The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-27

county of the state outside Of Pierce and
King. One of the governors managers
last night declared that Rogers was as
sured OF 2S votes out OF i64 IN the nop-
ulist convention. The anti-Rogers Pop
ullsts scout this statement and assert
that in last nights caucus they Were
state, and that the feeling against the
governor Is Just as bitter everywhere else
as il is in his own county and this.
The Rogers men, however, Will make
a strong night to capture the temporary
organization Of the Populist conyentioh
They have entered into a deal, 1t is said,
giving the nomination for neuien,,
whitman who is expected to line up tfs
Populists OF his section. and claim enough
in the southwest and middle counties 70
more than offset all possible opposition.
THE only candidates mentioned for the
union nomination for governor last night
were Gov Rogers, Fawcett and Voor-
hees. with constantly recurring hints or
a combination between the latter TWO IN
favor OF the Spokane man.
Voorhees, is still coquettlng with the
nomination. He Is now In Grangeville,
Idaho. on legal business, and telegram
purporting TO have come from his was
being shown around last night IL was
addressed to DR. D. c. Newman, mem
Der OF the Spokane delegation ana was
Your telegram Of August % just re-
ceived here. where I arrived today.
would only accept nomination for gov
a duty. II such a command Is laid upon
me | shall do my duty. ,-oop,Yr,rs >.
This is admitted even by Voorhees,
friends to express no more than a Will
ingness to accept the nopnination II ten
dered to him without contest The Rog-
ers men say that no such command Is
likely to be laid upon him.
Neterer out of the Race.
Jere Neterer, Of whstcom, who has
been discussed as n gubernatnrial candl-
date, is said to be out of the race ana
10 be supporting the Rogers slate In
return he is to be named as one or Inc
presidential electors.
The support of Whatcom. Snohomish
and Skagit Democratic delegations viii,
II is said, go to Rogers in consideration
Of the nomination OF Il. c. Million for
the supreme bench.
Up TO an early hour this morning. the
King county Democratic delegation has
been unable to decide what To do. Sena-
tor Turner acting as communicating chief
of the Rogers forces, held the whip hand
over the King county people all day.
giving them to understand that he did
not care whether they came into line or
not. but that II they Insisted In opposing
Rogers. j. T. Ronald would be turned
down and James F. McElroy. his defeated
opponent In the county convention, nomi-
mated for congress.
Under the force of this argument. 1t
was positively asserted by Rogers man
ayers. the King county people finally
weakened and decided to support the
bers of the King county delegation would
admit this last night. however each one
approached still insisting that the steer
ing committee had not perfected any ar
ranEement of the kind and was still
lined up for Fawcett. and in the event
OF his withdrawal. for Voorhees,
Although Judge Moore's name deco
rated the badges ~ the King county dele
gates. II was generally admitted that he
was no longer n factor In the problem.
having. IL Is said. voluntarily released
order that IL might he free to make COM
linations In favor of Ronald.
situation in "A Nutshell.
The situation this morning, In a nut
shell. Is this; II the Democratic conven-
tion Is controlled by Rogers and his nom
ination is forced. the Populists. or at
any rate, n large minority of them will
organize a convention and nominate a
fun state ticket. If Rogers fails TO con-
troll the Democrats there will he a union
convention presided over by James Ham
iltnn Lewis, who processes that he will
ask no further favor Of the fusionists at
this time. His cOuspicuouSuess, however,
may serve To attract attention from those
no do not like Fawcett and those who
are offended by Voorhees, coyness
In the event either 81 Rogers success
or downfall senator George Turner will
ask to he made chairman Of the union or
the Democratic state committee. as the
case may be. The Democratic prn-
! gramme win he 10 nominate commit
the state at large Senator Turner wants
/ Co he committed at-iaFEp. and there
4 after hopes to be chosen as chairman He
! also desires 20 carry Henry Drum along
/ with him as secretary OF the state com
mittcc.
/ Tho delegates will an meet at .
! o'clock this afternoon, the Democrats at
( the Armory. the popuists IN Masonic
/ temple and the Silver Republicans at
/ Germania HAN.
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