Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-05-03

Sssuopsn1D, May a-Ths Rsrobii-
en- sanSs eouvensssn assembsed ~ nooa
aa1 Temporary oeRAotxstioa vns e6ees-
0au. A. Ne Ouueius3oo Of Mr.. Pay
patDtDGua Of ~ 0tHeruat committees,
. pses0 vas tsAea until o'clock.
JoesSh Rtfes wAs noninated for GOV
ssnoR snA I. B. Hay for lieutenant.
]. j. Pearson vns poOiDated for sec-
rslasy u seale.
Ths foilovina vers chosen for dele
Gsaes q lsres: Col. George 3. DAVIS.
H. .. O. b. Yesvsli. of Oh ego; Horace
.. Ossk, Of Aasssop; W. =. =. Hsdies.
sf Rdvafdsvilie.
4 sesclstiou endorsing GrtshaU for
psesidsut vas Enthusiastically pas6ed-
RESOLUTIONS we're adopted expres.ipQ
jass aud honorable pride in the pobiso
services Of senator Cullen and appsov-
ina his coafss In shs senate; also, lengthy
resolutions that the Republicans cf iii.
NOS se9aea The seo0sd Of Walter Q.
0ssshsD, The soldier. Statesman and
tusiss, With satisfactiou. knowing him
10 be Q cure man and q fasthfui scr
want, and believing that. In event
Of bis pomiratioo for president by
Tie Republican paSty the caDpaten
must b contested solely on tbs rinei-
ptss Of the great psFsy OF which Jud9e
0fooha0 = . true representative. and
that he eostatnly can lead 10 victory
that party. Thsrefoee, u vas resolved
that 1--WE declare oas our preference for
Judoe Gresham a. 3 candidate for tho
presidential p0mteatioa. and recon-
aneud the delegates 20 the national cou-
vsosion % give him hearty and faisAfai
support"
vas nomiusted.
The platform Opens With the dsclasa-
tion that the pasty deems u uunscee-
sasy on the eve Of the national oonvep-
tton 20 uake extepded declasaaion Of
principles more than 10 FoAmrm thoee
laid down In the national platfosm Of
1854, and The express conviction that
the public Interests would b greatly
pso0oeed By . change Of edministra.
zion. i then asssiaus the Democratic
pasty and adminisssatios for failure TO
carry. out the pledges made in the pins.
form Of 1854 and deoounees tbe civil
oervioe aoas Of the pfseident. IL also de-
nosnees the Denoorstio party which
yshile protesting attAohmsnt to state
eovessiansy and homs rule, denies both
70 she Anssioan citixsus Of Dakota fos
fear that She votes Of thas body Of
people miQhS b cast for Republican
s,andiAsteo fog the coming election. 10
rsfere 70 che fact tbas the president,
Who committed himsslf 10 one term
principle, u nov usanR FED
election. Tho Democratic party
PROCESSES to Iovs the union soidiess and
ssiIors, bat ~ continued poltoy has
bssu 10 refuse relief 70 tbs suhsrtnR
defenders Of the nation apd their de-
pspdsnts. It's proposed tsfta legislation
ID Q glsEtpa sueterfuge. snd an attempt
to destroy the American policy Of pro.
lection 10 Americau industries and
labor for the interest Of for
eian countries, which. IL succeesful,
mass psoesssEily bring disastes upon the
business Of this country and tend 70 -.
duos the American rate Of veRes 70 the
Europesn standard. u has provided y,
ssaboasd defense aaaipst foraiRp inva-
siou. IL administration Of foreign AZ.
faifs has been 10 ths verge sf
humiliation. Oar nation 10 nev repre-
seoted abroad By men Who either
suaeestsd iss dismcmbesmet or openly
sympothixsd With its foes. The postal
ssrvios 10 affecting every Interest and
has become Q disaraos to the country.
Tho pastisan spoiismen. 10 violation OF
the civil service reform psinci-
plos have displaced trained. com
petept and faithful officers.
many OF them ex- Union soldiers. Every
function Of the government . made
subordinate 10 partisan ends. There 10
Q lsmsntabls want Of honesty Of Hor-
pose and efficiency Of the adminissrs-
tim