The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-26

with the understanding that it was not to
be made public until published in news
paper; that is, it was not to be shown to
any of the delegates. Notwithstand-
ing Hazards efforts to keep the
telegram secret some one let the cat out Of
the bag and 1900 hornets buzzed about
his doomed head tonight. The distortion
of facts set the delegates who lere il
Portland wild and they talked OF lyhching
him, metaphorically speaking. This sem
tentious but highly expressive telegram
was directed to Chairman Gilman, at
Washington City:
PORTLAND, May q. --Tfazzard is liar. e. x.
FLlss, Editor Spokane Chronicle
Editor Finn also sent Senator Hill a
long telegram telling him just what the
convention did and giving n brief synopsis
of the resolutions as passed. Subjoined is
the telegram sent to Grover Cleveland at
New York by James C. Saunders, of Port
Townsend, who was candidate for dele
gate:
PORTLAND, May 25.-Hszxari represents no
one. The Democrats Of Washington are solid
for you. and so declare in convention today.
JAMES C. SAUNDERS
Secretary Hazard will have little sur
prise party of his own this morning when
he reads the foregoing kilograms.
The punishment proposed for him
is removal from the secretaryship
of the state committee. But one thing
done by the convention gave the delegates
any concern, and that was the election of
two alternates from King county. John
Collins is the delegate, and the alternates
are L. ID. Ross and A. I. Perry, the col
ored man who recently went to the
King county coal mines to organize
Democratic club and claims that he was
compelled the Republicans to move on sat
de point of de gun" The perplexing
question which has arisen is this: Sup
posing Mr.. Collins should be unable for
any reason to attend the convention, who
would be his alternate Perry or Ross?
Suspecting that Hazard would send
dispatches TO the East derogatory to
Cleveland, Franklin X. Lane sent the fol-
lowing telegram early this afternoon, and
il was delivered to the ex-president long
before Hazards telegram was delivered
TO Hill.
VANCOUVER, May 25--Grorer C7eretand MIS-
Building, Ee,o York: Eight delegates for you
were elected this afternoon Everything all
right. FRANKLIN h. LAM
Mr.. Lane said tonight:
Inc trouble with hAzLar1 Is tDls. iast iail
he went East and promised senator Hill to de-
liver the Washington delegation to him in the
national convention. Senator Hill! told this
70 James Hamilton Lewis, OF Seat
tie Upon his return to Washington
no began eanvassing the state for Ill., and gave
out the impression that II Hill were nominated
and elected he tIIazzard) would have the distr-
button OF the federal patronage in Washington.
Hazard made many promises OF office,
but no Roadway for Hill. the sentiment
for ex-Presidcnt Cleveland Is too strong in
Washington. Every one Of the delegates elected
today is pledged for Cleveland Hazard knows
this and his only idea in sending that
false telegram to Senator Hin was to create tho
impression that he carries tho Washington
delegation in his pocket. When Hazard was
In New York he called on ex-!resident Cleve-
land and asked him in very conf
Dental and half mysterious way ii he
intended to be a candidate for renomi-
nation. Cleveland answered in an equally
mysterious manner that he was not troubling
himself about that. The ex-presideut does not
care to conflde in Hazard. Before thu con-
vention of Democratic societies in Spo-
kane last winter. Hazard wrote to C!eve-
land for letter. Cleveland did not
answer, but sent n telegram when the conven-
ton met Cleveland told me that he did that
because he was afraid II any of his letters
should get into Hazards hands they would be
misconstrued