The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-08

The Republican state convention for the
nomination of presidential electors. two
congressman and state officers will meet
at Tacoma. Wednesday morning, August
is. at II o'clock. The convention will be
held at the wigwam. a building erected
last April on the occasion of the visit
of w. ]. Bryan to the Northwest. 1t
stands at the corner of Thirteenth and
c streets. and is reached by cable line
II has a seating capacity of 5000.
Yesterday Chairman Schively, Treas
urer Stewart and Secretary Lysons, OF
the state central committee, went to Ta-
coma to consult with the Tacoma COM
mittee regarding accommodations for the
delegates and TO attend to the prelimi-
nary details of the convention. They met
w. A. Fairweather. member Of the state
central committee from Pierce county,
who Is chairman Of the local committee
in charge of arrangements for the con-
vention. They visited the convention hall
and Inspected the quarters reserved at
the Tacoma hotel for the King county
delegation and for the state central COM
mittee. They returned last night and all
expressed themselves as favorably i'm
pressed.
The King county delegation will have
headquarters on the first floor Of the
Tacoma hotel. in a suite of rooms num-
bered from 10 to Il. Adjoining the King
tDuDty nedQQudTtcTS VIII De tHe Htdu-
quarters Of the state central committee.
including rooms 49, II and 1s The Ta-
coma hotel is well adapted for conven-
ton work. 1t is centrally located and its
rooms are we'll suited for the assembling
of committees etc. The lobby is large
and well lighted
The convention OF 1900 will be the third
consecutive gathering OF Republican del
egates at Tacoma In 1895 the state con-
vention met at Tacoma and the head
quarters OF the rival aspirants for the
governorship were all located at the Ia
coma hotel. This made It an easy mat
ter for the delegates to carry on their
work between the sessions OF the con-
vention. In 1898 the Tacoma hotel was
again the center OF interest and activity:
from the day before the convention I'M
I'll the day following adjournment.
The state central committee Will pro-
vide badges and street car tickets for the
delegates to the coming convention. The
badges will bear the name OF the county
from which the delegate comes. J. OBJ.
Thurston county, will have headquarters
at the Tacoma hotel. as will also Con-
gressmen Jones and Cushman.
That the nomination of Senator Frink
will be made by reclamation at the state
convention seems now certain. The last
of the county conventions for the cleo
ton of delegates to the state convention
will be held this week. Every day as
surances OF support are received by Sena-
tor Frink's managers from different parts
of the state. Senator Frink will have
enough votes pledged 10 him to make cer-
tain his control o. the state convention.
The candidates for minor offices on the
state ticket will come TO him TO make
combinations which will land them.
Offers OF support In return for the votes
of King county have been made by
number OF candidates for state offices
in various parts OF the state. The dele
CATION. however. viii consider none of
these offers until after II Is organised and
a steering committee In appointed for the
purpose Of considering tenders of sup
port from aspirants for state offices.
WaRncr's First regiment band viii &C
company the King county delegation to
Tacoma when II leaves this city next
Tuesday.