The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-18
fright FOR REPUBLICANS.
yATOR WILSON SIZES UP POLfTI-
cal cosDITIoxs IN srokAs co.
ready Made Heavy Iarsada Upon
the Papuiist Majority Of Two

Una Of the por1ensoRs ssgas Of the tiraes
:. sha Republican leaders Is the constant
- s.eady drsf. .. political sentiment ira
r.xss-r wasnzngtor away from popal& n
~ tszs.oE. ard toward Republican prarci-
-. According 20 advises received by
- Heyaol.eaE state central committee.
-. xain In Republican sentiment has been
-..frsssezs especially IN Spokane county.
-s~-s the R4Ds4blleans have one OF the
-. ORGANIZATIONS 81 ire state. and whore
= active aud aggressive campaign against
=. fl.ssenaztg Las been conducted FOR
s~.s.or joan l. wilson and A. j.
A~~ the latter a member at the advisor y
s~~ms,tee o. the state eeasral commit
- are K The city from Spokane. fsa-
s.rssw they visited Republican asaaa0ar-
- ca the second floor Of the Pioneer
ssssslng. Both confirmed the hopeful &C
s1uzts given by Republicans VINO aa~e
- tne emec. OF the people OF Silohane
ss.sr,x Of sh@ campa gn tor good govern
nj and nepuSliSaIisfaa-
- W4gEou believes that the kspUo-
,r.ns D. Spokane have already male
49, tnFoaas upon he Fopsllasi majority
60 years ago. and that while the party
s.Ss-s ysc0xEsze iasAl they have 0ils
sssfnst them in tie heavy fusion vote OF
80 .hey confidently believe On ans
e-srsth Of what has already been accom-
..nss that they siH be sbss io elect a
mss9gEiy q the county and Legislative
asonsltioas today in Spokane county are
a..tsrtn. indeed - said Senator WlseD-
r. Republicans o. the county ase hepe-
~, They are making heavy gains by
m~sng @: 4 ay$semat!c and energetic CAM
air ssr EepG 3lican principles and honest
sE-s,YnEneHI We realize ihsst We nave 4
q majority &c overcome. yet We are hope
al OF being able by aggressive ana wsii
.Tsallxed efforts 10 accomplish the re-
srIs at whlch we aim
sNaw II we can judge from infoTrla-
..x, received ard from the registration
a voters canBet bnr belt.va that Spo-
kana viii make a very decided gain for
- Republican cause IN November The
asfty workers DelIeve that they viii be
legislative tickets"
sTae Republicans OF Spokane have been
ysr- Fortunate In the selection Of their
ssnaAstes" said NJ. Shaw The nofni-
ness eounty and legislative, are such -
70. command the confidence and support
a the voters OF the county On the other
haua the fusionists have courthouse
ring which Is very unpopular Many OF
.Ae members Of that ring have been re-
Nominated As result. the PopaiSts
are dissatisfied. Many Of them are re-
tus.ng TO register Others will stay at
bsse, and, others VIII vote for the Repub-
sTse Democrats. or large numbers o.
iasm are not better pleased than the Pop
shsss The Silver Republicans are in
considerable In numbers Many Of them
ATe returned 10 the Republican party. II
ia fac; that when the Silver Republicans
he'd their primaries in many city pre-
cssstS not 2 single vote was cast
The tusionists have ma9e many mis-
takes In their campaign. They have as
sailed TIE administration of President Nc
KgElsy. when the administration commands
and receives the loyal support OF the peo-
Tae o. The county. They have told us
that there VAS no such thing as Mckinley
prosperity when every farmer Knows that
Ne can DISPOSE of hts products for better
ggsctS than for years before Nc kinleys al
nsnlstra,i0n. They know that the ball
ance u trade Il ia OR favor something
hfs si5. on esl or S. per capita. or $40 per
ssni-. These are some Of the mis- stakes
As tpsanis.s are making
Z have strong hopes that we Will be
H. - carry the county. tnquestioDab by
shaw made Immense gains as compared
seh two years ago. The EspGbE ans IL
aoka1e vii give a good account Of Them
ages on election day"