The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-31
STATE COMMITTEE 70 MEET.
Gall for Republican Convention
Will Be Issued Today.
GOSSIP AMONG THE LEADERS.
either EllensburG or Spokane Like
~ to he Chosen ~ Conventions
City--0lympia Has Also Becn
spoken Of-No Great Rivalry Elk
ssts Between Them-Outlook for
Republican success Very Bright.


Republican success Very bright.
The Republican state central commit
tee will meet today at the Ratnter-Grand
hotel for the purpose OF selecting place
and fixing the time for holding state
convention for the election OF delegates
to the next national convention The
committee will be called to order at $3.50
O'clock this afternoon by Secretary j.
Will Lysons In the absence of Chairman
Schively. A large proportion OF the
members of the committee arrived In the
city yesterday and last night and by this
morning 1t is believed more than ma
sority OF the committee will be here.
The meeting OF the committee this att
ernoon will be purely business AFFAIR.
No question of party politics will be In
volyed lie committee will decide which
OF the various cities that have been
named is best suited for the place of
holding the state convention. 1t will also
tix the basis Of representation for the
convention.
Three Cities in the Race.
The cities Of Spokane Ellensburg and
Olympia have been named as likely to be
chosen for the convention.
s. A. Madge, committeeman from
Thurston county, arrived in the city last
night to push the claims of Olympia @.
e. Dickson, committeeman from Kittitas.
will probably present the claims of "a
lensburg as the convention city. Samuel
r. stern, committeeman from Spokane.
who registered last night at the Butler.
will, It is expected, urge the advantages
of his city.
AS a matter Of fact. there is no great
rivalry between the cities that have been
mentioned for the honor. The members
Of the committee from the three cities
enA ~ bot he
shall exercise its discretion and all will
be satisfied with the action taken. For
example, 1t was stated last night that
while the people Of Olympia are anxious
to have the convention, should It be sent
somewhere else the Republicans of Thur
ston county would be satisfied.
spokane's Chances Good.
The gossip among the committeeman
who arrived yesterday and last night was
that either Spokane or Ellensburg would
probably be chosen as the convention city.
Itswas in Spokane in 1894 that the Repub-
lican state convention, after one OF the
most interesting debates in the history Of
the party In the state. declared In favor
Of silver. At Everett two years later big
majority of the party passed ringing
declaration in favor OF sound money. part
u the platform adopted there being in
Serted In the Republican national plat
xufm 1T Et. Louis in 1898.
the basis that the city Is centrally To-
Gated, available by rail from every part Of
the state, and desirable from standpoint
of policy because of the fact that the
city has been chosen in the past two cam
paigns as the headquarters for the fusion
conventions 1t was at Ellensburg in 1896
that the first fusion In the state was con-
eummated Again in 1898 the fusion hosts
met at Ellensburg to form an alliance.
In the campaign following the Republicans
won In the county.
Members Who Are I'm Town.
The following members of the commit
tee arrived in the city yesterday and last
night: G. Fl. Baker, of Klckitat county.
who Is also member Of the state sem
ate; George A. Joiner. of Skagit; w. A.
Eairweather, of Pierce: Levi Ankeny, of
Walla walla; 8. T. Smith, Of Snohomish;
8. A. Madge, Of Thurston; Miles Cannon,
of Yakima; G. E. Dickson, of Kittitas;
Samuel r. Stern, of Spokane; E. w. Ross,
of Cowlitz; f. NJ. Rands, of Clarke; c. c.
Dalton, of Pacific; J. l.. Mohundro. of
Columbia; J. Will Lysons, of Jefferson
and Z. G.. Ames of Kitsap.
Statements made last night by members
of the committee from various parts of
the state indicate that the party was
never before so thoroughly organized as
now. while the outlook for Republican
success was never brighter State Sena-
tor g. III. Baker, member of the commit
Tee from hHcRltat county, discussing
conditions in his section of the state,
said:
Prosperity Along the Columbia.
1.-THE Columbia river counties are
prosperous and are thoroughly satisfied
with present conditions in the nation. Flu
sion is a thing of the past Republican
maJorities appear where formerly there
were fusion majorities. In Klickitat
county. as we'll as other counties on the
Columbia river, the people are prosper
ous and contented. Wheat is compare
lively low, yet beef cattle, mutton and
wool are high. The farmer reaps profit
overy year and is satisfied. Many of the
wheat growers in our section sold their
crops last year at SO cents per bushel.
1.-THE outlook for Republican success
was never more encouraging in my opin-
ton, taking the state all through"
George A. Joiner. of Skagit county,
said: Fusion is practically dead in our
part of the state. The Populists and
Democrats blame each other for their de-
feat In 1893. They have neither harmony
nor unity of purpose except SO far as Of
flee seeking Is concerned. The people gen.
orally are prosperous and contented Ex-
pansion will bring out every Republican
vote and will bring into our ranks many
men who were formerly fusionists.''
e. NJ. Rands, of Clarke county, said:
Fine southwestern part of the state is
likely to give Republican majority at
the next election which will break all
records. We are united for expansion
and for sound money
Roster of the Committee.
Following is a roster of the state CEN
kral committee.
Adams .................".........w. H. Kennedy.
-..... ID, WelCl.