The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-30
MORT, LIVELY CAMPAIGN.
IN SPOKANE COUNTY
ARE HARD At WORK.
Rspks, They Expect to Overcome
large Fusion Majority Fasieu-

s.<r.zi I!ypatch &c the Post-Tntslligsncss
spOEANE Sept. z--The political cam
.sxa Ct sp0keHe county promises 20 be
-, and as far as the Republicans are
.e~ersea exceedingly lively. While
ss.rsy tao months have passed since the
-uanty conventions OF the fusIouists and
:. Republicans were held 20 interest haa
- manifested E1 the c0rDI3g election
49, within the past weak. and even now
rs uoi.tscal pot is but sinnusering over a
ssx ere since the return % the Ge!ega-
- from the Tacoma convention, nox-
ss,- the Republicans nave begun 10 shape
oar campaign preparatory TO making ar
.esys canvass Tor votes.
tbaut Two weeks ago NJ r. Harrison.
.aat~man Of tire Republican central cus.s-
,rgtsse. sent cut requests 10 the various
esr.mi.sssnen 10 make poll Of the var
sa.s voting precincts. both In the country
asa.sefs and in the city. Replies are DOW
sssrnseEeing 70 come in and in every in
s.aree Republican gains over the vote O:
tsc years age are reported. Fer instance,
Rarsforc, che OF HE most popu.oux pre-
,anrss In the county outside O. the city
vaarh TAO years ago gave the fusion tickay
: large ma torlty. IL IS nov reported Will
reverse this same majority for the Repuh-
sgxn ticket Medical Lake reports Ike
rsss and 50 IL Is all along The l!f4e as far
gsrts coming IN that the Republicans @re
aax freely predicting that Spokane county
riil this fa!l redeem itself from fusion
masrule-
.sasaising s.ngulariy inactive. and there
il an utter ahsence Of the enthusiasm
hat was so conspicuous in their last cam
nztgr. Various reasons arr assigned for
LIS condition by the leaders. One Is that
L Is too early 10 open the campaign as
;ss and they are waiting for james Ham
E.or Lewis 70 come over and fire the
SIS; gun. He iS expected to inject The
srap@f ginger IEto the campaign Since
.as puncfure of his wheat chart Congress-
nzn joiner has lost prestige and mus;
hereafter pay second fiddle TO his pink
xhiskered colleague. HE can no longer
Arouse the enthusiasm among his rural
ssns,isseIGy tina, he did Two years ago.
Speaking OF Jones. IL has been frequent
u commented upon here OF late how Il
vas be secured renomina ton for congress
4, the Elsenshurg convention. Il ~ a fact
vel Known here that he has no party or
gxni4ation behind him and very few roiit!-
cal !fsfnds OK any influence and certainly
ha record In congress was nor calculated
10 win hin much Influence or popularity
among the fusion ranks How then 20 as
ersbe ais success AT Eiiensburg Is a pug
Ter here, ard the only solution advanced
b taat the Silver Republicans had TO he
EFsr some little recognition. and js didn't
natter much to the other two wings nf
81 party whom the Silver Republicans
ysented. As compared with Yakima
!snss he Is looked upon a. weak sister
70 return 10 the local situation, there
Av tao causes why there IL a dearth Of
sashrssasm IN the fusion ranks. one Of
wssfb is that the leaders realize that /. II
fotrs 10 be an uphill fight TO win this year.
tza realizing this fact The present Office
BIDDERS and nominees on the ticket are
exceedingly reluctant about putting un
stsir assessment for the campaign. and
without The necessary OF the harvester
Used 70 garner in the votes OF two years
ago refuses 10 work. II was learned tn
Gay. however. that the central committee
had become possessed OF 81 900. which va
70 De used toward electing the legislative
rcket. The doner or this sum could onIv
b. one mar and that Senator Turner
With the close OF today's registration
oBy $50 voters had registered when two