The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-30
FIRST FAIL Of THE GAvEL.
REpURLICAN STATE CENTRAL CON-
MIT'TEE MEETS THIS MORNING.
Chairman SHETLAND says Prospects
Are Brixht for success I'm Every
County In the State-Other Com

This morning at 10 o'clock Chairman
Scot. sweland. Of the Republican state
central committee. will call the committee
to order az Inc Butler hotel This will De
tire first meeting of the committee since
the campaign OF 1895. Its business will be
TO choose the place and name the day for
holding the state convention.
Among other business matters to De Ia
ken up by the committee Will be the cleo
ton OF successor 10 Secretary Frank
klnghorn. who is now in Alaska.
Chairman SHETLAND arrived laS night
from his home in Vancouver and regis
tered al the Butler. Prospects are very
bright for Republican success in every
county in the state he said. II have
been In correspondence with committee
men from every precinct In the state and
from every source have received the most
encouraging reports There Is TO doubt
whatever that the party is well organized
and aggressive. Even in the fusion strong
holds, the party workers are optimistic
They predict success where the majorities
were strongly against US two years ago.
Southwestern Washington will 20 Re
publican. ! feel very sure that We shall
carry all the principal counties. Clarke
county should give the Republican ticket
from $50 to 500 majority. Pacific county is
all right. So Is Lewis In Thurston there
are plenty of indications that Populls.u is
on the wane.
In Eastern Washington, according to
the reports have received, the prospects
are all Of the most favorable character
The Republican workers east of the Cas-
cades believe they Will overcome the heavy
fusion majorities OF two years ago"
Nearly dozen members of the commit
tee arrived in Seattle last night The ear
" morning boats and trains are expected
to bring enough more 10 make a nearly
complete representation. Among the men,
oers who arrived last night were: E. NJ,
Rands. OF Clarke: W. p. Ely of Cowlitz:
c. {. Dalton. proxy for A. Z. King, of Pa
ciiic; George E. Filley. of Thurston; Hugh
Eldredge of Whatcom: George A. Joiner
OF Skagit; ]. Fl. Burnside, OF Clallam: A.
j. Mayo. of Jefferson, and W. ii. Ken
noyer. OF Lewis
j. A. Kellogg, formerly resident OF Co.
lumb!a county. yesterday received LET
ter from Chairman ]. L. Mohundro OF the
Columbia county committee asking him
to act a. proxy for that county. I'm let
ters I have lately received from Columbia
county, said Mr. Kellogg last night.
there are numerous predictions that the
county VIII go Republican this fall Re-
pu1licans in Columbia county feel aggres,-
siye and confident Conditions are all
with rs this year. Populism has lost
ground heavily. There is no talk of the
silver question over there and I am told
that hundreds OF men who Joined the free
coinage movement two years ago are now
working in harmony with the Republicans
again"
Edward Whitspn. a prominent Repub,i-
can OF Yakima, tells similar story Of
conditions In his county. Crops are
splendid in Yakima" he said yesterday.
The people are prosperous and happy
iakima's population has been added to
largely by immigration during the past
year The towns are growing rapidly The
country IS settling up. Hops fruits and ce-
reals are all in fine shape Business Is
good with the country merchants. There
are no calamity howlers as there were in
1SS. The silver orators are not listened TO-
The subject is no longer attractive Re
publican principles are in favor The adj
min!stration is popular with the masses
ana the indications for Republican success
In the coming campaign were neve-
brighter"