The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-04
PLACE FOR M'BRIDE.
Why Collins Wants Hardin Off
the Ticket.
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE ROW.
A sharp Trick 80 shut Out the Country
Members Who wnn Not swaI-
low the Spotted Eggs

A. G. Mcbride for spoxed-egg deputy
prosecuting attorney, urged BY john eos-
Inns. vas the featuH Of yesterdays poilti-
cal developments. and his scrambling TO
maintain himself in the place he has held
for four years explained TO great degree
the stormy scene az L. c. Gilman's Office
Tuesday last. The scheme was to force
Hardin TO Withdraw in favor Of Hart. who,
according TO the understanding. was TO
give his first deputyship 10 Mcbride.
Overfures were not made TO Hart until
Hardin had been approached on the sub
rect The iatter's refusal of Mcbride was
az peremptory as his refusal to Withdraw
in favor of Hart. and as long as Hardin re-
mains on the ticket Collins thinks there Is
danger of the spotted eggs spelling. Who
will sit on the nest, if Mcbride gets tired.
is an unanswered query.
As the matter now stands. Collins Is in
pickle. He cannot keep Mcbride, with
Hardin on the ticket, and Hardin refuses
10 withdraw. II any man can be found
who is pleasing 10 Hardin and who can
swallow Mcbride the trade will be made.
unless complications. now unlocked for,
arise. Lee Hart and c. G. Heifner will
make themselves heard the moment a
prospective successor TO Hardin appears.
They want John b. Hart, and they intend
10 have, him, too.
The meeting OF the Democratic central
committee Monday afternoon mas by no
means passed out of the minds of the
party. John Burns, il will be remem-
bered. refused to run for chairman. be-
cause, he said, the meeting had not been
regularly called. and therefore was illegal.
Ordinarily q notice of meeting is given
either before adjournment of the county
convention or upon cali OF ten committee
men sent by mail 20 every member OF the
county committee. The only notice given
was a paragraph published by Collins in
his organ. as follows:
Members of the Democratic county
central committee will meet upon Monday
afternoon, October l, 1894 at O'Clock 3.
m, in the old library rooms in the 0cci-
dental building, for the purpose of electing
ecntive committee. full attendance Is
requested.
When the meeting was called TO order ii
was noticeable that only seven of the
slxty-eight country delegates were present.
The absent ones had not had time 10
reach town, and number who could not
ready, these proxies were ruled out, and
so the control of the committee passed
into the hands of Collins-not without a
protest, however. for the seven committee
men from the outside arose in rage and
strobe out of the room. The Collins men
carried the day by a majority of ten. and
John Considine, who held q proxy from
Terence O'Brien, was among the victors.
The executive committee, afterwards
chosen, has clearly the complexion OF
spotted eggs. An idea of how the meeting
was run may De gathered from this re-
mark by an indignant anti-fusionist:
"Decency has no place in this hall. I'm
going 10 leave here. and | leave protesting
against the methods now employed 10 rule
and TO ruin the Democratic party. Why,
when a measure is wanted to be carried
through, all that is necessary is for John
Considine to make the motion and A. g.
Lane to second ii-and through it goes
with a rush"
The result of this shotgun proceeding
has been productive of much feeling the
past two days, and the straight line Dem
ocrats are seriously discussing the advisa-
bility of calling a new convention to NOM
mate reputable ticket. One of them,
who lives near Christopher, said:
What's the use to enter the campaign
at all, with the marty divided on this fu-
sion propositlon2 Voters in my section
will either stay home election day or else
support the straight Republican ticket IS
merited rebuke TO the Collins men.
Soreheads won't get the least recognition
and Woolery hasn't any strength at ali.
On the other hand, the Republicans are all
in line. not kicker among them, and the
way they Will march up To the polls Will
show whether or not they mean what they
say when they talk straight ticket 10 the
miserable compromise spotted egg fusion
lists. After all, what does fusion mean
Principle counts for nothing, and the flu
sionists are aiming only at the offices.
They want TO sit on q high stool and call
out the people, TO Us fuslonists belong
the spells.
Another spotted egg Is about to break.
On the failure of Malcolm McDougali to
place j. +. Mess on the ticket as commits
sioner for the southern district he
attempted TO put forward another favorite.
named Mccullough, ana his efforts were
successful. Mccullough, il is said. Is
extremely unpopular in his nei gh borhood
and for that reason John Collins has
become hostile TO him and declares he
must 20. Collins wants A. H. Meade
mayor of Aubnrn, a sorehead Republican.
put on the ticket Meade fought the Tight
81 the primaries. but he was turned down.
Consequently the entire list of wouid-be
commissioners. except the regular Repuo-
liean nominee. is sore.
Sheriff Woollery. spotted-egg axpirant for
county treasurer, is said TO be preparing a
proclamation TO publish TO voters that. If
elected. he will donate the entire salary
OF the Office for two years 10 charity. This
story causes an inereduious smile to pass
over the faces Of the sherih's best friends
Jim knoss a thing or Two about Office
holding they say.
Al the Populist headquarters in the
SQulre-Latimer block everything is qaiet.
No arrangements for speakers have been
made, aac the meetings 10 be held during
the campaign viii be arranged on short
notice The candidates fer the. supreme
beach, X. l. Forrest. of Olympia, and J
NJ. Ready. OF Eiienshnrg. will not 10 on
the stump. Mr.. Forrest IS expected il this
city early nexs week.