Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-05

=. ,n,o the Convention Hall and to find
:. saats assigned them by the Com
-.;,,ae On Arrangements. This inflow
49, .,rearn gradually swelled in volume
%, half an hour afterwards, the GAL
,.,;ss and main floor were comfortably
ana. Among the faces to be seen we're
m.ny of the old Convention-worn war
,;o,s Who had seen service in the "chin
-.,.r of Washington Territory for
.,.,v wears. A large number of young
,.ses vsrs also to be seen among the
a.,soates. In the galleries were large
,umbers OF Bradshaw men, while on
ina main floor larger number of Sc
.ale veople were to be seen. There was
. fair sprinkling Of ladies among the
.nso,ators, while two of the newly on
,nnehised, Mrs. CA. DARCY. of Sno-
houish, and DIR. NJ. Ella Whipple, of
Clarke, occupied delegates seats. In An
esarure corner a number of Democrats
mi drifted together for the purpose of
snioyiuQ the circus. Among them were
VIII White, d. II. Gilman. CD. Emery
md other Democratic tyhees Of King
eouuty. On the stage, besides the re-
psesentstives OF the press, who were
nausrous, were X. ID. Attr'dgs, OF JEFF
fsrsnn; Themas II. Breats, of Walla
Wslla: Governor Wm. A. Newell, DIR, w.
4 Newell. Jr., and Fhomas Reed, of
Tsafsson; aud Geo. ID. Hill, H. q.
S.ruge, =. Baxter and John Leary, Of
King.
Morning session.
At1c:25B. Barlow, Chairman of the
Territorial Central Committee, called
tbs Convention to order, and read the
eaIl issued by the Central Committee.
he then announced that the frat bust
ness in order was the selection of n tenn
porary chairman. la accordance with
lie plan agreed upon in the railroad
esucus of Wednesday evening. and
made pablo in the Posr-lsTEL..IoENoHa
Of yesterday mornisR, Elwood Evans,
Of Pierce, popped mp and moved that
Miles G. Moore, of Waila Walla, be
elected temporary chairman. g. III
Hartford. of King, moved to amend by
Substituting the name of Hon. 4. q. |
Ferguson, of Snoho.dish. Right about
here shs circus began. Kavan .uyh. a
proxy holder from rhurston, moved "a
second amendment, that the roll of
counties DO called for the election of
temporary chairman. This was op-
posed by
JUDGE JACOBS,
Who said: Mr.. Chairman, am opposed
70 the amendment FIR the following rea
con: The passage Of suoh an amend
ment would put it IN the power OF the
Chairman of the Territorial Committee
70 determine who are entitled to seats
ip this couventIon-a power which b -
not and should not be delegated TO him.
Il would DO IN the power of that chair
man to deprive Of their seats any reRu-
larry rlec ed delegates, to disfrauchise
any Republican constituency, and to
admit ANY men that he chose TO CON-
slider delegates. do not SAY that the
present chairman would do that. I do
not believe he would. l say that ~
could, aud that should not be. I am in
favor of preserving the power Of the
delegat-s g. determine who shall sit In
this convention. IApplause.l M char.
man should have the power to disfrau
enise or override the action Of Repub
loan constituency. tAppl.use. IL is
without precedent. fhis Q iair,nan
might deprive the delegates from KIM
county of their seats; no might deprive
the delegates from Kltsap-
The speaker was here interrupted by
Evans. who said: Mr.. Oh ,irm N, rise
70 point OF order. NV point Is that
he remarks of the gentleman from
kinR are not germane to the question.
Jacobs--Mr. Chairman, have | the
door. or has the gentleman from Pierce2
The Chair--rhe gentleman should be-
Allowed to state his point Of order.
Evans-i simply say It she gentle
mans remarks are cut of order. This
b not the time for stamp speeches. We
arc here 10 eject preliminary organ
isation. Let the stump speeches come
afterwards, II they must be made.
Jacobs-Stump spo, chcs. y0u Say?
les, stump speeches will tell before tue
Independent voters of washington. Let
me tell the gentleman that It IL Que
loing TO nominate Man here az d an
otter thing to elect him in November.
II Gsg law must be applied, II We are
compelled 60 keep silent, King county
will remember-
Eyans-lf bulldoziug II TO be prac
tleed in this convention, let 10 come nov.
L,es King county sell IA on what cendi-
uon she Is here. Are her delegates Re
publican delegates IN Republican con
vention. here TO nominate Republican
candidate, or what are theyf
TIE QUESTION WAS THEN PUT
On the amendment OF the gentleman
from fhurston. The CHAIR decided the
amendment carried. The motion as
smsnded was then carried, and the
onairman proceeded TO
GALL TIE RoLL
VI counties. tue chairman of each dole
gallon Swing fhs vote Of his county.
lne vote was as follows:
uoehslis- Two votes for Moore and
fos Ferguson.
0ialism-Moore 2.
Ciaske-Fsreuson 8.
Uoluaibis-Moo 6.
Cowiitz Moore 4.
fairfield aud Asotin-Moore Z.
lsltnd-Moore 2.
seferson-Moore 4.
=. Asn9 was then called, and DIR. q. A.
eed, Chairman of the delegation, cast
me ~ votes OF the county for Ferguson.
= r. Ferry, the defeated candidate for
eslegate, WAC had procured a proxy
tfom rlbbstts. wno WAS elected 90 the
oonvsntion As y straight forfeiture man,
mmsdlately jumped to his feet aud
cusiienged the vote, casting bis one
saHepiisiousiy obtained vote for Moore.
ning eolnty was accordingly REQ ,rded ~
Sssting III votes for Ferguson and l for
aoore, and the call OF counties pro
hitsap-Moore 4.
hllokstat-Ferguson Z.
lewis Moore 8.
nason- doore 2.
racinc- ioore 4.
riercs-More 3.
gan Juan-Moore 9.
cksmania- ferguson 2.
acknowledgement 4.
cpokAne-Moore 10.
Linc,ln- Moore 4.
Douglas Moore I.
n.evuns- Moore 2.
anarstoa-- DO ire s.
mankiakaIn-Moors 2.
Msiia Walis-N ,ore 10.
Skseit-Aoore 2, Fersusou 2.
whtt,uan-Moore IL.
franklin Moore 2.
Adams Ferguson 1.
Mnen fakint vas called 10 VAS an
s1uocd that there we're two deiega-
oiaiming seats. and the vounty