The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-28

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Co surveyor ..1ss 1875 II
Co coroner Dob asi y
While tbs rial fusion plurality was as
h Is plain fusion vas Tot q slccess' on
the county :.c&es. ard the pooEiisa ara
saying that "wal.s they fused with ias
Democrats III tie ccrwe. Con, the Demo
crats fused aiea tie Republicans Ia The
s.ectssal' Further than sh.s. ard I mast
alsals sIlege That after the Democrats had
taken tasss Offices from them they ep-
pointed Democratic deputies and refused 70
recognize hungry Popgll;st place seekers
That L. tiss secret of the fight that show
ed sisesf IL. yesterdays convention and VIII
60 through tAa present campaign. ], ID
certainly a bitter contest some Of the
4aVus;sts have long knives oat for the
Democrats and are determined 10 even
things ~ ssIis yaas. a few who did 10,
walk oslt opsais declare they viii vote for
Tie Posulisss 0a the ;acxss and VIII vote
against tbs Democrats. J. r Cries. the
Populist nominee .or superior Judge In 1886,
VINO has been esrlee.ess for two years On
iy After tie Democrats and says frankly
that be - Cor Popal!sts OILY and Will andsr
No circumstances vote for a Democrat.
There II another sl@<sasas Of weakness
atncTsg tbs Popu;ss ,s-ths Organization OF
css Socialist party. wnatcosn. like other
counties IN the state. has a great many
G0c.aliEgA Eoass Of these have been work
ing with the Poptsifsts ard sons have been
standing aleof and refusing 10 vote. This
year the Socialists have a state ticket II
the asid aid tao out 0. the four candi-
dates OF the state tieSoe are from What
coun- Further they are pretty well organ
tied ard are doing more real work than
the Pogaaissa The Socialists are receiy-
Ing many members from the Popuilss par
;y and Will cast quite vote this year.
Representative Toblassen, OF the last leg
islst!ye assembly. IS. ain told. one OF the
new coasarts. and state Senator Rinehart
fusion friends are alarmed.
The Silver Republicans are very scarce.
They started In two years ago counting
noses, bat one by- one they have disappear
ed until there rs no attempt 70 count now
Congressman Jones was here few days
ago. and tbs Silver Republicans made An
effort 10 receive their eiliof No more
than half dozen could be brought to-
Essher at one time and Mr.. Jones was TN
able 10 find more than a dozen. all told
Besides he has always been 'long on com
fdence' as the wheat broker would say.
and be smiled afrabiy and confded TO his
cohorts that there was an army Of war
r.ors hiding III the Silver Republican brush
ready 10 rush out On election day and up
hold all OF his whoa. Chart vagaries. Mr.
Jones should not be charged with decep-
ton on this account He really can't help
t. The fact is Jones deceives himself and
,,ot the people. Hs was always capable OF
Seeing things lit politics that did not
exist. remember once he was O candi-
date for United States senator. He dreant
about That until he was actually sitting in
lis seat. with space enough around him In
the big leather chair to have warranted
boomer In laying out sensational town
lots thereon Ea had the votes al counted
before "a ballot VAS taken by tho legsla-
sura ana he had his speech Of acceptance
well In hand. But Jones was rot elected
lie had failed To figure on the fact that
there were other candidates and that the
legislative votes M had heen counting be-
longed ~ his opponents In thu race. Poor
Jonesy hardly received enough recogni-
ton 10 make 81 record Of the fact that he
had ever heea candidate.
As 20 the Republioans; They are mora
united than they have been for years.
and there Is every reason to sxpec, tina,
harmony Will prevail throughout ;hc cam
paign. AZ this thing of Republican har-
mony is aa annual feature In whatcom
eouH'y Republican politics. II IS worthy q
mentioa, aar Il means an increased Rspuo-
lean vote ard better work al over the
eouaty.
STATE Senator {. ". Dofr. Who Is al
nloss ce~taln 10 le the candidate fer re-
election en- he Rspabiean ticket. tails
mc there have been material gains n
u hAfeoas county over I've yesTs ago, IL
"a necessary TO change nu; i0a votes" Air
1Aesr saes. "aF,i theFe nsy& been more
tAan eaaesA changes Ii New Hhat>osn
a'une - overcome ,he fAsion plurality #
1>eS Tae>. Is qu;e 81 socialist vote here.
and SO hs,e the candidates Der. on that
ticket :o- caaSrezs ana ifss Supreme he7ch.
TIE socialists arc organized. ars working
iaius. .aas,y and aEs likely - hass CUTS
. woe J7ss sse, IS the Improvement IN
bae'aess 90 81 kiaJs has hses - marked
aar3Hk fAs y A5n,gy ADMINISTRATION thAt
5se pc7r3.sts canaof s;as3 Up sxa,nss Il.
SD - sr~4t nlsa$ aTw honest enough 30
aasali ;asy were wssow ~ al ths aai
sh'uss ta.y predicted Two y-ars ago
- sifcfet q ia.'Er, rgos~-ust8g afte-aey.
sheriff ,o'.a,s 44aitor 2a: ,oua;y sac-
veyog Tne @5acky soVerutneut hsx y-ssn
wsu e-nsuetes hY s.s.a r8..e. as tes re9-
y's a. Wen v'ses>' wAa:e>,n Aas 70
Sc 'nea. ba>.orss s so~~s ana ts> e,esrty