The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-03
IMPENDING EEvoLr AT SPOKANE
Democrats Festive Under tho Ruie OF
the FedernI OfIscfnls-

Democrats Festive Under tuo AsohS "a
the Federal Ofscfals-
Epokar~, Aprii z--soeesai1--The county
convention Of the Democrats n billed 20
meet IN Spokane on the 18th o. April. for
tire purpose % eiscrtng csleGsfes 10 the
wafisre state convention 81 Tacoma FOUR
asys later The call published In the DEM
oerxffe pzr@rs Jocks very Innocent upon US
face, bot there IL a tiger under the vel
vet and he promises 30 be equal to the
occasion when the convention breaks
bose a, re appointed time Esriy In the
month both Wallace and his partnsr. Mr..
saon6ers. whose sworn duty. itsis al
legged, lie 20 observe strictly the rules OF
civil service reform. were ia the city. They
said they met b. accident AZ Tacoma, tfis
former or hts way East Of the mountains
Oh private business. and the latter on .
tour Of inspection Of his charge as collec-
tor OF customs. H. J. Maonsy. deputy
eoilector % customs at Sorthport, 20
which place he was transferred from Pu-
get sound about year ago for POLITICAL
purposes. also came down from the north
and met Msazfs. SaCnasrs and Wallace
By accident There we're several other
deputy collectors from the interior In toSn
81 that time. who uneereuon ioslsly and
purely by accident stroiled into the pres
enre OF their exalted rulers, and together
with the local cotsrte Of Federal officials.
q love feast OF the favored held sway for
a couple OF days. IL IS true that there
were several representative Democrats
from the country in the city at the time.
bat none were Invited. and this fact was
commented upon By the "outs'' more than
= little at the time.
just what franEpgred at the meeting of
government officials has never been made
public through the medium % the press,
but Developments that have taken place
since the state committee meeting at Ia
-
bic interest on the faces OF the admins
sration lights. Dir. Fenton. who was re-
moved from The list OF representatives of
the state for the National Association OF
Democratic Clubs. infimafes that he re-
signed. Those who claim 10 be familiar
with the situation say that II he did re-
s'gn be did 50 az the solicitation OF Wal
lace asaa Saunders, Upon the promise that
they would see thai ne ahosild be a dele
gate 70 the Chicago convention. Their
Chief desire. however. was TO gsl a Federal
official into Mr.. Fenton's place. aad. nn;y
that their chief purpose has been accom-
plished, they care little what Fenton gets
IN the way OF political preferment from
now On j. j. Browne is the next target
OF the WaIlace-saunders combine ard
fhey hope TO secure his removal as vice
president % the National Association Of
Democratic Clubs for the state of Wash
inSton. so that another Federal Official
may be promoted In political sense. ana
Naiiaces grip more firmly fastened upon
inc organization Of the party "a the state.
10 The city OF Spokane there are twelve
Federal officials who draw salaries from
sl,s1 up 10 &.eo0 per anuum. Several OF
These have sdb0rGinafes drawing smaller
saiaries. OF course. but they are an aetise
politicians. IL - said that a crowd Of Ten
men cannot eoneregate upon the streets
without being made up Of one or more OF
ars1
intent upon knowing what the o.:,slae
Fellows think OF the administration Fv-
cry rsneiiious word which falls from ,hs
Hps or Democrat upon the ears Of one
or these Federal toh-holders goes strs,Rh,
70 Wallace. This difficulty the pemocrafs
nave been disposed TO treat with a sp,ri.
or generosity but IL is becoming an ivy
som" TASK 10 tolerate that kind of Dem
ocrAey and q change Is coming oyar ,ba
common herd or the Democracy. and II "a
change mat portends cloud of th,,r
der frosn an unlooked-for source 50 Far
as Mr.. Wallace and his chosen neon,a az
concerned. The fear OF the Federal Office
noidefs mas been that the primaries might
get In their deadly work by senst.g an
anti-saminis;ration delegation 10 Tacoma
and 10 avert any such policy they hay.
been advised by their chief to sec To I,
that all primaries were fixed" ana me
same al the county conventions. scores
OF locAi postfnaster- have been written
to IN pleasant terms. but between TIE
ines a frown OF terror Is outlined IN
language not TO he mistaken to the efYc-,
taat upon the administration now in power
alone depends their jobs. and so Il goes ali
down the line. 49, IA
but another convention Is brewing read
ING Democrats from the outside countles
nave said that they VIII attend a CON
Nsnti"n 10 elect delegates to the national
onleaso convention. and a movement e
NaS on toot TO formulate plans for
that purpose. Those who prorn,ss 20 ~.
the most active In the movement declare
uas the Chicago convention win DO an,t-
administration, and the West and sontb
".th NhAt FORCES viii naturally GENE out
OF portions Of the East will be strong
enough 70 seat any snti-Cloveiand dciees-
uen taat applies fer admission. lfsd,r
snrh moe cement the present state ppf,-
"et@ilo orSan'Hatlon That has been divided
az s'aat itself for the pas. four years viii
tctter and fall -"