Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-06
O.ertores we're md to Tin, bat be had
refused 70 cor slider them.
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REUSED 70 coz sider them.
soL- SMITH
VI hiiekitst said: rhe peraonal cha,
ecters OF the Contestants from Yakim
are nos on trial before this couyeutior
we re nave nothing to do With then
Ine question IL whether the true deIe
ea,lon from Yakima coanty IL to be ad
mitsd to this Convention. The fac
.nat these men have been sent here b,
toe Republic ms Of Y4kima "a tbei
representatives IL good enough csrtiH
cate OF Character and a 90 d euoa0l
Certificate Of Rep1bI,canism. Les a
sse tn4t ne seat the delegation " .ich i,
fairness, IN justice and in cDmnon non
esty Is entitled TO represent alton In tut
convention.
In the primary At Yakima presiue. il
- evidest that there VAS a full vote. I'm
s.rest was arous-d. livery teams var,
nlred and the Rspub icaas of the ore
e,nct were there. roe Secretary of III,
O'onfy central Committee w3s- there
ana acted ~ th-ir charm N. H-c,lIsd
Tue MEETING 20 order. and re pgnIz-d al
tns men IN q isstion 40 Republicans
hnlton Was there, a d he IL was whe
I'D tue bolt Viii "a took place
when You t.k of b1!ting, th-re i.
30 need to go back two OF fonr O,
nVe years. II ,lton himself q A b ,l,er.
No longer Ago tuan tue l6,h of LES,
N pntn he bolted from a kspublis an
? in+ry. Tue primtry proc ed-d with
It's business without him. and in reRa-
lar toanner chose deleg ,tss &, the couu
" convention. d. those delegates get
{, cir seatsf They say thes did not.
uoiton says th-y did not. and tue affi
svits show that they did not. These
we're facts that the aftidavits proved.
Mr.. Belts OF Sp kane F.lls to the CON
trary Notwithstanding. Why WIS 1t
nec-ssary for Stabler to originate a con
seniion of uneI-cted delega es? Evrn
the much Wanted Central Comm .ite-
did MT take part in this action. Two
members of that omuittee d .eided
= no should repres- mt the people of Y Ak
ina ut their cDunty convention. Taat
sent Holtou and his col
leagues TO claim admission 70 this ~
Vention. Are You willing to saw that
those men should represent Y4kin4
oounty here Bot thes say that
they did all this only to protect
ihemse YES. That their record j.
slear ID Co iitied 10 bs member of a
fnnct county Committee. This mus,
~ piaced IN the balatc, against the II.
idavit' Of the Republicans of Yakim.,
do uot, cannot. will not believe,
y-ntlem-n. that VOC will -ee this injls
tice consuWm sted. / do not wish To
make any shreats. expect to support
he ticket nominated here, and | txuect
nFf b. .E.l~ n
,aution you; to give 4 friendly warning
DO not do anything that will chill the
snthusiasm OF the masses of the Re-
publican voters If Washington Terri
.nry: What will ths Republicans of
fakima say II you admit this bogus del
'gationr What would they have a
'lgbt 10 say? II the Chairman and
he Seer. tary of the Territorial
had presumed to make
Up the personnel Of this Convention.
you'd You have submitted gracefully?
Would you have supported she ticket
Rith the same enthusiasm "a Won would
otherwise have displayed? do not be.
ieve you would. | believe that YOU will
Do fair and honest; that you will not do
iu injustice; that you will remember
'hat 20 nominate Is not to elect. You
Jan afford to be Just. You are IN the
majority. Act 80 that when we sn back
20 our constituents We can say, ave did
lot get the man you wanted; We did not
,et the platform you wanted; but they
'espected your opinions end your
5ishes. Tass q ted withius fairly aud
ustiy. Calls for question. have no
anre TO SAY In this matter. / wished
,nly to advocate the 9 70 of right. /
10 not believe that you will do other
wise than act fair y and justly.
Peele, of Chehalia, next secured the
i,or aud moved that hereafter speakers
,e allowed bat five minates' time. Car
led.
General Spraoue. of Pierce, moved
he previous question.
JAoobs-if | understand the rules,
ne ruie IL universal that vote is, in
he first Instance, tax n on the minor
i'y report. and that tie never of the
'doption of tn It rep &C mas right 10
pan aud close the debate.
ELwoop EVANS
Then said: l " nd not hsvs said
vord IN this discussion II n suloQy had
lot been paid 90 my Republi ,snisn by
'udge Lewis. l aH not here e. hear
his or that fact established by this or
hat M III. We do not want klnQ coun-
v TO cnme here and display her dirty
lnsn. We do not care whether Governor
Ferry was defeated e the primaries or
lot, aud We do not re whether G ,orge
". Iibbetts l. a Jud 70 Israriot or not.
WHAT We want to know l.: (Which il
he ZEAL Yakima delegstlon?n The
n In, I'd e.,t ~
u-p ciously alike. They are all worded
like, begin alike, end alike. aud come
rom the same Office. They relate to
'recinct meeting f, and We have nothing
% d" with pr-cincts. The regularly ac-
Irediied delegates com- here with 81
Republican votes b-hind them. They
'oae from q Repa bio IN Convention.
Are We going beuind the Oouatv Con
The County Convention is
'ur unit, and We cannot 90 b.hind it.
There Is no dispute in regard to any
,recinct bat Yakima. Here the Anti
8, parated froR the Repub.
lcAus, ami held Convention Of tneir
'wu in another part of the hall.
Hulton-tf the gentleman will excuse
ne, would like 30 say that he Is in
rror. He Is relstinR what occurred at
he County Convention, and what oc-
urred It the Yakima precinct PRIMARY.
Evans-Woll, do not know-I do not
ally understand what is County
We are here TO decide
whether 81 is mere than 81, l am afraid
o make statement. The minority re-
'ort has confused me, and l am net
ore Of What ought
Here time Was called, and Mr.. Evans
ook his seat amid burst of laughter
rom delegates md audience.
JUDGE JACOBS
Then took the hoar aud said: wish to
well for only few m, metts on two or
hree points. and aul done. Each Of q
SITS HERE As A JuDoE
n this case. ami we are supposed to
livsst ourselves II prejudice or partisan
eeIing. THIS q discussion has done god.
& has poured IN q food of light ON the
question. and has the better eaabled as
o bring our minds to clear aud dis
Judgment. Icannot see two
ides TO this question. As l understand
9, these men organized q sort OF ex
board. They under
ook 10 decide who were Republicans.
md 10 rule out Of the party all who did
ios coinci ie with them 10 all their
news. In this Yskims precinct they
there were too many OF these
mem Who did not agree With them, and
hey left. consider that one OF the
,randsst passages in the history OF our
Territory. EIQhty- seven men meekty
unlimited TO City. one, and with the