The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-25
Bspublioans Who Seek Honors in
the Political Pield.
Ark,nson FOR TREASURER
alis Candidacy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Gilmore ia Receipt ~ MORE Let
ters showing Republican Gains
Acting Chairman Eands Takes
Ch.xx~ Of the Republican Head
uunrt~ya--fsenerai Political Notes.

Probably neysr Ia lie history Ok hiaS
county bas more interest pren aisplASe2
III sae masses Of Republican voters In tas
contest for nominations fvr tie legislative
of3.eea In every senatorial arc legislative
csstrlcs thsre are 10 be found plenty o.
candidate far hogsoTs al the Eands o. the
terminating conventions. v'aiie the eight
Tar tho county Offices in 10 Ieas sharp and
interesting. II. III a uanner. tccapieS
s,Derdis.ase position Is the public mind In
comparison with TIE struggle for the Iesis-
iat.ye nominations.
OF course this ss accounted for from the
fac that the naxt legislature vii elect
q United ssafes senator 70 succeed Sen
afor John T. Wilson. ard viii also be
charged with ut8osas much of the mis-
chief worked By the late poDaiist leglasa~
sure.
King county will! elect fail delegation
to Olympia al the approaching eis'es.on
This gsil include ak senators and t.siEIeen
members Of tie lower house.
Ii tbs Txen:y -fo9gta senatorial district.
comprising the south snd % ti4e county.
John Wooding who served ont his term
a. senator IL the last legislature. i d can
dIAale for reelection. James iiafs, or
Christopher. ii well known daiTJuaE. is
against gena,or Wooding 81 the Twenty
fourth. The only candidate for rsiffesfssi-
alive In this district that has been named
II A. Van Oiinda. Of Eashon.
III the Twenty-fifth senatorial district,
comprising all but the First ana Second
praclucts OF the First ward, AuGrcw Hem
s!ct. the well known brsweT Is a eatici-
Gate for state senator. Mr. IiemEich's sup
Iofteys number some 81 the mast agtfee
workers in the district, and they assert
that Il no Is nominated he viii IL able 70
defeat either Eugene Way or William Nj
Ardle. one Of whom viii probably D. the
fusion nominee. Joseph Henseman. i. =.
Ellsworth. J. J.. Wilson ard George sler
are named as probable asp!ranis for rem
reseutatiyas IN this. The Thirty ninth. dis
triat.
In thu Twenty sixth senatorial district
the Republicans have 4 clear working me-
5ority and the election Of the nominee
Of the party Is assured. in the opinion OF
well informed politicians. John ". Pratt.
Harold Preston ard j. 81. Wrestling are
Candidates for this nomination. 1t Is said
Caat at recent private meeting o. poll
Qciaaa known TO favor the re-el.ction OF
Hcnasor Wilson. IL as decided 10 support
Mr Preston. The latter. however. accord
Ing to tho statements " his friends, has
fused To commit himself the senator
salp.
Edward Palmer. Daniel Jones'. II. ".
Jones, r. Pitt Shaw. ". 7. Seot; ard
George kitiinger are spoken Of az possible
candidates for the lower house III this
district which is the Fortieth representa-
tive district and entitled TO two represen a
A.ves.
The Twenty-s -ventn senatorial district
comprises the Fifth and Seventh wards.
In this district Frank iiaEfofd. OF the
Filth ward and Frank +. Lewis and W ".
sf. "A fa-
eenaior. Nj Lewis was elected to the
aarato four yeNys ago and seeks IL re
nomination.. This district includes the
Forty first representative district and the
legislative aspisants talked OF among the
Republicans Of the district are +. H. Guile.
who served IN the last legislature. j. A.
Uada and John II. Wright.
The Sixth and Eighth wards comprise
the Twenty-eighth senatorial and the
forty-second repra~cn; alive districts
These men are named rs asplFan;s for the
atate senatorship: Lyman Knapp. II. X.
elise anG l., Il. Andrews. Fer the lower
house. Dr. /. w Carpenter, & 8 C;loa-
son John 7. Mitchell. +. NJ. Kinnear ana
Scion r. Williams are mentioned. TIE
district g@ts two representatives. Mr.. VIII
Jams was formerly Silver Republican.
but has announced his return 10 the lie
puhacan ranks.
The 'F.enty-ninth senatorial aud the
y cry ~iAlF3 representative districts Iin 10
the north Of Seattle Three representatives
are to leo elected from this dlstrct ard ore
senator. NJ. i, Jones. az kaveGna. IS
salkaa ~ for the nomination FOR fse sen
ate. Darael McTav. Of Ballard. ard
George W. TIbhetts are speken II by parry
workers as possible Republican nominees
foE the lower house IN thss district.
+ II. Rsnds member of ,he Republican
state ssnfvai committee from Clarke crttt.-
ty. arrived IL Saa.ii@ yesterday - assume
charge NJ the headquarters az the com
snltiee rs acting Chairman AIR Ran,is
Will direct the preliminary work a the
committee ie organizing tse Republican
forces Throughout, fh~ state aad IN slsfrit,-
utinr literature among -ns county clubs
That MIR. Hands So haEe 20 sake charge
IS aossre chairman L. 31,e - the fact thar
S-ott saotiaud. chairman ~ the commit
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