The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-02

es<Sssss< VI ~ ufiek2te7 10 the ferritor-
iai convention. DR.. Beach Of Renter
moved that an informal baIio. b. t.re-,
inorder thai the countydeiexates nigh,
be advised as 10 whom 10 vote for
DHeirry Of Seattle opposed shr
motion on the ground that Il would
be simply loss OF time 20 throw out
'sfeelers.-
After brief discussion the motion
Tor an informal ballot was Lost.
D'Hsirry moved that the eonyen.
tisn proceed to the election Of e0 dele
gates by ballot.
Grant Of Seattle moved an amend
ment to elect delegates one by one
amendment lost and motion prevailed
wood OF sncqualmie moved that a
committee Of i've be appointed to
select % names.
Weir OF Renfon fayore the motion
on the ground that the county dele
gates did not know whom 10 vote for
II had been customary for wears Ia
have such committee appointed and
there was no call nox to have the ems.
tom abolished. 1t looked 20 him a. II
there was an effort to rush through
this important matter.
The chair suggested that Mr.. Weir
was q little late with his views. He
should have spoken when the question
Of proceeding with the ballot was up.
Pennman Of Newcastle moved for a
reconsideration Of the motion to pro-
coed with baiioting for delegates TO the
territorial convention.
Piles Of Seattle said the convention
should not be handicapped By a com
mlitee's selection, and charged ring
rule.
Grant in calm speech referred 10
the defeat Of the King county Repnb-
leans two years ago. but deemed il
proper not 10 mention who were re-
sponslble for that defeat. He spoke of
other Republicans who hal spent
thousands OF dollars in eementing the
broken pieces OF the Republican party.
and asked that they might be allowed a
voice IN the proceedings OF the conven-
ton. Relative to ring ticket. limited
ut by Piles, Grant exhibited q printed
ticket which had been prepared for
examining down the throais OF the
convention. IL contained the name of
only one man who was identified with
the effort 10 rehabilitate the Repub-
lican party OF King county.
Wood moved an amendment that
the committee select TWENTY-FIVE
names out Of which the convention
should choose twenty.
DIR. Beach made an appeal for
harmony.
Weir wanted to know what ring or
what man had prepared the ticket ex-
posed by Grant.
The motion 10 reconsider the motion
TO proceed with balioting was lost by a
viva voee vote
The chair-"lt is incumbent on the
chair 10 make this statement. The
chair will see that ample time is given
every delegate to prepare a ticket to
suit himself, and vote il to suit him
self. -
4 motion for recess OF twenty
minutes prevailed by vote OF 50 to
20.
COMPROMISE COMMITTEE APPoISTEB.
Upon reassembiing after recess,
Tibbett- OF Squak moved that com
mittee OF seyen,-four from the coun-
| try and three from the city he APP
pointed 20 prepare forty names as ter
ritorial convention, and that other
nominations be called for and that
twenty delegates be selected by ballot
from the whole list nominated.
Piles moved an amendment that
the committee be made eight-four
| each from the city and the country.
Smith Of Seattle thought the com
Inlttee should stand four TO four, there
might be some trouble in securing har-
mony.
Piles moved an amendment that the
| committee consist OF nine-fiye from
| the country and four from the city.
This amendment prevailed and the
| chair asking ten minutes time for the
work, announced the following com
mittces
GilTnan-Geo. Tibbetts
Black DiamOnd-Norean MOrgans
Nashon-J, ?, Blackburn.
| White Riycr--C. 6. Carpenter
Acknowledgement Eldef
seattle--Firsf Marti-Paui d'HeirrY.
second Ward-W. X. Forrest
Third Ward-S II. Piles
| Fourth ward-w. l. Ames.