The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-01
Prominent Local Democrat Re-
pudiates His Party Leader.
STANDS BY THE PRESIDENT,
Declares That Nebrsskan Has De-
parted From Traditional Teach
inEs of Democracy, and Il No
Longer Entitled 90 the support of
Observation-Disclosures Have An
ther Row Over Bryan Reception.

Inc feud which has been engendered be-
tween prominent local fuslonistS In the
arrangement Of the details OF the welcome
10 De rendered William Jennings Bryan.
VINO VIII arrive in Seattle today. develop
&c new phase yesterday when IL became
known that Col. John H. Alien had de-
chned TO act as a vice president at the big
Iecoption 70 be rendered tho party leader
nj the Y. NJ. G.. A. park tomorrow after
noon. Not only did Col Allen decline 10
act as vice president, but he declared
emphatically last night that he had abtured
Bryan and his doctrines, and that in all
probability he would vote for President
nominated
The reason declined TO have any
wing TO do with the reception OF Mr.
Bryan he said last night, was that /
am not Bryan man. and that I 10 not
intend to vote for him for president For
nearly q year ! have been an ardent sup
porter OF the expansion policy OF President
Mckinley, and II he should adhere To the
position he assumed In his first message on
the Puerto Rico question. wherein re de-
ciared for free trade with that island. /
shall unhesitatingiy vote for him for presi-
dent.
bryan Not = Democrat.
Mr. Bryan" continued Col Allen. sis
not Democrat He has departed from
the congratulated doctrines of his party.
One of the great things about the Demo
cratic party has always been that Il has
advocated national expansion. It has re-
manned for Mr.. Bryan to lead the marty
astray on that question: question which
j regard as the greatest now before the
American people. and one demanding i'm
mediate and final settlement.
These views are not sudden on my part
As ! say I have been a supporter of the
N fDll If th. a1 .itxIa
nearly a year In taking that position I
believe am In line with traditional Demo-
cratic sentiment"
Col. Allen has been prominent figure
in local Democratic politics for the past
ten years. He was born in Kentucky, and
served throughout the civil war In the Con-
Tolerate army, His commission, signed bv
jefferson Davis. made him. at the time It
was issued. the youngest officer I'm the
armies on the Ccnfederacy.
After the war Col Allen settled In Flor
IDA. and during the stormy days Of recon-
struction he was one OF the leading figures
in tho politics OF his adopted state. In the
famous Hayes-T1lden presidential contest
of 1876 he ran on the Democratic ticket
for presidential elector The Florida DEM
ocratic electors were thrown out n the
electoral college commission and the vote
OF the state counted for Hayes the Incl
dent being one OF the most noted of that
stormy political campaign.
On coming to Seattle Col Allen and his
son, Jay G. Allen MT once took active
part in local Democratic afrairs. In 1896
Col. Allen was devout free coinage man
and stumped tho state for Bryan Jay G.,
Allen declared yesterday that his fathers
detection did not include him. and that he
is stiii a simon-pure Bryanlte.
War Br~aks Out Again.
Tho fusionists became involved in an
other row Yesterday over the Bryan re-
ception. In someway Il became nolsed
abroad that the Olympia fusionlsts in
tended to steal Mr.. Bryan bodily and con-
vey him out OF the city before the banquet
tomorrow night at the armory should be
brought TO n close.
This rumor caused much violent Ian
guage 10 be INDUCED In by local fusiontsts,
Col. Blethen. of the Times, dubbed over
with wrath He declared that the scheme
had been Matched In Tacoma. and boldly
asserted that II an effort should be made
80 hidnep Mr.. Bryan some Tacoma or
Olympia Bryanite would be decorated With
a ccat OF tar and feathers. other fusion
ists said that the attempt would I've met
with forcible resistance, At a late hour
last night the indications we're that Mr.,
Bryan would be the subject of n free-tor-all
Nght between members Of the happy fam
fly OF fusionists
Cot Bryan Will arrive In this city today
At noon, and will remain here until
o'clock at night, Then he win be taken
10 whAtcom on a special train, arriving
thore at 30 o'clock tomorrow morning He
will rpeak at New Whatccm 81 $50 In the
morning and At the other towns along the
railroad or his trip hack TO Seattle.
Mr.. Bryan viii arrive again In Seattle
IN time 10 speak At "a meeting a, the \. NJ
e A park at 2.9n o'clock tomorrow after
noon a second meetns viii be held IN the
syenlng AT Tao. and this meeting VIII he
followed by the banquet at the Armory. at
which James Hamilton Lewis VII act as
}os~,master. The speaker at the oanauet
aalde from MIR nryan, viii be Gov Rog-
nrs and Col Rlethen George r. Coticrih
viii preside and Introduce Col Lewis Attef
the regular speakers have eoneludad u IL
iihslv that short speeches viii be made by
other local fusion leaders,
James y McElroy, Lee Hart and sam
calaarheaa. who me; the Bryan party az
wai,n wann and accompanied II through
,hc PaiouSe country to spokane. arrived
a. ,hs rstV. Yesterday All ~ them claimed
ma, .urh enthusiasm ~ MIR Hryan awak-