Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-06

80, o,acss. Spectators also began to
- in. and when the hour for assem-
~, had arrived the auditorium was
.,,,, Allied. The lower floor was a,
=. no, 90 crowded as on Thursday,
:, /, gradually filled until standing
- vas again in demand. TIE gal
-. vere we'll filed. At 9:25 Chair
=, Moore called the Convention to
.,a,r and made the following
SHORT Address:
:. 4. wsl, for the members of the Con-
~ I,,a. Ia remember that the spectators
49, ssss AZ their guests. They come as
800 Of tickets issued by the DEL
- and are entitled to the treatment
s..s shoula DO accorded guests.
- su sbis will be remembered, aud that
.sisiug will be said On the fopr of this
ssassntion implying any disrespsct for
~ sadisnce. On the other hand, the
.ss;sncs should remember that they
= hsre as guests of the Convention,
~ shouId act accordingly. Any in
. - on she part Of the outsiders
!. he deliberations will not he pr
ss;,sd On the first sign OF disorder or
~ erst sound of Kissing the galleries
III n cleared, and that order may be
sasa,ued, | appoint Sheriff McGras, of
Tioe county, a. assistant Sergeant-at
i,ms M. Frank Seidel being Sergeant.
Jcnss Of Spokane moved that
SPOKANE COUNTY
a.slIosed ten votes. This was briefly
Msenssed and the ground, for the claim,
shicb had been stated thursday. were
ans over AGAIN. The motion Was then
o,ssd with slight opposition; and a
ssulIsmsn from franklin. whose proxy
ssd been mislaid. was on motion per
utied TO east vote.
Whitson, of the Yakima forfeiture
lslseation, then rose to a
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
BE said that as il hsd been stated on
Ibs Hoor OF the Convention th 1t he had
aid he would rather vote for jeff Davis
lban for General Grant. he felt 1t due to
himself to state tLat he had used no
oct language. The statement was ut
kfly without foundation 81 far as he
vac Concerned. He would have made
he denial when the statement wa
made, bat be bad been laborlng under
he impression that before a recess Was
hksa be would have an opportunity to
peak in answer to his opponent.
The chair thea declared the Yakima
contest again before the Convention.
md
JUDGE LEWIS
Took she door and made the following
address, on the quest ion:
Isxpeot 20 say but little In this dis
:asion. ! reaIlzs that this Convention
has acted grandly in this matter, and
patiently, and | think this discussion
vii not last much longer. propose to
b very brief. In the first place, Mr..
Chairman, In relation to this oonven-
ton In Yakima county. 10 has been
lated by Mr.. Holton himself, in bis
cvn statement. that when that Conven-
ION assembled in that hall. the chair
nan Of the County Central Committee
nsumed dietatorial and tyraunicsl
powers and proceeded TO organize she
Convention upoa a pus ny list of dele
liles prepared by his secretary, and
hat the Sheriff of Yakima county
Stepped In and drove out these dele
fsits, who we're regularly elected tn the
Invention. To the other end OF the
rom. and told them 10 hold tneir Con
vsation there IL they wanted 70. There
= another thing abs,ut II, Mr.. Chair
nan. Every attorney will remember
Tie rule in the Twines case AZ TO whether
iesftain chattei mortR ge WAS fraudu-
hns or not. One of the great points
tsde Ia the case by the learned judges
No that it WAS recited in that mort
lase that IL was bona f'ds--that they dad
nus intend To dvfraud anybody and
he oourt held that when an, body
tones pleading his own honesty before
10 10 attacked, IL VS. presumptive OF
iisud. Now In Yakima county these
asssatss, headed by Mr.. Holton, came
y here with oertifio ,te that this Was
he regularity held Convention" reRu
hrly r You may search the creden.
iAs from beg,nning ta end, Mr.. Chair
nan. that are on this table. and You will
aH nad another set of credentials de-
aaslne that the Convention WAS reRu-
Any held. Tue statement 10 that IL
saheld in pursuance of the call. No
such for that, Mr.. Chairman.
iesse other credentials show
q their face that the Con-
Mniion was he'd in pursuance Of
ns eall; that the delegates were present
na that these men were duly elected
nd are here. do not think IL IL nec-
aAfy to 20 b,ck 10 tn so prim ,riss
8An where these 81 men were outvoted
y tntse 10. ! don't think IL Ia nece.-
~ 70 discuss that any further. IL 10
nlcoioas On the face of il, Mr.. Chair-
va. know that in our primary here,
saen nv friend Gov. Ferry came In
W. nisS % votes to back him and had
sooat 80, know did not run awav.
~ stayed there and by the grace OF
~ and the women of Seattle am
ldreas applause and merriment.l
NV Mr. Chairman ! feel in very
~ numor this morning. My friend
- we right said il Was cold and he
= ss1 y 70 warm up. We can warm mp
nepnolicanism, but We do not want
WARM up on Democratic whiskey or
'slne OF that kind. Laughter.
~ Vnairman | had the honor ~ sr-
,aize court in Yakima county in 1872;
49, 49, toe honor to be pioneer Ia that
10y We organized az one session
~. af.. . Sunday school aud Metho-
saufch. Lsuuhterl Nov, then.
49, o1alrnsn know those people over
N since left the bench I have
~ "a The practice OF the Law ov.r
~ ". own a farm there in the Yaki-
-. valley, and have @ q banking inter
sss over there and l visit them semi
30 s|siy, and as my friend Landes from
d. ssvnsend knows, we always count
haesions on our side. TLsughtsr l
~ psaese people. When they attack
A. spooiinsnism of NV tried old
~. ! sadge Nelson of the Lover Nat.
is,s tam amused. He /. one of the old
h 70 Israel in the Republican par.
Lta2hter. have broken
n .sn him. l have eaten at
~ Aole. have sat down
IT, oken the bread of life with him.
49,. suen his salt. A few d AVS ago
sp,,ss 49, there and drank milk in his
lsasx 3. Rouse. tLauRhter.l Now /
80. nal man. know that he 10 =
aspuolican than could possibly
,A.n knov be Is a better Republican
frisrs Trend, Gene 4 Spraans. or my
II ~. Evans, here. Great laughter. ]
q Il. oid get 0ut of the party once.
sns sau jackson plank, bat he soon
No. .s oaok again. Grsat applause.
la ~, sssn, Mt. chairman, when yoa at
Ihoss ~ Il 2 'puollcAnism of such men as
ao~ = = amusing TO me, aud in rsfer-
I'M my friend, Edward whits, n,
b Id.so the honor 10 SIS on the bench
h,oinsa with Judge whitson. bis
ussss sppointed by General Grant.
k,ssS.s nooRht General Grant Was the