The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-10
ANGRY AT WALLACE
H Voted Against Adoption Of
The Silver Platform.
DELEGATE FEnron BOASTS HIM
He AassaIs Yeut0n In Turn-Wififam n.
white Uses Huds Languages -
WsrhOrss George Hazard.

OF The oliver platform. has AZ ses, staike1
into the open fed Ever strcs Wallace
captured she national comrsiff>smanxasp
the bitter fsessnx has been EroTfng. AMI
declared that WafAcs. who hes been wear
ing bic victory rnode<ssy. has been untrue
20 the cesfres Of the Washington Desnoc-
racy. White echoes Fentonss sentiment.
% the war may be said 70 be fairly well
launched. Wallace thinks that Mr.. Fec
fon's course ~ peculiar, ard has said that
n II hsd not bsen for bis friends Fenson
could mot have bean delegate 10 he
convention.
.How Is IL Chat rfs dsrss.sson 6svstsd.
wfen the stafe platform decided unsa'sivo-
caIiy for free oosnaxs" was asked Of Mr.
Fenton-
s~rhAf IL what seven-eswhths OF the peo-
pie % tho state are now asking them
selves" be replsed Each delegate was
explicitly Instructed 20 vote for the incor-
porafioD In the national Platform Of an
unsqulvocsi IS 20 / plank. Mr.. Sharp
stein wae NOS present a. the state con-
veusfon. II WIS q weil-knosn facf that
~ was n favor OF the gold standard or
bf-mstalissmi secured hy Internafiona
agreement. but tho other delegates who
have persIstently voted for geld we're hsi-
essses 10 the state convention II was
expressly underwood at the tire that al
though their personal convictions we're
for the geld standard. they would work
for the incorporation OF juet such rsso-
1ufiona ~ were adopted To-Day In fact.
the Tacoma delegation. Of which Nj Wal
jace WAS . member. expressly pledged
themselves 20 the Spokane delegation that
~ would vote for silver In every aaes-
ton In which Il uas involved Had they
not made such pledge 70 Spokane's deie-
cation Wallace could not have been eisct-
- delegate 10 the rational convention. I
DO not want 10 be understood AZ tmpuen-
ing the Integrity Of Mr.. Wallace. bur do
most ampba Ideally ASSERT that bis conduct
politically has been nothing less than be-
srMyai or the confidence OF the Democracy
Of tho state OF Washington, When tho
national committee frat mat IN Washing
ton. and an estimate xas being taken up
on the relative strength silver and god
would have In the convention. he. without
authority or right credited Washington
with three votes for gold. Again. when
the national committee met az the Palmer
house. Immediately preceding tho eonven-
ton. he voted 70 seat the gold delegations
from Nebraska and Michigan. lie voted
In tho national committee for Hill for
Temporary chairman OF the convention.
and In the convention again voted the
same way. In plain aid direct Violation
Of thu wishes of the convention which
elected him he has voted In season and oiss
Of season with the gold standard men OF
the convention. TIE uf1seating Of the Me-
braska silver delegates BY tho national
Democratic COMMITTEES was unprecedented
and done with the express Intention os
preventing a txo-thlrds majority in the
convention for silver Mr.. Wallace well
knew fha entire Michigan gold delegation
ought IL have beer unseated. rs they We're
eiesfed BY Federal officehosders and ai-
mlnistratlen men holding proxies Ok silver
delegates. and Ia direct violation OF In
eiructfons by said silver debates.
How was It that yru elected Mr. Wall
lace national committeeman after thus
voting. when majority OF the delegation
h for silver
s.Mct.roslxcy, MaIoney and Darling
claimed that they had pledged themselves
In advance TO Wallace. white ana myself
voted against hts retention
'sYou think. then. Wailace's position ifs-
ScnslsfsntY''
..rt certainly In and could not NC other
wise. Doth White and myself urged Mo-
cravkey. Maleney and Darling saat Nai-
iaca.s attitude toward silver wss alone
sufficient 10 ahsoise them from any pran-
Use they might have made. but they
thought otherwise
Wallace's feelings toward fenton are
equally unrriendiy and bitter. lie for
merry counted fenton among bis friends.
and opposition from that source has
aroused his wrath. He said this after
noon. MIR. fcnion has become The most
rAhst and farocious silver man here. lie
became convert however. since last
March lie told ma in Spokane IN March
that he took no stock In the silver move-
nfenk ard regarded - A. fapnlsssfc. bat
that No felt that he vas compelled 20
move with the drift In order % secure his
election as delegate 70 the state corr
v~nfion. He told me ard hA told my
friends that hiS principal object IL being
made delegate was 10 secure MY election
as member OF the national committee.
Like mary men whose conscicnces were
troubling them. when he found that sit-
YER would carry he out-ffsrosfesi Heroa in
his faaatteism. lie has violated every
pledge and every well known sentiment
for silver"
In conjunction with The NOS, remsrka-
BILE demonstration following Bryan .
speech Incidents occurred ~ Interest 20
Washington people Chairman White. or
Fcagtle. and Delegate Fenion. OF Spokane.
Set excited, then Wildly enthusiasts. 1uSt
think 81 cid warhcrFe nin jumping 70
Als feet and With the assistance OF Fentdsn
teafing Washing tea's standard from 20
fassenings. Wallace. Sharpsfein ana Cir
ten ead 40; appear Pleased az the proceed
tags. bat Only looked On as the excited
delegates with standards surrounded the
Jump Into vacant chair next 20 a dis
fineaished looking ma2. Suddenly lam
aern-iswed Individual yelled ous 20 Whites
pa Toa. don't yea get In that chairfs.
THE distinguished appearing man looked
sup 10 sce what was the matter. nna White
saw be had attempted 20 plant MS Is n
ner A. David y. Hii's side Mr. nsu
laughed ard White saia: ~ heR year par~
don" bas ignored the Lantern-tawed Tam
many brave.
White. Fenfon, Mccroskev. Msloney ans
nsfisuE nearly shouted themselves anAfz.
over the adoption cf gha Platform today.
while Wallace ShRrpstssn ana sstrten asS-
;fnei NoieeieSs. During the recess Waite
SeSfafed the nlatforfa was satisfactory
~ al respects Eeesan saia he theurns n
thu best platform wTissea since Afraha =.
l-fneaia's tire Ms~reassy sad he haa
saescsieet q every piAeS While IA eess-
rflttee, Nsloney AS wei sustes. al
'Rttltas declared 4 VAS drafted after hss
eva hssf;. Wallace aid no more thaa
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