The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-29

as Of yore.
Allen is giant in stature and frame and
is very much Of bully in his manner of
treating his opponents In discussion-that
is. when he is sober. When he is drunk
he is positively dangerous. He has never
killed any one yet, but he reached over
saloon bar on Pennsylvania avenue and
grabbed the arm Of a bartender who had
offended him by some remark, and twisted
II until the unfortunate fellows shoulder
was dislocated and he tainted with the
pain. This was in the early part of AL
lens first term and before he had learned
to behave himsslf In a civilized commun-
ity.
Yet he was United States senator, and
no one thought of causing his arrest. only
one paper in the city having courage to
mention the outrage and that paper mild
ly referred to 1t as an incident" To
Aliens credit, however, 1t should be said
that when he sobered sufficiently to un-
derstand what he had dene he expressed
great contrition and paid all the expenses
Of the man he had injured until he was
able to attend to his work again.
Preventing Senatorial Elections.
Hayward's unfortunate death has re-
suited not only in restoring one OF the
strongest Populists of the country to his
seat in the United States senate, but has
doubled the importance OF the presiden-
tial campaign in Nebraska next summer
and fall The state legislature then to
be elected must be safely Republican upon
Joint ballot and also probably In each
house separately, in order to scure organ
ization preparatory to the election OF q
United States senator.
The Populists OF Oregon two years ago
taught their brethren all over the United
States how to prevent the election of a
Republican senator, although they them
selves were greatly in the minority, sim
ply by preventing the organization OF the
lower house.
It would indeed be a great temptation to
the Nebraska Populists to do the same
thing, provided they could thereby defeat
the election of two Republican senators.
Small matter would 1t be to them whether
or not the state Of Nebraska had any
representation at all in the senate.
Chance for Fusionists.
OF course, the Populists of Nebraska feel
certain that Bryan Is going, to be the next
Democratic and Populist fusion candidate.
tust as he was in 1886, and with his name
to conjure with they except to elect o
fusion legislature and choose their own
United States senator. But 1t must not be
forgotten that they were equally sure of
victory in 1896, in which year they counted
their chickens without taking into consid-
Grafton your Uncle Mark Hanna, with the
result that the chicken crop was some
Undoubtedly their chances of success are
greatly enhanced by the fact that the
legislature has tive large. juicy plums to
hand out In the snaps Of two senatorships.
which will enable It to make an impartial
division of favors and give one to each
party. With this understanding in view.
before the nominations. even the Nebraska
pops and Democrats ought to make the
very best showing at the next election
that can possibly be made in that state.
Bryan's support of Allen.
Strong hopes, however, have been given
10 the Republican leaders by the dissatiss
faction with which certain prominent
Democrats of Nebraska have received the
action of Gov. Poynter in appointing Allen
TO be senator during the recess of the legis-
lature g. NJ Hitchcock. editor Of the
Omaha World-Herald, was very anxious
TO secure this appointment, and expected
the support of William ]. Bryan to that
end
But Bryan, for some reason which has
not been ventilated or explained, preferred
to cast his lot with that Of the Populists,
and wrote strong letter to Gov. Poynter
urging him to appoint Allen, on the ground
that the next legislature would undouht-
eddy elect a Democrat, thus giving both
parties representation in the senate,
This was not much Of . anlva to Hitch