The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-26
Slight Interest Felt by Demo
Gratis in Today's Primaries.
LEWIS THE PARTY lncusus.


Democratic primaries for The election Of
ds-segases 70 the county eonresstscss. xaiefs
VIII Ia turn elect asIexaies 20 the state
throughout .lae county Of King and city
Of Seatrse thss afternoon and evening In
ahs city TIE primaries VIII be held between
J and O'Clock this evening.
Att3A interest has been manifested by
ths Democratic voters Of Seattle In this
primary election. The Democrats are 20
used ~ Eight between factions In the pri-
sssry eiecttons Of tho party that the abb
seHos OF any particular fight this year has
robbed them Of almost ali Significance and
King county expect 20 sees Congressman
Lewis re-ron,iEates nj E.sleEsburg. sumo
few of tfsssn hops tfsat the fusion confer
enos committee. by the grace OF the Pop
U!tst convention. Will award one OF the
nominations far Supreme Judge 10 the
made the only tangible fight At tonsghf's
Urinary elections.
Unless he himself forhids II. Judge
Moore's name will be presented before the
Democratic convention az a candidate for
supreme Judge Is any attempt is made II,
the county convention 10 organize the Ell
ienshusg delegation for a purpose 1t VIII
te for standing out for supreme Judge
for the King county Democracy. While
Judge Moore has refrainad from actively
directing any formidable movement locking
to the election of a delegation favorable 10
lis candidacy. yet his friends are not in
active and they may be expected 10 show
themselves at the precinct elections liz the
most th.csly populated districts In the
country and III many CT the large city
precincts.
Judge Moore's candidacy suffers from the
Lewis blight as do the political aspirations
and ambitions Of many active Democrats
in klrzx county. Lewis and Lewis friends
do not hesitate 20 publicly assert that meth
ing shall bs allowed to ieopard.xs his polI-
teal fortunes. They give Ii cut hard ard
co,d'' that the frat Democrat who At
telnpts q movement without first consult
in the Lewis managers will be punished
and Dis purpose blocked al every point
In spr1c respects. the effect .upou insf!-
v.9nai King county Democrats OF the over
ehadow1ng Lewis campaign is pathetic
There IS Judge W. II. White, who has
spent the better part Of thirty
years fighting tire battiec Of Dem
ocracy. Ask Judge White what il
going on In political way in
King county and ha will tell you tha. he
doesn't know-~tiiat he Is out of politics and
that he intends hereafter to con.ine his
political activities 10 going TO the polls at
every election and voting against the Re
publican party. II is no secret that Judge
White has iongea for the erfnine and tha,
&c txts III
for the legal profession He has every
high minded lawyers desire TO sit on the
supreme bench Of his state. but he knows
a. do Ills friends. that as long as Lewis
seeks politica! advancement ne cannot ex-
poet the united support Of HIS party for
hfs claims.
Judge Moore IS suffering from the Lewis
incubus as Is Judge White. r. G. Gilman
and half dozen other Dvmocratic states
men In King county. lewis Is the whole
thing" said one OF the enthusiastic bench
mon % Washington's spectacular repre-
sentative yesterday They have all gnt 10
come and figure with him. Bill White.
Net.lroy. Moore and the whole outfit"
The friends Of Judge Moore, who next
10 Lewis Is ore Of the strongeat Democrats
in King county. do not expect to pu. up a
Hight tonight To secure delegates eaolgh IN
The county convention 70 forca the passags
az A resolution iniorsinE his candidacy for
the supreme bench. They expect. however.
10 20 il thar while Lewis Will no given
the delegation. they Will be represented so
that IN The rensote contingency that the
ropiiilsta woul3 nominate Charley Cline or
Some cshsr poptiist for congress and stick
To II. rsey would he IA position Ia secure
one Of the nominations for thu supreme
bench fo- Judge Moore
There Is soIYte talk of Cline appearing as
a Fopul'St candidate for Congress froin the
wes, side. THIS sort os a deaf conterY1-
plates Tie elevation % Lewis to th- ~sna
soySssip. Thrifty Mr. Lewis will no; he
likely, politicians cav. In accept possible
II sysars further up cr the political ladder
sl the rrtce OF the r~linauShuicnt OF
Ho n,etlsing far more Tangible ana definite
out from the sylvan dslls OF ktssap comes
tse Voice Of ths prophet. Hts Is one ~
carr 1laiat ard bitter accusation. The
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