The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-18
\ AQ|ONS IN THE FIRST.
.uue My and BILLY" hcArdle
See Legislative Honors.
no FIGHT FOR OFFICE.
~sn Tommy Navtn Sides
-, sis Single Tax Friend
.~f HIS Ceffeagae-Jaek Nc
II the Fight for Rec0gnf-
~. D<ore the c"n's"''".-"e-
A,x,e ;snsdens of Winning oss.

MN the First ward, the scene OF
.sangusne encvonter. there is the
.k;rd OF fight Ia progress over
.xnation for state senator. Eugene
M ,soss weii-o-ganized campaign last
...resus.ed in the nomination Of 5. c.
la for mayor. and whose splendid
s-.xot his election. although he was not
,ra@r of the Campo. On committee. has
..A~en forgotten BY Populisis. Is can
-. for the fusion nomination for the
- house. Pittsd against him ~ BILLY
-a,a,s. the Popuiist member Of the city
,suseil from the ''iigh,in' First" John
su.aGre. an old wheel-horse In the Popu-
4. pxr;y of the First. is mixed up in ne
49,. ard the chances are TWO 10 one thai
ssssr prominent Popalists. and even Dem
.~as. la the ward, viii become involved
r. tho controversy before the county con-
autson meets
sHaes" Gene has become weary OF HIS
ssorcsd retirement after the defeat VI
csulldzss calderbead. They say In the
rsg ward that notica was formally served
e Way that his leadership in the affairs
4 he ward would no longer De tolerated.
an6 that while the boys We're willing
sauixh 10 listen TO words OF advice from
hin, they did not want him associated in
ne pul,sc mind with the candidates for
oe.,s that should come from the First.
While the ex-boss took this kind OF a talk
IA & good.na,ured way nc has RETAINED
iran participating In politics until the past
ira vssks since when he has become MS
swn sea again.
McArdIe's Way Of Figuring.
Neardis claims that If the populs;s are
swsfied the state scn.torship from the
Tws,y district, comprising al but
,wo precincts In the First and all the Sec
edward. he Is willing 70 take his chances
4 securing the nomination. Way plods
sofg with sealed lips. talking only Il, the
ser whom he knows pr believes t.s can
rust and Saying nothing to as4y On. -lENa.
Everybody knows. however. that he :sSpires
10 the fusion nomination for state sstaator.
Once, not long ago. there Was "a Way
Ecs.ou and ar antl-Way faction rGlong
sas Popuilsts q Seattle. The Distinction
AaweYer. disappeared when the ex-u.Asss
fsaad himself -Inder the rubbish heap thu
@orains after the las; municipal! election
There Is a possibility that the old Tines
ell be redravn. now that Way is again
n the politlca arena. and very much In Il
In fact. Mckdle and his friends are get
al
u-boss In hs own manner and style. II
reed be.
Tommy sSavin, the single taxer from,
The First All colleague of McArdie. IS al
bed with Way. This makes some of the
NeArais snsl sorry that they supported
ronnv So arongly in the last municipal
eleetiaE. S.v.n and Way are single tax.
ere howevp and NcArdle L. not Some
a the FRS warders think that Nivin
alliance vii Way against hs colleague ir
The council simply shows that the sirgli
takers are = - + -.,Jliss, camp for VIVA:
iasre Is In !. and thst once the party has
serted thes purpose. they viii ulii; it,
ranks
Jick Mcclure In II.
Way has iot only McArdls 10 figure w.th
h The Fins ward fight. but be has 10 take
iHa CONSIDERATION the redouaiable jack
Naf;eire ssao once upon a time, in hot
primary ght among the ropuiists. ac,u.
Ally bes Way cat. when the primaries
we're heu in the single takers parlors. Ne.
GIlfe / counted "a strong I'M AMONG
the FSe, warders H., il known 10 b. in
esrsnent of Way. Indeed ae asplre~ =
hsss've horrors himself II is under.
eootn the First that he has no; YET de-.
esdsG" netaer 10 run for the senate or tht
aoas.
IhnA Mcard!e ought 20 have the rom
Napn II the place IS given 20 the pouli.
d. sad First Ward Populst last night
y was The only P0pulist member Of thu
ssse elected In i<lns county In 1884, Their
saelsAsed L. {. Gilman. He IL an o.d-
ger"
Vii be satisfied 20 take my chances
ra any fopullsi convention" said II.
,a.H 'as' night 'lg ihe conference com,
s'Ise gives the senatorshtp In the Twen.
Ting better"
u, don't know what stall 10 ye:." sat.
az way. WREN people ask ht,n how no :
s@fessing w!'h his campaign. Tie ~.
Is aas very little us%a Ter the rcwsna.
as He "a shy 81 being quoted There Z,
'a2s' hat Way IS after the nomination
( w STATE SENATOR in the Twenfy-ff.h u
- is00' Il. ~ down IL the lower TART OF
Town airy DAY ard see him wotk.
must no. = supposed ths. Mr. WAY =,
"a's' active ana influential suu,,o--t.r.
. SSe FHS' wArd, Way has eng hea. q
: go n the First and IN every convention
~ feupii$t party the men who were
.Ns+hs oHife .tsa - come 70 So h{ro NJ
friends In advocacy - his caaIs
PORT "a Ia strong Ggh' In the con
80 Tor Caiterhead LAST spring and
.aa' ay spent his own coed rson@y
practically rs vho'e time during -.