The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-30
Wilson Doesn't Want to Carry
the Burden of Turner.
POOR JONES SAT DOWN UPON.
Resolutions Indorsing Turner Contain
Sharp Thrust at Nelson Bennett.
The Portland Newspaper Fighting Allen
Because He Ia Seattle's Friend-A
Spokane Paper Fighting Allen by
Orders From Portland.

ceedlngs published in the newspapers to-
day showed that an experienced hand had
modified the resolutions passed at yester-
days Republican convention, and, by the
way. these resolutions are sure to breed no
end of trouble for the two factions that
harmonized on them. The Turner resolu-
tion was incorporated in the printed re-
ports OF the committees report, while, as
a matter of fact, it was shut out by the
committee of resolutions in the conven-
ton. Tide Land Grubb's theatrical ap-
pearance with it on the floor was a sug-
gestive incident to which no allusion is
made in the published accounts of the pro-
ceedings. 1t seems that the Wilson men
in the committee. dreading to shoulder at
Olympia any share of the responsibility
for Turner's candidacy, declined to
incorporate Turner's resolution in
their report, but, on the presump-
ton that Aliens friends would make
trouble, it was suggested as compromise
that the Turner men should place the reso-
luton before the convention after the COM
mittee had submitted its report. In the
event that resistance was offered it was
the intention of the Wilson men to help
to down the resolution on the ground of
inexpediency. The unexpected quiescence
OF the Allen men put the two factions in
that position OF perfect harmony which
they seemed to desire. The resolution,
though it does not instruct the legislative
delegation for Turner, saddles the Turner
fight on the Wilson men, as the conven-
ton was theirs and they are wholly ac-
cOuntabe for its acts. How much this
pretty little stroke of Boss Fairweather
will interfere with Wilson's trading at
Olympia remains to be seen.
Another clever by-play is discoverable
in the peculiar wording of that clause in
the resolution, dictated by Turner him
self, it is said, which denounces senatorial
candidates 'of demagogic tendencies. {"
This is direct slap at no less a worthy
than Nelson Bennett on account of his
demagogic speech to the lumbermen's con-
vention, in which he proposed to bond the
state of Washington for millions of dol
lars to promote the Nicaragua canal. 1t
is evident that Fairweather and Turner
are 'tinesseing for all there is in it,
Another significant fact about the reso-
lutions is that as they appear they do not
instruct for Jones. 1t should be told in this
connection that, pending the report of the
turned to the body of the convention,
Jones was loudly called upon for a speech
In obedience to the clamor, all radiant and
with hat off, he hastened to the platform,
only to be snubbed by Chairman Murphy, a
Wilson partisan. Murphy explained that
the business of the convention had to be
wound up to let the country members go
home in the evening. Therefore the pleas
ure of listening to Mr.. Jones had
to be dispensed with, yet the
convention has remained through a
session and two additional day sessions.
Plainly poor Jones was sat down upon,
and Intentionally. 1t turns out that
Judge Moore's denomination was the re-
suit of deal between the Wilson men
and Feighan that Tom Warren should be
fired. after election, from the post Judge
Moore gave him in the superior court
after the RerieD and Wilson had run him
out of the postotfice to make room for
Shaw. Warren was one of the most un-
compromising of the anti Wilson men.
The same tactics have been pursued re-
specting other anti Wilson men whom
Feighan and Moore had organized in their
unsuccessful opposition to the congress
man. Feighan has burned all the bridges
behind him.
The Rericw is pounding away at King
county and the ship canal without pro-
ducing any appreciab!e echo. The fact is.
the RerieW does not voice the sentiment
either of Spokane or Eastern Washington,
but Portland. in this matter.
Owing to the plentitude of Spokane can
didates for places on the state ticket, and
the pulling and hawking in consequence,
it was decided TO renominate Van Houten
on the senatorial ticket. He barely pulled
through, securing only one majority after
begging the convention right and lie t.
The convention on reassembling this
morning made the following Legislative
nominations:
Second district, representative, w. H. Black
Third di strict, senator, C. ". Ide; Third district
representatives. w. H. Ludden. II. ". Green
berg and f. NJ. Tul; Fourth district, senator
Il. c. Van Horton; Fourth district, representa-
tives. L. l. Powell and q. W. Temple.