The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-27
WEEKS EVENTS IN SPOKANE
AFTER EFFECTS OF LATE DEMO-
CRATIC CONVENTION.
oubserihers TO Convention Fund Say
They Were Sold Ont to Street
Railwny-OtheP Political Notes.
Jailed for tempt-EIks' Home.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
SPOKANE, May 26.-The recent state
Democratic convention held in Spokane
adopted a plank in its platform denounc-
1ng trusts. and yet 1t sold out to a local
trust, the Spokane Street Railway Com
pany; and in so doing Il is estimated that
the party has lost most, IL not all Of the
saloon vote of Spokane. The funds nee
essary for the expenses of holding the
convention here were raised almost en-
tirely among. the saloon men, who, as
usual, know good thing when 1t is in
sight, and with Democratic convention
ON hand they easily figured on getting
even. The local soliciting committee
promised that the convention should be
held In what is now the Mckinley Club
hall, on Riverside avenue, and even went
80 far as to pay the rent for the han In
advance.
The day before the convention met the
street car corporation made proposition
that IL the Democrats would hold their
convention In the pavilion at Natatorium
park, owned and operated exclusively by
the street car company, with hotel and
bar In close proximity TO the pavilion. the
company would reimburse the committee
for the $50 rent paid for the hall. and give
. cash bonus besides The deal was
promptly closed, with the result that the
delegates and crowd attending the con-
vention gave their patronage exclusively
TO the bar and hotel ut the park. and
business at the bar was exceedingly good
during that long session. Uptown saloons
failed to catch any of this expected trade,
and now the saloon men are out with
hammer for the Democrats, and swear
that they will exert their influence against
them at the coming election.
Chairman Mallory, of the state Demo-
cratic committee, is exceedingly wrath at
the Democrats OF Spokane county because
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recent convention voted as a unit against
him on every proposition. W. w. Tolman,
chairman of the Spokane county central
committee. had assured him of the sup
port Of nineteen of the delegation of forty
ore, but Tolman, who has political aspira-
lions himself, dared not deliver the goods
because the majority was against him.
This gave the IIewis-Maleny combine but
q small margin In the convention.
Goodwin himself was far from coming out
victorious In the fray. as he was obliged
to sacrifice everything In sight In order
to bring about Harris defeat. The Spo-
kane delegation Is consoling itself with
having gone down with Hart In the fray,
for the reason. AZ stated. that the real
Democracy of King county was behind
Hart and viii win out at the next conven-
ton.
The Populsts OF Spokane county have
called their convention for June H. at
which to nominate county ticket. As
the Democrats will not hold their conven-
tion until at least month later. q prob
lem that Is now worrying the fusion ele-
ment IL how Is fusion to be effected: The
Pops refuse to change the date of their
pront BY the dilemma and put up a
straight ticket.
The Republican county convention VIII
Is much n In ass
candidates, but the general outlook Is that
with perhaps one exception all the present
county officials Will receive a re-nomina-
ton at the hands of the convention, as
their administration of the past two years
has given complete satisfaction The tvs
superior Judges, w. II. Richardson and l..
III. Prnther. who are the only fusionists
holding office In the county. bid fair to be
succeeded by Republicans.
Charles schreiber, prominent shoe
merchant. who failed In business last fall,
has been committed to the county jail
by Judge Hanford of the federal court,
for contempt of court In failing to pay
over to hts creditors the sum of 5000
which the court says he held out from
the wreck. Schneider went into the
bankruptcy court. and after numerous
hearings before the commissioner. COW
sring period OF six months, and In which
his creditors took an active part, the
commissioner found thar Schneider had
failed to account for the sum Of 5000,
This amount he was ordered to pay over.
Schneider appealed to the federal court.
Judge Hanford sustained the findings of
the commissioner and ordered the bank
rupt to produce the money or go to jail
Tor contempt. Schneider attorneys ar
que this was Imprisonment for debt. but
Judge Hanford mads the distinction that
imprisonment for debt was combining a
man for owing money which he could not
pay, while Imprisonment for contempt,
as In this case. was for failing to pay
over money which he possessed. but was
holding from his creditors. Schroeder
saws he viii appeal the case. His most
INT Innate friends and ha has hare
nssert that SCHROEDER has given up all he
possesses 10 his creditors
Gov. Rogers has gotten himself into hot
water over his recent appointment OF
i. w u. Mays. OF Pomeroy, as regent
OF the Pullman agricultural college and
which appointment he subsequently, re-
voked when the other regents threatened
TO resign.
Mays, In vigorous article in a local
paper. says he declines TO be removed
at the instance OF the old gang of loot
ers of state Institutions | exposed when
q member OF the legislature" He fur
Their states that the other regents on
NE ,b board o have his gsrmisson to Tes,gn
nj. NJ. Goldman. OF Dayton. is said 10 have
been offered the appointment BY the gov
ernor since Mays was turned down but
he has declined It.
Spokane Eiks have decided 10 cree, a
temple this summer which. IN all re-
tptttSs VIII tH thc prctt1eSf and most
costly lodge home erected In any city
Of the West. The location OF the build
Ing viii he on the corner OF Post and
Front streets, A design for the upper
front OF the building represents two
large notwithstanding bronze elks fac
ing each other each with his right fore
foot resting upon n clock with it, hands
indicating II o'clock. the hour Tor drink
Ing the toast TO the absent brothers The
interior OF the temple win be furnished
In a sumptuOus manner No more pros
peEnus lodge 10 Elks exists In the West
than that of Spokane, which now mum
hcrs over 500 Of the elty's most repre-
sentative men among it's membership
Spokane is not long to be In the grasp
OF the local zee trust The recent exorhi-
taut raise IN tho price or ice by the trust
has resulted IN the Incorporation OF
large refrigoratiug plant The 100 per
company which viii shortly begin the
manufacture OF artificial ice Another
company has been formed ON the co-opera-
tive plan hy The Butchers Association. the
Gro,egS and dairies. which vii! put up A
cent raise 10 the price Of ice has caused
. corresponding raise 10 consumers OF All
cold storage products. as we'll as driven
several concerns out OF business