The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-17
- Committee to Meet Here
January 81.
nh GALL STATE CONVENTION.
..1ary Lysons Issues the Formal
v.tsee In Absence of Chairman
s.naveIy-will FIX Apportionment
- Name Time and Place for
80 Injection OF Delegates to Ma
81 ss..aI Conventien-Ths Outlook.

..stary Lysons, Of the Republican
.1.ss eentral committee. yesterday Issued
I IN 10 Z meeting of the committee, TO
= Ssid - Seattle on Wednesday afternoon,
f..ssrv n. Mr.. Lysons acted In the abb
.se - chairman Schively. This meeting
IN rracfically mark the opening of the
Sssnblicau campaign In the state OF
3sshinrton for the year 1900, although the
ss1ine itself Is only for the purpose OF
-sln4 I call for a state convention for
+ s<s aiscticn Of delegates to the national
sention.
Snsating Of the coming committee meet
~ ~ party matters generally, Mr.. Ly-
SoSs yesterday said:
y have been in correspondence with
&.1ssher1 Of the state central committee
IN nfher leading Republicans throughout
ES state for the past three months, ana
SSts seems to be the best Of party feel
everywhere oyer the outlook for the
S7ksane campaign In this state. There APP
~ 3 Be 4 unanimous sentiment among
5SS psrty leaders in favor of indorsfng
f. ADMINISTRATION policy on all national
sneS. Thfs Is especially the case in re-
S;s6 10 the questions OF finance and ex-
ssien. There does not appear to be the
E9Sf DIVISION of sentiment oH-either OF
{Sce important questions In any part OF
~ itate. and there can be no doubt that
~ expansion plank In the Republican
II
solaing campaign.
Early Convention Desired.
~fheye II also a strong sentiment among
~ Republicans in favor OF holding a very
SSSfv state convention for the election OF
3Nceates to the national convention. In
hct the members of the committee, so
I'm 81 = are al IN favor Of this. and il is
irohable that they will set the date early
6s1sh to have the Washington state Re-
ES1hlican convention the first held In the
Union this year. That would bring 1t early
II Il said that no election in the coun-
: ~ attracted so much favorable attention
q ~ a. that in the state of Washington,
IN was turned into Republican ma
fsity OF nearly 5000. There is reason to
}hink that the administration is more
than ordinarily interested in what the
ksve to say on the question OF expansion.
Il u recognized that whatever benefits
may accrue from this policy will be par
ticularly valuable to the state Of Wash
dangers may threaten from the acquisi-
ton Of the islands Of the Pacific. their
results win be first felt in this state.
The administration will naturally take
4 for granted that the Republicans here
study, and their unqualified Endorsement
f the expansion policy will have a GER
tsin effect in strengthening the admins
there is the additional prestige Of having
our Views on national questions, and our
in6oEsement Of the Administrations policy
% Asse questions, put before the nation
ahead Of all others. These are some Of
n nsmbers Of the state committee and 9TH
~ Republicans in favor OF an early con-
Sention."
Many Cities Claim Honor.
Is far there has been very little talk
about the place Of holding the convention.
0Hmpia, Spokane and Ellensburg have
hen mentioned. The friends of Olympia
N urging It for the season that 1t Is the
state capital, has a good convention hall
and sufficient hotel accommodations, and
that being on the west side of the noun
tains, will accommodate more OF the dele
eates than an east side point. The back
en- Of Spokane claim that the east side
b entitled to the convention this time, not
having had 1t for six years. and they also
aAert that a smaller city than Spokane
would not be apt to have sufficient hotel
accommodations for those who would be
a attendance at the convention.
Elensburg will claim the convention, 1t
= aid. In order to offset the effect of the
fusion conventions that have been held
there.
Following is the call for the Republican
state central committee meeting issued by
Secretary Lysons:
Text of Formal Call.
Hesdquarters Republican State Central
Committee of Washington.
CALL FOR COMMITTEE MEETING.
Notice is hereby given that there will be
meeting of the Republican state CEN
1M committee at the parlors of the RAJ
nier-Grand hotel, Seattle. WASH, at the
nour Of 2:30 o'clock In the afternoon OF
Wednesday, January 81. 1900. This meet
ny VIII be for the purpose Of fixing time
snd place for holding a state convention
~ the election of delegates to the ma
nonal Republican convention, and for the
transaction of such other business as may
properly came before said meeting.
BY order Of the chairman.
j. w. LYSONS,
-. Secretary.
seattle. Wash. Jan. Is, 1900.
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUES PLANS.