The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-04
Prospects for Victory in November
Brighten Daily.
REPORTS FROM MANY COUNTIES
vYo0 the LumbeR mills and Loggtng
p<rSsy and Csnsenta~st-Wsiia
waIla County safe for the Ticket
-Lumh~vman EarIes and Gem msr-
se<man Croker Discuss situaffon.

Every day develops Ds1 reasons fer me
confidence felt by Chairman sSaiysly ana
the Rsasbera CT the Republican state CEN
frai committee that Washington viii swssiE
tato i.sas for Mckinley AID Republicans N
III ts5e approaching ssscfiass. Ezczi socces~
save mail brings n renewed Assurances
from rnsmes:rs Of the state COMMITTEES All
over the state and from cfAiImen OF tne
various county committees that the Re
oub.iczn workers are lahoripg together
Vitn the utmost harmony and ssngisnsse
OF purpose for the good Of the cause.
Visitors 20 the Republican state head
quarters In the Pioneer building tel and
se-teIi fhs story OF prosperity and coftefter
ment prevailing throughout the state. %
Loyalty 10 Mckinley and the national adj
ns.nlstrz;lon ttsas prevails In every naMis&
and village :E every county o. the sfases
and Of tas continual accession OF former
fusiansai. and silver men Into tae party.
These evidences :hat the cause Of the ESp
publican party is constantly gaining via
the peopis Of Washington are net limited
20 section or locality. The same story 10
told By shs visitors from Eastern WASH
iugton as il narrated in letters received
from the lover Sound csunsses and from
she mining regions Of CkanoSan. DoaSlas
aud Spokane. Representative men rom
the logging camps and the lumber mills OF
the ssate who coIse 10 headquarters Ia
~
same sidinas Of industry. employment and
contentment prevailing among iae working
people OF the state, and their utter indtf-
ference TO the howiing OF me SILVER orator.
Michael Eariex, one OF the best known
lumherynen on the Sound, was In seattle
last night on a business Trip. To Posf-
Inteiasencsr reporter ne sait tfaf iI the
lumber and shingie mills Of the lower
Sound country. and ia the logging camps or
the state az well. employment In abun-
dance and feeling OK satisfaction presatl
for lumber and among those who work in
the mills. Mr. Earies has IN his employ
between 225 and ESQ men. divided between
his two logging camps in the lower Sound
country and his mill AT Fairnaven.
There Ia no doubt whatever. he said
last night at the Seattle, that conditions
are much more favorable TO Republican
success In Washington now than al tn,s
time two years ago. A great Improvement
in the condition Of the people Is tho cause
Of this. Two years ago the lumber Indus
try was stagnant: many men were Idle.
and thoHe that were employed were not
able to earn as much money as now, for
the very good reason that the mills could
not afford TO pay high wages.
Compare these conditions with today.
There are no unemployed men IN either
the logging camps or the mills OF the state.
In fact. labor IL scarce on the Sound.
Wages are higher In many cases. EN- pioy..
ynefst Ia regular and altogether the lot OF
the wage Garner Is far better Than two
years ago.
3ts& are some or the reasons why the
Republican chances are better than two
years ago The men in the nails and the
logging camps Of the state are Indifferent
to the fusion politician and the silver ora
tor. They are busy working They are
con.ented. and they have lost interest In
fusion and the silver question. l am per-
suadea that the Republican vote in this
election VIII show wonderful gain over
that OF two years ago In the lower Sound
country. where j am familiar with the ex-
isting circumstances.
II. .. Cracker. OF Walla Walla, member
of the Republican stale central commit
tee, called on Chairman Schiveiy. OF the
state COMMITTEES. yesterday afternoon
"Waiia Walia is sure for the Republican
ticket" said he 20 a Post-Intellieencer re-
porter. The fusionists are hopeiessly rent
BY internal ouarreis. The Democrats I'M
der the leadership OF William Dunphy.
have nominated straight eoitaty Ticket.
TIE fasfcnlsts will get together this week
IN convention and put another ticket In the
fleld. Tho scramble for office is prirnar-
lily the cause Of the fight among the mem
bers OF what was formerly the fusion par
~ Of Waiia Walls.
ION the other hand. the Republicans are
saugusns Of success. and are united ard
aggressive. Naila Walia has a great
wheat crop and a great frui. crop this
year We have prosperity and album
dance. and the people are satisfied with
Mckinley and anxious 10 see him sustained
when he comes 10 settle the many corapli-
Gated and Vital questions arising ON, Of the
war with Spain. That's how Walia Walia
stands