The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-11
BREAKING CAMP AFTER WAR.
Congratulatory TeleErams-Fu-
siOnists Busy Destroying Teie-
grams Intended 10 Tell Of Victory

A generally disheveied and disordered
appearance characterized the various po-
litical headquarters in the Pioneer ouild-
ing yesterday. On every hand were seen
evidences that the rooms heretofore occa-
pied BY the state and county committees
OF the two parties are 10 De snortiy Va
Gated the poll books. tables or returns
and cash books put away and the cam
paign machinery laid aside until the next
election
The last work of the campaign Is being
done at both the Republican and fusion
Offices Chairman knickereocker ana
Secretary Lysons Of the Republican coun-
ty committee. were busiiy engaged all day
yesterday in closing up the last business
of the campaign preparatory TO forsak-
ing the headquarters they have occupied
since the Republican nominating conven-
ton This work will probably require
several days yet, but in all likelihood the
Republican county headquarters Will be
closed about the middle Of next week
Chairman Schively and Secretary J..
Will Lysons. OF the Republican state
committee have mass of work yet be-
fore them and they will probably remain
in their Offices until the latter part OF the
month Mr.. Schively yesterday received
and wrote a great many kilograms anent
the Republican triumph in Washington.
Party workers congragated about the
state committees rooms yesterday to dis
cuss the results of the election and TO
extend and receive congratulations. The
period of hearty handwriting. with the
inevitable query. 'Wiil you join u.s." had
not yet passed by at the Republican head
quarters yesterday.
I'VE hope to get finished up in a week
or ten days said Secretary Lysons yes
terday. I'VE are not hurrying matters.
however for we shall probably occupy
our quarters here until December l. at
all events.
At the fusion county headquarters q
scene Of wreck and ruin was TO be en-
countered. The floors of the offices were
covered with a quantity OF waste paper.
hand bills and posters left over from the
campaign In the private office one MEM
Der of the committee was found filing
away the last letters and kilograms ana
destroying The unimportant documents.
Outside in she room formerly used by
the committee in executive session there
were forty or fifty party workers grouped
around the room talking about the cleo
ton and discussing the defeat Of the
fusion forces on Tuesday. On the wall
hung two tables of returns from city and
country precincts. the figures on which
were being rapidly obliterated by contact
with mary hands as eager partisans nj
the defeated candidates went over them
time and again in a vain effort to find
votes to elect their favorites.
A Post-fntelligencer reporter was told
that the fusion county committee would
close up shop not later than the first Of
next week.
II hope to be able to leave for Olympia
tomorrow or the day following" SAID
Secretary Thomas Mallory, of the fusion
state committee. who with John Condor.
member of the Democratic state COM
mttee from King county, has had prac-
teal charge Of the fusion state campaign.
There are many little details to be at
tended to-" continued Mr.. Mallory. II au
beginning to see daylight ahead of mo.
and hope to get through tomorrow after
noon. No. there Is nothing new to chrop-
icle. The campaign is over and We'll have
to wait two years for another try at the
Republicans.