The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-06
Some Democrats Are Wonder.
ing Where They Are At.
NOT A VERY HAPPY FAMILY.



the party. The old-line Democrats in this
county. and the state as well. claim they
have been turned down by the Cleveland
administration. and that the entire Fed
ersl patronage has been given over to the
WalIace-Saurders combination. The i'm
ported Southern colonel and carpet bag
politician are in evidence everywhere As
customs collectors. timber inspectors and
Chinese hunters. This has not set well
with the ol5-time Democratic supporters.
like Bin White. John Collins and Col.
James Hamilton Lewis. of King county:
Capt Bass. OF whatcom: Joe Kuhn. OF
JEFFERSON: Steve Judson, OF Pierce; Judge
Sharpsteig, Of Walls Walla: C. H War
ner of Whitman: Charlie Voorhees,. of
Spokane. and whole army OF lesser lights.
who claim that FOR years they have spent
their time and money In Washington poll
ties. striving to maintain the principles OF
Thomas jefferson.
The Federal patronage question II only
partially to blame for the breach that now
exists. for beyond and back of the 'loaves
and fishes there is said to be a matter OF
personal ambition and thirst for power
deeply seated In the brain Of Committee
man Wallace. The whole force of Fed
eral officials, even down to the little fourth
class postYnasters. are accustomed TO re-
ceive orders from the son-in-law OF Chief
Justice Fuller and IL his wishes are not
respected their heads roll into the basket.
This ambition OF Mr.. Wallace may at last
get him into serious trouble with his party
ana at the convention which meets in Ia
coma on the 14rh inst parrot and monkey
time may he expected If all signs do not
fan. the recent Republican troubles in the
Portland convention will be duplicated and
surpassed when the "unterriied'' assem-
Bile there.
When the state Democratic central COM
mittee met last week IL determined at once
TO cali the state convention on the above
named date, with barely time Intervening
between the date of the call and the time
of holding the convention for notices to be
published. Democrats who were not on
the inside were astonshed and at sea The
fellows outside claimed that never before
was there such a proceeding in the state OF
Washington. and the cry Immediately
went up OF snapper convention" and mig
ger in the log boom"
Motives were sought for this precip;tate
action. and. as in most cases where a po-
litical coup is ATTEMPTED. were not sought
in vain. Eastern Washington Democrats
began talking about IT, and the why's and
wherefores were pretty fully set forth in
conversations with some OF the local DEM
ocrats. who are by no means satisfied with
the situation. either in King county or the
state
Here in this county the Federal contin-
gent have been working very quietly but
effectively, and now have everything
'coppered." They are arranging delegations
to the county convention, to be selected on
tho evening of the 7th. and have instruct
ed the postmasters from the country pre-
cincts to bring in sympathetic delerates
or their proxies. OF course this will be
done. as 1t was done two years ago. when
the Mcdonald Bennett combination car
RED things through swimminsly.
1t Is dead easy to capture the country
precincts. for there are no Democrats left
in them. except Federal boyS When the
convention meets the Federal forces will
capture it. horse and Dragons. pass reso-
buttons indorsing Mr.. Cleveland and his
financial policy. the pulling down of the
American flag at Honolulu and his recent
utterances before the Ministerial Associa-
ton about our Western lawlessness and
corruption.
In addition IL will doubtless select one of
its own members as King county's choice
TO the national convention at Chicago.
where ne will be nicely taken in charge by
the administration leaders, carefully
marked o. X. and put aside until some
hidden hand pulls the Cleveland third term
string. when he is expected to answer
Aye"
If this programme is carried out, and
some say II is now fixed" our own Col.
James Hamilton will be quietly shelved.
He can fold his tent. hang his harp on a
willow tree. and cease to aspire to the
gubernator.ai chair II is said they are
"forninst" the colonel, and II everything
turns out all right he will come out at the
little end of the horn. Some of Lewis
friends will of course break into the coun-
ty convention and a pretty warm contest.
even for a Democratic convention. may be
anticipated. They are not quitters. and
they must be respected-so they think.
In explanation Of the reasons why the
state central committee hurried things so
in their call, a local Democrat spoke as
follows 10 a Post-Intelligencer reporter
yesterday:
ut is the intention of Boss Wallace to
capture the state convention on the nth
inst. as he did that al Yakima. and then
send q Cleveland delegation to Chicago.
headed by himself. OF course ne will force
down them a strong administration reso-
luton Of Endorsement. and armed with this
he will Immediately start for Washington
City. Going up 10 the great Grover, he viii
open his capacious Western inside pocket
and take therefrom the 'honeyei words
and sweet things" said abou, Mr.. Cieve-
land In the far West. He will claim the
honor Of having fred the first gun. in the
first state convention, for Mr.. Cleveland.
for his past acts and for a third term IL
everything runs smoothly Mr.. Wallace
will again be selected as national Demo-
cratic committeeman. and his power at
Washington city for getting jobs will be
largely enhanced during the remainder of
The Cleveland rule
How hard he is working and how sue
cessfui his calculations can best BE- in
ferred by the action of the state central
committee at Tacoma last week when
they called the snapper convention Wal
lace had fine control OF the committee and
IL did his bidding They hope that tho De-
mocracy generally will not he appri=ed
and that the postmasfers throughout the
stste. with the custom house contingent.
viii have fun swing. This - the meaning
Of the early call. and fear ne has the par
~ 'cinched' Just look az the personnel OF
the state committee present al Tacoma.
Here II "a: Hugh Wallace. proxy from
Lincoln county, Judge Brinker. proxy
from Kllckitat county. Chinese Inspector
Schuyler. proxy from Kitsap county r. s
Jones drinkers partner proxy from
Asotin county. J. c. Saunders. proxy from
jefferson county; Deputy Iuit@i States
Attorney Robertson. proxy from Douglas
county. and faithful John Malone. proxy
from Clarke county.
s-Tais j. the way they carried things
with such remarkable haste. and by these
methods they intend 20 run the conyrn-
ton II they do. II viii no; be the last
heard OF IT. for am confident there viii
he sent from this state a cortesting dele
CATION 20 Chicago"
Evidently this is a splendid held In