The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-29
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A Dsspuse over VINO IL yomine e-A
Mstter OF small Importance
There seems TO be some dispute in Demo
cratic circles as 90 who really are the
Democratic nominees for congress. L. L
conceded that b. r. Heuston. Of Tacoma,
is one Of the nominees, but the doubt
arises In the case Of the other nominee-
Briefly stated, this singular and amusing
Democratic situation appears 20 be as ioi-
lows:
Houston was nominated as the west
side candidate for congress. and accepted.
Then Judge n. T. Csson, OF Lincoln
county, was nominated As the east side
candidate for the supreme bench, but
curtly declined. After considerable
diminishing around, the leaders induced
John L. Sharpstein, Of walla Wslla. to
accept the nomination as the east side
candidate for the supreme bench. I. III.
Allen, of Thurston county, was next
nominated as the west side candidate tor
the 81 preme beach. Then the convention
turned again and sought candidate Tor
congress from the east side, but every man
declined the nomination. This nomina-
ton was then passed over, and the con-
vention took up the work OF electing the
state central COMMITTEES. After this work
had been completed the convention once
more returned to the matter OF selecting .
candidate for congress from the east side.
w. ID. 0'Toole. register Of the land Office
at Seattle, placed in nomination Judge
Cation. who had already declined the NOM
ination for tho supreme bench. Cation
again declined. There can be no mistake
about this. The Posr-IsIELLIeEScER cor
respondent sat within five feet OF him
when be made his deciinarion, and, al
though the uproar in the convention hall
was simply deafening. the following words
were heard:
"Gentlemen Of the Convention: thank
you for this second mark of your esteem.
but intend to remain at home during
this campaign. My legs are not as long as
those of Sam HYDE but / think could
beat him If 1 were to run, but must de-
cline the honor"
Shortly afterward the convention adj
journed, and all the members Of the con-
vention who expressed themselves on the
subject did so under the belief that there
was q vacancy on the ticket. and that that
vacancy would not be filled.
Immediately upon the adjournment of
the convention the state central commit
tee met, and. it is presumed, decided to
place Henry Drum on the ticket, for the
PosT-IgTELLiGENcK received the following
Associated Press dispatch:
NORTH YAKIMA. Sept. 27.-The Demo
cratic slate convention did not adjourn
until 40 this morning. The following
ticket was nominated: Congressman, b.
+. Houston, of Tacoma. and Henry Drum,
also OF Tacoma; supreme judges, j. Ia
Snarpstein. of Walla Walla, and Judge
Alien. of Olympia"
The Associated Press dispatches may be
relied upon as being accurate. impartial
ana of no political coloring. +. NJ. Reed.
editor of the North Yakima Herald, DEM,
is the Associated Press correspondent at
North Yakima. Mr.. Reed was also the
secretary of the Democratic convention.
Mr.. Reed sent the Associated Press dis
patch which stated that Henry Drum had
been nominated for congress. Mr.. Reed,
as secretary of the convention, must GER
tify to the nominations. Mr.. Reed ought,
therefore, TO know who was nominated.
The facts in the case probably are that
Immediately upon the adjournment of the
convention Henry Drum was placed upon
the ticket by the state central committee
to fill the vacancy. but later Judge Cation
was induced to reconsider his declination,
and was persuaded to make the race,
Drums name being Withdrawn from the
ticket.
However. il is matter of small import
ance who runs for congress on the Wallace
ticket Further details of the Vinson-De
France row at North Yakima Thursday
morning have been received. Secretary
De France walked into the Alfalfa saloon
and called Vinson a son of b., as a re-
suit of hot words over the Democratic
convention. Ninson pulled his pistol and
De France ran out into the street and
around the corner and upstairs into his
room. Mart Maloney grabbed vinson by
the arms, holding them aloft until Char
ley was out of danger. IL is understood
that De France will resign as secretary of
the state committee. Ii is unauthen-
ticaliy stated that De France locked his
door and crawled under the bed.
The state committee will elect a success
sor TO De France After De France ran
away Vinson wanted blood and satisfac-
ton, but after parlsy gave up his gun. 1t
appears that De France had said that Vim
son was dirty son of a -" If he had
said certain things. Vinson demanded an
APOLOGY, at the same time going for his
pistol and in a rich Southern voice warn
ing Charley. "Ahrm yourself. SIR" VIM
son, for the sake of preventing further
shame and scandal in the Democratic
party, gave up his arms.
The state central committee elected Is:
Adams, :. III. Watkins; Chshalis, w. l.
Adams; Clarke. A. T. Chapman; Clallam,
Thomas Maloney; Columbia. j. +. Ed
mission; Cowlitz. ]. W. Palmer; Douglas.
John James Graves; Franklin, Robert
Gerry: Island, Jacob Antilles; Jefferson.
Charles A Dyer; King. John Collins;
Klickitst Hiram Dustin; Kittitas, J. f
Wegner; kitsap, Ira C. Rockwell: Lewis.
NJ. l. Holbrook. Lincoln, r. A. HutchIn-
son; Mason, W. X. Lotx; okaaogan,
Frank Reeves: Pacific. Charles De
France: San Juan. George A. Ellsper.
man: sksmania, f. J. Hogan; Snobomish.
John w. Frame; Skagit. Frank Quinby;
Spokane. IL. T. Jones; Stevens. II. /.
I.ilienthai: Thurston, John Miller
Murphy; Walla Walla, John p. Kent:
wahkiAknm, c. W. Waters; Whatcoua, L,
]. HUI: Yakima. III. J. Snively.