The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-21
Politicians Laying Wires for the
Ellensburg Convention.
seNson FOR SUPREME JUDGE.


city for the purpose OF elec;ing delegates
10 the three-cornered convention at Eleus-
burg. The fight for county Offices has
for the present taken g. place OF minor
importance before the more urgent task
OF selecting men to nominate the state
ticket at Ellensburg. All efforts made
by the fusion officers At the courthouse
to make advantageous deals with the
men who aspire to have a part In naming
the state ticket were cut short By the
action OF the Populist committee in call
Ing the convention for August 81 for the
sole purpose Of e.ecting delegates 70 the
state convention.
The exposure OF the plan Of the office
holding ring at the courthouse TO achieve
coup d'etat by passing resolution in
the Populist convention Tor the nomination
Of county officers has caused sudden
cessation Of activity on the part OF the
interested ones in this regard. AT the
courthouse the statement Is made that
the offiee-holders who want another two
years OF official tenure have determined
that IL is better policy to allow the
In the public mind for the present. This
decision wa: perhaps founded in a sell
fish purpose. from the fact that the move
ment among the fusionists to make Il
complete change at the courthouse was
being augmented daily by the attitude Of
the office-holders iIs seeking geaomina-
ton In other words the more the depu-
ties in the courthouse iahored in the poliu-
cal field for the return of their chiefs, the
greater became the opposition and the
more plentiful the new candidates for
places at the courthouse.
While Tor the present there Is COMPARE
lively little activity among the various
fusion candidates for county Offices, as
pirants for legislative honors are becom-
irg more numerous every day. The fact
that Seattle went Republican by GO ma
jority las, spring has had something OF a
tendency to check the incubaiing hopes
OF the politicians who want to go TO
Olympia and place relief legislation" as
the Populist dearly loves 10 term his the
Dries, upon the statute books Of the state.
Still the crop of candidates Is not a short
one, In nearly every legislative district
In the county there are two or more
avowed candidates for the legislature
among the ftisionists. To be sure, In the
strongly Republican wards the fusion
pirants are not numerous. In the First
and Second wards. comprising the Twenty
ffth senatorial district. is located the
storm center Of fusion politics in the lexis-
latiye category.
The King county delegation TO the Pop
ulist convention at EileiiShurg is likely
10 be divided among two or three candi-
dates for the supreme bench. In fact,
the entire fusion delegation from this
county to the state convention will in all
probability be split up over the nomina
tons for The supreme bench. a large
number of Democrats IN the county. espe-
ciaily among the members OF the bar,
have announced themselves as demand
Ing the nomination of a Democrat for one
Of the two supreme judgeships. The Pop
ulists. or large number OF them. viii
have none OF this. The ultra-Populis.s
swear by all that's pure and holy that
only Peoples party men will be intrustei
Rith the ermine.
The single tax element OF the PopulIst
party. which IS the only faction OF the
organization that manfests any cohesive
quality. Is likely TO play prominent part
In the selection OF Populst candidates for
the supreme bench. Judge +. 5 Ben
son. now Of the superior court OF King
county. has been brought into the race
for the nomination for supreme Judge by
his single gax friends. The Judge has
long been ardent adheren, OF the prin-
cipies Ut Henry George and has figured
cons picuousiy in The meetings held by the
propaganda n this county. The single
TAKERS number some OF the shfewdest
political workers among the popui.sts III
the county. Eugene Way NJ r. fiar-
bsn. Thomas Navin and men OF that faith
are nSe.y 70 be found advocating the
claims Of Judge Benson. Judge Frank
T. Reid of kEtsap county, Is also IA favor
lie with this wing cf the Popui.st party
l. Is said that when he was on tile SUI
preina beneh 81 Tennessee lie wrote
number OF articles ia favor of the single
tax.
Judge Richard W.nsor Is spoken az rs
fop0l!ss aspirant fer judicial honors be-
fore the state convention. The Judge
does not exactly belong - tina, wing of
the party represented by Way II al His
friends SAY that ne Is a single taxer.
b5it THERE'S a difference" The single
TAX elemeu; represented by Benson. Way
| ana Naviu stands for the doctrines OF tina
| singi. tax as enunciateG by the late Henry
| George. Tire other division whirh IS
| mere numerous in Spokane county than
| an This side oe the Cascades, stands for
| something mere 'han GeorselSFu. II r.
] guards TIE single FAX as means % an esd
only. ana that end Is pure socialism.
| Judge Winsov was In t'is city short
| time yesterday. lie spent iee wsely AZ his
| ranch ia hlts8p county. When told Of
| the Euiuor tast efTcres would b. maize 80
/ bring stscst she noygsanaf{a 81 a county
/ ticket al the delegate eauvesi. ion Of Aug
/ uSt y II. sata. THAT would ~, lria,ss.-
} hle Such iirk=; woG,d be auest so-alaa
/ from 4 i@Nrsa g~ss0t of view. Il gs3t scf4ai!v
/ Illegal No.asaG - 1ae Kind can be dome
The convention Vas called by the enfv
constituted AUTHORITIES fov tao purpose of
ss-FstssnE delegates 70 ;Ae state convention
The committee viii Nee. August ~ 20
usuae ire date 81 the county nominating
csarv~a;fen "
There IL likely 50 bse a warm c,rsas.
hss sseep the Faagii~ts AMI Democrats ovs,~
/ ere nomination for safe senator from. me
1>ssAsssy-fss'A G.sfria{- I3lc dis5rsc. in
cl3siss AZ but tire Fgrsz an3 - ,ss-.l prs
ejssc's % ihs Fg5st KART aai ali Of tha
ss--oaa'i ward Tbs Fos'sall$fs VII claim
ths- n0saaiaatton, and already f.sax~rs. yvzv