The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-10
McElroy-Ronald Contest Will Be
Carried Into the Convention.
HARD sTRuooLe FOR CONTROL
On the Election of the Temporary
Chairman VIII he Made the Align
ment of FOrces-CIaims of the
Disputants Do Not Agree-sup-
porters of Both Candidates for
Congress VIII Caucus Tonight.

ocratic county convention to be held to-
morrow for the election of delegates TO
the state convention in this city. August
27. will be a repetition OF that held here
last spring, when delegates were elected
to the convention at Spokane. The con-
testing factions in tomorrow's convention
are, so far as can be ascertained by an
unbiased observer. about equally divided
The supporters of Mr. McElroy claim
that they will organize the convention
in his interest for the Endorsement for
the Democratic nomination for congress-
The friends of ]. T. Ronald are equally
positive in their statements that their
candidate will have a majority In the
convention. and that his Endorsement will
be by reclamation.
The big fight will come on the election
Of the temporary, chairman. There will
be a lively skirmfsh over the question Of
which of the contesting delegations shall
be allowed to vote on the temporary or
ganization. In several precincts there
are not only contesting delegations. but
also double sets of credentials which will
be filed with the county committee.
The McElroy men have the advantage
that Robert Thorne. chairman of the
county committee. is favorable TO them.
Moreover. Mr.. McElroys fight in the
convention will be handled by men who
have had years of experience in conduct
inn vigorous fight on a convention floor.
on the other hand back OF Mr.. Ronald
tiSsre will be a group Of skilled Demo-
cratic manipulators, who will be posted
on every move attempted by the adher-
cnts Of Mr.. McElroy, and will therefore
be prepared to retaliate.
Both Claim a Victory.
Briefly summarized. the situation is this:
Both candidates claim TO have carried the
CITY, Mr.. McElroy asserts that he has a
majority of twenty-five over Mr.. Ronald
with seven delegates In contest, and that
give him majority Of thirty-three, with
nine votes In contest and twenty-six yet
to be heard from Mr.. McElroys mana
gers assert that he will have a majority
OF from twenty to thirty on temporary
organization.
On behalf OF Mr. Ronald. J. Fl. Allen last
aid had twenty-one and one-half major
ity In the city. and that the returns from
thirty-six country precincts gave Mr..
Ronald eighty-nine as against nineteen
have a majority for Mr. Ronald of nine
ty-two and one-h half in the convention"
The supporters of Mr.. Ronald. however.
decline to give the precincts In the coun-
try from which they expect majority
vote In the convention. Mr.. McElroy's
managers declare that the claims OF the
Ronald men are preposterous and I'M
founded. They say that the ex-mayor's
workers are claiming votes which they
know they have not. and which they also
know they cannot get.
hold caucuses tonight. The McElroy dele
gates will meet In the Collins block Fred
erick Bausman will probably he Endorsed
for temporary chairman of the convention.
The Ronald men will name either Fred
Rice Rowell Mr.. Ronalds manager, or 4.
A. Mcdonald. OF the Ninth ward
Few silver Republicans.
With great difficulty the silver Rcpub-
iicans have managed to muster a delega-
ton tc the state convention. The .ocal
the mass convention which met in the
Collins building Wednesday night and
elected delegates to the state cow en- ion
was small In numbers.
Tho delegates named are as follows
q. NJ. Butterworth. +. 8. Griffith. ,ity;
j. T.. Blackburn. Vashon: j. p. Calhoun.
Black Diamond. J. A. Buuce, Nels Lewis
J. Q; Rockwell. A. l.. Jacobs, r. W. Cot
terill. A. jeffrey, city; DIR. William Caap-
man. Iatona; G. Richardson, Tolt; w. ".
DeI.ong, Ballard; w. G. Rutter, South
Lacey Auburn; g, n. Butterworth, u. Is
Briefly II. NJ Hin Frank Pierce. T.. n.
Lindsay. Can't. j. +. Baliaine. city.
Eugene Way will control the Popui'st
delegation to the state convention Viii }
meets on the same day that the Democrats
and Silver Republicans gather. M re
turns have been received by Secreta- y
Drees, of the county committee. o. tho
wards.
Anti-Rogers Men Control.
With the exception OF the Ninth ward
the auti-RoEers men seem TO have had
the advantage in the primaries wednes-
day night. In the Ninth, Paul Land sue
ceeded in getting number OF the gov
ernor's friends on the delegation.
one Of the most amusing incidents of
the primaries occurred In the Ninth.
Clark Davis. pronounced anti Rogers
man. was slated for delegate at the Pop
ulist ward primary. Just before he was
elected. word was received that Mr.
Davis was acting as a Judge at Demo-
cratic primary. His name was promptly
wiped on the slate on receipt Of this In
formation,
There was very little interest in the
ward primaries held by the PopuiistS. In
practically every ward In the city. tho
Attendance WAS less than the number of
delegates allotted. The few men who
made up the primaries had things their
own way. there being no contests
The Democratic convention will be held
at the auditorium OF the Third ave-
u 49,