The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-29
OLD ENEMIES BECOME FRIENDS.
George Turner Formally Restored to
Full Fellowship in the Party.
Wilson, Turner, Blake and Jones In
dorsed-Mr. Grubb to the Front
Judge McClinton Renominated by the
Clallam County Republicans.

organization of political delegates as was
witnessed in Spokane this afternoon. The
furious factional war which has been
waged since Wilson beat Turner for the
congressional nomination two years ago is
at an end. So, too, is the scuttling the
Turner-Feigha Moore crowd gave the
Republican party in Spokane county
after Wilson's nomination. Peace now
reigns supreme, and it is Wilson and
Turner against the field. Those who ex-
pected to see the Hyde minority protest
against a cut-and-dried machine conyen-
ton were disappointed. and before the
fourth provision In the order of business
had been reached the galleries and
iobbies, densely crowded while the
temporary organization was going
ON, were almost entirely vacated.
Alonzo NJ. Murphy, Wilson man, was
chairman, but was called upon to demon
strate no particular knowledge of Cushing
or convention tactics. Pending the reports
OF committees, Colonel Feighan, Judge
Moore and Judge Turner spoke for the
Republican party and harmony. Sam
Hyde did likewise, with firmness and feel
ing.
The Turner and Wilson people mean
while adjusted the affairs of the conven-
tion and provided for it's proceedings in a
perfectly simple manner. The county del
egates had been shut out from chairman
ships, so that when the committees got
down to business there was little
or no friction. A contest was re-
ported from Chattaroy precinct
in favor of the Wilson contestants,
but on motion Of the peace-lovng Colonel
Feighan both delegations were seated. AS
he put it.: 'In this moment of party har-
mony not sore spot should be left in the
county" Harry Wilson, despite the har-
mony of the arrangements made, ana
unable to wholly dispossess his mind of
the recolIections of the 1890 campaign,
took seat in the convention by proxy in
order that he might swoop down on his old
time enemies should they prove treacher-
ous to their present vows. When it be-
came evident that the programme was to
go through without organized protest. Mr..
Wilson resigned his proxy to the delegate
sitting behind him, and, retiring to the
rear, he looked on his work as
compiacently as the distinguished
Mr.. Hill must have done. The order of
business common to county conventions
anticipating state conventions was
the election of the delegates to the state
convention. The slate was presented from
the committee, having been made up,
after frequent concessions and careful re-
vision, by Mr.. Wilson. 1t is as follows,
having passed the convention without
dissent on the motion of peace-maker
Feighan:
J. II. Adams, C. r. Buris, George N. Forster,
r
T. Ham. J. II. Clay, G. NJ. Muhrcutt, L. Bau-
man. James Cowgirl. J. W. Feighan,
A. w. Strong, George E. Cole.
J. W. Edwards, W. P. Lucas, c. w. Ide. Z. b.
Hyde, J. S. Dodson, Frank Johnson, A. NJ. Ar
mant, W. K. Alternately, Cyrus Hankson, H. w.
Greenberg, B. C. Van Houteu, J. n Butler. r.
III. Winston, J. H. Stone. F. H. Graves, II. L.
Wilson, q. ". Temple, III. w. Collins, Fl. E.
Houghton.
An analysis of the list indicates the dan
ger of the delegation being anti Wilson on
showdown. That is to say, the query is
being banded about tonight, Have the
great peacemakers captured the delega-
tion?''
Of course, the platform instructs for
Wilson for congress. but no unit rule at
taches, and deals on the congressional
nomination after the first ballo. are now
is said by those who know the personal at
tachments and preferences of the individ-
ual delegates that Turner and Jones. COM
bined on second ballot in the convention
swing a big wing. if not the IL aiority of the
delegation. No doubt when Harry Wilson
set out to make peace he did il with his
accustomed generosity. The scope of the
peace and harmony restored among the
Spokane factions did not transpire how
ever, until the planks of the county plat
form were read and adopted en- masse
Among the notable DEGREES of the plat-
form are four eulogistic Endorsements
and instructions for Wilson for congress ::
Jones for attorney general, Blake for
supreme judge, and Turner for United
States senator. The Spokane county peace
makers, in short, propose filling number
of seats at the official feast. The intro
duction of the Turner plank was a little
coupe de politique. 1t was not reported
from the committee, but the remainder OF
the platform having been read, a long, ,Iank
man with a Jeremiah-like beard, a parched
neck and a sanctimonious attire. stepped
out from the corner in which he had been
lurking and proposed an addition TO the
platform which he thereupon proposed to
read. The man was the Well-knOWn
Grubb. of Cheney Mr. Grubb. when a
candidate for the legislature from Spokane.
| declined TO abide by the convention
instructions. Mr.. Grubb also had
been drummed ont of the RepubIi-
can party, and like many another
fellow who had gone wrong, is bowling
! independent. These facts, in the excite
ment of the moment, however, were sure
| 10 elude the memory OF the coyention or
| its organizers. When the nature of Mr..
| Grubb's resolution was proclaimed howl
went up. This. with subsequent howls
/ when it was unanimously adopted. sug-
| gested the possibility that it was.
| alter all Turner and Wilson convention.
In the Spokane county play it is evident
| that Mr. Turner made his long suit good.
| At the request of the Oreqouian and its
! Spokane annex a Columbia river resolu-
| ton was adopted as slap at the King
county ship canal project The nomina-
tions following were carried through with
| out friction.
Superior judge, Spokane county, J. C. Moore;
| superior court, Spokane and stevens counties
| ". p Turner; county commissioners : T Ar
thus, William Conley, Fred Fender: sheriff
| X. Pugh: assessor, J. +. Leghorn; auditor. ].
| NJ. Armstrong; treasurer, u I. Prescott; county
! clerk. c. o, Downing: Prosecuting attorney, ".
/ NJ Ridpath.