The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-15
I|IIR FR|Nk'S
DOMINATION ASSURED.
f..sinued From Pase One.

= - e King county. and the very
.:Ssst onality Of good political general
n. - count leaders are the heroes
= - Souf. At tonight. when It BE-
- shpslutsiy certaAn that Senator
Se1s - Won, the King county head
sv1sru wsss nrled by Pierce county
5~,11k NO came to cheer Senator
e.1Sk . eoaeratulate him, and the King
.-s1v lenAas, and to don F'rink badges.
41e southweat was the vulnerable point
!. - oopestion to Senator Frink. How
& - shattered forms one OF the most
s-6arepo1ng chapters I'm the political an
- d washington
1esluss 81 Southwest Caucus.
- Southwestern combination no long
= hol6a After more than sin years OF
- ga successful manipulation. the
risety-flse votes Of the Southwest have
- divl1eS. Only fifty-one remained for
~ rolienjl tonight. and tho outcome OF
~ d6lIberntion was the announcement
~ ]. o'Drien ecobey. Of Thurston.
- - tupported for nomination as
6nmio61oner Of public lands.
Afser maneuverins all day. and until
10y midnight. the Southwest delegates
- assembled for caucus. Fifteen OF
- f~wss county delegation had already
1,ciarsd their separation from tho COM
- but two Representatives Of that
eouafy remained TO the last
Gsnat6e J. q. Megler. OF wahkiakum,
eails1 ~ caucus 10 order. ana the con-
49, vaa On IN q moment
rhulhnss, OF Thurston. proposed that
H. somblnation be bound. a. In FORMER
eeevsntieas. to Get ~ unit. and that .
Noorine committss be appointed TO me-
cselatt Nth other combinations.
4 vigorous protest from wahkiakum,
paeiAc ana ChehaIis delegates followed.
~ Gmith. cf wahkiAkum. declaring that
~ dine had come when his county could
~ ~ bound In the interest OF any single
eaSni1ata, and that tho intentions of
tthoo VINO wanted to hold the combine
soesthsr were not. IN his opinion. Tor the
ut interests Of the party in tho STATE.
He IVES answered by 70. w. Ross. OF
cowlits. who bitterly denounced those
Who desired 10 leave the combine. and
x1cisred that n II went to pieces he never
wanted to again represent the South
wet In convention.
SPLIT In Caucus.
y A. Nadge, of Thurston, followed In n
similar vein. but the protesting delegates
wsss nrm. Pacific county went first,
swahkiahuun next. led by tho veteran.
lGesier. Faulkner. Of Thurston. was elect
a chairman, 70 succeed Mesier. and then
George n. Emerson. Of Hoquiam. in be-
half Of Chshaiis county. with . dignif,ed
and impressive speech. Withdrew his dele
cation from the caucus. The number Of
delesatss withdrawn was: Lewis, rs; Pa
cinc. 10: wahkiakum. 8. ana Chehaiis. "a.
those left In caucus were: Clarke. 70;
towiitx. II; Lewis. Q; Mason. q; skamania
Z and Thurston, 10.
Tho ffty-ons delegates remaining Va,
once adopted the unit rule. and the roll OF
counties was called for nominations. i,
any they had. for place on the state
ticket. The roll proceeded with nomina-
lions until Thurston was reached. wher
B. A. Madge announced that ThuYston'
only request was for the support Of j
oBrisu Soobey for tho nomination ri
state land commissioner. Hs asked thai
StrrSHt8 tb dPpVtutSa tt
work 70 that end.
Mr.. ocobey came forward and declared
that he believed II useless TO attempt 10
secure anything for him. The nomination
Of another. he said. had already bean Sc.
eided upon. and he would not urge his
friends 70 action In his behalf.
while there's life there's hope sail
Chairman Faulkner. and, on motion. the
caucus adjourned.
scobey Men Give II Up.
4 temperate effort was made to rally
the ecobey forces. A caucus Of tho South
west was called. ana the following coun.
ties responded: Thurston. Mason. Cow.
lis, Clarke and Skamania- Lewis. with
The exception Of two votes. Chshaiia. Pa.
etAc and wahkiAkum. refused 90 partici.
pate. Then the scobey managers gave Il
W and announced the withdrawal Of their
candidate.
There never was q doubt since Monday
aisht a. to the issue In the Southwest
hshalis county bad voted 9 10 q durins
The DAY IN favor of Senator Frink George
H. Emerson and y. c. Dccbsehach, two OF
the chehalls county leaders. however, de-
isrmtned that chehaiis should not be the