The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-15
THE NOMINATION OF GRIGGs.
Has Resulted In Renewal OF War Be-
tween Tacoma Factions.

TACOMA, Jan. 14.-TSpecial. l-Sensations
are popping In the local Democratic camp.
Iliiicums are on the warpath. Toma-
hawks will not be buried until Col. c. w.
Griggs' scalp is safe off his head. Judge"
Van Fossen, George Hazards old side
partner, precipitated the trouble with the
aid Of q pack" of ''cheap liars'' during the
preliminary skirmish at Olympia to secure
honors for Col. Griggs. Quotations are
used TO indicate the words actually used
by the disputants. Statements which are
credited to the "cheap liars" as simmered
down read as follows:
That in order to secure support and overcome
Hugh Wallaces popularity, Col. Griggs' follow
ing. with headq oarters in his rooms at 0iympis,
wilfuily stated that the Democratic state COM
niittce had accepted $4,000 from Col Griggs'
campaign barrel, aud accounted Tor only 81. 900
OF it. Another version OF tho story says 5000
was accounted for.
That the Democratic state committee man
agement had spent the defcit Ii paying options
on Chicago wheat.
That Col. G,iggs' $4,000 is gone beyond re-
demption unless the price Of wheat jumps up at
a lively rate. which. however. may occur. ac-
cordiag TO the very latest quotations today.
That Col Grigcs is the only man in the state
who has put up money literally 10 carry on the
activities OF late Democratic warfare.
That John J. Malone, president of the Till
Gums. is a saloon keeper. ana leads the disrspu-
table element for Hugh Wallace.
All of which has made the Tillicums'
''hair curl" Charles de France, secretary
of the Democratic state committee, heard
of the work Of the cheap liars over at
Olympia. Judge Van Fossen has been
pouring the Griggs' poison into the ears of
the fellows who arrived at the capital i'm
I,,o l. Il. - ~
to ladel out Federal patronage. In a short
time Malone and his Wallace workers were
given the ''cold shoulder" They were
stunned" They were not the people"
Finally Charley de France got the 'cue."
He followed Van Fossen right into Col.
Griggs' headquarters and confronted him
with the $40 600 racket"
''Col. Griggs. you must not lie about
me-" he raved. "You gave $1,000 to the
state committee" ETC., etc. They say Col.
Grggs's neck got very red and that De
France made him ''eat" his $4,000 ''song
and dance"
Well. to cut it short. Col. Griggs is said
by several interested and reputable parties
to have stood up before q representative,
whom Van Fossen had run in" for the
purpose of poisoning" him against Hugh
gave the state Democratic organization
$1,000 instead of $40. 900.
"But he didn't give $4,000" Griggs'
defenders say, "but only 81 900 under the
management Of De France as secretary"
And a friend of De France also declares:
"It does not make any difference to us
what he did under previous management.
All that We do know is that he never gave
tHar . H. . h.
paign, which his cheap liars said he did.
The committee did not pay its debt before
De France was secretary. but since that
time 1t hes paid up every cent it owed, and
has accounted for every cent collected"
BY the ast few paragraphs the scene is
removed from Olympia to Tacoma, and
returning TO Olympia it may be said that
Col. Griggs' dignity was worked upon after
De France had demanded an explanation,
and that De Frances dignity also had
been offended. 1t seems De France, after
leaving Col. Griggs, was told three times
about the "cheap ies," and he made an
assorted collection of those who carried
the news TO them. The promise was rem
dered by him to show the legislators how
he would make Col. Griggs ''eat" his
words as the colonel came out from sup
appeared, annoyed at De Frances descent
upon him, and when Charley confronted
hlm al the dining room door there was
another scene.
Col. Griggs was called upon to "eat" his
words, and De France made move as if
To lay his hand on the coIoneI's shoulder.
Those presen, gathered the impression
that Col. Griggs told De France not to
touch" him, and that De France retorted,
vicioasly:
I'D rs soon touch snake"
"I'm not afraid OF you" said one.
"l'm not afraid OF you." said another.
Col. Griggs friends say he came out Of 1t
with becoming dignity, while Charley de
Frances bosom companions say he COM
PEELED the colonel TO 'eat" his words, thus
satisfying tho assorted collection OF law
makers that Col. Griggs' way was in no
wise Hugh Wallace's way ,that their paths
crossed a. right angles. etc, etc.
BY way OF a precaution DE France is
credited with the declaration, accompan-
led by the proper ges;iculations, that il
Col. Grlggs' cheap liars did not quit he
would live twenty years in Washington
after Col. Griggs was dead and he would
see TO it that he then got his dues etc, ETC.
Just before the Democrats caucused some
of Walilace's cleyerest supporters were
sent for by those in charge at Olympia
They arrived too late, inasmuch as the
Grlggs faction had focused strength upon
him with the understanding that he is a
much more representative Democrat than
Wallace and could secure much more aid
for the state than young Wallace. While
this appeared on the surface Judson's anti
kid following held to- Col. Grgg's ear in
the hope that he might be named to sue
ceed Senators Allen.
Today an autobiography Of Col. Griggs.
penned by friendly hand. appeared in
the obituary column Of the Ledger, and for
some reason Col. Griggs' assistants today
bought up every copy Of that paper in
sight. Every news stand was cleared of
Ledgers containing the autobiography, the
new sboys were bought out, and
every avaiaDie copy was gobbled
Up before noon. On the theory that
the Allen men are using Grggs' name To-
solidify their RANKS, the Aesos tonight,
after ''near-at-hand vie =" Of the senator
iai case says II does not give Griggs credit
of standing possible chance OF election.
All IN all, il looks concus.yely as IL the
whole trouble hinges on the desire Of the
Wallace AMI Griggs factions TO control the
Federal patronage. Col. Griggs said to-
night he did not see how lie could he
elected, but then, ne added, he has many
friends among the following Of both Alien