The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-16
PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP
THE PASSING ThRONG

Judge Million, OF Noun Vernon. * regis
tered at the Hotel Seattle. In ar interview
WITH Post-InteIlEgencer reporter last
RICH. he said.
Il believe tina; the Popsiisrs and Demo
Gratis OF Skag!g county VIII decide 10 fuse
al the convention 10 be held at Mount
Vernon next Saturday. may. however
BE mistaken in my judgment, but the sit
uatfon locks very nlnch that way AZ pres
efss- The election. believe. will be a
close one rs the Republicans are all united
ana VIII make a strong fight. There are
very Few Silver Republicans in Skagit
county, and that makes the chances Of a
Republican victory much better. rnnst
admit that the forces Of the Republican
party are united and their organization is
a strong one.
The farmers Of Skagit county are iuhi-
liant The yield Of oats is larger than
ever before. and the prices are higher
Oats bring s94 per ton ard that means
big profit. The farfneTs are uew SO busy
harvesting tt1at they consider themselves
fortunate TO tie able 10 spend a few hours
every two weeks In the city"
The position Of Judge Million in Sxagit
county politics Is peculiar one. White
Democrat and banker, ne fused with
the Pops. and some Of the latter maintain
that he has no right 20 affiliate with them
because he ia banker, and they claim
Il goldbug. TIL. bankers aver that the
Judge has no right 10 be identified with
the Pops because he is banker The
truth Is. I; is said. that Judge Million is A
banker for business purposes and fuses
with the Pops for political purposes.
In spite Of the fact that Skagit county
is populist hotbed. and that the Pons
got everything al the election two years
ago except the wreckmaster this year the
Republicans will make great fight"
That Was the sentiment expressed by Fred
z. PaPe, of Moynt Vernon, the ex-county
auditor OF Skagit county. AT the Dllier
yesterday he said 10 a Post-Inteliigencer
reporter. The reason ! give for the
change in feeling i'll politics is that tbs
mas been a very prosperous year for Ill
Of the residents of Skagit county. The
crops have. as everyone knows, been
bountifui and the times have been the best.
Another reason Is the fact that there VIII
be dissatisfaction In the ranks Of the Pop
ulists. Many. If not AL, OF the Office
holders Will want TO be Tenorinated, and
there are some who have not made the
best records. The party has not been alb
.solutely satisfied with ali of those they
elected. The Republicans are steadily in
dreasing and gradually winning ground
and we will have many. II not all. the Of
fices this year. Last year Swede Popl-
list. in telling OF the victory, said. The
Pops got a jack game, and the Republic
ans got nigh low" We got the pres
dent and the wreckmaster and they got the
rest. i am a staunch Republican. and say.
look out for US later on
Landlord S l.. Bailey. OF the Hotel North
ern. returned yesterday from Spokane
where he has been transaeting business
for the past week. He states that he
weather in Spokane lately has been so hot
that IL was almost unheafable. He fur
Their said:
The people of Eastern Washington are
looking forward 10 a successful year. The
grain crop will be in no way disappointing
but just the contrary. The yield will lie
larger than was expected Business in
Spokane is very good. and news received
there from the various mining camps is
OF most encouraging nature.
h w. Newhali the weli-known Seattle
San Francisco merchant, registered last
night at the Butler. Mr. Ncwhail said
that business in San Francisco l. fairly
good just now and that optimistic SEN
timent prevailed among the business men.
now that the war was at an end. IF An