The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-29
HAZARD AT PORT TOWNSEND
Collecting Funds for Tacoma Campaign
Mighty Uphill Work.


Mighty Uphill Work.
PoRT TOWNSEND. March 2S.-lSpeclal.]-
The state Democratic central committee
has two representatives in this city COL
Letting campaign funds. As collection
agents they are not making phenomenal
success. The solicitors are none
other than the renowned George
Hazard, who honors the Democratic
state central committee by acting as its
secretary, and George W. Van Fossen, the
distinguished Usage of the West" as
Hazard loves to introduce him, prepare
tory to an appeal for a "small con-
tribution for the good of the party"
Hazard and Van Fossen came down from
Tacoma last evening and registered ct the
Central hotel, and today they devoseo
their time to recultivating old acqualnt-
ances who had promised donations to the
campaign fund.
About the middle of last February the
same couple visited Port Townsend ana
paid their respects to the brethren. In
vivid colors they portrayed the necessity
of raising funds for the late Seattle
election and the autumn state campaign.
They proposed that small cash
subscription to be used in the city cam
paign in Seattle, accompany leach prom
Use to pay on demand for campaign pur-
poses" agreement The signers were I'M
der the impression that the conditions OF
the agreement were such as to require the
payment of the proposed donations some
time next fall prior to the state election.
The absolute necessity for larger
amount of funds to carry on Democratic
campaign was solemnly impressed on the
local Democracy by Messrs. Hazard and
Van Fossen. They worked the scheme
for all there was in it. Ambitious.
patriotic and unsophisticated Democrats
gave Hazard sums of money ranging
from S. to $50, in addition to signing an
agreement to pay him larger and
additional sum, on demand, Tor
campaign purposes. Both OF the
solicitors were careful to leave the impress
sion that there was absolutely no proba-
bility of the donators being called upon to
liquidate before next September. They
collected about 81 LOO in cash. which
was used in the Seattle city election.
Hazard was cunning enough to take
along his ironclad ION demand" subscrip-
ton agreement.
Scarcely had the news of Democratic
victory gone forth from Seattle when
polite note was sent to each OF
the Port Townsend subscribers stating
the necessity of an early collection OF CAM
paign funds and requesting an immediate
Remittance There is one certain char
acteristic for which Port Townsend Demo-
Gratis are noted, which was overlooked by
Haggard, and that was that
they cannot be played for green
IN
They raised an almighty howl and f1oored
d. II. Gilman, chairman of the State DEM
ocratic central committee, of Seattle,
with flood of protests and many of them
severely denounced Hazard. Gilman sent
the correspondence to Hazard who sent
each of the "kickers" the following neatly
type written letter, under date of Tacoma,
March 25:
My Dear Sir: Your letter addressed to Chair
man Gilman, in answer to the one from him re-
questing the remittance on your subscription,
was duly received, anc has been referred to me
for answer. The facts are exactly as you state
them to be, but in turning in the. subscrip-
tions which I had obtained I was
required to hand in all that had on the list,
and consequently yours went in with the bal
anoe. OF course no one is expected to pay any
sum of money to the committee until
to themselves and their business. When that
time arrives with you and you make q remit
lance, the same will be highly appreciated, for I
assure you the committee is greatly in need OF
funds am, sir. yours truly,
GEORGE HAZARD, Secretary"
This letter had scarcely appeased the
corked-up wrath of the local Democrats
when the city of Port Townsend was
honored by the presence of Hazard and
Van Fossen. When explaining the
situation to some of the directors
Hazard would cut . pigeon wing
shuttle with an alaman-left" move
ment, and then Van Fassen would
come waltzing down the aisle,
remarking that this time next year every
donater to the Democratic campaign fund
would be holding an Office. Hazard
caught the cue, hung his cane ON the
other arm, tilted his hat over his
left eye, raised the hump on his back. and
his right arm descending with the curve
OF a rainbow, vouched his reputation as
financier in Indiana and Los Angeles in
every word that Van Fossen ut
tered. In exactly two minutes by
the watch it was unanimously decided
by the trio that not Republican would be
holding an office in the United States on
the 9Th day of next March-providing
however, little money could be raised to
assist in eecting go per cent" Parker
mayor of Tacoma. The smile of Joy
vanished. The change of conntenance so
startled the two Tacoma pilgrims that
Hazard accidentally knocked Van
Fossen's hat off into the gutter. The
latter was just emitting stream of tobacco
extract, which unhappiy struck the shiny
silk tile just as it fell to the ground.
The Port Townsendite was obdurate He
said that an election was approaching in
this city, and that at the last city election
in reply to request for funds that
the state Democratic central committee
declined to assist financially for the reason
that they did not meddle in NUM-
cipal politics. After an hours
talk in beer saloon the
Tacoma team worsted Port Townsend and
a compromise was effected on so per
cent basis for cash. Hazard told promi-
nent Democrat this afternoon that the
party managers in this city were the most
unappreciative set of nameless idiots that
he had ever come in contact with.
Legislative Freedom for India.
LONDON, March 2S.-In the commons to-