The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-28

Special S;ar Correspondence.
NEW WIiATCs,M. Aug. ss.-Takins ~
. hasss the highest vote received by the
electors on the national tickets In whatcom
county In 1855 II shows that the fusion tick
et received 90 more votes at that time
than tho national Republican ticket. To
overcome this plurality change of io3
votes In necessary. Tho vote referred to
Was Bryan. Ait: Mckinley. I.s.i; Palmer
20.
There Is no dogsot whatever In the minds
Of the most conservative Republicans In
ticket will be elected by good majorittes.
and that ,ha entire legislative ticket Of
five members-four in the house and one In
the scna,e-wili he successful.
In the two cities On Bel!inshsm bay thers
is an activity not seen there FOR several
years. Tho old mills have been started up.
new Industries have been estahaiahed and
a b.g pay roll ID now giving tribute 20 the
citiss OF New wha,com and FAirhayesA
There are shinsie mills there doing a. largo
q business a. any In tho sAts: canning
factories employing larUs numbers of men;
the s,sh industry has shown rapid forward
strides: the number Of business houses has
materially increased and report an active
trade: ssw II any empty houses thar are -
ell hatisahls can b found. and the farm
ers living round about In the county have
found q greatly increased market and bet
tar prices for their products than has been
had for moro than ain yeara On all sides
good wages are paid. there being decided
advances from the wages Of In. and tho
people are receiving and arprecaating the
benefits OF the Mckinley administration.
In the country there has been an in-
crease OF residents In the agricultural sec
,ions, though d few small lumber campA
have left the county and taken up their
business In Skagst county adjoining. This
explains why there VIII be an increased
vote In the Heiirgtam hay cities aud
slightly decreased vote In the county at
large
Chairman George f. Gage. OF tho Re-
publican county central committee. has
been investigating the country population
and report received from about one-ha.f
Of the country precincts show there has
been Ioss to the pos,niists. by reason Of
Gs.angs OF residence alone. OF about 100
voters. while the Republican vote showed
a slight increase. Should this average
keep up In the county. the changes madS
in this way would warrant the assumption
OF a Republican victory. But that Illus
,ra,es only portion os The change. Tho
loss In fusisn votes by reason OF the
change In sentiment among Populists and
silver Republicans is great enough In Itself
TO Insure Republican victory: while =
vicious fight between an element OF tho
Populists and the Den.octaiic Office SEEK
erx e1tssot help being Of decided advan-
taga 20 he Republican ticket.
T4s fagff referred 10 showed itself in the
county convention yesterday when a large
ard powerful eIement ~ tina. Organization
refused 70 fuse with the Dsrnocra,s ami.
whsn the majority Of the convention at
tesnptesi 20 force them 10 90 SD. the min
ssity promptly walked out OF the eonyen-
t,on. That fight viii be carried through
the eissz;ion-
anenee ~ an urshely alliance ard In only
an advane. us3verneTtf Of what is already
planned 10 take place ali 0ser the siaie 4
staeson In success ~ T-iierssaurg. There
are plenty os Democrats who DO not love
their Popailst oGnsorts; while Il IN well
known THAI the reai Popsiist has no love
.or or confidence n The Democrats Dur
ing tire campaign % iss whea there was
''perfsc. ftssion'' Ia wlsateogs county there
wss war.s contest between TIRE Reous-
i.cans as9 fassoaisgs over TIE soansy ticket
ana the Republicans won Or. ON eve of
,s.e county a.f!eers On the other hand
every De4r1c~sEas on sfss fusien tickst was
eJes,s@ss xhssa only ore potaiilss reached
he goa; and ths onsy SILVER Republican on
sfa ticket was defeated. +, is rsat also
tsaa. me sorissSrzse Popullss who vas ei~r.-
s1 ASSESSOR climbed la only t~-auss there
was a fartionai fight against sss HsDaa.sc-
| an cassdsssas~4
Tho vote cast In what tho popoissas are
angry 0yer. They charge bad faith. ard
srss,ss sssa, she fusion Democrats w~ns int
tha. Ggss with ts@ plain ssirroas and intent
ss slsagatsrsng their ssssss. ths Pooatiats.
DO no. xn0w whether fais n true or not
ard merely quote the rosorsas ~ they
ssana In ssa case.
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