The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-20
TO OPPOSE WALLACE
Tactics at the Convention Were
Merely . Truce.
THE FIGHT FIXED FOR THE FALL
DemocFaeD ArEayed A9nanae
the ssBoos.n
THE FIGHT FIXED FOR THE FALL

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pearanco OF harmony between the fac
tons Of the state Democracy which was
observed at the recent convention in this
city. was on the surface only. and enough
has since transpired to warrant the BE-
lief that before the national convention
meets At Chicago the smoulderiag enbers
Will burst anew into fame. The cnief bone
Of contention Is the national committee
manship, and there viii likely be the hot
test kind Of q contest over 1t. Hugh c.
Wallace. who has served in the capacity
OF dictator IN the state Democracy for
the past four years. will find q weli-or-
gained and aggressive opposition to his
continuance as national committeeman
when the question comes up for settlement
at Chicago. In the conflict that will follow.
all the fractional strife tnat has character
lied Democratic politics In this state fer
four years past viii be brought up and IL
likely to play an important part il the &C.
lection Of = representative Of The party
in this state.
The state convention here was the
tamest sort Of an affair, and all who had
expected a warm time and . lively scrap
on the door of the convention were great
ly surprised at the way il turned Uut. The
fact of the matter IL that the warning
clansmen agreed. IN the interest of the
state ticket to be nominated this fall. to
time. An armed truce was declared ard
the opposing factions have not IN the
least manner laid aside their differences
The delegation to the national c0nven-
ton stands five for free silver and three
for gold standard. Wallace is one Of
the latter. If he succeeds himself Is na-
tional committeeman he must bring two
OF the five to his way Of thinking. This
Is conceded to be q big undertaking, n
view Of the predominance OF the silver
men in the party in Washington. and
the positive declaration Of the convention
on the subject of free coinage. Beside the
silver element In the party, Wallace has
arrayed against him the war horses o. the
party and a strong element among what
are termed administration Democrats.
This last faction Is led by Louis X. Church,
OF Everett, receiver of the Puget Sound
National bank. and a protege of President
Cleveland. Church was appointed on the
supreme bench of Dakota during Cleve-
lands first term. and was also made ter
ritorial governor by the president. Wal
lace's representative at Everett is Sena-
tor J. E. McManus. who. 1t is understood.
is TO be made mineral land inspector. at
the request OF the national committeeman
Church and McManus are reputed to be
bitter political enemies. and 1t has been
said that Church has used all his infiu-
ence to prevent McManus' appointment.
A King county delegate to the conven-
ton said without hesitation that there
was an organized opposition to prevent
Wallace's reelection as national commit
teeman. 1t is a fact that the King county
delegation led the fight against the ad-
ministration and they were prepared to
make the issue on the door Of the conven-
ton. 1t was planned to introduce a reso-
luton condemning Clevelands financial
policy in the strongest terms but friends
n a N y{ar ton \ lo
didate for governor on fusion ticket, pre-
vailed on the adoption OF a compromise
resolution and q postponement OF the
inevitable fight Thus the matter stands,