The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-03
DIsAFFECTIoN AT SPOKANE.
Turner Has No Use for BIa Ike or Jones
nor for Nelson Bennett.


SPOKANE, Aug. Especial. l-Disaffec-
ton has broken out already among the
supposedly harmonious delegates to the
Republican state convention. Several
members of it are beginning to wonder
why they should be expected to sup
port Blake or Jones for supreme judge
and attorney general, respectively. They
hold that for three months previous to
the primary election the campaign was
carried on by two forces-one tor HYDE
and the other for Wilson for congress. The
congressional candidacy was the ail-ab-
sorbing topic in the Republican party of
Spokane county, and the prize for
which the two elements contended to the
exclusion of other ambitions. Jones re-
manned in the fight till persuaded that, as
against either Hyde or Wilson, he could
not win. 1t was understood at the time
of his withdrawal that the Wilson men
were to support him for the attorney
generalship as a reward for taking himself
off the track, but now the kickers on the
delegation say they can not see why they
should be obliged to keep these contracts
anticipating the primary election. So.
too. in the case of Judge Blake,
they point significantly to the fact
that In the congressional fight he was
nowhere and everywhere at the same
time. and they say they do not propose to
support for supreme Judge . man who has
such q slender claim on either or both
factions dominating the convention. In
the matter Of restoring harmony, 1t is
declared that Blake and Jones cut no fig
ure. They were outside Of tho real issue
all the time. and it was breach of party
discipline and . gratuitous proffer on the
part of the Wilson managers to load the
candidacy Of these men on the delegation
TO Olympia.
1t il evident thrt this mutiny springs
from the Turner men of the delegation, as
they are alarmed at the feeble showing
their supporters have made throughout
the state, and are in such q frame of
mind as might tempt them to scuttle
Bennett and Pierce county if they could
make certain OF the gubernatorial nominal
ton for Turner. The judge was weakened
greatly in the past few days. no matter
what his iieutenants or himself may saw
to the contrary, and nothing would please
him better than TO retire from the
senatorial race with the assurance of the
governorship. How to do this with good
grace and with effect is question the
Wilsonites would have 10 answer. Turner
cannot get along in anything without
their aid, while they, accepting him
rs the man in their struggles for the
congressional plum. find that he is not to
be shaken Off at will, inasmuch as the
delegation goes practically uninstructed TO
Olympia as to the candidacy of Blake and
Jones. There is considerable room left
m
from the senatorial list, play him for
governor and let Blake and Jones out
completely. This would crafty the Tur-
ner men, 1t is said tonight. but it is diff
cult to see how the Wilsonites could swing
the strength OF the following on the con-
gressional proposition to Turner for gov
ernor. Whatever his hopes may be, Tur-
ner's friends on the delegation are out for
fun and II will be interesting TO note the
extent of their influence.
Both the Wilson and Turner men are
greatly exercised over the ENHANCEMENT
the 0reg0niaa has got them into on federal
appropriation matters. They are lust
learning that the Sound counties ana the
eastern part Of the state, outside of
Spokane county. propose TO stand bv the
ship canal as state improvement for
which the state legislature has made two
appeals 20 congress. They see that i'm
adopting the 0regoai resolution they
were persuaded TO commit themselves
and John L. to a policy of opposition
To the Puget sound improvements till the
generation necessary to the opening of the
Columbia shall have expired. Now they
are trying 20 veer around 10 escape the
antagonism they fear IN the deleca-
uons, which will decline 10 oppose
measures intended TO promote the general
interests of the state as distinguished from,
measures intended 10 insure the irpmeii
ate commercial supremacy of Portland.
As moderator. some OF the Wilson men
to-day suggested that a petition be circu-
lated among the business men as a
protest % the repeated assumution Of
the kesieas aud the Turner men that East.
ern Washington was hostile to the canal
proposition. 1t was said that Postmaster
SHAW. Harry Wilson'S chief leutenan.
would hand the document around. bat he
would scarcely have the fortitude To 10 50
ss he 10 the keystone in the OFsgo.iaa
arch.