The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-06-15
ALLEGED BITTER WARFARE
ON CONGRESSMAN JONES
Sensational Story From Spokane
That the Mcbride rIcn VIII Get
his scalp.


position by \. 5. Crowder, local repre-
sentative of Congressman Wesly H.
Jones, to the appointment of Fred NJ
Dudley as corporation counsel is be
lieved to presage a big factional fight
among Spokane republicans on the con-
gressional question. The attitude OF
sympathy with the railroad crowd which
Congressman Jones displayed at the Ia
coma convention excited the wrath of
the Mcbride men, and the Mcbride lead
ets on the delegation came home deter
mined to wage bitter warfare on Mr..
Jones when he next aspires for renom-
nation.
That does not mean that they will vote
against Mr.. Jones in the election. They
will nurse their wrath until the next
convention, and they will then 90 out to
get Mr.. Jones scalp Among those who
can be numbered from now on in the
anti-JOnes contingent are Charles =.
Lund, 7. d. Rockwell, j. A. Schiller,
Alonzo NJ. Murphey, John W. Merritt
and Seabury Merritt. They will un-
doubtedy back a candidate for congress
from Spokane two years hence.
Mr.. Crowder and Mr.. Harrison who are
III charge OF Mr.. Jones' interests here
know full well that this feeling exists,
and they have at once assumed the ag-
gre,si Their first move was TO in
duce practcallyall the county candidates
to sign petition, addressed to County
Chairman ID. T. Ham, asking him to
stand as candidate for reelection.
Apparently they have that situation bot
tied, and present indications are tnat
Mr. Ham will be elected. That will give
the Jones men control of the local or
ganization two years hence, when the
anti-Jones fight comes off. Mr.. Ham is
in complete political utilization with
Messrs. Crowder and Harrison.
The next step was to prevent Mr.. Dud-
ley's appointment. Mr.. Dudley was ex-
ceedingly prominent as Mcbride man
in this county, and he attempted to pre-
vent Mr.. Crowder from being sent as a
delegate to the convention. Ultimately
in the interest of harmony, Mr.. Crowder
was given place on the state delegation.
Friends Of Mr.. Dudley charge that
Messrs. Crowder and Harrison are seek
ing to punish Mr.. Dudley as an example
to others. They desire, it is claimed, to
demonstrate that any man who crosses
their path will suffer for it,
The Mcbride republicans, who abso-
lutely dominated the last county conven-
ton, are being ignored by the state or
ganization. Any communication which
the railroad managers of the state cam
paign have to make to Spokane repub-
licans is made through Messrs. Harrison
and Ciowder whom the Mcbride men
permitted on the state delegation through
courtesy. Mr.. Mead addressed his letter
on the railroad commission subject to
Mr.. Harrison, and not to any of the
strong commission men in the county To
whom it would naturally be supposed he
would address such letter.
Mcbride men claim that the Jones men
on the delegation were not loyal to Gov
ernor Mcbride at Tacoma. Instead of
getting out and working for Mcbride,
they charge, the Jones men stood around
and critized the Spokane steering COM
mite for not deserving Mcbride. The
real desire OF the Jones men, the Me-
Bride men say, particularly of Messers.
Harrison and Crowder, was that light
ming should strike d. 7. Ham, and that
he would be made the nominee for gov
ernor. On the train coming home Sea-
bury Merritt openly charged the Jones
men with being disloyal to Mcbride.
Now that the county candidates have
Endorsed Mr.. Ham for chairman of the
county committee, none of the Mcbride
men are showing any disposition to fight
him. They say they are content to let
the Jones men cary the burden of the
campaign. Some of the county cand.-
dates fear, however, that in indorsing
Mr.. Ham they have been led into trap.
and that the result is likely to be luke
warmness on the part of politicians who
usually do active service for the party.
"Good morning." said the spider.