Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-07-11
WALLACE IS ELECTED
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEEMAN FOR
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
Hazard Was Bitter In His Remarks
About Some of the Delegates
who Helped TO Elect.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 6.-Hugh Wallace
was tonight elected democratic national
committeeman for the state of Wash
ington for the ensuing four years. In the
hour of his triumph Wallace was becom-
ingIy modest and said: For Mr. White
and the manner in which ne has conduct
ed the fight against me l have only feel
ings of theg reatest respect
His victory certainly was complete
When it came to a vote White and Fen
ton were the only ones who voted against
him, and this, despite the fact that Wal
lace had been closcted with the national
committee nearly all day, while his OBJ
ponents aided by George Hazard, had
been PROSECUTING. but in vain. Hazard
had hopes this morning of breaking Val
lace's hold on the democratic party OF
the state but tonight it is his own spirit
that is broken. The dirge that a free
silver band played before the sound
money headquarters was fitting accom-
paniment to feelings of the detected Haz-
zard.
1t was he who arranged for the meet
| ing of the delegation with Senator Hi
this morning. Hazard was chaperone
| and made the presentations in the court
| Hest manner All were present except
| Wallace and Girton. The latter did not
| reach Chicago until the afternoon, but
! lost nothing, for Hazard conducted him
| to David BIS room soon after his ar
rival.
| Except for the Wallace fight the dele
! cation acted in everything as unit.
| Even in that the utmost courtesy pre-
! vailed The hour for the meeting was
| twice postponed for the convenience of
| Wallace, whose duties in the national
! committee kept him busy all the after
noon The delegation finally met at 1903
and unanimously elected the following:
Chairman, w. H. White; resolutions, r.
c. McCroskey; permanent organlzatoh'
| James f.. Fenton credentials, Thomas
Maloney; rules, j. L. Sharpstein; vice
president OF convention, c. a. Darling;
| to notify nominees James f. Girton.
! All this was done with open doors
Then all but the delegates were eXcIud-
| ed and a ballot taken for national com
mitteeman. The result was five to two
for Wallace, the latter refraining from
voting White was willing to make 1t
| unanimous but Fenton absolutely re-
| fused. Just before the voting occurred
| Wallace had a confidential talk with
| McCroskey and Darling and gave them
| assurances as a democrat that he should
| feel bound to support the platform ana
! the nominee of this convention. rms
| made them willing to vote for him as
| committeeman. McCroskey said openly
| to White that it would not do to drive
! all the gold men out of the party, ana
| that Wallace's defeat would be resented
| by the eastern democrats from whom
! otherwise some financial aid might be
! expected in the coming campaign. The
silver men took all principal places ana
| seem satisfied with the result
An attempt was made during the after
| noon to get the delegation to demand
I that Wallace would vote with the silver
| men in the national committee in Sc
/ Of hn
White drew up a formal paper reciting
| the action of the state convention as to
silver, and it's making the above de-
mand This paper was signed by White,
| Fenton, McCroskey, Maloney and OAR
| ling.
Girton and Sharpstein declined to sign.
| Wallace received the paper and read 1t
with due solemnity. Then he smiled
! his most winning smile and said:
81 am very sorry, gentlemen, | can
| not do what you ask. | could not pos
| sibly."
! Hazard is bitter in his remarks about
some of the delegation who voted for
| Wallace, and such epithets as TRAITORS
and liar" dropped from his lips.
| John D. Medill of North Yakima ar
| rived today. He is an alternate, but will
| have to take it out in shouting with the
| crowd. Other arrivals at the Washing
| ton headquarters were Charles Baker, re-
| ceiver of the Merchants National bank
of Seattle; +. f. Blaine, Seattle; Selden
Hetzel of Vancouver, and c. G. Heifner
| of Seattle.
Jumbo" Cantwen, of Coxey army
fame is in the city and busying himself
in making speeches for silver in the no.
tel lobbes. He finds more listeners now
than when leading a forlorn hope to
Washington
L. Kershaw, formerly Of Tacoma, now
| of Kenosha Wis, is also here.
Canadian Pacific Let In.
New York. July 1t has been decided