The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-30

were efec.s4 20 nc sAass legislature
rather taok sssrs .ssan qsEsss Interest in
sae arat. 1ust prscr 70 ssa election s~c
vsars ago hageggr. an ef-crt was made
d, xeears unusually szreng mar. who had
get ossy = large personal popularity. but
VIC cgua aase afford 20 make taoro4gh
canvas gon I&1by and CIapp COT
t-.tsstes l.kxrag1y 70 Ire campaign fund.
wsYksss azssduoasiy ard wes OFT. giving
.sse c3ssuty higher Percentage O. s@oaa-
Hear ssa}orsty for tae amount % Dopuls-
Cor than Any oshsF county t. the state.
I, was fhz. fight that aEossssi in sisess
senstesner their Dormant interest Ia
pol!s.as. ard they have been interested sver
since.
yyaen OH HaeStIs Was slated ~ Seoa-
Tor wilson fer eoiisc;o~ c. csFssSnns. a
r..l.s9n wzs fsssre9 70 De fled with The
rress.dsnr Il wa& capt L&ohy who was
fsaassse,i 70 AMI di3 securs from de ship
rsnr interests OF TIE entire Psc5sc coast
tne nseasssarv ;a60ssesgsenf for Col. Flues-
Tia. Tte Two ware thereafter warm friends,
and capt IAbby had only friendly feelings
Ger senator geiron- Bat WREN Il came
4, afyangIag the Gate for the fan elec-
hon, senator Wilson casae 10 Port Towns
end. h. toox counsel with ;he Federal
sggco-hoiding crowd cs.y and overlooked
such Ravssif;eaRs a. IAn@y ana Capy.
Isesssdss gentleman WHO was very an
sasasgaessgy 10 Capt i4bog-Mr. Hosg-
was decided upon ~ ihe canaiisis for
stat. senator, and then Capt Libby went
ever 10 Bis friend Ciapp. and the fight
Against Senator Wilson and Mr. Hogg vas
nsads.
Organizing the Federal brigade.
Tt.srs IL 30 county In the stale whore
party politics are $50 strongly t.nctursd
with Federal influence as Jefferson. The
season Tor Il u eaxlly arrived at Port
Townsend controls tie county conventions
.. 1,oth parties. ard PORT Townsend Is
strictly an afaee-kola.uv community. This
l. nos azit ssish- Ais d.fsnsive spirit. but
IL nlers5T s,atens II or fact. and can be
res6ily verified. Thls sown has a popuia-
ton ef ahnut $50 and r IL tha port OF
entry for the Puget sound customs dis
trles. The Dig gtoDs house" the Gus
ton. house and postofsice building here is
famiI.ariy sailed. employs about hfty men.
The po.stofice gives employment 10 three
or four more. Then there is the court
house and city hail each A!led with Office
holders. 70 will be eeen that office
holders themselves, together with their
families. relatives and friends. make up a
large percentage OF tho political and bust
ness s.reugih OF this community.
This year the Republican county con-
vene0n will be made up Of sevsnty-n!ne
delsa ates forty of whom rapreaen: the
Eve wards of Port Townsend. and the city
Is always In control CT avery convention
held In this county. II will be seen there
fore that Pert Townsend is in a position
10 dictate the politics OF Jefferson county.
although IL Is not claimed that II always
takes advantage OF the situation IN this
respect But IL Is a fact that there are
more politicians. and mere people who de-
pend on politics and political influence for
livelihood. IN Port Townsend than il.
any other community In TIE state OF
Seems 20 be more or less Of n politician.
and when It Is considered that the main
effort in filling places IN the custom, house
has been directed toward getting the best
working politicians available IL Will he
sen that. IN view of Az the surrounding
conditions. the Federal Office holding brl
sade hera is In its.if strong working
farce ard necessarily controls large per
centage Of the voting strength OF thr party
having Il 10 hand.
STRONG rhion of Ofsice -Hoiders.
Ia the present INSTANCE. also. the Federal
brigade Bes combined with the county Of
fclais, all OF whom are Republicans
Wtta the exception or thc county auditor
ana surveyor, u.ey seem 10 have snaae a
combination With the Hagg- " ilsoa forces
ana 1t would almost appear that With very
'afie additional help they would eontro,
TIE primaries ia every ward In town. IN
ihe pas, they have been able 10 do 40
Tia custom iouse tas usually nominated
iS Ticket n this county. although II Il
's9e that they Frequently faileI 10 land II
81 eiestian day. Th's IL bec,use. there
were scores Of disappointed ofaee.seekrr,
wae. with their frieads IN She marry var.
sehersisy able 70 command A large enough
nah'oer q votes Of fhs q s:rusl;led 10 ae.
feai The ''custau-hoase ticket" Thl, e
JsHer<~n sounty political history. mnd /,
~ matter ~ rscoFd that wht.e ts,e e4.tau,
aoasa peopla have generally succeeded ir,
Y.