The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-26
THE FUSION CANDIDATES.
SKETCHES OF THE NOMINEES OF
TRf-PARTY CONVENTIONS.
Politicians Are Comparing the Two
Tfckets-Sberin Meyer Regarded
as Weakest OF All the tandi-

Nov that :he Republicans ana fuskonisis
hare their county ard legislative tickets
Ia the 7s'1. Politicians are comparing them.
one against tas@ ctheT. s-z.ng up ms strength
OF the respective e4ndIiaEes ana already
making agures as 10 me result OF the elec-
ton. The fusion ticket being The latest IN
the field, & the subject % inquiry ard
scrutiny among Republicans ARD fusIonists
alike Even fae f1sionist poli,lcisns were
discussing TIE weak spots On the ticket yes
ser5ay.
Sheriff william n. Meyer has been n III
mated ihree successive times by the top2-
lists Of King County. tts last two times by
TIE fusion combination Of three parties He
Sas formerly d railroad engineer and has
been Identified with the labor union organ
izatiors. II the 4. K L. strike of lS5i.
Meyer vas a conspicuous worker against
ihe roads His nomination Is viewed in
Va rl0lls Lights by the fQsionists. \ large
element OF the Poruiists and stil larger
Division Of the Democrats consider him the
weakest man or the ticket.
County Treasurer Charles F. Whittlesey.
part owner Of an abstract firm IN this
city ard has resided here a number OF
years.
George NJ. Holloway. renom.na,ed for
county clerk. was formerly in the harness
business. HIS IS a Silver Republican.
County Attorney James f. McE!roy has
lived IN King county from infancy. lie has
been q practIcing attorney In Seattle for
more thau Ten years. He has always been
factor IN Democratic politics. ara IS
WARM personal friend Of National Commit,
tesnan w. II. White, l.. e. Gilman and
other Democratic leaders.
County Auditor Evenson formerly taught
school for several years In King county.
He owns a ranch near Kent and engages in
farming when not holding office.
County Assessor W. l.. L;vesley is a
rancher on vashon island. He entered the
PopU.!sc convention as candidate Tor the
state senatorship IN the TWenty-iouTta ds-
trict. but was defeated. He has served as
field deputy under Assessor Mcdonald. He
is about fifty years old. and comes Of En-
giisa ancestry.
ocrat. coroaer YandeN, also Democrat
and Surveyor HamIsn, Silver Republican,
are on the flfket again
+ Henry :)enning, Democratic candidate
for justice OF the peace, Is one OF the new
men on the ticket. He was born N Augusta.
Ga, twenty-five years ago He has hxed
in Seattle since early in 1893 HE sfudied
law in the office OF Stration, LEWIS * Gli-
man. being admitted to the bar i've years
ago.
comm ssiorer r. Ryan. renom:uated. has
been engaged in the contracting business IN
Seattle for many years. Mr. Ryan mas al
ways taken an active part in Democratic
politics. He was elected two years ago to
The nominees for state senator in the city
districts are $ S. Carlisle, Democrat, T.. w
Way Populisi, ard Paul Land, Popoist
Mr. Carlisle is a southerner by birth lie
was appointed minister 10 Bolivia during
President Cleveland's first term. RE came
to- Seattle about ten years ago ana was
elected member OF the house or delegates
during the Ronald administration;
+ W. Way is 4 resident Of the FIRST
ward, where he has taken an active part
in Populiss politics since the birtE OF the
party He is perhaps best known as an
advocate Of the single tax. In the munich
pal campaign last spring he was the man
ager fox :. G. CalderEead. both before the
lat,er's nomination in the fusion cohven-
tions and afterwards. II was in this fight
that ia Mr.. Way became attached the
sobriquet Of BOSS Way" Two years ago
r.. was elected A member Of the legislature.
:. ". Ship!ey. candidate fer senator in
the Twenty-seventh district, Is lawyer
He resides in the Seventh ward MIR snip
leys pet fad is fancy chicken raising Since
the formation OF the free coinage party
MIR. Sh.pley has been an active fuslonist-
Judge Richard Winsor, nominee for sen
at0r tn the TwentyseYerth district, Is
resident of the Sixth ward. He IS q Popu-
list of the old school and a veteran poliri-
clan: He has been named as candidate
for United States senator. judge OF the SUI
prene court and mayor of Seattle al var
Gus times during the last four years. He
was formerly chairman OF both the city and
county committees Last spring he strong
ly opposed the nomination OF Il Democrat
TO head the fusion ticket. ]. w. Goodwin
VAS generally besieved 10 he tie man
whom the Democrats and a faction o. the
Pcpulsts had centered on 10 lead the ticket.
Il was largely through the efforts OF Judge
Wlnsor and pf. Jordan that the proposed
combine was defeated and a Populist
named for mayor. Judge Wnsor has often
been termed The father Of P0pulism in
King county"
paul Land Populist candidate for the
senate, in the Tweuty-nfnth was elected to
the lower house Of the legislature two years
ago. lie Is a strong SINCE tax worker. He
Is an Iron molder by trade and lives In the
! Ninth ward.
j NJ Conway. PopuIist nominee for rep
resontative IN the Tnlrty-niuth district Is
a merchant. a. VI. Mecklem. candidate for
the lower house from tha same district. IS
general organizer for the Woodmen OF
the World.
o. NJ Moore. Silver Republican. candi-
da,e fcy the legislature in the Forteth e
a newspaper nan and Cor RIdeout. his
| associate Is 4 lawyer ard a Democrat H.
| o iInl.e0bcck silver Republican candidate
! for the lower house In the F0rty-h~st dis
| srict Is secretary Of the Calvert Company
| J. a Eunce. Silver R~pcb,iean. candidate
| for the legislature In the Fortv-seconf dis
| tr!Ct Is a contractor and resides in %0r-h
| Seattle. pr. J y. Prather. Democrat. who
| VAS nominated fer the legislature in The
| Forty second. is a dentist.
Z. :. Mcdonald. candidate for the leg!s-
| lature In tGe F0r'y-thiTd district. served
! four years as deputy collector ~ customs
az Seattle under Cleveland In his first
+ form President Cleveland appointed Judge
! II Dorald 70 A. Office IN Oregon. II. MAS
active IN he nEh; against Lee Hart IN tho