The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-28
JENKINS BLACK EYE.
The Row That Led Up 10 the
Populist Fist Fight.
wHATcom COUNTY CORRUPTION
ONCE Considered as Thing OF Barter
and saie-A Leader Asks 10 Be
Made q Juryman.

whatconn. Sept .-Special.-Pandeno-
mum has broken loose IA tns Peoples party
IN this county. The central committee
house Is divided against itself The bretn-
EeE never have dygslt together IN peace and
harmony. and now var Is open and bitter.
wednesday afternoon q Mid and woOIly
nsetlDg vas held behind closed doors for
tna purpose OF reading Commissioner
Rogers and Clerk Plariea out o. the party.
ne air was blue with imprecations. and
Inc door came very near being REDEEMED
with gore when VIII y. jenkins. editor OF
the Champion and member OF the COM
mittee, and Committeeman J. Z. Belden
INDUCED IL a fist fight. OF which jenkins
now wears black eye as a souvenir.
When Belden left the room Jenkins
friends got together and declared Belden's
seat on the committee vacant. bat Belden
will doubtless hold il just the same as ne
was not elected by the committee but by
his precinct. and has not resigned. The
two officials who were being SAT upon.
Rogers and Puariea, were not present in
person. although the latter was very much
there in spirit, may be seen by his par
alyZing communication to the committee.
acknowledging receipt % the invitation TO
attend and exposing the utter rotteuness
OF the Peoples party organization in this
county. Mr.. Rogers sent a brief communi-
cation 10 the committee. declining the invi-
tation for the good and sufficient reason
that he had no business with the committee
nor the committee with him. In his letter
OF acceptance he had expressly stated that
he was not in fun accord with the platform
or the Peoples party, and would only
promise. In the event Of his election, TO per-
form his duties according 10 his own best
judgment. The two communications were
read and the row began. A resolution was
Introduced calling upon Rogers and
Puariea 10 resign. and further declaring
that II they failed TO do so within thirty
DAYS petition or demand would be circu-
lated among the Populists with that end ~
view. There were eighteen or nineteen
members OF the committee present, and all
but four or i've OF them voted for the reso-
luton Then came the Belden-Jenlxins
fight, the anti-Belden resolution and a sim
liar resolution to fire Sam Barrett, which
latter was not passed. no vote being taken
on account OF the big row. the patriots
present apparently fearing that they might
be run in" by the police for disturbing
the peace.
Following are extracts from Mr.
Puariea's letter: About two or three
weeks after the county convention your
Chairman and secretary in company with
j p. Smalley. came to my house one af-
ternoon at about o'clock TO see me on
business connected with the campaign
Your chairman, after a somewhat elab-
crate preface 10 get my mind into the
proper channels. informed me that the
executive committee had met, conferred
with other parties and that his business
with me was TO get my consent, If elected,
TO permit the Democrats TO name my
deputy. He assured me that II consent
ed 10 such an ARRANGEMENT, there would
be no Democratic candidate for county
clerk and my election would be assured
lie informed me that the deputy under
this arrangement had already been select
ed for me. but did not disclose the source
OF his knowledge. I was very much sur
prised at such suggestion from the Of
fetal head OF a great reform party, and
particularly so when I remembered how
loudly these same parties were condemn
ing anything that savored Of an alliance
with either Of the old parties and attrib-
uted II to my ignorance Of reform meth
DDS. / informed your chairman that !
would take my chances straight or he
might take my name off the ticket, stat
ing the reason for my withdrawal AT
this he became somewhat excited and
declaring that / would ruin the party's
chances OF success. left as he had come.
Later In the evening Mr. Smallev
came back very much worried over the
matter. stating that the same PROPOSE
tion had been made TO him; and we then
and there agreed 90 withdraw from your
ticket and publicly state our reasons for
SO doing, rather than submit TO such an
arrangement.
Il learned afterwards that your candi-
date for treasurer had received the same
offer from your official head and as
promptly spurned it,
After the failure Of this scheme talk
OF such AN arrangement subsidized. and I
am sure that with but two or three excep-
tons. your candidates. who were not the
right kind Of men for such knowledge.
were in total ignorance of any further ar
rangement Of this nature made by vour
executive committee. until some two
weeks OF more after election at q meet
ing 81 your committee we heard the fol
lowing from the mouth OF your chair
man, Your chairman said that hf. and
The secretary. ia company with John r
CTlies and q. W. Alexander, went N night
~ a close carriage paid for hV uarfieS of
other political faith 10 the home Of Alr
Lindsey. Of Fairhaveu. our candidate for
the legislature, 20 induce Mr. Lindsey To
sign withdrawal Mr. Lindsey rernon-
strated but was at last induced 10 sign
the Withdrawal under the pledge that the
request for his withdrawal be made a part
OF the records OF your committee.
Win this paper ia his pocket your
chalI man. ~ company with the gentlemen
before mentioned, again entered the car
riaSe and drove back 20 Whatcom. where
tney were met by the ether parties in
terested IN thc deal 20 De made, luc.lG-
Ing VIII i. Jenkins. Populist
briefly, the trade - be- effected vas ss
follows The Populist candidates for the
legislature on me BAY were % ae with
drawn. in consideration Tor which the
Democrats were 20 withdraw their lsrts-
lauve candidates in the country ana u5it
on no man 10 oppose the PorutiSt cant.-
date for Che senate. MT Lsitch and ths
PrPu.iS, candidate for county attorney
Ai- Alexander With the signed With
d~awal OF Mr. Lindsay IN his uoek-.. v1ur
chairman hcsitated in his own words
wanting assurance that the other u4rftee
would deliver the goods ArSu.neut
having no effect YOUR chairman said that
as an additional pledge tha. tIe goods
w9Uld he delivered be was offered Tho
sum ~ S. 30 and a gold watch and chain.
Al ghis VIII II. Jenkins could hear il ro
longer and adding his entreaties Year
chairman soon succumbed
Here. gentlemen, we are presented
with the Ustisbie spectacle 90 a reform
party. through its executive coIaui.-e.
and official head. even while asking fer
selling Out Withdraw wing RIA IT'S ffst
tive candidates Tor a consideration.
The people SPEAK their VIII tn~aHrt
statutes duly enacted bv .he Legislature.
W15ca AL officers included arc n04rd ?.
orey- II We have q had law 90 30 repealed
and 3 better enc IN % enacted tt rrus-
come through Ihe stature ana ta-oorr
that body ONLY and now. I ask veu IS
any reform to be effected when the Leg g.
lative ttck~t ls bart~red on for a nalr-e
attorueysAip or a fusion senator nav.
iha respect due - all honest men ~
y hatrveT political creed. and $40 aaueSv