Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-08-17
OLYMPIA. SATURDAY MORNING, aug. II. lSi2.
THE PLOTTERs' sCHEME.

IHE fLOII6NO 0Oh1Nh'
The Courier denies that caucus was
held at Seattle last week by Messrs. Ferry,
Harmon. Ballard, Dave Wallace Struvc.
and one or two other accredited agents of
the Ga,fielde Clique, with the view of IN
ducing Judge Jacobs to accept the nomin-
alton for Delegate, and asserts that moth
ing but the fertile imagination of Prosch
ever conceived SO puerilc project Now
that journal should not challenge proof
when it can be SO easily obtained and
which cannot be overthrow unless it im-
peaches the veracity of IFS own fug'cmen'
The report did not originate with Mr..
Prosch, nor was it " originated" at all in
the sense our contemporary uses the term.
It was believed at Seattle to be founded
on fact and previous straws" and subsc-
auent disclosures and the vchemence OF
the Courier, confirm the report in all essen
tial particulars. The facts were commune
Gated by letter to several prominent citl-
xeps. before the Tribune had made its ap-
pearance, and passenger by the steamer
informs US that the matter was publicly
discussed on the passage previous to that
date. We know we did not get our inior-
nation from him or his paper, but from
gentleman whose veracity has never been
called in question. His name it is not
necessary to give when we can maintain
our position by the admissions of those
present at the conclave.
A correspondent at Seattle, under date
of the 18th inst. says, that Dave Wallace,
declared, when the TriJune's report Of the
caucus was the subject Of discussion :
There are traitors in the camp" 1fthis
is denied, the writer authorizes US to give
his name. 1t is we'll known that Wallace
is fully posted in relation to the secret
work of the Ferry Clique. Our cores
pondeut further asserts, that the publisher
and the editor of the hteUigencer were ap-
preached on the subject of Jacobs non'in-
alton, with the view Of securing the sup
port of that journal in case Jacobs would
consent to make the race.
Now we hope the Courier will not brand
this as another lie. That course is becom-
ing monotonous. Let the parties implicat-
ed state whether there is any foundation
for the report or not. 1t may inform US,
however, why the idea of Judge Jacobs
nomination is so excessively "puerilo."
Why does it turn up its astute nose at the
highest judicial officer Of the Territory as
if it smelleth something afar off?
IF Gar6elde is not to be Withdrawn, why
did the Walla Walla Union throw up its
hand and call for new deal? What in
duced it to admit that the day of Garfelde's
usefulness was over; that he was power
less to accomplish any good, because op-
posed by large proportion of the people
and assailed by the press? If this course
had not been determined upon, the Union
should be read out of the party at once for
its indiscretion
If Gar6elde is not withdrawn, it will be
because victims are not as plentiful as when
Abraham substituted burnt Offering for
his son Isaac. If the Courier and the
clique quake with fear at any allusion to
their secret wire pulling, it is because they
feel that they may be compelled to retain
him as their standard-bearer, from sheer
inability to obtain any body else to do
their dirty work.