The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-23
FUSION FORCES ACTIVE.
ARE SUDDENLY COMMENCING Sc
CRET CAMPAIGN.
II Is Generally Accepted a. true i"Ht
the sew Movement IL started ny
state officials, and Is In inc

su0e,sl nsspatch to t1e Post-f15elllgence
TACOMA July = since Monday las
shsre hss been an unusual activity HoitGs-
eE.s. IN ne ranks ~ the f0si9nista- Secret
satsger!rgH oAve t~en TAXED o.. and Sofne
az The more prominent members 81 TIE Oh
combine are reported II re arranging for
cauats into tha outside districts.
Ia actors III the movement have IN
general .4y prevented the true lnwaEdness
q their efforts becoming known, but the
sfl~s ha1 1aue fnTta 10 pat Go. John H.
Rogers 10 lsne fal the United States sen
ate The extraordinary activity all q
sudden = WINS arst drew attention 10 the
susf0nAts From 4 l@'asFglc state they
Jumped into working harness Fisttofs
from Olympia ars reported 20 nave dFopDed
iBf0 town ned secret sessions ard then
departed as fny~farIously a. they came.
For TOO arSt tin- in a yeag State Printer
t5Nin Hicks MAS seeg ia Tacoma he de-
tlared ne VAS boxing for "a pony press
printing!,
The report that the fight has been start
Cd 10 send the Fopuii.t governor TO the
senate cannot he coa'rmed among his sup
p0cters here, but despite their Gccia atoms
Or Ignorance IT f3eh 3 move, the story has
gone ou:. Il % SAL that systematic can
saa has been instituted IL every county
r. the atate - he end tuaI wires Dc
stretched 70 send delegates 10 the state
convention VINO are 10 be pledged before
their nomination 10 lnJorse Gov. Rogers
for the senate
A. Is only natersi. those who are in "A
position ~ know the facts decline 10 enier
tnto any talk Oh the subject. Several OF
Pierce county active office holders are
credited with having Assumed the task ~
building ~ the Rogers senatoFial fence In
this district. The 81 hsTne b. SAL 70 b.. The
ciiiti feature ~ policy for i. division OF
of'ess which OIL il noe Is 90 ertleinx thai
tHe best fusion workers m Pierce county
have Joined III to bring II TO a successful.
end.
Tho details sre not ohtalnable. by, hints
dropped mere and there Indicate that ,art
or the scheme is the selection of a su-
pfeme court nominee from this county
Ihcrc are two prominent aspirents foythN
stprs me bench here. who NAV make i,
decidedly Interesting for their Marty and
Their respective supporters before they sue
esed IN settling the question OF political
precedence. These are Judge VIII.
hanson. OF The superior court and ex-Judge
j . staHcur. now a mrrahar Of The state
bssrd of audit and control Tha former
yesterday said, when a,h-d as 20 mis- can
aidacf. that he is IN The fight To STAY. and
tiiaf ne is quite certain ~ wli win The
close relations Of Judge Stsiicup and the
state administration are generally con-
coded to mean That his .aud.1trv j. a
foT. Rogers Tor TIE senate. 81 is the COM
mon impression here th4I Judge Siallcup
IL slated "a cut quite an important figure
IN tae fall nght. possibly a. a confidential
adviser Of the senatorial aSpirtnt How
Tar h's own hopes to sit on the supreme
n'uch may become iart Of the general
plan 81 battle Is set 10 Dee determined
There seems no doubt his most dangerous
opponent Will b. JUdgr Williamson and
That q rather tropical party cant 4 viii
result II Pierce county !S - be accorded
the fnatou nomifes for the higher court.
- fss as the hold or attitude ~ IcSlinr
Pierce county fasien.sss viii give hinf
az tne situation, Il - likely au aegrc-sis -
canvass will ~ commenced at once -
shape the legislative ticket Ia the interest
at Gov. Roger. NJ oue VIII adm, the
truth of this, hut nevertheless IT l. an
open secret hat tue inoro able of the fu-
Sion henchmeu have already begun work
und"r secret instructions. II s. expected
that an open declaration Of the fusion
plans may ~ouu g.: utde public