The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-20

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dssonel James Hn. one u the
strongesf mea zusong tie c05rre1 H
p<zificzns- Is sent sxzsn - : 25sszss1p-
p de1exzte- zt-fzxre, hut er-Senssox
and ex-Rexixsex Blanche X Bruce =
not ca tie Est nov.
tsenerd Ju1s~n Kilpzty;ck VII he
missed among the jerseyrnen- baf
Governor William !. Seweu cuzses
AGAIN El1<ixza walter Phelps = npe
delegate this tz-ae- fut his rszsDe WI
figure IN the proceeaings when the DAD
Igtsne hexfns.
North GsrxEina sends bct on< q the
former Delegates Thomas n Cooper.
Ben Bcffervorfhss big body whli
again fii one a the Ohio chairs lie
Was = district delegate before. he =
d<iexzte-at-lzrx< noE- Gov thsrsts
Foster Of Fosssrin is Just where he
Was In sion the list Of aelsEase>-as-
large The only ether Ohio delegate
% this convention who helped Eosntn-
ate CARRIED and Arshc. Is H. e.
Hedges VI Mansfield. Sherman ;
home
In IS-B Matthex S. Qusy headed the
Pennxyisanizns yov be i United
State senator. and again sdeiesate-af-
large. With him frgsuz the ranks al
the former delegation are James Nc
Names. the Philadelphia manager,
David II. Lane and Hamilton DIssfon,
also Of Philadelphia These are the
only pennsyfvanians returned Eight
Years ago senator Don Cameron was \
delegate. and. with Conkiing and
Logan. held the famous old guard OF
.; through the fhirfy-six ballots for
Grant. Christopher l. Msgee Was an
other prominent Pennsylvania IN
that convention. John Cessna and
Gov. James A. Beaver we're also In
that delegation
Tennessee keeps Congressman l. {.
Heuk In sbe national conventions.
In 1850 Archibald NJ Hughes, Sr-. OF
Columbia was Delegate. On this oc-
cSssion the nfantel de>censis upon the
son, and Archibald NJ Hughes, Jr..
VIII sif IN the cDuteHtiou-
WHAT Axe We HERE roR9
The ubiquitous Webster What Are
We HeFe-For Flanagan j. here again.
this time as one CT the Texas dele
gates. Few men in American politics
have been more quoted than Fiana-
gan. The occasion of his famous re-
marx was this: The convention of
l.s) was discussing the civil service
plank in the platform when Flanagan
got the floor and made his little speech.
as follows:
Mr.. PRxsIpEsr: Texas has had
quite enough Of the civil service Du-
ring the last four wears. sir, out OF 400
officers appointed BY the president OF
the United States 40 represented the
Republican party We are not here,
SIR, for the purpose of providing
offices for the Democracy. There is
one plank in the Democratic party
that have always admired, and that
is. ITO the vieters belong the spoiis >
After we have won the race, as We
entitled TO positions Office. What are
we here for7 ! mean that members
OF the Republican party are entitled to
office. and il We are victorious we viii
have office. ] therefore move 70 lay
the amendment on the table
n W. Quincy. one of the best men in
Galveston, is the only other Texas del.
egate who was here in lssD. Gen A.
g. Malioy. Col A. B. Norton, whose
long hair and intense Repahiicanism
made him conspicuous, &. &. Binkley
the courfiy old banker OF Sherman,
deceased, and George y. piliey were
prominent in that delegation
Senator Phiietus Sawyer, Congress
man Isaac Stephenson. Gov. Jerry NJ.
Rusk, J. V. Quaries and ]. u. Cassidy
were some OF those who made the
Wisconsin delegation strong in 1880
and whose places are filed by Others
TO this convention.