The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-16

who recently subsidized the Seattle 1eie-
graph to fight the canal, cs,nfesses that a
corporation proposes to deliver its en-
ployes at the polls in November and thus
win. Workingmen are to .be coerced into
voting for their masters. Here are Col.
Griggs' words:
We have 5000 Iaborers in Washington and we
are going to win. They have all been in the
state year and can vote. They will be at the
polls all right on election day.
The 6,O00 laborers referred to are en-
poyed by the Great Northern railroad.
Not long ago it was reper5ed by the Ia
coma bureau of the PosT-J JNTELLIGENCER
that James J. Hill, presiden5 Of the Great
Northern. was in politics. zand that the
scheme then was to make Judge Burke, of
Seattle, the Great Northers railroads at
torney, United States senator. That was
something over year ago. But the
families Of Hill and Grigss have been
visiting together of late, and it transpires
that Col. Griggs has the INSIDE track.
Here are his exact words, made, as were
those above quoted, to correspondent Of
the POsT-INTELLIGESCER this: evening.
l made a trip across countrg recently with
Mr.. Hill, my old partner, and he told me he
would do all he could By election time he ex-
peets to have 5000 men in the stete.
How many has he in the state at present?
About 5000
Where are they located?
From the Columbia river east 20 Spokane.
Then they will be able to help you out in
several counties?
Decidedly.
And you think those 5000 lanorers will vote
the Democratic ticket?
Yes, OF course; why not?
Mr.. Griggs stated further that things had
been arranged to carry the state for the
Democrats. lie thought nsne-tenths of
the Democrats of the state favored him
for United States senator.
Griggs for the United States senate is the
particular hobby of 'Incog" Hazard.
Griggs has big barrel. Last fall when the
Democratic party was in distress Griggs.
according to the Democratic state COM
mittee reports, opened his barrel. "In-
cog" Hazard likes Griggs He is one of
the ''oId chiefs" So is George. The
kids, who have been eating crow since
the Democratic state committee put Haz-
zard ''incOg" in charge Of tie mpaign,
were sat upon when Griggs wss sent as a
delegate to Chicago. They remember it.
They do not want to be DEMOCRATS if Haz-
zard is to run things. Hazzani is to run
things. defacto, sure.
Col. Griggs says some more Iaborers are
to be voted for Democracy. Here are his
words:
l have 500 men in that county. they will be
voted for us.
He referred to Lewis county. As shown
by today's PosT-INTELLIGENcE in an in
terview with Dolph Hannah, che leading
pannln'a ay,lrif nf no STa4o
in Lewis county that Sam lEerren came
To disgrace in trying, as Hannah charges,
to secure a legislative representation in
the interest of Griggs. Mr. Hannah says
today that the interview in tie Posr-IN-
TELLIGENCER on this subject WIS impartial
and correct.
Grlggs says he does not know Herren.
At the first pop out of the pox he did
not know anything about Lewis county.
Later he said things had been fixed up
down there and he supposed il the Demo-
Gratis and Peoples party had won under
the fusion scheme all of the legislative
representatives-two representatives. and
one senator-would have supported him.
Beside, he knew that his $50 railroad
laborers in that county would lie voted for
the Democratic ticket.
What does Griggs care for 500. 600 if
he can be elected United States senator ?"
Peoples party man asked a corsespondent
of the Posi- INTELLIGENcER togay. He
could feed whole school of herren on
that"
Tacoma Peoples party workers admit
that the Democrats are trying hard to
fuse, but they realize that TO fuse would
kill the Peoples party.
Chairman Herren, Of the Peoele's party
state committee, was asked sonight if
Griggs and the Democrats coules vote G. OOO
Great Northern laborers and $50 corpora-
ton iaborers in Lewis counsy. ssDid
Griggs say the Democrats were going Ia do
that?" he asked.
lie said they would try to, and expected 70
do H.
Well. wan. TO say nc can't The Australian
ballot wilt knock him out I have 5een among
the iaborers. aud I know fully tvso-third, OF
them are going To vote the Peoe,les marty
ticket know that 10 be fact. go corpo,a.
ton can control them.
How about Grggs' statement that he under.
stood the Lewis county Democraric- People's
party legislative ticket if elected, sould h.va
supported a Democratic senatorial candidate,
lie does not know what he is talking about.
No pledges were made.
How do you kno. none were madee
know the men OF whom l speak They vuu
be down on 'triggs for making sue h sstatem.p,
Herren says he has it from the vice
president of the Great Northern tba, The
iaborers in the employ of that :comnanv
would not be induced TO vote for ranybody-
lie thinks Peoples party votes will be
made by Griggs' statement.