Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-19
POLITICAL GATHERINGS.


Plak-TAs 0hie Dsnoszssy
b ssslna a Tsleaa.
KAe Fennayignnla DemoeraeF.
hAknEAAuna pa. Ana. Is -Ths
Demaoxafi1 Staae ConTantion wss called
% uEaeE q fo90 q d. MaHernan uss
ctoaen temporary ohAirman, Affer \
brief spseeh from Hsraan ths coaVsn-
ton appointed tie usual eomrnitfeae
and took q reeeM until s'cloek
HAnz1sBuna Pa. l.AuR. IS. -Chaancsv
=. Back, of fork eonntg, was nom
in41ed Tor GoEoFnor On the frsf ballot.
Ins platform reafhrrns The Chi.aco
national platform, endurseH PFraidart
CIegeland and lauenIs ia reoent 7eafks
ol 1ilden. Hsnducks. Mcclellan ana
hanooek. kollawinR Is tie tariH rsso-
iutinM in faiIs
We favor . iust ana fair revision AZ
TIE fsFeu1e laws il aceoF1anoa u1th "a
lsltsr and spirit % thai declaration 81
Dem0cEatio rrineipies. and ID sneh 4
revision care shs1ld Ds i4ken that Ruoh
changes shoaid be mads ia ! spirit AZ
fairness % ali inlEreats and withont DE-
privinx AmaEiean labor Of the ABILITY d
saecesstuily compete with forei9a isbaF
@ ult aeuf lmDosing ioaer RATES o. dnfT
than vii Be amplo o cover aay IN
oreaaed cost of pEodnetion which NAV
exizi u consequences Of the higher rate
q wages preFAiling h this coa1lry.n
Robert bFuos kicketts Was neainaied
tor Llautenant 6avsrnpr; Maxwell
Stevenson for Congressman nt larnss J.
simpson Africa for Sscretary az Inter.
nal Adairs; and ]. Brennan fsr Auditor.
AdjouFned.
the eAie Demserney.
ToExDo, Ang. I8.-rha Damoorsiis
6lats ConFention assembled ak fGse0
lhls morning Hon. q. b. Fialay, Of
haoTTna, vas made permanent chair
man Finley made 8 sposeh eoaaraln-
letins the convention - TIE retnrn AZ
Demosgatic supremacy % the oounirV.
and sehearsinR the work aona b. the
present Administrator. Ha ehan made
8 strong ArrAignment Of the Rapnhliean
Legislature, especially the asisare AZ
peger In the Senate. Ha anathema-
ized the kaPaoliean majority of tha
Sapreme Coara ag having pfostitutad
their high power % partisan purpoass.
he made . lengthy FeViea of etats mat
tefa end va applauded heartily.
a. the conclusion Of Chairman Fin
ieg's speech the Committee on Rales -.
ported ana The report vas adopted. John
ncsweeny, Of Wooster, then reported
She platform:
The platform congrataialas tie conn
tEy thai the party OF the people has been
raised 30 power a1d thaf The promises
Of iia leaders and the hopes II iss fol.
lowers are being realized. Il expresses
sincere sorrow e the loss q ths conn
Try by tho deaths Of Ward and Tildan.
the latter Of whom vas Ter mang
years the leader Of the Democracy
of AmeFioa. and Who vas honestly
and fairly elected President Of the
unlaa4 States. The resolutions also
deeply lamants the death of Hendricks,
McClellan, Ssymoar and Hancock. The
platform reafdgms the principles laid
down By the National ConFentian on
the tarin question and demands
thorough ana just revision 81 lha exist
ing tarih laws. The policy Of paying
proved and The platform demands that
both gold and silver Is established by
tbs Constitution shall be maintained a
the basis 81 our money system and de-
noaaees the attempt 20 change
AAA4 AAAA4H~N ~ NMAAEA NAWAA MNIA
and silver % gold alone "a
40 act Of monstrons iuinstica.
The aation Of the Democrats House n
restoring b the public domain nearly
one hundred million acres of nnearned
land, granted By Republican OsneTesses
10 raiigays, and the alien land owner
ship bill are approved. The reaolu-
tlona express aympathy with Ireland Ia
her great struggle for home rule. Ths
action Of the Republican members Of
the Ohio State senate Il dsn0nneed e
q usurpation and . belief il ths iuser. |
riky Of the Democratic members of the
State Senate e declared. The course
Of Henry b. Payne as United States
senator q eDdorsed, and tbo ao3ioa of
the Republican Senate OF she Uniiod
States with respect 10 the charges made
against the sen ltaf b heartily approved.
The resolutions also declare 10 favor of
q Wali regulated licsnss system for
saloona.
Ths platform vas greeted with IL.
tense enthusiasm and was adoptsa /
unanimously with load cheers.
After three ballels John Mcbride Was /
nominated for Secretary ef stats. The /
ticket waa then compleied and he con-
vention adjourned.
The Missouri Democracy.
81. LsUls. Ane. ls.--The DomooFaile
State Convention 10 nominate q JadQs /
AZ ~ ennreVoe o. "a ~ srverai .,i,,-r |
oflioers met thls morning. Ex Governor
Phelps aa chnirman made 4 nhort a. /
dress and vas followed b. Senator yaat
In . someuhaf exiondod speech. Ths
eonvonlion then adjourned until lomoF-
row moFning.
Ths AnaFchias TrlaE.
CHoAoo. Aue. Ie.-ln the Anarshisl
trial Captain Black closed The arRumanf
for tie dofenns shortly before noon.
GFsnneii began The oioainR spssah for
TIE State this afternoon.
Aaalznmsna % samael = Fayssa.
BosTos. Aug. Il. .-Samnsi r. Payson
johnson, 81 Ho4eY 4 Co. Tue an
noannemant caused Qraal surprise. a
Psysun has bsan considered one Of the /
weallhisst men Ia BOston. His auan.
siAi difiieulty, 4 y stated. has besn /
oaused by TIE endorsamsut Of tse paper /
of tha Indian 0fohard Nils, whieh are /
virtually owned By himself. Wildam /
Gray. gF., whose dead body was fsund /
thia meaning, was tho tFeasarur 81 this
mill, and Raysou's assignment ID the /
natural Fesnis Of 6aF's heavy dsfnloa. |
iion. Payuon b q m&u of tie highsst /
standina and kis didieultiss elicif syn
pathy frors eseEy qaArteF, end Il u 1
thozRht ~ mAnY that they viii prove /
Of q tsmp0faFy nntafe.
Payson han gabmifted his resienafi0n /
sa the Presi1enf ef TIE CITY Naiional .
Bank and 4 vii Be acted apoa b the /
diregsoTs At 10 meelinR tamufrOw. Tha /
liabilities are estimated a. 20. 900. I
Paysan stated fhis motninR taat he 1
thought BE- bad angie funds b pay eTcry /
ilen q bis indebtednnas Ia fan. bui biz /
Affairs are in Eneh q BoudiaiGn eha4 his /
property could not b reaiiEsd upan e /
deosDt azufos en- . forced saio. he b. /
4 vsd i 70 b. for he bssl intsra4ts of 4
every one 10 make en- asziEnment Tne 1
fatlars is dna 30 . shrinkaas iB the 4
shaFes of he Indian Orchard Mlils. 4
Rays0a was z large owner Ia tto halle i
q a UW a.