The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-08
PROXY BENNETT WINS
He Is United States Attorney
for Alaska.
STRONGER THAN WREN e. CREWS
A Wallace Man. He Receives Reward
for Fighting the Battle In the
spotted Egg Convention.

A dispatch from Washington City states
that Burton Z. Bennett. OF this city. has
been appointed by President Cleveland
United States attorney for Alaska Ben
nett received the appointment directly
through the influence of Hugh c. Wal
lace, who has again shown 10 his oppon-
ents in the Democratic ranks that he
is still all powerful with the present ad-
ministration at Washington City. and
also that he stands by his friends.
Bennett is a comparatively unknown
young attorney, bat has shown himself
good political wirepuller. He was chief
ly instrumental in the effort to nominate
a straightoVt Democratic ticket at the
last Democratic county convention in OPP
position TO the spotted egg combination
ticket finally put up by the convention.
When the convention was called 10 order
Bennett, together with John Burns and
two or three other friends of Hugh Wal
lace, gained decided victory, showing
they controlled the majority of the votes
of the convention by the election OF j.
F. Mcdonald temporary chairman. The
candidate of the spotted eggs was VIII
IL. Thompson, who received l20 votes 10
ia for Mcdonald
Then the trouble began, and the conven-
ton started off in true Democratic style.
At least Dozen men talked at the same
time The chairman raped for order, put
rough and tumble fight was i'll progress
in one corner Of Armory hall, where the
convention was held. Bennett had a STATE
all prepared, but the other side had 100
many hard and persistent takers, ana M
ally. at the election for permanent chair-
man, Mcdonald withdrew In favor OIL
Thompson, which resulted In the nonlha-
ton of the spotted egg ticket.
The plan OF Wallace which Bennett was
irving to carry out was to nominate
straight-out Democratic ticket, but TO
nut men on for county OFFICES many Oh
whom would pull off in favor of the Popu-
list nominee for the same office. In return
for this the P0pulists were to pull OH
their candidates for the state legislature
in favor of the Democratic nominees, VINO,
of course, were Wallace men, In this way
Wallace at one time hoped to become
United States senator, as he had active
workers in every county in the state. ana
ali offices were to be sacrificed for the
legislative ticket. Bennett came into the
convention with his pockets suited with
proxies from the country districts, but
he was not allowed to use them. He did
good work however. in the interest of
Wallace and now he receives his reward.
Benefits opponent has been w. +.
Crews, the candidate of John Collins and
his wing of the Democratic party for
the past year. and petitions have been
forwarded to Washington City and even
some personal visits paid to the president
in his behalf. Crews is now in Juneau
and has carried the fight on for the Of
flee openly UP there, thus arousing great
opposition among the disciples of Black
stone already in Alaska. The result has
been that numerous protests against his
appointment have been forwarded to
Washington City from Juneau and Sitka.
The office is worth s.. 500 per year, and
carries with it a good deal of prestige.
Crews is said to be reporting on a Juneau
paper, having started on a journalistic
career some time ago, thinking that this
would lend additional weight to his pre-
tentions to the office he has been seeking.