The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-13
|IB1S IN PIERCE.
- AND ROGERS EACH
a nr.AlM TO HAVE WON.
.o1,e DELEGATIONS Sent From
- ssA Third Wards of Ta-
4 Ia..,s vvestipa Now for the Re-
n. = he Democratic Elections.

z Z. !. v.<.r.,ch TO the Post Intellisencer.
<Sx Aug. f2.--Returns from the
~ ryfnnarfes held in Pierce coun-
<ss6sv night appear TO indicate that
s73 has carried the county over
~ - 4 majority OF about TWO TO one.
,~c~t Lister. commissioner Of
~ ~ e55fffjons states that Rogers
= m unuuestionably have ma
p ia 6slsgates and will control the
~ ~ Fawcett claims lsl delegates.
- ii Rogers "a. The First ward IL
a a for Fawcett, for Rogers;
IN -. 81 for Fawcetf; Third ward.
TnVcett, "a for Rogers; Fourth
3 for Fawcett; Fifth ward. 30 for
N Is for Rogers: Sixth ward, for
~ 6 for Rogers; Seventh ward. 2
1SScett Is for Rogers; Eighth ward.
e. ~ country Favcett comedies two
~ AZ Puyaliup. Carbonado, Wiikeson
/|v@1re 10 Rogers. with probably Fern
~ claims all the rest OF the coun-
r6h The possible exception OF Roy.
VspId 1--WE him . majority in the
~ III contested delegations for
- would stiil give him a majority
SsesnA ward Centsst.
~! oecond ward is the ward In which
Lister lives, and also the home
Y II Charles w. Grant, secretary OF
MY Popuiist committee. both OF
V(re shut out. In this ward, how
IN claim that the Fawcett crowd
III Of longshoremen who were not
1In<n. and that the Fawcett ticket Is
W ana will be thrown out. The call
m for the holding Of the ward pri-
~ M At one place. but each pre-
= u select its own delegates This,
1vestt party did not 90 in the Sec
~ vasd. but selected their delseates in
~ convention for the ward. The Rog-
I'D 5190ee. under the leadership OF Lister.
eye< 81. the rear OF the hall and or
1 and held q primary in accord
M with the call and named a ticket,
10 ticket was recognized by the coun-
mlttee. which II under the Rogers
a a pswcett faction. however, say that
~ and hts friends did not hold any
(1ng, and that the ticket was fixed
o4t1f they left the hall. On the other
~ Secretary Grant says that he has
IND the poll books OF the various
y q ~ the s wa ra,s srd - that not
III of Populists, and many Of them
XXX reside IN the ward.
Al Mltor Tugwell's ward there was 4
N4nf. the Fuwcett forces carrying
yttinE. After the ticket had been
np three or four Of the Rogers adj
[eloA primary. alleging that the FAw-
efcre had acted illegally IN not giv-
W 1h&rn recognition TugweN and his
- put out the lights and went out.
~ the building ayso leaving the Roy
Dersnts In tho dark. They found Z
Asee or four being Joined by several
- who broke open a rear door and got
cenfeatine Delegation viii he sent in.
returns Fron the Couutry.
Nn Hin and Roy returns were re-
~ for Rogers. OrtinR returns havs
len received, instructing for Rogers
Il summer, the home of Robert Mont
&1Fy, editor OF thu Sumner Herald, a
anti Rogers paper, q resolution was
instructing fo- Fawcett. and de.
against Rogers under all consid-
~ light OF the many contests the
ltl6n Of whether Rogers or Fnwcots
U heSe the Pierce county delegation IN
~ etate. convention at Seattle II az far
NV MI, h - sv r. Fswsss fr s
"a esiid, while the sams claim Il
- ~ thu Rogers faction.
4Inu9 prominent Democrats who have
~ been taking much part In the con.
opinion seems TO be about equally
$3.50. though there u q disposition e
1910 ROGERS considerable strength.
~ Democratic primaries are to Be held
1needay and the caucusex Monda
4 ~ The fikhf will be a hot one. par.
lofly IN View of the fact that there is
s9ch uncertainty over the result IN the
.ss ranks Friday, the Populisi
1.cTatic and silver Republican con.
u !qns VIII he held on Saturday when
Rsmncfatic primaries are held and tbs
Encwn. then the chances Of Faw-