The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-24

OF this city. former county attorney Of
Whitman county, later candidate for lieu
on the ticket headed By
Eugene SempIe. and In the last campaign
one Of the four Democratic candidates tor
presidential electOr, came very near being
appointed United States attorney in place
Of Judge Brinker, in fact. had II not been
for two men. he would have been an
pointed. One of these tw0 is National Com
miiteeman Hugh &. Wallace. From the
teiegraphic dispatches it will be
plainly apparent that Mr.. Wallace. when
in Washington City, sought to multiply
from this city in order that he
might moro surely defeat Piattor and
sscurs the appointment Of Judge Brinkef,
when he Was pledged to secure the ap-
pointment Of Henry ]. Sniveiy.
Mr.. Wallace induced Frank P. Hogan,
Of this city, 10 become candidate for con-
TO induce Judge George w. Belt, of this
city. to become . candidate for United
States attorney. but Belt would not be
drawn into WalIace's net. Following are
some OF the dispatches that passed on the
sub ject:
WASHINGTON Ciry. April q, 1893
TO Fr0Hk p. Hogan. Spokaae. Wash:
can get tor you consul general 10 Homo
n. G wALLAcx"
SPOKANE. April NJ. lsg3.
''To Hon. II. C. Wallace. Care Chief Jus
fics Fuller, Washington Gifs: Thanks for
your activity in my behalf. viii accept,
provided the acceptance will not in any
way interfere with the appointment Of
Plattor for United States district attorney.
"FxANk r. HoaAs."
"WAsHIxGTos Crrr. May 8. 1893.
10 Hon james h. Fenfon. Spokane,
Wash: II Belt will get up strong line Of
Endorsements for United States district at
torney tor Washington and send them to
me within i've days there 10 one chance in
ment. This is confidential.
III. G. WALLACE"
SPOKANE. May Z. 1888.
: ITO Hon. H. C. Wallace, Care Chief Jms-
tee Fuller. Washington CITY: Belt does not
desire TO 10 = candidate for United States
district attorney to the prejudice Of Plat
tor. 'JAMEs r. FExToN."
"SroKAxR, May &. 1893.
ITO Hon. n. G. Wailnw. fdse Gkief .Jms-
tice Fuller. Washington City. L. II. Plat
tor has strong Endorsements on file with
the attorney general. His appointment il
greatly desired, and would be received
with satisfaction by all the leading Demo-
Gratis and business men here.
JAMES +. FExTox."
Among tho other Endorsements which
Piattor had was that of twenty-one bank
presidents in this state, all the Democratic
candidates for presidential electors in the
last campaign, half the delegates to the
Chicago convention. thirteen state COM
mitteemen and the bench and bar almost
unanimously in Eastern Washington, and
not least, the active influence Of Senator
Gorman, and Senator Brice. of Ohio, and
ex-Kepresentative Frank Hurd, of Toledo,
Ohio.
Mr.. Piattor read law in Defiance. o..
with w. d. Hill. who during all of Mr.
Clevciand's former administration and for
two years previous was in congress from
the Defiance district Mr. Hill felt such
m interest in securing the position for his
former law student, that he went to Wash
ington City and interested himself actively
in behalf Of Mr.. Plattor, but nothing
could overcome the influence which had
been piled up for Judge Brinker through
the dupiicity Of the Democratic national
committeeman from this state. The fol-
lowing letter will shed more light on this
subject:
DEFIANCE. O.. June IA. 1893.
Hon. l. II. Piattor, Spokane, Wash
Dear SIR. Your letters reached me here
on my return from Washington City
where had gone only to attend to your
matter. had . long talk with the at.
torney general about YOU and he claimed
that the local politicians in your state. or
rather the state politicians Of Washington,
beaded by National Committeeman Wal
lace. would have Mr.: Brinker, OF some
sucn name as that / was so chagrined
and disappointed that didn't care much
about catching the name, though it is the
gentleman who was once . judge in New
Mexico.
when I sec you I will tell you the
names OF the two men in Washington
state who defeated you, so that you will
know how to treat them. because I know
who they are and what they did.
''Weii. so il goes. Ii there is ANYTHING
more that l can do for you in any other
direction command me. Very truly yours,
W. ID. HILL"
In order to fully understand some addi-
tional telegrams which will soon be pub
iished, and - further showing the sharp
practice Of Waiiacs, il should be stated
that when the vote Was taken at Chicago
for national committeeman from this
state it stood as follows: For Linus L.
Poss-Cnl. c. w. Griegs. II. J. snively and
H. S. Biandford: for II. c. Wallace
Frank r. Hogan, Col. Bill Dumphey. John
Collins, James A. Munday and N. J. Ma
loney. In the private meeting OF the dele
gates. which vas held in Col. Griggs' room
At the Palmer house. Mr.. Snively urged as
one OF the arguments why Wallace should
not be named that TO select him Was to
give the position to young man who
could not he elected to the state conyen-
ton from his own county, referring to the
fact that Wallace had oeen defeated IS
delegate to the Vancouver convention. The
man who MAS most active in combating
this statement was John Collins, to v hom
Mr.. Wallace in nov writing of his firm
friend and advocate refers 20 Collins in the
nsoss opprohrious terms.
Moreover, . copy Of = letter has been ex-
hicased in this city and offered for sale.
purporslng To have been written by Wal
lace TO Assistant Secretary OF State Josiah
Qa.ney, y ho il on the national committee
from Massachusetts. and 10 the contden-
tel personal and political friend Of Wal
lace, wherein Wallace requests Mr.. Quincy
in making public the announcement
OF the appointment. through the press
DISPATCHES Of consul general TO Hon
o,aIa and consul To Singapore so
cause 10 lie stated in such that
these positions hsd been. offered resrect-
lively - Frank =. Hogan of Spokane;