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

claims OF Capt. Libby ard Col. Eaes,is In
this regard, as II vii 6e observed IN ne
| formers interview he says Col Huest.s
admitted he had received the message
Hogx Takes Defcat RcsiGneAly.
James Hogg very nagnznsmo1sly lays
his defeat III Port Townsend 10 a personal
feeling against rim. Tais ID Tot the trals
situation. M-. Hogg is not al ali unpopa-
lar, and the personal feeling against kim
was not On his own account. hi. because
he vas supporting Senator Wilson. My
friends treated me kind.y.'' Re said. Il
have lots % friends yet ana feel kindly
towards them. acknowledge the -eouke."
How did the people become aware that
il was your intention 10 support Senator
Wilson7' asked.
because some os his particular .ris.ds
were among my supporters, NJ. Clalr's
statement lined them up for me-
They were not deceived as to your po-
siuone"
"0h. no: am Senator Wilson'S friend.
] do not ye, acknowledge defeat. fer out
OF apparent defeat we may yet snatch VIC
tory If Mr.. Ciapp 10 nominated expec.
10 do everything / can TO help elect him,
10 show that can be broad enough 10 for
get as;y little feeling thai might have
arisen during the contest. We want 10
elect a Republican legislature: it is abso-
iutely necessary for the development OF the
state"
Postmaster A. F. Learned took defeat
more seriously than any OF the Others. He
had worked harder and gone TO further
extremes. He admitted being Mr.. Hogs
manager. They have twenty-four or
twenty Ave o. the forty city delegates"
he said, land / guess have enough In the
country districts, but We have not ye.
given up the fight, but whatever the result
Is will support the ticket
When told OF In. charges made that he
was peddling civil service examinations
ard Federal positions fer support for Hogg
he refused to talk further than enter a
denial.
do you place the defeat upon Mr..
Hogs popularity?''
There Is no question OF the popularity
OF afr. Hogg. He poiled more votes in
the country two years ago when running
for county treasurer than any man on the
ticket"
Mr.. Learned refused to talk further on
the subject or explain away any OF 'th.
charges made against him
Saunders Votes With Republicans.
One OF the incidents Of the campaign
was that Ex-Coliec,or Saunders who has
been leader In Democratic polite, in
jefferson county. voted at the primaries
after pIedgng to support the Republican
ticket Several ether Democrats followed
his example.
VIII jefferson county be Republican?
Most assurediy. No county In the state OF
Washington is safer for the Republican
ticket There is practically no free sill
ver sentiment here and the Popuiiss vote
has always been insignificant. In spite OK
that faci. the Democrats two years ago
fused under the name OF the Peoples par
~ ticket. which, went down 10 defea,
against a majority 81 over 80 in a total
Of scarcely niore than 1850 votes cast.
There never has been any free silver or
Populis. doctrines disseminated In the
county - any extent, The Republican
presa in the county. and Republican con-
yentions. have always been sound on the
money question, and the original gold stan
dard paper Of The state OF Washington Il
published In Port Townsend. A few years
ago Jefferson county was Democratic but
Ea1 liza Fsf-
the money question has been an issue, and
this year the Republicans VIII elect the.r
entire t.cset by good majority This
year the Democrats are almost certain 10
rim straight 'iekei As ;lsese are not more
than twenty-five CT thirty Populis,s il. IL.
county.
j. HOWARD WATSON