The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-15

morning. Pacific county was rated as a
southwestern proposition, and was placed
In the scobey column. The Frfnk mana
effort to break the solid Southwest, which
was a dangerous factor as long as Pierce
county remained hostile to senator
standing all the way through. that II the
Southwest got together tremendously
and united on their men for candidates for
state Offices. and would place their nine
ty-five votes In the hands Of CHEERING
committee to be traded for governor, that
Pierce would fall In line for Scohey. and
thus defeat Mr.. Frink.
Kings First Invasion.
The King county steering committee
made ITS fir.t invasion % the southwest
at an early hour this morning. when an
offer was made Of the solid sixty-thfee
King county votes. together with tae
Frink strength IN the northwest ana IN
Spokane and the northern tier or counties
In Eastern Washington. for Lewis coun-
ty's seventeen votes. The condition was
that King would. with the strength emu
meratsa supper, q w w Msy taken I'm IN hand
by the Lewis county steering committee,
OF " ich Col n. w. Coiner was chairman.
An informal expression among the Lewis
county delegates soon after the offer OF
Mr. Frtnk's manager this morning re-
vealed the fact that the delegation was
favorable to its acceptance by large ma
tority The Scobey workers, hearing or
This laid siege against Lewis county They
sns.avored bv every possible means TO
win the Lewis county men away from
Frink and King county; Mr.. se o.. ~
fact that Lathrum. of Whitman, had
prior claim to the support for state treas
urer, being reckoncd In the Southeastern
washington Scobey column, with twenty.
three votes To King county managers II
was clear that with Mr.. Lathrum IN the
field there was no chance of combina-
ton between the scobey forces ana Lewis
county.
Events Move Rapidly.
The Lewis delegation caucused twice on
tho King county offer during the day.
The last caucus was held at tonight;
In the meantime events were moving
rapidly. The tide had turned strongly IN
favor OF Frink. with the arrival OF his
supporters from King. and from Eastern
Washington. ana the Soobey managers.
en-, sought to bring Maj. Weisenberger
In the field.
Just as matters were reaching a critical
point today the King county managers
ferred with Spokane county. and made
q proposition to the effect that n Judge
Wallace Mount would retire from the
Mr.. strat,on. Of Pacific. they would give
him the solid strength for the ncmina-
ton Tor supreme Judge Mr.. Mount agreed
TO this. and the Pacific county delegation
was sent for by the Frink managers
They were Informed that Mr.. Stratton
would be supported by the Frink COM
bination for attorney general, In case
the Pacific county delegation would re-
main out Of the Southwest combination
and give Its ten votes 10 Frink.
The offer was accepted at 3 o'clock to-
night, but for some time II was n secret
a half hour after Senator Frink's
managers had received the acceptance
Of their offer from Pacific county the
Lewis county delegation cnucused and
decided by a vote Of Is TO %. TO go to
Senator Frink IN a body.
A. 10 o'clock tonight the lobby OF the
Tacoma wits filled. There was a hush OF
expectancy over the gathering In the
Frink headquarters. The King county
! managers were concentrating them
selves and waiting 10 see what effort
would be made IN the Scnhay headquar-
tiers TO stem the tide that had set In
against them.
Although The majority Of tho delegates
Va the lobby knew that Senator Friuk