The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-24
GIVE UP HOPE.
Os REPUBLICAN, 0RGANl.
xArrox TOO MUCH FOB T1sEN.
s~1-sst Fight on for Joint state
s~..tor Besween Hoxg and ClapD
reruer FaveFs Western Man for
4. =. ssastes-iAtfer No Choice.

..s.t rs.na.eh 90 the Poss~Iutesisxencer
poET TOWNSEND. Aug. Z--Jshsrson
.s.,.sx Republicans are feeling better this
...v taaa for a long tine past. sar their
.r,.r-e.s we're never brighter. The county
= =. certain 10 be carried by the Espab-
w~.rx "a that the election will 6e hsla,
..s Democrats and Popuiists nca-!y all
.ensesse mat they VIII he Able 70 do moth
,,r here toward contributing 10 fusion
ssscsss.
Tsls county VII, elect two members q
-. ,axsr house Of the legislature. and a
ssssss jointly with ciaiiam- The senator
~fy also tie a Jefferson county man. that
A~.nx conceded. as Successor 10 Senator
c wi.son. Of Port Angeles. IL seems
r. be- reasonably certain that s X. Como
yer sorner.y United States senator for
vsarsaa will bs one OF the Republican
eoplns%s for The lower house. but the cam
e.aaey of 10 one else is sufficiently dsyei-
areA AZ yet ~ make pFcdietiaas-
TIE iSifst state senatorsaip contest In
za<twsen James Il. Hogg. present county
treasurer. ard Cyrus F. Ciapp. present
nsrher OF the hossse or representatives.
h.:s popular, inf zen tia and capable men.
Interest in this contest. which has been
ahssalng political attention In bosn cosan-
les fer some time past. was greatly aug
mentea today when the following notice
appeared Ia the local papers:
To the Republican voters OF Jefferson
.aa Cfailana counties: Believing IL 70 be-
lie duty Of a Candidate. tor any efsice.
.here The genera. public are Interested. 10
make hts candidacy known. now avail
myseH through tEs columns OF our loeai
siss,e for join; senator for the counties OF
jefferson and ciailasn. Should l be hon
ard x!sh tie nomination and ssecsloa. L
pleige myself TO guard and plNo,ec; the
Interests. not Of any private individual or
hresed few. but al fhe people. Gre ard
ii alike. / also emphaticasiy declare my
~ to be In favor OF 4 United States sem
asor from Western Washington. believing
he western part OF this state has men
faiiy capable II dsseharging the duties "
sak high office. ana that IL In only fair
and iuss that one Of our United States SEN
x,ors snould be a Western man. instead OF
both heiBg from the same city and county
specifically. CYRUS Il. cLAFP.
This 10 accepted ~ a challenge by the
Wilson forces. and they are preparing TO
make the fight on that issue. MIR. Ciapp
sss asked for statement In regard to nts
candidacy by the post-lnteiligeEcer CORE
spoadens. and said:
Il believe that statement published over
ny signature covers all that is nece--
saFy for me TO say a. this time. | have
assurances that ] will have the CIa.iaIn
county delegation 20 the joint senatorial
euseention. ard many 81 them vii, prob
abs be my old friends and neighbours
among whom | lived FOR number Of
ysars
Il do not consider that this stats. IL now
fsriy represented in the national congress.
Spokane has ,hree OF our four congress
tanal representatives The ether one is
from this side. but he If against the adj
nsaistrsiion ard ia without Influence for
" W. ere we need II This state Is younC
growing and important Every section Of
Il MEDIA attention from congress ana tina,
administration bat We find the geograph-
kal ard physical division which represents.