The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-09
NAY Be THO CONVENTIONS
NAVY ANXIOUS TO POSTPONE 81
LECTION OF COUNTY TICKET.


Special Dispatcf1 60 the post-Inteiiigencer.
TACOMA, Aug. s.-The meeting OF me
county Republican executive committee.
20 be held here tomorrow afternoon. mas
rsyen rise to rnu2a cognssent-Tnore than
ordinarily follows the announcement OF
suca a meeting. The cause for the un-
usual interest arises from the fact that
two corRen;ions may be called, one 10
seisct delegates for ths state convention
ard the other 10 make - county ticket
That there IN tieIAsd feeling favor
able 70 the two-eotsv~ntion plan IL made
PAN wherever the question h discussed.
Opinion in - party Is divided as 20 The
adglsa nii;sy n setting tha time for two
county gathering and the feeling. pro
and COG, is Of sufficient strength 10 make
this oGe of the more important issues new
botnering local leaders.
Those favorable TO but one convention
argue that this one body viii be able
20 handle all the work falling TO Il. Tn
der the surface II is evident they fear
the result OF the congressional contest for
place, and hope By c.eaning up all pre-
urinary work at the one county meeting
10 avoid all complications possibly due
from this source.
Advocates of the two-eonvention plan
favor waiting until late In the campaign
TO put county candidates In nomination.
Their argument points 20 avoiding the
probability Of trading on the congressional
and senatorial candidates, and they expect
BY this course TO make |: impossible 20
effectively trade county places for support
In the state convention. They indorse
waiting until after the state conventions
10 name the county ticket. but how much
Influence they viii WELD 10 this end with
the executive committee Is yet to be
learned.
Candidates for the nomination and coun-
~ Endorsement for congress are today
busy with the two-canvention scheme. All
concerned are working 'on the quiet"
They apparently appreciate the Importance
OF the decision OF the county committee on
this point. and are rather more in evidence
az sspirants than ever before. What they
hope IL that arrangements may be made
for the formal Endorsement OF the congress
sionai candidate by the county convention
and lean as a whole TO the two-conyention
idea az more likely TO result as they wish.
The county committee will meet at the
Office OF Attorney l.. -. Campbell tomor-
rove nj r. m. Barring some preconcerted
move, the question OF two conventions IL
likely 10 develop quite a fight. F. W.
Cushman. one OF the aspirants for con-
gress. seems To want two conventions. He
does not say this In SO many words. but
when questioned. replied:
''ff a separate convention II called it's
dollars To doughnuts candidate for con-
greSs VIII be officially Endorsed. 1t would
Eeem this Is almost sure to follow In such
eFeat."
Leading Republicans tangled In the com
Ing county fight. particularly those with
aspirations. are decidedly DESTROYS TO pre-
vent tae congressional flsht becoming a
factor In making up the county ticket
Their number Is by no means small. and
like the congressional aspIran,s and their
friends they are bringing pressure To besr
10 carry out their ideas before the commit
tee meeting tomorrow. On the whole the
work of the county committee Is at this
time considered Of especial Importance, and
the result OF tomorrow's meeting will be
looked forward 10 on all sides With excep-
tional interest.