The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-28
LIKE WHIPPED DOGS.
The Humbled King County
Democracy Returns
MARKED WITH waLLacs's LASH.
Antt-Co,Ifps and Down-seand Delegates
s.y They Earned . Ihrsshfns
By Their Methods.

Collins delegate 80 bS1Ay ANos@@F
delegates themselves. zorn out ana tFafel-
stained. declared that they had come out
ofthe agtt a vs3toriou. minority. and that
the nominal victory Of the wallace cro~a
al Federal officials was, In fact. barren OF
results They claim they asKsd nothing
Of the convention except JUST apportion-
msnt, and having been refused Ehst they
considered their deserts they sat back IN
silence. SAID one:
what could we dor They had over 100
cuckoos in the delegation. aud sc we're
nowhere. Every iins-crow postmaster IN
ths state was there. and eli the customs
officers Indian agents, deputy Earshals,
etc Wallace hza the convention COM
pletely under his control, aud se realized
II fully enough after the flrst test vets
Another delegate was in more sporiiEe
mood What glorious chance for SNUG
glersl'' he said.
Neyertneless tEaere Is widespread be-
lief that the Collins delegation got inst
what they deserved. and that the result
would ave peen vastly different had u
not been for the stupidity and stubborn
ness al the leaders Of the delegation.
cit served them just right. was heard
nurni,er OF times. and there was plenty oil
argument TO back that assertion a
down Sound deiegat. said:
THE King county delegation could have
had almost anything it asked for IL the
leaders had gone about Il IN manly way
instead of in the bu!ldozing. ovsrbearing
way they did. The delegation was led by
Daniel Keileher, a. ID. Warner, John Fair
field f. r. Blaine John Collins and one
or two iI.utenants. From the moment
that We boarded the train nc Seattle until
the hour of the convention these men did
h. - Ia ds.is
gates against Pierce county and tue central
committee AZ first gs we're strongly con-
WINGED that King county had been greatly
injured and that their cause was just, but
as these street corner orators continued
their firsde we became first annoyed and
then Disguised AZ their actions and We
we're forced in seIfdeieflse To reDuke them.
The way that the King comfy delegation
treated r. A. MeDontld on the floor OF the
convention and at the caucuses preceding
sho i "a that they had no consideration for
any one who would not submit 10 their
imposifionx Ii they had treated their
own delegates right; If they had submitted
In true Democratic fashion To tho will
of the majority of the committee on cre-
dentials. which reported "a TO 4 against
them: III they had shown any disposition
To do the proper thing. Seattle would
almost, without doubt. have been selected
az the headquarters OF the central commit
skagit and snohomish counties stood
ready and an xious 20 assist King in getting
the state committeeman and the chairman
ship Of the central committee. Other
counties too, around the Sound, thought
that the craftsmanship onght to so to
King this time. But when We saw the
trouble and dissension that the leaders of
the King delegation were forcing US into
We had to get in and sqneich her. To do
that wo had TO elect Henry Drum as COM
mitfeeman-at-iarge again and down the
leaders in their unboly attempt to create
u fuss in the party"
Another delegate was equally vigorous
In his language. He said:
eff King county had acqueseed in the
verdict OF the committee on credentials
she could have had anything she wanted.
But she did the baby act all the way
through, and like IA cur growied and
snafled and mapped Mt everything and
ever body until the entire convention WAS
glad to her punished. One chastise-
ment didn't do any good. and another be-
came necessary, and still another until
the history of the part King took Is moth
ing but chronicle OF 'siitings down
King could have had the committeeman
atIaFge II she had displayed any judgment
AZ all, but As IL is she gets nothing except
bad record. Why, whenever the delega-
tion wanted to caucus John Gonsidine,
keliehsr and one or two more would draw
aside into little group. put their heads
together. throw their arms about each
others neck and that was the v hole story.
They dida't give Judge Mcdonald the
least chance and as the caueuses were held
in open view. everybody noticed it and
talked about IT. Ii King county had
manifested a fair spirit she would not have
been so disgraead."
In the discussion Of the spportionmert
question Wallace kept out of sight, but
sniveley. Kings old enemy. IS yonemous
a. George Turner. did the talking, and he
spared no inseetiye ia referring 20 King
county. lie forgot the hopeless fight that
had been fought for him. and as bis eyes
squinted nj the microscopic vote cast for
him at the lsst election he grew furious
and denounced the county rs a traitor 10
fhe Democracy of tie state. The delegate.
from King burned with indignation 20
hear such accusations from such an ac-
easer. bot what could they 40 in conven-
ton absolutely dominated by a countless
multitude ot Federal officials
u II. Harrison, OF Mount Vernon, spoke
Of King county in this wise
did you ever see httle bow walking
aWaY from his father after e sound thrash
inc, sneaFing the tears over his face with
she bach Of one hand and Rubbing the SCAT
of his pants with the oiherY Well,
that u the best practical Illustration | can
give ven OF the King county delegation
coming away from YAKIMA. King
county got = drahhing. and be
sides that hal IL rubbed into her
IL Was uot a t.ght on individuals. that vas
clearly shown. All The leaders were well
received and given hearty receptions, hut
The moment the delegation worked as a
unit * uE county Was hewied down and
not allowed hearing IL VAS an open
secret that it Was done Intentionally
% ruaizh King couutv for boiling the
ticket Two years ago sna to whip her back
into she Haze 81 respectable Democracy
al coaFse Sptve]y zni Wallace we're the
whipping masters and .Asd oa the lash
wtsA no gentle hand. 80 that
the bio~s VIII smart on the
backs ~ the klng county delegates
for some time So come. Why, even our
great leader. James Hamilton Lewis was
hawgwi down and NOS alIanea 30 .psak
On. u IS a circus from starr to unlsh. -
Selsely had his eye opca for the good az
North Yakima, and almost BIS Iast act in
convention is said - have besn the - th.
ho,dlng of a report two hours la acres lat
q the convention, growing weary 81 gas ae-
lay. Weald adjourn. Fsmaia aao.Aer dsv
in the tosa and spead more money Or
beard. lodgings and the 81 csse-as Of
we.s-oFdored sssemhlaee Of nemoSrats.
Aa uniaporiAnt incident shoNs toe
dcep-seass4 and ~idesprezt teslans a. aiJst
Aiag county. Nslt McEsrey. brother %
James MeElFoy, II this civ. ~ho made =
gallant agar Scr fasioa IN ias lsts eonaty
eoaveni.os. Is the owner OF numerous
logs3ns camps, enc 81 which Is