The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-05
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SPOKANE fALlst sept f--4ht o,io
..;s evening the Democratic territorial
.a.xeution nominated Charles :. Voor-
s,es a. delegate b congress by accla-
rs,sor. and il Is probably unnecessary
sa sda that he accepted without the
-. hesitation. Nothing could have
hen more transparent than his in
saee.ity IN doing Indirectly what he
"a afraid 70 DO openly. The "unan-
,nous calf scheme was well planned
sn.l earrie,l out without hitch.
Al oon a. the resolutions were out
ii TIE way Meiealfe OF King, in a
rather eloquent speech, nominated
Voorhecs, covering the young man
With pretty tbics coat OF eulogistic
rlssier. When Metcalfe had finished
rooshees. who was in the lobby, ad-
sanced into the convention and asked
she privilege Of saying word, which
xss granted Metcalfe proposed three
cheers. which we're given with will.
Noorhees simply repeated what he
has told the delegates privately
sar The past six days. namely, that
be Was not a candidate. He CON
eirdei. II ask YOU tonight TO re-
spect my unegaivocaily expressed
sish and confer the honor on some
oae else
Browne, Of Spokane Falls, had re-
quested his friends not 20 allow his
name TO go before the convention a. a
candidate, but Joseph Douglass pre-
Rnted it, Then J. Hamilton Lewis,
Of King, mounted table, and after
an extraordinarily extravagant enlogy
Of Voorhees, as leader, exclaimed /;
We want you 10 lead us, and Lord
hear our cry"
Igdson, Hanna and others sec
ended Voorhees, nomination and
hnally J Hamilton Lewis moved that
b. be nominated by acelamation, and
he motion was carried. The band
fAe leader i Republican, struck up
Marching Through Georgia, and
The delegates gathered around "Ths
Willow OF the Palouse" and extended
eongratulation to the nominee.
Voorhees, again repeated the story
Of not wanting the nomination. and
accepted In the following words I'll
is only because am standing face tc
face with the majestic voice and ex.
pressed viii Of the people OF Washing
Ton territory that | SAY amen, amen
He then spoke for 20 minutes. dwell
ing on his services 70 the territory in
congress. denouncins Harrison as a
friend Of the Chinese, and promising
10 open the campaign at coltax within
aweek.
Apart from the incident OF Yoor,
hes nomination, and this was appar-
emily 80 cut and dried that genuine
enth s-iAsm was lacking. the conyen-
tion was q very tame affair, ami only
one thing occurred to pat lie into the
routine work.
GOODWILL Fag KING COUNTY.
In the selection Of a territorial cen
ual committee. 4 great deal more
celerity was yhpwn than the circum-
stance called for After che commit
tee en resolution had retired. Judson
ol Fierce, 90 facilitate business, moved
that = central commiite be elected.
Platt OF Whitman opposed such
action as being impoitic lie claimed
that the men who had charge ot the
campaign should hc Ia harmony with
the candidate polite ally. socially and
religiously, and uniil the candidate
was chosen the committee should not
he named lie limited at the pnssi-
otiity Of trrachcry. aRA appealed for
loyalty g. the party. With mixture ut
iefee and pasho>. not unlike the eN'
noftanons ot a preacher at camp
Meeting. II was wasted Wind, Che
convention proceeding at once to the
selection 0f committee,
Much Importance seems 20 have
been attached to the selection Of the
Mirteenlb man Thomas Griffith ol
epokane. \ I, eaton of Lincoln, and
= Eslicoit of King. were represented
Maine INSIDE a handsome speech in
Behalf oi Etlicutt and the Democracy
o. hlng eoauty, which no doubt had
much influence with the delegation.
The roll O. counties was called and
kslca,t received Tot votes. Griffith 81
and Cation "a Griffith votescame as
ieAows Clarke !. toNiiiz {. Lewis 3
lAncoln B. Mason ., OkAuugon >, Piercs
: sksmSpia ., Spokane l., stevens ;.
rcmaSkahlc thing was Spokane
msns against igs own man. Ellicott :
seleceoR was a compliment 10 ktna
ceaat, some ut the little countie-
se'et tor Ellis. some f-r Elliott,
sa9 slN or seven siWply aunouuced
votes Tor the kine county mar.