The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-20

his mouthpicce. tho Ledger; that they did not
care 10 help him cut down the state tickets ms
!ority In this county, simply 10 satisfy a per-
sonai spite and smooth the way for Mr. Beuns,,
TO get senator John B. Aliens seat in the United
States senate; that thew did not propose to help
ar Bennett stab John H. McGraw in ths back
simply because a coveious millionaire feared
that, If elected governor. Mr.. McGraw would
possibly stand in the way OF his ambition to be
United States senator.
The tide was turning. Everybody was
"whooping Il up" for McGraw and the state
ticket SO, Mr.. Bennett, Mr. Clement and Mr.
Eedman, the three men who are leading thu
night against Seattle In this campaign; the men
who have been manufacturing prejudice and
sentiment by the aid of the Ledger against the
Lake Washington canal because it is to be To-
Gated at Seattle, and fighting John H. McGraw
because he Is resident OF seattle, and one Of
Mr.. Bennett's imaginary senatorial rivals; those
three men met at the county Republican CEN
trsl committee rooms and Mr.. Bennett produces
the resolutions, expressing his personal opin-
ion, aud introduces them for adoption.
Mr.. Bennett was given his own way at the
Republican county convention He was allowed
TO shape things pretty nearly to suit his own
ideas. Butthis move In the interest OF har-
mony does not bear fru1t at Mr.. Bennetts hands.
Yesterday afternoon he surprised even his
friends by introducing his personal views at an
executive COMMITTEES meeting, met for the sole
sides those named, Bob Marcum, of Tacoma,
and Committeeman Chamberlain. OF Edison,
were present OF course. Chairman Taylor, of
the county committee, was there. but he did not
vote. Neither did Mr.. Chamberlain. Mr. Mar
cum 20 doub. voted for the resolutions simply
to emhsErass Mr. Bennett and his two friends.
Nr. Aa-cum Is an out-and-out Republican;
therefore his action can Do explained no othsr
way than that he thought IL all huge joks
Wei. Mr.. Bennett, alter voting in favor OF his
own personal opinion, had the following edito-
rial opinion. strictly his personal opinion. In
serted in the editorial columns Of the Ledger.
AT the Pierce county convention the ''csnal
plank in the state platform emph aiicslly
repudiated and denounced by four-afths of the
delegates, thereby tacitly putting upon record
Fierce eounty's opposition 70 the originator of
that pernicious scheme. The county central
committee has been sending speakers into the
county, and some OF them have been indiscree.
enough TO work for McGraws election in face of
the fact that he (McGrawl has openly aud deh-
anty announced that he Is the author of the
plank, and would noG have accepted the nomi-
nstioa had that particular plank been LETT out
OF the platform.
As II this were not enough, McGraw's hire
lings had the hragen efrontery to stand before q
Tacoma audience last Saturday night and insult
them by delouncing Pierce county RepubIi-
cans because OF their opposition 10 this man,
who has always becu the foe of every industry
aud every Effort Of the peoplc OF this county.
In consideration of these facts the county
central committee. at Its meeting yesterday,
adopted resolutions. without dissenting voice.
that all speskers sent out by them IN future
should be furnished with the following:
Here be inserted his resolutions. The Cd.
itorisi concludes thus:
of course some were made to believe that the
entire county would go 20 the eternal bow-wow
but when the real facts were made known the
only sent ment, outside OF the contingent above
referred to. that had the state ticket been
included ii would have been justified by the
facts as stated above. IL NAV be well to here
state that the Republicans of this county are
not in a framo of mind to stand any insults
without retaliation: and. further, that the canal
aud It's promoters are not acceptable, not only to
the county. but To the state at large. IL may be
that the gang in King county will work fraud
enough to defeat the will of the people, but we
believe there are honorable people enough, who
are wide awake enough to their methods, to pre-
vent any great amount of these tricks or render
them futile.
No Republican In Pierce county doubts but
that Nelson Bennett, in order to carry his point,
will sacrifice the county ticket II any OF them
ever have doubted il, they are not doubling to-
day. They curse Nelson Bennett Stripping
the language of many of its explosives, this Is
what they say:
He will sink everything to carry his point
He Is political hoodoo.
He and those few who act with him have no
more sense than a child 10 years old. II they
had any sense, they would not have done such
foolhardy thing a. they have done.
Everything was going nicely. Now everybody
10 unsettled.
What will be our representation in the next
state convention, based, as it will be, upon our
vote for governor, If Bennett 10 followedf We
will have about three delegates: Seattle will
have ffty-three.
A Republican sums up the situation an fol.
lows:
There is no longer any doubt that Nelson Ben
nett, Democratic member of the national Re-
publican committee. owner of the Tacoma
Ledgsr, standing candidate for United States
senator and would. .be political boss OF Pierce
n afpa ra dat prpff mad Tn Ao-
feat the Republican county ticket IL thereby
they can make votes against the state ticket.
This was clearly demonstrated at meeting OF
the county committee on yesterday, when they
took advantage OF the absence of alarge number
OF the committeeman, who were out working for
the whole ticket, and passed the resolutions.
six members of the executive committee were
present and passed the resolutions which the
Ledger fsunts in the face OF the loyal Re
pu5Icans of the state as the action of the Pierce
county organization. Here are their nanes:
Nelson Bennett, H. G. Clement, John T. Red
man, Mr. ChaDberlain, Il. X. Marcurn and
Chairman Taylor. The latter warned these
men of the effect OF such resolution. but he
was promptly informed that he belonged TO the
''gang" and Bennett repeated his pet phrase:
"McGraw must be downed." The straight
Republicans are always referred To as the gang.
Late IN the evening Chairman Taylor went to
the oi'ice OF the Ledger aud requested that tho
resolutions be not published. "a hundred men
will be working for the siate9ticket and against
the county ticket tomorrow IL you publish such
resoiutions.' was the statement he made to
public street for differing with him said he
didn care for the state or county ticket
The resolutions are regarded by the straight
Republicans throughout the city as certain
indication that the county ticket will be de.
feated, at least large part of it. Some of
Mr.. Bennetts personal friends are on the ticket. >
These have no chance whatever OF election.
Nnen the recent county convention was held,
Bennett and his friends wanted harmony
plank in the platform in which they pledged
their earnest efforts to unite the party. The
action Of the personal organ OF Bennett and the
resolut(b bns the best evidences OF their In
cincerity. For some time Bennett pretended to
be soiicitous for the county ticket. He hoped
To get the credit of the election OF the county
ticket and defeat the state ticket, great stroke
for bosssm. But in his vttuperation and per-
sonai animosity to Mr.. Mctiraw and others on
the state ticket, ne is now willing that the
county should go down.
Chairman Taylor says the statement regard
ing him in the Ncsrs this evening ls a lie.
BENNETT DOES NOT OWN THEM.
Pierce County Republicans Resent tho