The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-17
THE TERRITORY.
Convention Of Pierce County
Democrats


TAcozA. Aae- fs--The pe1nor-att
O. tAs esty this ast~xaooa suTzezl
f1rsasssves feoss ia e01Yenfsga. The
eeyssst s.osse va s5e scene. The par
ps.a VS. the eteets5a q ds'esAsss.
seYga " narlkseT. 20 Fep-s setsf the
I,srno@ratic eaa oi the to3y petite
fsora this cgazfg It tbe Territorial con
ven. 90 b. Is he'd ~ spokans F4ils
SeyseEn5eT3,
q si.e iagxe aunass 81 tsse faithssl
were present early ard had seearesi
front seasz when. - s'eloek, Acting
Chairman oil The ecasfT C1ssssnistee
r.. A. coslias called tse eouveDta9a 10
order. City Clerk ~ J Meade vas
raade secretary and AIexsn1ss Parzes
chairman.
sofne sIttss hsAs@ssey fssioNs3 as 70
the nsrnsr is which tie e-neidAtes
for DELEGATE sh01sa se Esmess. aud NJ
M. asisr's tlsot5oss. - tes COMMITTEES
naf3e1 iyv Use chair sUxgess she Fsssses,
Wa e4sfzed. The chair Dztnesi 81 u.
Tayiar. +. 4. Agrees r y W&tlaee.
Henry Drum ansl 1hDma D1uzSaeTtF.
Tisess retired ard struggled With the
aue ton uTtia tse sai'efie became i'm
p4fisat 81 tse inactivity that pre-
vafsi. They were fos asle to adlast
c5ndsti ~ and rfcSn iie the number
Of wo5ss3-sse candidates wiib The a4fn~
her o. delegate - b. chosen. and 20
they reported that they had agreed O.
disegree and pre- errei that the Goa
yeutien take the j0b pff thsis hands.
Tni. was promptly done and :. 4.
Wbeelsfight iHr8pe4 ingD the breach
with the remark tsat he w0al1 -noFnl-
nate the aekuoslelged ieaeer 81 the
Democracy Ia this city, Col. u. haai-
man
This sally vas greeted with applause
and 10 voice was rsisei aguasf u.
Tire colonel sas elected unanimously.
wbea MAYOR Henry Drum showed
b go on with the work by ballot. the
que stjOn arose as 70 the relative de-
serfs in the matter OF representation
between the city and the county ont
eide the city. A. thi, question had rot
been settled under calm review q
the figures after the electign Yetarns i
was 20 hare been expected that IL
w0ild create bet dehats And is did.
The country wanted four fepfesenfs-
i've and would aiios the city three
The city wanted four and would ailSE
the country three Along during tie
afternoon i motion. made BY DoaEan.
In favor Of four for the city and three
for the country went through Out OF
large number OF nominees the fol-
ioNing we're chosen.
Thos Carroll. ~. e. Sharp TEN and
John Forbes. hesfies Col. Kaufman,
TO represent The city: JoEeph Derin-
ger, w. ]. Boamsn aud STEPHEN lad
son, "a represent the country districts
AltsFnatss we're chosen as fOil0Ss r.
" Wallace. ~. J Meade. y A. Col
lins ard u. y. Hannah. for tie city
and Wfn. Seaman. A. s. Code and
Hugh csoe EFT for the country.
Thi4 bssslness. for which the couven-
ti0a was called being ii posed Of a
motion was made IN TIE convention
pYoeeed 10 elect q chairman 81 the
ssanty committee. q Gil the plaee
male vacant by The re- lsnaiion of
John Pad jndsOa. This was carried
and Immediately the name IL Col
Kaufman was suggested The snge-s-
ton seemed 20 settle the question. Tor
none other was made and the colonel
was again bon0Eed with unanimous
election
Calls OF "Keufmsn. kaufman were
made and IN resposse the colonel
stepped forward ami made a rafting
eood speech. for fiian who cisiRs to
be no speech maker lie said that tie
was a Democrat from way back = i1.t
~ good a Democrat a they make
them. bHt he bad beard that some 81
his kind friends had charged that be
was a rciel and all that: that he stili
had blood on his hands, and all Inst
lie would take this oeCasiou 10 say
that he was Just ~ ioyai a citizea a.
any IN the Tepahlie. iast a. loyal TO
his united country As he was TO his
party. and wanted no mi takes 20 he
made on that score The speech was
greeted with applause and the conYen-
tion adjourned