The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-29

Special Stan Correspondents
EVERETT. WASH. Aug. 2&-There are
two factions in the Democratic party In
SnohoInlsh eounIy~-tho Church and the
ant.-ChuTch. They take their mama from
ulae Of them having been headed. hafore
his slsath. by ex-Csov. Church, and the
swords SO long worn by the fathers. has
now been taken up by the sons. Thesa
factions are III the present campaign rep
reseniing two sections Of icyerett-one the
old town or Riverside. and the other Ever
sst proper. This year tho fight Of tho fac
tions hinged on the supremacy az city
Councilman Gillespie and Sheriff Dan Cur
ne. each OF whom, desired to be sheriff.
The contest arose over "a series wrangle
over the closing OF she dance houses in
Riverside by Sheriff Currie during the last
municipal campaign. tho charge being
made by GIllespies friends that curris
acted at that tln2e 20 All the Republicans
The Church element took up CurfIe's CAUSE
and the fight waxed warm
In the primaries the Church element was
victorious and the Gillespie crowd then en-
deaycred 10 inc.te the Populisis intn re-
volt by urging them TO demand the nam
ing OF the candidate for sheriff insist
on putting mp u ssraigh, Popullsi ticket.
The result WAS the Church element stood
firm the Poptliists wanted a few Offices
went back on the Gillespie Democrats.
and allowed the Church Democrats to re-
nominate Currle.
Hence. there were great chunks OF ti!s-
cord in tha fusion ticket OF snohomish
county and since tho convention was held
l have heard several Democrats assert that
every Democrat end come OF the ropplists
would be showed under.
firmly believe this ia possible. for tho
reason that there ia "a great deal of in-
activity among tlse elements OF the fusion
party. with the exception OF the Douso-
Gratis. and this Was active principally Oh
account Of the G.llespje-CurTte fight lp-
activity al the primaries AMI convention.
50 far 81 populats and silver Republicans
are concerned. means a lack Of interest by
tbe voters of those parties TIA Populist and
silver Republican politics. Tho lack of
interest Is due TO the fact that Fopuiist
anA SILVER fallacies have been seen In their
irue light under the workings ~ gold
STANDARD ard a Regabucau administration.
and tha working pseofle arc tn0 busy earn-
lnR their gold dollars - bother with tho
old calamity howlers and assist them into
county offices.
Notwithstanding the facs shat the Silver
Republican convention should have con-
ta.neel stze1. ~ delegates. ,hsre were lcss
tnueh better represented. but were far
short ~ foil ie'eration. and there we're
ulne ~ fhe afty four precincts unrepre-
e.rtcl In the Democratic convention.
There IL also some bitier feeling between
tire sIvcr Republicans and their allies.
The Democratic auditor and the board of
county commissioners. which consists os
two rouullsfs and ono Democrat. have
been cr.uclslnv County Clerk Q. +. Clark.
q silver Republican The result was he
Democrats and Populisfs in the recent con.
yer4.fan "}oel,eG" Mr. f7aEk by giving his
ofilea 20 tho Democrats T'hs Oliver TO-
tuislesn@. however. in order 70 show their
FASH ln CBark. nominated hirn TO the Of
FEC ot assessor
u Is PLAN to the observer. therefore,
tha. che srual- fsosn lae fgki1n harp II
sra,ay s'ranEs is 6ecld,=liy ,nharrnorlous.
T'1.e BRIAN piarai,y ovar the Mckinley
vote f. 1.se was 2H Tn Hac-re fiepaHiean
rl~ee7s - &lns9n7isn county, Therefore II
- necessary - rhanee a. votes. Chafr~
saza o. \ 5sarsi .ues. IL the Republican
coarfv ceasrtl committee. s4ys ta3s ran
s.