The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-01

At II o'clock tomorrow morning the Re-
publican county convention will assemble
in Armory hall. In this city. for the NOM
nation OF county and legislative ticket
and the election OF sixty-three delegates
to the state convention at Tacoma. Sem
ator Frink's supporters will control the
convention. having majority Of approx
imately twenty votes over both Mayor
Humes and f. H. Guie. according to re-
turns received at the Frink headquarters,
the county committee and the Post-Intel-
ligencer yesterday.
Samuel n. Piles. one OF the first men TO
suggest Senator Frink for governor. will
be placed In nomination for temporary
chairman by the Frink managers. This
was decided last night by a steering COM
mittee appointed by . caucus Of the Frink
men. held In the Collins building.
Frank Paul. manager OF Senator Frink's
campaign, said last night that Mr.. Frink
would have majority of at least twenty
votes over both Mayor Humes and Mr..
Guie. In this estimate no calculation 10
made OF the Guie votes which II II known
win 70 to Senator Frink m soon a. Mr..
Guie is out OF the race. Senator Frink's
managers have positive assurances from
at least ten delegates who are counted In
the Guile forces or In the doubtful column
that on the break they win vote for Sen
ator Frink's candidate for temporary
chairman Of the convention.
Humes MEN All st Sec.
Mayor Humes' supporters have not de-
cided on a candidate for temporary clnoir-
man of the convention They win I eet
tonight in the Hailer building, Nonx Of
the Humes men could be found last ntnlfs
who would outline the mayors programme.
1t was stated by oS&e Of the nen at the
= A. hat Vsx3xs 80 q
not made by the Humes managers TO name
the temporary chairman. with the aid OF
the Cute delegates. their efforts would be
directed to preventing the election or
solid delegation TO the state convention.
A careful recapituIation OF the figures
obtained by the Post-Intelligencer on
Monday night. together with comparison
of the certificates filed with Secretary
Iysons. OF the county committee. demon
strates the fact that the figures given In
yesterdays issue OF the Frink vote In the
city were correct. Desperate efforts were
made by Mayor Humes' managers to de-
stroy the effect of Senator Frink's VIC
tory In the city. They issued circular.
I'm which they claimed that with the aid OF
MIR. Cute they would have a majority In
the convention and would organize II in
Mayor Humes' interest.
When asked to specify In which wards
turns were inaccurate. the Humes men
refused to give any figures whatever.
They attempt to put on a bold front.
claiming that the returns from the coun-
try would show a heavy vote for Mayor
Humes They would not. however,. tell the
precincts in the country In which they OK
pected to win
As the returns came In from the country
during the day universally favorable 10
Senator Frink. the Humes men ceased
making any claims. They merely said
that N Senator Frink was Endorsed by
the king county convention they would
ind method for beating him In the state
convention.
The returns which reached tho city from
the south district showed that the esti-
mate made early IN the fight that Mr..
woodlng wiuld have biz following In the
convention which he could throw 20 May
or Humss was unfounded Moreover, the
delegates from the south district, num-
her Of whom were In the city last night
stated that owing 20 Mayor HuSnes' faii-
ure 10 carry the city they would look 70
senator Frink's managers IN order to
make combinations In the convention.
VIII pe.ert woodinR.
This fact is easily explained. Mr.. Woot-
inT's campaign In the south district was
conducted on the theory that Mayor
HuntrN would have Nffi3tN AN1A Win n
heavy vote IN the city with which 20 trade
Tor support from the country. When "
became known yesterday tha; the mayor
had lest IA the city nv a heavy majority.
the country delegates Immediately began
LAYING the foundation for an alliance with
the Frfnk men. They found that they
would aave unthlnK 10 expect IN the ceun-
tv convention from Mayer Hurnes and IN
self-preservAtion they made new com
binatlons
The Csuin delegates also bewsn neEn'iat-
ire yesterday With Senator Frssk's man.
sspra In two precincts in the city car
rsea Nv Nr Guie Il was stated that ,
ma soyssy ~ the aeieGntss would vote and
work with the Frink managers IN TIE
~ nven,son rather thar 70 40 TO Mayor
Numes. TIE Guile delegates wil cauegs
tonish tn hts otT,ce IN the New York
hsock Mr. cgie claims that he viii have
over thirtv delegates IN the couvsnt'sr
AMI says that he viii make an effort &C
name The temporary chairman.
The supporters 81 senator Frink held an
tr formal caucus last night In the Collin