The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-28
Wallaees Man Drum the Second
Candidate for Congress.
ONLY TACOMA MEN WOULD RUN.
Drum Takes the Nomination 10 Help
Himself Into Federal Office.
The Convention Long series Of
studied Insults 90 King County
sntsely Resenxea ON King County.
wallace ON Coiiins-rhe Spotted
Eggs Were Smashed.

NoRrH YAKIMA. sept e7-fSpeciai -
/ The Democratic state convention is now
| thing OF the past. so far "a the presence
/ OF those who participated in its proceed
/ ings concerned. bus tue recollection OF
! as ignomsnious failure to accomplish any.
thing except 10 panish King county
/ Democracy will remain long in the
memory Of those who witnessed the ex-
citing scenes In the convention hall. The
pitifnl. but impotent. struggle of the King
county delegation for a representation
proportionste TO that Of the other coan.
ties, the malignant voice of Henry j.
Snsvely as he thundered forth his maledie-
tions at King county for having given
Gov. MctiTaw large majority two years
ago, and Snively's iIl-concealed desire
that the aims of those whom he was
pleased 10 term 'reereant Democrats"
~ers to be visited upon the heads Of those
Democrats who had not iinched in the
hour OF battle; the unfesling cruelty with
which the vast majority of the convention
Justify applauded Snively's terrible ex-
coriation of King county: the
self-satisfed smile of Hugh Wal
lace, of Tacoma, as he iistened
10 the pseadings of King and the roast
ing" by Snrveiy; the sulien isees-vhite
with rage-of the King county delegation
as the chairman of the convention ironi-
cafly announced that each delegate in
King county was entitled 10 cas-. 1851 OF
"a vote" on all proportions 10 come before
the convention--thess. and many other
scenes, will not soon be forgotten. There
was no attempt at Disgusting the fact that
the convention .'had IL in" for the King
county delegates. With frank brutality it
was admitted in the room of the commit
tee on credentials and on the floor of the
convention that 'the King county Dem
ocracy must be taught a .essor." There
was no vital issue at stake; there we're no
close contests for nominations-no con-
tests at all, in fact. Ii would not have cut
the slightest figure whether King county
had forty-fye or fifty-one delegates. The
matter was nat worth moments consid-
Grafton by the convention. except that
Pierce county and Henry J. Sniysly had
determined TO administer n severe castiga-
ton to King county. And IL was done
| done to the queens taste. Sniyeiy today
| is The harpiest man in the state of Wash
| ington. He openly boasted fhis morning
that he "had sworn to even up with King
county Democrats. and he would stick the
knife into them at every opportunity"
And how 40 the King county delegates,
who were each magnaminousiy allowed
| 5S-5i of vote. take the matterg The fol-
lowing will indicate:
Louis Cohn, who was offered and de-
sired the Democratic nomination for state
senator in the Twenty-fitth senatorial dis
| trict, and who was one Of the delegates
| from King, wrnthfuIy flung the statement
in the tace of Senator MeManus, Of Sno-
homish tan anti King man and Wallace
bury. that the treatment which King
county had received at the hands OF the
convention would cost the party at least
1000 votes in King county.
W. III. Talbot, who is one of John Col
lins' close friends. and who probably
knows what Mr.. Collins real feelings are,
was more conservative than Cohn in his
estimate of the damage done 10 the party
by tho action of the convention. but he
also asserted TO McManus that the failure
to seat the six extra delegates would cost
the party 800 votes in King county.
There can be little question that il the
convention had proceeded just one step
further in its patent determination 20 hu-
initiate the King county delegates. the dei-
egales, IN order TO preserve even q remnant
of self-respect would have been COM
peiIed TO Quit the convention in a body.
Fortunately for the Democracy. Tom
Trifiit.s OF Spokane, who perceived that
the convention had already gone too far
and that a retreat must be sounded so
10 prevent a scandalous scene, adroitly
made g motion at . time when the ten sion
was a. its highest, and fhenceforth the
danger was over. so far ss outward mani
festations from the King county men we're
concerned.
The convention closed in Wild disorder
Too many of the delegates had looked
upon the wine when il was red. The
reading clerk. big. powerful man with
the voice of Stentor. could scarcely make
himself heard above the din. Delegates
stood up in the ais.es and bawied across
the hail st one another. The chairman
shouted for order. pounded With might
and main on his desk, and despaIriugiy
beseeched the delegates 70 remember that
they we're gentlemen"
IL vas of no avail, however. Is was
Democracy's circus day. The long
wrangie over the question Of klng
coanty's representation. followed By the
fierce fight Of Drum, Wallace and saun-
ders TO retain Drum as chairman OF the
state central committee; the debate over
the free silver plank and the one-ssded
contention SIS 20 whether or not the plank
IN the platform dsnoaneinx the A. +. A.
should remain in IL. had left the delegates
in ANYTHING but pleasant frame Of mind,
and p.opFisty Was cast 10 the winds.
The nominations we're made in iisties.
manner Nominating speeches were
limited To tao minntss, bat even then 40
one paid any attention 20 them As soon
as a man Was nominated be would PER
enpsorsly decline the nomination. la
quick succession Eve men who wsfs in the
convention hall we're nominated for con-
gress and the supreme bench. and All re-
fused the nominations.
fogioslng 10 . partial list OF those who
would not make = hopeiess race
y. T. Cation. Of Lincoln. chairman of
/ the Convention, nofntnsted FOR both con-
/ xress and supreme eench. Refused.
Y c. MeCrosksy. stsie senator. Whit
man county. wired TO know IL be would
/ ACCEPT nominate for congress Refused
NJ NJ tSodman. representative. Coium.
I biA; ~ired 10 know If he wonld acsept
nomination for congress. Refused
j. r.. EdBiston. aesegsts from Columbia:
nominated for conErsss. Refused
j. f. Fenton. delegate from spokane
nominated for congress ksfus@t.
I a. = Biandfoxd, Of Walla W sila offered
4 nonsi stson for congress. Refused.
/ Judge J. Z. Wina. of Whaseom, placed
! ia nomination Tor 80 1prs14e IsEch. 6uI kss