The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-20
THE DEMOCRATIC SPLIT.
The Old warhorses Refuse to BE Bossed
by Hugh Wallace.


TACOMA, June 17.-tSpeciai. There was
q big political conference here last night.
Hugh w allace had the warriors in coun-
Gil, but they did not smoke the pipe of
peace Chief Wailsce's men who wanted
TO hit the pipe of peace at last nights
council were: United States Attorney
Brinker, Assistant United States Attorney
Robertson, President John ]. Malone, of
the Tillicums: Capt. o'Toole. of the Seat
tie land Office. and Collector Mart Ma
loney, OF Whatcom.
These. with their chief, represent the
six Tillicum divisions of the state of
Washington. They want the great Oat-
meal chiefs. ]. J. Browne. of Spokane;
John Collins, editor of the Seattle Press
Times. and Col. Chauncey W. Griggs, of
the First precinct of the Third ward, that
being his political residence in Tacoma, 10
join them and eat salt from the hand of
Chief Wallace.
At last nights councils Miles w. Glib
bons was sent for and came. lie was
asked 10 get in line and refused. He
made Browne-Griggs-Collins speech,
which was replete with tartness and trite-
ness and the asperity charsc teristic OF
Miles w. Gibbons when his political tail
He told Wallsce's men that he would do
nothing. The Oatmeal faction will simply
keep out of the Democratic state conven-
ton If Wallace insists upon running it,
They will agree to nothing. After the
convention, If their corns are walked
upon, they will do as they please, some
turning into the Republican ranks
and others siding with the
Populists. They do not propose to
drill for Wallace for United States
senator. They do not propose TO drill for
any man in whom he is interested. They
claim the holdover senators are opposed
to his leadership. They insist on being
represented and respected in that Demo
cratic state convention. or else they will
have nothing TO do with il. They say
Warner has Whitman county in his vest
pocket, and upon the acts OF the Tilheum
chiefs viii depend Mr.. Warmers plan Of
campaign.
Today the Wallace faction talked the
situation over. They do not seem 10 think
Gibbons Is "blntfing." day or two may
decide what will be done. In Wallace's
behalf Capt O'Toole promises 10 put
Skagit county man IN the legislature.
Brinker is 20 get all Of the South Bend
delegation. Starr is to bag a man in Doug
las county oEAnogan Smith is TO De
replaced by Tillicum. Ex-Cspitol
Commissioner John MeReavy is 10 bob
az in Mason county. and the grand
coup is to be Mart Msloney's rally OF
Democratic dry bones ia Whatcom. Col.
GriEgs' man Anderson is 10 be let out and
Wallace Iillieum elected to the Iegisls-
tgre from his district Gibbons rehearses
the humiliation of Warner and Others
being thrown down in the interest OF Wal
lace's men throughout the entire state
with only Chief Deputy Mcclure, Of North
Yakima, to stand up for the Browne
1ragEs-Collins cohorts. And even Ne.
cure may lie eompeIled 10 give up his
eale; depatyship and 90 10 Spokane under
sam Vincent. thus removing the only
Oatmeal man from the field. lie recalls
thaI Wallace's policy has beea very effens.
I've 20 the o2tmea, doctrine. and again re-
fuses point BLANK 10 gcE Into line under
Na4iace's leadership.
Deputy C1stoms ofticer Mct,oy. of Suo-
kane. NlA hays 20 80. according TO tue
latest IilAeam edIcL lie Is the man who
ehaSget sam Wilson with being interested
la sasggling. and AZ the same time tried
- smsreh the heads OF the PGget sound
eos.ecsoss ssstEact. lie has been taken
aN~y from Spokane. and Els engaging