The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-25

a aas .op9osfsion, and that he had finally found
"1r aaas Jonn Ii. MeGrsw was the cause
uas -. ne ,s was against Dir. McGraw because he
"as ioF tae Lake Washington canal
iH2s he aud his friends had secretir plan ned
W hAie M McIrgW aud Seattle
pI nat tney did their secret work at a county
.s $500 executive meeting, when resolu.
tIons were adopted anti seattle resolution Al
.oalemning Actiraw and ins,ructing speakers
ar T. saau iuh'es 10 accomplish his defeat,
La nose resolutions were 10 go out secretly;
tnat the instructions Contained in them were IN
EVEN secretly, and that nobody except those
~ raster IN downing SIR. McGray and Seattle
sn9ala Know anything about them.
inat some villain, some traitor, had let out
the secret, etc, etc
That he had pat 81 900 COD in Tacoma
4, iHst II the resolutions fauti Seattle resolu.
5oIy were rescinied he and his, viz: John T.
.seufnan and H. c. Clement would resign from
the executive committee.
heierfing TO the attempt to resciud the anti
seattle resolutions, which il said would be at
1empteo al this meeting, the Eelrs SAYS this
evening:
OF the committee cav If such action i. taken
tae! VIII bolt the entire state ticket, and prob
ANY she most prominent one of them said ne
"ouid Bolt the ticket both state and county.
ms paragraph from the Ne,rs is considered q
warning by the anti-Seattie and anti McGraw
Republicans that If the fight against Seattle
was not continued they, the enemies OF Seattle,
would desert the ship. Mr.. Bennett said further
IN substance:
:, King county Is the enemy of this county;
hence AIS night against King county.
Again ne says in substance:
came here with million dollars, and In all
my moves found secret hand working egsins
me- Finally found that that secret hand wa
lns hand OF John II. McGraw.
Even Hr. Benefits former supporters say
TINS Is indeed the height of "the baby act"
what seemed TO eurage Mr. Bennett most was
.hat slr. AeGraw has announced himself as be.
ing as much responsible as any body for the Lake
washington cana being in the state platform.
1ih bennett, in substance, sald he could stand
the platform, but TO have Mr.. McGraw assume
the responsibility for the canal plank was too
much for him.
H. C. Clement, president of the anti-Seattle
Association, followed Mr. Bennett and in sub.
stance acknowledged that the fight against Mr..
McGraw) was a scrimmage between King and
Fierce counties. He said Pierce had no Federal
patronage, and that nothing could be done
without the assistance and Endorsement OF the
Seattle ring.
Then Mr.. Bennett told how he had recon-.
mended man for some federal position and
that senator squire had returned the applica-
ton with the notice that the applicant must Sc
cure the indorsement of his friends, or the
friends of the party, or words to that effect, in
Pierce county
One OF the few country delegates replied in
substance that 1t did not make much difference
10 the people who secured the offices so long
as they were secured.
The enemies OF Seattle then dropped the plea
for Office seekers.
Chairman Taylor, of the committee, an
nounced that he had called the meeting to-
gether TO receive his report He said there
were no funds. When the resolutions were not
rescinded II was expected Mr. Bennett ct al.
with his 81 100000 would contribute To the or
binary expenses of the carnpagn. He walked
out alter the motion to rescind was tabled. viz
tuaily killed, leaving the resolutions denouuc.
ing McGraw and Seattle in full force.
A motion to adjourn was carried and the
meeting broke up.