenced the practice in
Salem. oregon.
In lNS0 Judge Cam came Win his family
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born II Pit.sburg. Pa, in 1859. He was
admitted 10 the bar there III ISS2. was depu-
~. and in 1859 was a member OF the Penn
sylvania Legislature.
Mr. White has bright legal mind. Is a
student, devoting much time 10 careful re-
search and investigation. and VIII make an
excellent record as public prosecutor OF
King county.
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among the instructors OF the county. After
coming TO Washington in 1889 he took
charge or the Bucoda schools in ThurSt0n
county and was a member Of the board Of
county examiners al Olympia. He was
principal of the Sidney schools from 1891
10 1854, when he came to Seattle to accept
position. Since 1895 he has been the
principal OF the Latona school and has be-
come one OF the most popular educators in
the county. He is active and progressive
is companionable and congenial. not only
with the teachers Immediately under him,
but also with teachers and school men
generally. IL fact. it was due TO the inhu-
ence of tho school men that Mr. Hart
rant decided 10 become candidate before
the Republican convention for the nom!-
nation for school superintendent. He has
teachers Institutes. both of The county and
state, and bears the reputation OF being
more popular with the teachers than any
other PRINCIPAL Last June he attended the
state institute and read paper on Poll
tics in the school, which brought out
an appeal for pure patriotism and aivo-
Gated the training of boys and girls IN
school toward this end. The fundamental
principle OF Mr.. Hartranft's paper Was
that the child should grow up in the idea
that the government was something that
al! good citizens should aid instead OF that
II was an institution that shouNi care for
the people: IN other words. The govern
ment should be an institution of The PEG
PIE and not for the people. Every good
citizen should have an innate pride that he
was an AID 70 the government NOT that
he was receiving aid from the government
Mr.. Hdrtranft is an educator who has
met with success through his own Efforts
He has been In pedagogy since he Vas II
years II age, and his heart Is in his work
lie has been III the state nine years and in
King county five years
"iiE Republican party has shown great
care In the selection of It's cand.-
l. dates this year. and what Is part!ct!-
larly Noticeable is the fact tina. The
convention was as careful IN selecting
a good man for cons able as IL was IN Sc
curing good candidate for sheriff.
l.. Mathews is - years OF age and q
native OF the famous Western reserve in
Ohio. When the civil war broke ont he
was then residing I'm Richland county,.
Wis, and -, enlisted from there in the
llth Wisconsin infantry rcg.,1ent In Son
tember. 1851. He served four years Mr.
Mathews came u Settle in $3.50 He mas
always been a Republican. and voted Tor
Lincoln a. solder two DAYS before he
" as u. There were some vito voted m
the aga of j. bat when the matter W.
brought 20 the attention Of Gen Gram
he said. "A boy who il old enough a.
carry muSllat Is old enough 10 y0t.
And the soldier boys voted with an entnft-
siasm that mas perhaps. never been
equaled since.
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TME. ATKINSON ir 2 Boston:an. but

~. z. ATKINSON r. gostonian. bu:
II Il a 50 long s.nce re fingered
W around tae old New Eas.2nt 30 me
that he has never pee convicted o.
saying an" for r" The fac- = trat A.
kinson ss more Of ~aafernsF than re -
N eastern lie $3.50 -. 1Fer frank.
courageous way of The western hustler. cut
he also possesses g srare Il tn cJr.sesFa-
f6m 81 the Ae~ Es8R AMER. I 1es< GIali-
ties c0EnDlred viii naxe Mr. Atkinson an
II no way c5ul4 nan atEess fc~ the
position ~ Tacn ~ ~ Hciss an party
recently nom.aate2 NJ. Ata}nsoE ne test~
ed more thar through u.s experiences dur
t,lx the panic o. !.-sf a rat tIrne NJ.
Atkinson wa treasurer ~ the city %
Seattle. he had 1eeu elected ia iss2 ard
served thTouEa tisc pane ua'il his term
expired 81 lisa n was al q time irElns 1ial-4y
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what these deputy Spanish newspapers
most fear Is, that the committee Of lnyessi-
CATION will elicit sufficient testimony Of
irrefutabie character before election to con-
vince the psopIe of this tasty Of the charges
o: general nsgi@ct and consequent suffer
Ing % the troops AZ well rs II the charge
OF general lncompetency and inefHclency Of
the stan officers. The witnesses that have
appeared before the committee 30 not hest
tate 70 say tina; there were undoubtedly
cases o. individual hardship and suffering.
just as there We're cases ~ !ncompetency
and !nef'Ic.ency. but they were the exception
au1 not the rule. those journals would
nave liz believe. when no people know re
facts there will lie a marked change IN put-
lie opinion, and sensational papers VIII have
70 seek new feid In which 20 display tnsie
cscaiiar LISA 9; journalistic estsrpzisA 4
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search and investigation. and VIII make an
excellent record as public prosecutor of
King county.
N GORGE y. gibson IS the candidate
uT on the Republican ticket for county
~ commissioner from the FIRST DIS
trct. The selection Of a candidate
could hardly have been improved upon.
George ellison IS an old trail traveller, he
is pioneer. and he IS a successful man.
ellison is young in years, comparatively,
for he was born in 1860. but he IS old in
the history of Seattle. He knows the
county like a book. He appreciates the
necessities for good roads. for stable
bridges and for a local government that
will benefit the people to the greatest de-
gree. and Yet that viii keep county ey-
penses down to the !owe>st possible notch
consistent with good government. 4 bust
hess man himself he Is ca pa Die of apply
ing business methods to the conduct of
the countys affairs. Always economical
in the managem mt Of his own affairs, he
could not do otherwise than apply the
same rule to the business affairs of King
county.
Gibson is short. rat and good tured.
Trouble does not cause him TO lie awake
at night. and that IS one reason he can
safely take on his share OF the Cuuntyv
burden without fear OF growing pale. He
has superabundance Of tie adipose rs
sue. hence he can well afford TO exercise
some of his hustling abilities in the inter
est OF the dear public with gain 10 lss
personal health.
King county can almost count on George
Gibson as native son. He was only IS
years old when he came here, IRE sh from
the Long Island schools and impression
able a. the average caliow youth. All Of
his experiences OF life, all of his business
training, all Of his experiences are with
new and StruGgang community. He is
a child Of the new country" He chased
over the lbs Of Seattle when they were
covered with forest trees. and when our
weli~lAyed streets OF today were mere
streets carved out o! the hllsides he has
seen great buildings rise where the fores.
trees swayed IN the wind. he has seeS
the desolate sawdust-hiled tide fiafs
turned into a business district second 10