The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-07
The Political Festivities Will Be
Wound Up Today.
WHAT THE PoPuLlsTs CLAIM.
They Maintafn That They VIII
Carry the state by At Least s.oVo
Observation-Disclosures Managers
Do Not Believe In Bosstfng ABOUT
Their Prospeeta-They Claim me
state by From 1000 Z" S'"W.

TIA ,ot,,fn.t es.nr,aagr which has waged
almost day and night Wah great Acuf'ts
and at times with acrimony Tor the past SIX
weeks wi, close tonight. Ca TIE part OK
the Republicans IL vii be. as secretary
LysonS OF the state committee says, sen
sstioral finish Among the Populists the
close aroises little excitement and less en-
.huxtasvu Tie state committee rooms are
pervaded by the same dun torpor that has
eIsyaIoped the proceedings there from the
beginning.
Al the county committee rooms. the pre-
siding genius OF which IL Chairman Rutter,
there vas some fervor. for that gentleman
j. hard worker
The most striking difference between the
managers Of the campaign Is IN their
claims OF matorifIsg. TIE Pop1listic man
ayers, both at the state committee head
quarters and al tae county committee
large majorisiss. They soar intn the hun
ireds and thousands. They discuss these
figures lightly and smoothly. with SUCH re-
msrkabie disregard for facts ana me past
that he who IL acquainted with politics
soon sees that 10 them Imagination is
friend and knowledge an outcast.
I'VE are going TO have a majority OF s.e1
in the state" said Chairman Mclaughlin.
as he leaned back n his chair ana with
drew his corncoh pipe from between ais
teeth. Mind you. that's the minimum fig
IRE We NAV have a. high az 1900 In
fact We all feel that there may he a big
surprise for u. Col. Lewis VIII run ahead
OF his ticket. mere ana taStNESTf EBEOukI-
out the state. We count on King county
for a majority OF from go 10 900. with
Lewis 100 ahead OF that We claim Spokane
county by anywhere from 200 70 2."s We
viii carry Whitman for the state ticket,
but do not claim that the Republicans
will lose their county and legislative tick
cts We claim Pierce county ny 80 ana
Waila Waiia by lV1.
Chairman Rutter OF the tripartite county
committee likewise scars high when he
handles figures. But he and The state COM
IT., ola ~4y.r1
county by eco and declares that Lewis
viii have majority OF 800 more. Here Is
n statement he gives to the Post-Intelli-
Eenc.r:
our polls have been most thoroughly
and carefully made In the majority Of pre-
cncts in ,ripr.cate. !. @, by representatives
fusion ON orxan i ir fhey have we not been
fully revised but sufficiently to Justify the
claim that upon the state ticket our vote
will correspond closely with that OF 1886.
The county ticket VIII, IL Is expected, vary,
liz usual according t. the popularity OF
candidates. although, Of course. the polls do
not show this. l think II Is safe and con-
serya,iye 10 claim for the fusion ticket
a Whole majority that will not vary from
l,co. This claim being based upon the nn..
usual percentage Of votes cast, compared
with polls and registration I also estimate
that Lewis VIII be 800 ahead Of the rest OF
the ticket IN King county.
The Republican state and county commit
teemen do not deive into the realms OF
imagination when they are considering this
election They are. not running cam
work ' ''''e y '''''N
II have no figures tn give out" said
chairman knickerbocker. OF the county
committee. We know where we stand and
that We are going TO carry this county. l
could make an estimate or our majority.
but such talk docs no good II anything.
II does harm, for IL makes our workers in
dolent and careless. | don't think elections
are won by the brags az anybody
That Ia practically the position OF the
gentlemen who he Tal ~
state committee. They simply claim the
. . by from so" to 1910 votes, and base
Ihelr ssti'nates upon polls that have been
made By and information received from
county ehasrfnen.
'"rhs state ticket will he elected by from
2,ooo to 1000 votes" said Secretary Lvsons
'and We will have at least sixty members
or The legislature. giving us a majority
Of eight on joint ballot.
This viii enable us 10 defeat the amh-
ffon of Gov, Rogers TO ornament the sen
ate.
Congressman Lewis may run ahead OF
his ticket. but not so far ahead as 10
make the matter worth mentioning II the
campaign were 70 continue one. week long
sr ne world run behind his ticket. We
deavorng TO save himself al the expens.
or every other man on his ticket"
The finish u the Republican campaign
VIII he the most energetic part az II. An
the noted and popular orators Will hold
forth tonight in various parts or the state
Webster Davis, assistant secretary OF the
interior. VIII speak 70 monster meeting
AT Armory hat. ar which John II Powell
viii preside The meeting ein s-e under the
auspices Of The Young Mems Republican
Club OF which Mr. Powell is The president
f. \. Scnoonmaker. than whom no one has
made more telling spss>ches will hold forth
At W ALA Waiia; Mayor Humes VIII speak
In the First ward ~ No Ri Washington
street, the headquarters OF the Firs, Ward
club.
fo''Fr',ssionai Candidate Cushu,an Will
close his campaign At Tacoma Will. Mr.
Tcuss viii clo>.e at Rosiyn Il Il aih.r tso,,
VII address tho people ~ Port Orchard
Hefnoa w Craven will speak on Nmshon
island 7 i Fisk At Y.im. Thurston conn
Vt = I. Hughes, n Ia Conner: jaime.
a kecr 81 keni. Co |. u. Ma 'utcheos AZ
Enrmciaw Melvin q winsto.rk AZ Riara
Diamond. John II Alien a. Everett and w
T. II unphrsy at Whatcom
Thus there will 30 t,a.,rs,9 l..s.., til. 49,. -.