The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-15
NEWS NOTES FROM SPOKANE
REVIEW OF HAPPENINGS IN THE
EASTERN WASHINGTON TOWN.
Democratic County Convention VIII
BE Held August o-Death of n
County Commissioner Reveals n
Conflict of Law-Military Gossip.


| Gratis and Populists in Spokane county
| this fall is somewhat remote. The Popu-
| lists have already held their convention,
| at which they proceeded to nominate can
| didates for the major part Of the county
| and legislative ticket This they have
| passed up 10 the Democrats to indorse,
| and to I'll in the remaining Offices The
| county Democratic central committee met
! here this week and fixed upon August 3
| as the date for holding their convention.
The question Of fusion was discussed at
| considerable length. but the committee
| meeting adjourned without reaching any
| definite conclusion. a number Of leading
! members OF the party expressed them
! selves in vigorous language over the ulti-
| matum issued by Chairman Coffeen, Of
| the Populist committee, which served no
| tice on the Democrats that II they failed
| to indorse the Populists nominees in toto
| the latter committee would proceed to
| MI in the vacancies on their ticket and
go IT alone. The sentiment Of the Demo-
cratic leaders, as given expression. Is that
! the Pops can So TO HI" The utter
| hopelessness Of either one Of the reform
| elements 10 carry the county single
| handed 1t is believed VIII, however, result
in fusion Of some kind.
The Democrats held ratification meet
| ing at the Auditorium Friday evening TO
indorse the nominees OF the Kansas city
! convention. The meeting was resided
over by Charles g. Voorhees, Speeches
were made by Senator George Turner,
h, &. Robertson and several lesser lights.
| The local Bryan club was ignored entirely
in the matter of arranging the meeting.
An indignation meeting of the culb was
held which resolved itself into an execu-
i've session and from fragmentary ac-
counts which have leaked out, senator
Turner and his push We're evidently
handed out red-hot roast,
coin county. held at Davenport this week,
a resolution was unanimously adopted in
strueting the delegates to the state con-
vention u follow out any course sug-
gested BIZ Judge Wallace Mount. candI-
date for attorney-general Judge Mount
is the idol OF the Lincoln county Reputli-
cans, as was further demonstrated ly
me enthusiastic reception given nr1 ~
the convention when he responded TO the
call for a speech.
The death Of James = Campbell. Re-
publican incumbent OF The board OF coun-
~ commissioners, who was killed by an
q. Il. Y N train at his home in i4stah
last Wednesday. has started "a lively d.
cussion among politicians as TO who is
vested with authority to IN the vacancy
on the board. There is an apparent con-
tradietion of the law in the matter. Ar
ticle NJ. of section Of the state con-
sutution says that the board ~ county
commissioners shall i'm all vacancies oC-
curing in county and district Offices,
while the Legislature OF 1898 specifically
on the board of county commissioners,
the remaining members and the Judge
or the superior court of the county snail
appoint successor. Should the latter
De Aeld TO be the law, IL is probable a
Popultst will be selected TO FIJI the va
cancy, as one OF the remaining members
Of the board and Judge Prather are both
members of that party. The Republicans
viii, however combat this construction
% the law.
The present season has Witnessed a re-
wal or interest in baseball In Spokane
known before. ana this CITY has ALWAYS
been considered good ball town, The
recent Stanford series was all that was
necessary 10 arouse the latent enthusi-
1sm Of The baseball. fans, and they were
daty out 70 the games IN fun force, and
roslng with All their old-time ylgor As
II was In the days " The old league
games, business is secondary matter
With the average citizen and professional
man when a game IS on, and as a result
NE spokane club is coming money at a
rapid rate The directors realizing that
thoy must furnish good quality Of the
national game in order 10 satisfy patrons
save been securing tho country Tor good
pmEers with a fair measurs of success
nm the close Of the Stanford series the
spokane Grub signed Kelly. the famous
sputh-paw twirleT Of that team TO man
age the local club, and Bert I.oushead.
vac, ,t.i S t,,, 5 vagtaln Will also remain
nina ne home plate. The burning down
OF ne grand stand at the park last
Tuesday viii delay further games here
! for three weeks. until 10 can be rebuilt
In the meantime the local team v.fll ~
range dates for series VI games out u
/ town.
The local police .fOrrs have discovered
| the identity 81 the thief who robbed Mrs
diamonds AZ the PaciuC hotel In this city
on June ~ last The Seattle police ver.
given a description of the thief ard hey
replied hN sending the photo ~ Charles
| Cra~ fcrd. alias STANLEY "a noted b,lnko
man uuW wanted ia that sitv flr tltrn-
Ing a ttek Ms. Harris, when shown The
| photograph. Immediately ftcoguirad il ~
being the likeness ~ me man ho robbed
.neT she has authorized NJ offer ~
N,0 reward for the recovery ~ the stolen
jewels. Mrs Harris admits that The
name she gives e not her trlc rame and
she says she Wii not reveal hsr identify
mess falle1 Upon GO DO - hJ the eap-
ture Of he robbor
R. A koontz. who was recently 70
AcFfd OF his command ar raftaEn q
Company X ~ the state militia. Furnished
considerable gossip fo tho local guards
men ard .itlEens generally because II an
incident mar ok place during the trip
~ the Ihigd battalion tp 'ha Coast last
week Maiar ] A Drain, ia aemmaad n
,he haNaiau while eu Route 3ls-over,t
heoHtE 10 the coach with he former COM
.rarspor lion. Lieut. morris h. -ar,-
uAna RI tampany y WAS notified q, have
~ .hiS removes from 'hs coach K-1rtE
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