The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-15
SAM HEKKEN IN rsouBLE.



TACOMA, Sept. 14.-tSpecal Il here is scandal
in the Peoples party. DOlph Hanna, ex chair
man of the party's state committee. says; "If
sam G. Herren. chairman of the Peoples party
state committee, is not removes. he certainly
ought TO be-" Hanna is just back from Lewis
county, and when asked If HesFen had been
bought by Democratic gold in 4he interest of
Colonel c. W. Griggs for United states senator,
Dolph winked and said he had s;is own mind
fully made up in the matter but :;e proposed to
keep it To himself. "At any sate," said he,
"He,ren has plenty Of money. Il don't know
where he gets it,. and then, witE another wink,
"I suppose he earns it, llttse later Hanna
said: 'Herren cant deliver any Goods in Lewis
county now, nor can he dcliyer any goods
throughout the state. In Lewis county he has
no goods to deliver Hanna II very confident
that the Peoples party state cofamittee, which
made Herren chairman, can uur1ake him, ard
according to his views he Shouts be 'unmade"
without delay. Herren has bee4g in this city
much during the past few geeks and ia
we'll posted about the 6rigs.s senatorial
boom. Mr.. Hannah is not ss,re that the
Lewis county Peoples party ksow AS much
about this scheme as does Herre.l He is conf.
dent that after such skullduggafy rs Herren
has exhibited he should retire. etf the Repub-
lican party never had chance ia win in Lewis
county, Hanna said desponGantly, 'sit has
now good chance to win. Thirass are split UP,
and while many say they will co.s;inue in line,
they will not, at least some won't" As far as
Hanna is concerned. Herren wiz not be chair
man any longer. and none of kzs advice will
have weight III the councils OF: war. Hanna
says the attempt to bag representatives in the
interests of the Democrats stbgted in this
county with proposition made a the Peoples
party county Convention TO fuse " Ii the Demo-
Gratis. Hanna is not sure that Herren formu-
lated this proposition, but ss. IL; general. Her
rem was charged with engineering the whole
scheme OF fusion, the propositi.sn was uuaui-
mousiy voted down.
After the Peoples party ticket was named the
Democrats Endorsed John Nclson the Pcople's
party candidate for the state senase, aud upon a
proposition from the Democrats, Eelson, who is
an old time Peoples party man, withdrew a 10,
OF the Peoples party candidates IL give place to
Democrats. thus carrying out the :slsion scheme
When the Peoples party got WING OF this they
compelled Nelson to call sziother con-
vention, ut which they not only
threw the Democrats selected by Nelson,
acting Ms chairman of the county Peoples party
committee, ard Herren overheard, but also
flung out Nelson. Herren plea=set with the
conyention To stand by him, b,.s they would
have none OF him. AL! OF his and Nelson's
friends and the Democrats are offynded aud. ss
Mr.. Hanna says, there is no teilisg what they
Will do still, If the fusion schene had gone
through, Sr. Hanna says, t9s Democrats
would have claimed all OF tEs legislative
representatives, provided the fusion had de-
iested the Republican ticket Hs says i, was
clearly plot 10 secure Legislative representa-.
ton Tor the Democrats, the Kcyren EeI.on
scheme gave the two present<tives to the
Democrats, ant Nelson, besides, would haye
had 10 join the majority. "But cow" Hanna
reloices, "Herren has no goods TO deliver"
Hanna stated this afternoon that Herreu had
sold out To Griggs. II he had sn.Ieipated any
such Il scandal as 10 now upon H1rren Ham,
says be would never have resigne7. as Chairman
o: the Peoples party state comm lftee. When
EeEren was made chairman, Haaaa says. he
knew nothing about him. Grices. IL Is wei,
known, controls the Seattle Tei,4jYaps ana i.
making strong fight for the na:3rsniu
ee4son was formerly . resGc.1i nf Pierce
county. and was st one time 9 carcfi date IN the
Peoplss party ticket tor county aj;yzilor Many
OF the Peoples party workers wts. have heard
OF the treatment accorded Nelson a~a displsased
and openly resent il. They ssy il.sre in mt =
more sincere Peoples party man :4n the sta,e
than John Nelson They condemn: che Disgrace
which hns oeen heaped upon bin ay the Lew,
county members OF the party.