The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-21
D. O. FINCH is BOSS.
He Forces kruggery Resolu-
tions on His Club.
AlETTeR THAT WASN'T PRINTED.
How He Cracked His whip Over the
Democratic Central Clab and Made
IL swallow HIS Dose.

/
ing the "kruggery'' resolution il had
| treated With eonfumeiy and contempt at =
/ previous meeting. Some OF the members
/ OF The club say the methods employed by
| the new boss TO ges the resolution passed
/ were very peculiar
| Col. Finch is president Of the club and is
the putative daddy of the resolution.
| When the former meeting adjourned
without passing the resolution, Col Finch
was sngry. IL is said that be declared
tina; he would show up the Influences that
had defeated his resolution. 1t is claimed
that he wrote a letter for publication in
| the telegraph in pursuance of this inten-
ton. in which he announced that lie
would resign the presidency of the club,
which. of course. would condemn II to the
| eternal bow-wows. and also charging that
James Hamilton Lewis. John B. Hart and
| others had defeated the resolution because
they were in the paw of boodIsrs.
| IL is said that Col. Finch did not
| take this letter to the Teleqraph's
| publication Office, but instead the execu-
tive committee of the club was called to-
| gether to hear it read. The dire threat of
resignation and exposure OF Democratic
| club politics was more than the committee
| could stand and it FASTENED to indorse the
| resolutions. Col. Finch's letter had per-
| formed its mission and was RELOCATED to
| pigeon hole or the waste paper basket.
| Last nights meeting OF the club was
| then called. Some of the member. saw
that it was ''snap" meeting, anyway the
element so roundly abused by Mr.. Finch
was conspicuous by its absence. Fred
| Rice Rowell and Lee B. Hart were the
1 only vx hn al 49,.
| themselves as against the autocrat. 1t
was by no means a representative gather
/ ing of Democrats. Not nearly so many
were present as before, and the pres
ence Of "heelers" was more noticeable.
Among the honorable gentlemen occupy
| ing the seats reserved for Judge Glasgow 3
| jury was John w. Considine. The enthu-
siasE was very slight and the absence of
the great men had thrown gloom over
the assembly. The first thing done was TO
call up the resolutions andIafter short
| discussion with great deal Of bad feeling
manifest they were swallowed with
sickly smile and strong vote in their
| favor. Three-fourths of those present
either did not or could not vote. however.
So much for the Endorsement of the exec
| utive committee.
Vice President C. w. Turner called the
meeting to order, and the fight was on
without even a preliminary skirmish.
| A. G. Lane moved TO take the resolutions
from the table. and the motion was sec
onded by Neal Adair. There was no great
| opposition and it was carried. The reso-
lutions are as follows.
Resolved. That il is the desire OF the
| Central Club of King county that all per.
sons guilty of violation of the civil or
| criminal Jaw in the handling of the public
| funds. either city or county. and all
persons who have aided or ahetted them.
should be brought 10 speedy exposure and
adequate punishment, and that We will
| aid 70 the extent of our ability in bringing
| abou; this result. whether tho same shall
| affect the high or low, rich or poor poIit-
ical friend or political opponent, believing
as we do that all men are equal before the
| law.
And while We believe in prompt inves-
| tigatlon and equally prompt punishment
when guilt shall have been established. we
condemn in the most emphatic terms the
| too prevalent practice of denouneinc men
| as guilty upon the strength of rumors, a
practice frequently resulting in blasting
| the regulations OF innocent men; and We
| believe, pending investigation through
| legal channels. 1t is the duty of all good
citizens TO withhold judgment until fair
! hearing Is had and impartial finding rem
dered."
c. G. Heifner then moved that they be
| passed. and argued TO show that no harm
could be done and much good might be
| the result. Lee Il. Hart was dead against
any such action. He warmed up To his
work and assaulted Mr.. Heifner, or sailed
into Mr. Heiiner, In beautiful style The
latter was undaunted and would not down.
The club, he said. was going to PASS the
resolutions before it adjourned [applausel,
and the club would be made right in the
eyes of the people
Ar. Roweit got up to add his voice to
that Of Mr.. Hart. The resolutions. he
said. were never appropriate. They were
late at the last meeting and they were
doubiy so tonight. John : Crockett was
the next man to speak for the resolutions
HE told funny stories and roasted the men
who were afraid TO condemn thieves: he
believed IN calling things and men too by
their proper names he said in a red hot
speech There was nothing TO be said
about the accusations against Krug and
others; they were admittedly true He
believed in giving the officials who had
proven false TO their trust only their inst
dues.
Lee Hart stood up behind table in the
corner of the room near the chairman
aud made whitening denunciation of
those who would condemn men without a
hearing. What good. he asked. would il
do for the party TO proclaim her virtue
from the housetop. as the gentleman from
Virginia tCrockett) would have her do ?
Was man going to put his wife's virtue
N the mouths of the street loafers. did
man look pretty declaiming his virtue
20 passers-by: Mr.. Crockett got up 10 saw
that be was unable 10 tell just how the
| question OF sex came in. and the sly dig
AZ Mr. Harris eloquence was greeted with
shout of laughter
| Then some one cried Question" and
the chair asked II a vote should be taken.
M. Lane wanted 10 call up the resolutions
Gazing anon congress 10 pass the act re-
pea1ng the sherman law. He was de.
clared out of order and the vote was taken.
TIE resolutions were carried almost with
cat dissenting vote. The meeting ;hen
adjourned
| THE CHARTER COMMITTEE
"'naea''y an Securing Three Promiuent