The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-23
DEMOCRATS n PIERCE.
NOMINATE CANDIDATES ron couy-
TY OFFICES.
Present superior Court judges Re-
tanned on Tickct-stephen Jud-
SON for County commissioner

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
TACOMA, Sept 2-At the Pierce
county Democratic convention today the
following ticket was nominated;
Judges cf superior court. James A.
williamson. Thomas Carroll. w. II. III
Keau; sheriff, John Hartman; auditor.
frank T. Houghfon: assessor W. w.
Kernodle; treasurer. w - Kelley; county
surveyor, s. A. Billiard clerk, Willis s.
Bloom: school superintendent. Mike r.
0'Farreil: coroner, DR.. Queyli county
commissioners. Conrad l.. Hoska. Stephen
Iudson: senator. Francis Bison. South
Prairie; representatives. l.. A. Chamber
lain. Puyailup: W H. Coffin, Buckley:
Twenty-1rst district. senator, ID. II.
Murry. Tacoma; representatives, Tigh
Mount Lake City: Charlea Drury. Taco
ma; T'wenty-third district. senator.
Charles II. Plass; Representatives. Frank
laval, l.. II. Pearson. Tacoma; Twen-
Heth district representatives. J. A.
spronie. John Mccormack. Tacoma;
Twenty second district. representatives,
n II Collier. w. j. Mcdonnell Tacoma.
Stephen Judsor was made chairman ~
the convection by reclamation. and the
usual committees were appointed, after
which q receas was taken 70 ] o'clock In
the afternoon
the superior court. poiled large woe,
but not enough 80 break up the bench
Ne now constituted. the three present
judges being renominated There were
no hare fought contests the low man In
the baliottng IN nearly every case drop
ming out and moving that the nomination
~ the lending candidate be made unani-
nous For auditor. surveyor, school SUI
perintendenf and clerk there was no OPP
position. though the friends OF Robert
Jones deputy clerk four years ago,
brought hts name before the convention
nj the last minute, az candidate for clerk.
and ho received handsome compll
rn~ntafy vote.
The nomination OF Kelley for treasurer
the city delegates the Sumner man lead
ing c. q Bridges. the other Leading cam
didafe by handsome majority on the
FIRST ballot and the nomination being
made unanim sus on motion OF Mr..
Bridges
Stephen hudson was presented for as
SCISSOR. but positively declined TO accept
tho nomination. lie was again brought
out for county commissioner and an
nounced that II nominated he would ac-
cept y and make the best race he knew
was nominated BY accisnation. Chris
Holiy the next highest man on the list.
withdrawing IN his favor ans moving
the making OF the nomination unanimous.
The fractional neht IN the county was
not brought 10 the surface IN the con-
vention. the contests that came UP being
based on other grounds than tho contest
on the nomination for governor Dennis
FOLEY, who was looked upon as the IA
vorite with the Fawcett party for the
nomination for sheriff. received a large
vote, Ills support coming from all Sec
tfons Of the country. where he ran ahead
az Hartman the successful candidate
On tho legislative ticket the principal
contest was IN the Nineteenth district.
where Robert Mort geometry. editor of the
Sumner Herald and Frank pisson. OF
south Prairie. were candidates. IN the
other districts there were no contests.
The delegates corning 20 the convention
practically agreed IN their men.
The psrtv leaders hons for tho election
Of A part OF the ticket, though the Re
uublcans expect 10 elect their candidates
by good maioritiss-