The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-24
1 MORE CANDIDATE UP.
. y VANCE SAID TO BE AsPIRING
IN cuBERNAT0RIAL CHAIR.
/. - che support Of bridges and
- nest Of the Anti-Rogcrs Eie-
...t TO HUN ON the Democratic
~,.rsts-Rogers Friends Busy.

- Y,spatch TO the Post-Intelligencer.
ee! xv11ipIx. Jan. 23-While friends or
80 rorers are busy arranging plans Tor
denomination for governor on the
ass.t 81 ''the forces opposed to the fe-
SS.hiican party" there are others among
~ fusionists who are not iole. ~ o..
~ Susionists. as may be imagined, are
G.srs neople. Those who have to DO
~, ~,ith the officials In the state build
=. a. this city are aware that Rogers
@ ~, Mt be renominated II the majority
- shose officials can prevent It, me
.srror.s chances for denomination have
Ssn retting stronger OF late, owing. ~
q said, to the ia,,tfe or o. ~ man: and to
shis fact is due the formation OF me
Sssxt plan of his associates In the NC
s:ln yy,omths ago the anti-Rogers con-
.;eossnt realized that he had at least an
sssn chance for denomination. VI iate
sssv have even been inclined 70 aamis
h possibly ne rms mass sta hsv Of AFFAIRS his
suss%nonents thought, would never do. with
sks marty conventions IN sight ana no
Fcpuiistic Moses heard from 70 pm. up
ssmernbered that there has not yet arisen
4 Populist or Democrat anywhere N I'M, the
hats whose friends have ~ und sor goSl
srnor in opposition to Rogers.
A Surprise Planned.
/ touits recently there have been whisper
mrs among the. state officials that q sur,
Ma was pending in the gubernatoriai
natter, and now II has Leaked. OUT Land
Tnmnissioner Robert Bridges Is the fatn-
= 81 the movement, II is said, and he Is
sided and abetted by others 81 the anti
Eosers people in the state building. Inc
plan is no more nor less .nan ss ase np nt-
iorncy general. for governor on the Demo-
cratic ticket.
whether Mr. Vance is q party to the
deal or not Is unknown. but those who
are most active in the scheme declare ne
4 not. They say his record as assistant
attorney general, or, In reality, attorney
general. IL enough to commend MIN 70
s people 81 p TIN the pown soah e
order, good lawyer. and above ALL a
vote-getter Mr.. Vance is the son OF the
late Senator FEB Vance, of North Caro-
lima, and. unlike most sons Of their faith.
ers," he possesses in a marked degree, IT
il claimed the characteristics and intel
iect OF the elder Vance. The Vance cam
paisn promoters are confident they can
playing even'' with Rogers While get
ting back at their mortal foe, Gov. Rog-
ers, the Vance people are also PAYING on
picious Of James Hamilton Lewis, and
they like him not, az was evidenced IL. the
recent correspondence between the land
commissioner and the ex-congressman. 1t
thing theatrical at any time, and If he is
not Intercepted he might later prove dam
gerous What more natural, then, than
that they should bring out another promi-
nent Democrat, push him forward and
show Mr. Lewis he is not the only pebble
on the Democratic beach.
He. IL Bridges Favorite.
Mr. Bridges was asked the question d.
rect today II there was anything in the
plan to push Mr.. Vance's nomination. The
hnd commissioner seemed surprised that
Il had gotten out, he answered:
while cannot say that there is a
vsll-formed plan to nominate Mr.. Vance
for governor, I will say that he Is my
PERSONAL favorite and has been for some
Time past. ! can imagine no stronger nor
abler man than he, and shall do all can
to bring about his nomination. / might add
that no man who favOrs expansion will
get my support, nor, ! think, that of my
friends"
The peculiar part OF this arrangement is
that Mr. Vance is not single taxer, while
Mr.. Bridges belief in this respect amounts
almost to religion.
It is believed that Governor Rogers has
not the slightest idea Of the scheme to
push Vance forward. The governors cam
paign 10 in the hands of his cabinet"
which is not slow in political uaneuvering,
and Is composed of Fish Commissioner Lit
tie Factory Inspector Blackman, Ernest
Lister. Of the board of control and Harry
]. Snively, also of the same board. Each
Of these gentlemen Is keeping the gov
ernor's affairs next his heart, and every
day laying plans which they think will re-
nominate their chief.