The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-28

on which the Democrats viii meet
Some Of the SILVER Republicans. or
Goats" as they were known III the las.
campaign, are saying their party holds
the balance of power in the city election.
They are figuring that the fight between
the Republicans and the fusionists vii
be very close. and that their votes might
determine the election. These claims,
taken at this stage OF the game. ma
mean that the Silver Republicans will d.
mand a good big share in the distribution
or the city offices. Justice of the Pea.e
Austin Is being quietly groomed for civ
comptroller. His is the only name that
has been mentioned so far.
The Silver Republicans are so few In
number that they spend a good deal Of
their time in keeping up their sprLs
They are anxious spectators OF the nego-
tiations now in progress between use
Democrats and the Popuiists. Ii is said
that they stand willing to desert the
cause of Popuiism and embark with tle
Democrats. In case u deal Is not arranged
with the Populists. Indeed some of the
Democratic chieftains are using this as
eudgel on the heads of some of the more
obstinate Peoples party men.
II Is quietly whispered among the init
ated that Gov. Rogers Is watching the
developments in the municipal campaign
with great interest. When he visited S.
at,ie. on the occasion of the celebration
of Burns anniversary, he was seen in f.e-
quent conferences with DR.. Jordan.
For COuncfimen at Large.
A practical question comes up in the
Republican municipal campaign in regard
TO the nominations for councilmen. As all
good Seattletes know. there are thirteen
members of the city council Under the
charter two Of these will hold over from
the present term. and as a result of the
last municipal election these two are
James and McArdle. This will leave eleven
couucilmen to be chosen at the approach
ing city election. The apportionment sin
giles out one for each of the nine wards OF
the city. leaving two to be elected as coun-
cilmen at large.
The question which is already being gen.
orally discussed Is as to the particular
quarter of the city frcm which these two
councilmen at large are to come. Some
contend that at the First ward will be al
ready represented by NcArdle and the
Fourth by James. who viii hold over as
councilman at large. that those two wards
should not be entitled TO any further rep
resentation in that particular direction
Others maintain that in the selection of
councilmen at large, ward lines should be
entirely disregarded. and the choice be
made from the whole city.
The only man whose name thus far has
been prominently mentioned for council
man at large is Louis Schoenfeld presi-
dent OF the Standard Furniture Company.
who halls from the Fifth ward Mr..
Schoenfeld himself is not an avowed can
didate for the place, but numbers of mis-
friends in the Fifth are urging his name.
street gossip has IL that l.. A. Treen will
be candidate for city treasurer and 1t is
generally understood that Mayor Humes
Will be candidate for reelection.
City Central Committees.
The membership of the city central com
mittees with the exception of the Silver
Republican. Is as follows. At the time of
me iast city campaisn the Silver Repuhl-
cans had not organized and consequently
there. was no such thing as a distinct nu-
nicipal committee on their behalf
The county committee has accordingly
taken charge Of the work OF organizing the
preliminaries of the present campaign. The
other committees are:
Republican Committeeman
First ward-Winiam H. White.
Second ward-W G. Somerindyke.
Third ward--H. s. keene.
Fourth ward. II. Calvert.
Fifth ward-E. Sieberg
Sixth ward-Chariess Lovejoy.
Seventh ward-Frank II. Renick.
Eighth ward.C. f. Bowman.
Ninth ward-Wesley r. Bailey
Democratic Committeeman
First ward--A G. Lare
Second ward--F. +. Randolph.
Third ward-Andrew Blackstone.
Fourth ward-W. II. Moore.
Fifth ward-D. J. Mcdonald.
Sixth ward-J. r. Stoel.
Seventh wards Elicott
Eighth ward-I4 B. Hart.
Ninth ward-A. b. Ernst.
At-large-John 7. Condor. William
Blackman.
ropuiist Committeeman.
First ward-J. C. Daily Don McKinnon.
William Pratt, Louis HHey. John Nc
Quire
Second ward-Mr. Blum. Henry Hn, Mr..
Meyers
Third ward-Mr. Mcdaniel. \. Bachman.
Fourth ward-John O'Ncn. J. f jordan
J. NJ. Miller. NJ. F. Terry. j. NJ. Davis. e.
g Morse.
Fifth wari-N p Lind. n T. Hite. l..
Spray. c. n. Nelson. c. r. Dam.
Sixth ward--Tim OHalloran. Addison
Smith II. b. prees. c. l.. Mathews. r.
Winsor.
Seventh war5-H. Hughes. u. McDanlels.
@. l.. Burns X. Winsor. jT.
Eighth ward-C. l. Jordan. c. L. Wads-
worth. John Thomas.
Ninth ward-Mr. Eshert. Fred Bilnkins.
Mr.. Roberts.
The Popuiist city central committee diff
fers from those of the other parties in
that il has one member for each precinct.
while the others have one for each ward.
The Populist executive committee consists
% Louis Hgney. NJ. r. Terry. Henry Hi.
&. y Nelson. II. Winsor. ir.. G. l. Jor-
dan and r NinSQr.