The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-02
Rogers Opponents Await Results
in Pierce County.
VOORHEES, IS SECOND CHOICE.
Pfas 60 Turn the Convesfsen over TO
zion Of vsrsoss County DeIeEa-
tfsss-Figures 90 Indicate Rogers
Defess-stste Employees Asked for
Ccsfrfbutfoss 60 the Governor.

IF Farcett defeats Rogers in the Pierce
county convention. nothing can prevent
him from becoming the nominee OF the
fuxforfsfs for governor Of Washington.
~ the positive statement made yester-
ny b. q Democrat who STANDS high IN
the opposition 10 the present executive.
But n Rogers defeats FawcettT was
queried.
Then rawcsft Is completely eliminated
from the conteat. and the fnsionists will
turn 70 Voorhees,. OF Spokane"
'Tut II "a said that voorhees, viii not
accept the nomination under any cir
cumstances7~ was urged.
That remains 20 Re proven" was the
reply. but should n be true. we still
And that fer
flames Hamilton Lewis"
" was at once pointed out 70 the po-
nficu prophet that Mr.. Lewis has re-
peafsf1y and vigorously asserted that he
was not n candidate for the Ruherna-
forfai nomination; that both In published
Interviews and in written and signed
statements he has declared that he would
not accept the nomination. and that the
mere suggestion OF HIS name in that con-
nection implied belief In his disloyalty
TO other fnteresss-e~pccisily 10 the can
didacy Of ,. r. Ronald for the congress
stonai nomination At all Of which the
RftfuFL HffiAU&it WNRK<I MS He86.
Lewis win accept the nomination" he
And in all the ranks OF the fnsionisss
there u no man moro closely Identified
with the personal interests Of Lewis than
the man who made this statement Even
his bitter and undIsxuised hatred for
GOV. Rogers II q matter Of secondary
consideration.
TryssG 20 Fsgsre ~ Rogers Defeat.
Calculations are already being made as
70 me disposition Of the delegates to the
FUSION state convention Of August q.
based upon returns now nj hand from
various counties I'm which conventions
have been held. and the probabilities IN
other counties which may be affected
81 the Rogers manipulation Of affairs
IN various state institutions
N eight counties Of the state the Demo-
Gratis have held their conventions. These.
according 10 figures OF Lewis friends. will
vote ar follows: For Rogers. 6: asainst
ho9srs, u. In seven counties the Popu-
votes are thus. II IL said. 20 he siistrihussss:
For Rogers, II; against Rogers. ia To-
tais For. III. against. ISL There are the
results actually claimed from the con-
Columbia. Douglas. Franklin. Gsrfeld'
Lincoln. Hkamania and Stevens eountfe.
add by. the Popniists % Asotin. pourla.'
Fssnkiin Garfield, skamania. Spokane
Further calculations 81 the Lewis peo-
pie. based on what they consider the
strong probabilities. show that from Dem
ocrAuc county conventions 20 he held.
sne Following results are expected. For
koxcrs. Okancssn. with votes. Against
EoGers, cheian. 4. Clarke. "a; ciaIlam. 4:
kitssp. 3: Thursson. y; WaiiH Waila, ii
Totals For =; against a. From populisf
county conventions Rogers IL again con
c.aed ORA sesan's >; Kitsap. with 4. ana
Lincoln. with ~ AEainst these are placed
ChSan. g Clarke. q; cialian. Z: Thurston'
y. wana Waiia. a. Totals: For. 81
The summary Of totals Indicate. with
s wnas glowing IN, hopes the enemies of the
vention. Their own figures now show 81
votes Tor Rogers 10 "a against him
Larger Counties useertais.
II Will be noticed that the three LARGEST
counties In the state are not taken into
the calculation. except that the q popu-
Isl votes Of Spokane are counted aEainst
hesers Pierce county. with y Demo
fTauc ANA Populist delegates. hinges on
The result Of Fawceft's firht King coun-
~. with los votes Of the combined parttse
awaits the outcome Of the McElroy. Ron.
aid contest spokanes a Democrats
votss, = admitted: may he swung into
tor George Turner. This Feasibility 1.
being Fought by the persistent urging shst
Ncorhe~s, OF Spokane. n a receptive ear.
dtdats In opposition 20 Rogers This. n 1.
SAID. mskes the Spokane vote uncertain.
conventions IN the eastern counties we've
held nj carly dates on account OF the hsy-
Ncstinx 40 that the greater mart 81 AZ.
calculation Il based on results east ~
the Cascade In a general way. however
faar considered. the prohibitions ransfns
disxor.siiy from cialiam In the northWe~f
10 Asotn IN the southeast, and from Stew