The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-28
Pop1list Primaries Are Sparsely
Attended.
LESS THAN 600 VOTES CAST.
Eugene way, Los1s Hauey, Ben f1n-
eas and other Familiar Faces
VIII he Seen tn tho Convention
JsAEe Benson Likely 10 BE In
aer.ed for Supreme Judge-Wsy
Rates in the rffrst-PoIftfeai Netes

Leas than GO vofes were east IN Seattle
last night by IN. voters attending the
Psopiea party primaries No, fn pears has
there been as little interest shown Ia
prsmsry election a. that Of las: night Ia
epDe precincts barely enough veters AZ
tDsAe1 70 dignity the election as q primary.
II she precincts where thu Populisss have
osG masorl;les Jess than fenta of the
vsssYs appeared In some PRECINCTS only
feur votes were cast.
No effort was made by the Popuiist COM
misses last night TO gather Tie returns.
Charmzn Richard wsnsor retired early In
tAs dag to his summer home On the other
sic Of TIE Sound. Secretary Harry Drees
Isfs his desk In the office OF County Au-
1itor Eyenson promptly az O'clock yes
fsrcsy Afternoon and was not seen In pub
10 again during tbs day. The result was
sisAs the Delegates elected last nigh, walk
ed away from the polls carrying the re-
turns with them. the heads Of the dele
cations usually being supplied with Gre
Gssitlals in advance.
Louis Huney. Ban Psncns, william Nc
Asdle. Eugene Way. Jack Mcclure and
other velI-known Popsl!ists who Lave fig
ured in every precinct row III tas history
OF the party In King county. were elected
delegates. The faction Of the party that
dominated In last springs campaign car
rfso things with q high hand. Thers was
absolutely 10 opposition 70 them. DIR.
Jordan appeAye6 in his own precince for
. few minutes during the evening. and
Their retired to :iis office. Judge W!nsor
remained away. whether puFposely or not
IL not known. The Populiys worthiGs nam
ed appear In tho list OF delegate. elected
In their respective precincts, and they wall
undoubtedly control the convention.
II was generally eonceded among the
Poputsts that the delegation 10 be- elected
by the convention Wednesday viii! be for
Judge Benson for supreme judge. Mr..
Way has matters n the First ward we'll
organized for the Judge. Ways domino
elem Of the primaries wac neved SO com
pIets. He did not tina II necessary to en-
lat the services Of his resainers, IS was
the case when Judge Winsor fought him
for control of the party organization last
spring. Way heads the delegation from
It's own precinct, the Fifth in the First
ward.
The Populist politicians who conducted
the primaries explained the small attend
agcs and the extraordinary lack of inter-
es. by the fact that Representative Lewis
was billed TO make speech at the Seat
tia hotei. This. they said drew hundreds
OF Populist voters dawn town In the even
ing. end they neglected to attend their
precinct primaries.
will judge Benson BE- Endorsed for SUI
pgeme judger' was asked OF prominent
Fopulist politician.
lie has no opposition" was tho reply.
'"rhe action Of tho convention will be per-
funo,ory la this respect. Judge Eenson'a
supporters among tho single takers in sha
party have everything their own way"
Three PoIlu!.sts wsre talking the situ2-
ton over last night when Post-intelli-
Cons.
win the King county delegation ask
for tho United States senator well as
the two supreme sudges?" asked the re-
porter.
Say. my fr.ead." said one. wen just
atout ask for everything IN sight"
''All we want Is an equitable distribu-
t.on." said one a the Populist leaders yes
terday afternoon. II is not hard ID get
a. what the average King county Popu
La. considers 4 fair deal" when these
two opinions are taken together.
Following IL list OF the delegates elect
ed In the precincts named. the returns be-
ing gathered BY a Psst-Inielgsncsr re-
porter: -
First p<scine,-J: w. Sexton, Robert
Tnisd lgecinct-Dcslald Mckinnoa VIII
lam Pratt. John Nicholson. Frank ariffin
and " s. CAlsA
Fourth preoincf-p. w. Navin, L. Huney.
II. Scott snd John ONsail.
Ff.th Iprecinc'-E, W. Way. William No
A:aie. John Mcclure and II r. 0uyer, sr.
Sixth rreoinct-rsen Pfncus. Thomas Ma
yin. Andy Erisman. Hugh T!ernay, John
Sssser. q, Randolph and James Coniey.
Ssver,h preo.ncs-Earry Piko
Fourth Ward.
I~a!rt cr0Anct-Swan LewA r. Null
oxhey. J. b Richmond and j. A Scott.