The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-07

ras.on politicians are baslly engaged In
r.xsz.g and 10 breaking states for the fall
..mpaign. TIE friends OF tbe officials nov
.r1y4ag the prestige ard psrqnisites OF
~sess,diyra ara actively a. work seeing that
!, ssss fail conventions there vii. be a suf-
.es.rs aurns@r Of adhsrents Of shose now
), otice to guarantee their denomination.
..x cazdaates are continually apringsns
,aana rt.aaoss % deals" and combinations
sss plsntlfai.
pefaaps the very latest gossip tn the
r,l,,ieal arena connects the name o. Judge
wu!iasn Hickman Moore WITH the nomi-
nGt.oa for tbe supreme bench. There are
ara sHprems Judges 10 6e elected this fall
Jsdxa Frank r. Reid. Of Kit2ap county. is
pasnsonsa az likely 10 develop enough
strssgth 10 nominate him for the Office in
.ss Popu!.st convention. w. II. White,
u Democratic national committeeman. is
sassaer judicial possibility. There are
gs4y 10 be others before the conventions
SIC leld.
4 goss almost without saying that Con-
s,sssnaa James Hamilton Lewis and w
C. Jea.s VIII not refuse Il denomination
fer congress. Lewis friends In the Dernoc-
rscy ess Just now watching every move
ia. ID being made by the so-caiIed kid
pemecEaeY." fearing. possibly. that some
s'Aa0est fago" viii work his undolng.
There are other Democrats, too, who do
nos belieYs that mis- whiskers'' f. quite the
whae shltg. bat they are saying nothing
Meanwhile, the rank and file OF the party
workers are saying little. bat are dong
considerable thinking. The politician who
sriss 70 figure the game out before the
saHysAiions are held So az 10 attain a seat
Is iaa band wagon Is onspcuousiy preva-
Ieni.
Tso years ago. when the fusi0nis;s
leafDsd that the state law forbade an afll-
ass OF political parties except under one
ssaa and name. they loudly declared that II
tAT secured e0nl-9l Of thu legislature the
eaaoxioas statute fof bidding fusion in the
efssnaTY acceptance Of the term would he
fspsalsd When the Legislature met. how
syef. The politicians forgot all abou, the
rsnsf. and whatever attempt was made TO
Fefsas The statute proved OF attle avail.
Consequently, tie three parties forming the
fascl combination Will ho.d three separate
sogtentions, and II a fusion IL accomplish
81 me Ticket VIII be known either as the
sspts party or the Democratic ticket
Iae most interesting happening In a DO
b;EA nature 90 0e recorded since the de-
81. Of the Cslderhead-Way combination
~ spring i the fact that several or his
sesas ate uFsjng Judge William II.
Aefs. 81 the equity department OF The
NFfaor court. Ia consider the nomination
t4s supr me- bench Indeed. some OF
= lsass : friends have gone So far as 70
eseass MS candidacy among the haunts
~ Pssesians' As II they felix that rrovtd-
s''s ne bomnatlou was rendered the Judge
= Nead not refuse IL. Judge Moor.
eoants among his friends the representa-
1Rs* et organized .ahoT ia this county ana
y probable that the suggestion that he
Npasi make a desirable candidate FOR the
shPFsne bench flrst tmanated fran, this
garter II Will he remembered that dur
ias ne SESSION Of the labor representa- t{ye-s
y spokane recently. an effort was made
SNlts TIE fsassaee NJ resolution com
seaaa'ofr OF Judge Moore. having in mind
- possible candidacy for Che supreme
ssAea. William Bhckman. the state. lahor
seeInisssoner, was active in this matter.
- Wis connection. Judge Non~e'a action
@tttng The strike Of coai miners AZ tho
ssa.tie Coal and Iron Companv's coal nina
lssa9la7 will be recalled The s)ron
was then In the hands of Receiver
- - INK. ana fHG miners who
stAk were not backward about denorn,
70 an. Judge Moore took the matter an
.ae,i, visiting the mines and settling the
s84As ny deciding the dispute between, f;,,
lever AMI the employees The men claim
- nat Trey obtained from the ssour. all
va they hal demanded. and which the
,s.Eer hsd refused 70 grant Immediate
N'ss this affair. IL IS said. Judge Moore
sgnsn. Va ''V WI n
re possibility og Judge Moores canal
~ lar The supreme bench has aroused
&t$hds OF Congressman Lewis - 4
- Haefs they da not hesitate to ex-
sA lheiF sentiments on political ten,cs
s' reserve. Some OF them regard Il
eaFas' AZ Lewis, saving that II King
ATTY Demands oua OF the supreme
.ses and especially Y the demand 4.
u hefeaf 80 Democrat the balance
&c safe vii raise the old cry tha.
-. S9alty lS trying IA capture the hole
s-|4tess ieaNtug "a the ether ai~r{-ts -
s,A'e merely fhe crumbs feNfs' friends
800 tast this sevt 90 thirE VIII teei
3efa Ms chances for being nont mated.
an n favor of rencr7.nat}ne hoth
-. a"d Jones and ~ giving ffg., p0ru-
20 supreme court Judges. IL fhcv can
80 mo candidates who VII command
=, 'fSlrcs es fhe bar ef toe state and
te8laHeea = tGc psopis," sad a well
go and 2et'te Democrat Yesterday
- mac "a v4Jarr tu lined arairzt Lewis
!. sF h4m. h-t SO s. d politician. ard
sE4'a>; aH hss pyeeents 10 eqposa
$50 80 iSF iae c2nsr ssman from : stt.a
ssn - critical sage of TIRE campaign '~ro
- L&Nls "r J'oes down" - conftn-
"aala ts go confess =, ths. state thar
49, .-s9a Representatives, IN congress frern
a. 'e afe not wrv,3sv the trust repos.
s..s,s.e ''- ]1af Ne1,d cet h. practical
'se.~S ~ th's fisue'
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