, 1889-09-12
AT ELLENSBURG.
The Democratic Convention Ends
It's Session Amid the Cheers
OF the Delegates.
A Complete Ticket Nominated,
with Grinitts and Semple
as the Leaders.
Enthusiastic Speeches Made by
the Nominees for the Re-
spcctive Offices.

The following nominations and busi-
ness OF last night could not be received
owing to poor telographc service:
EILxYsBuRGH, Sept. 10.-Atter loud
calls for Platter that gentleman peeled
oil his overcout and came forward. lie
thanked them for their fattcring ntton.
ton, and declared that all the political
auspices were favorable. He said be-
fore him were men whose lives had been
spent In fighting for democratic princi-
ples, and lie believed they would nomi-
nate men here who would carry the
democratic party to victory, and defeat
the monopolists, combines and trusts
who were arraigncd against them; who
would place the new state OF Washington
In the democratic column, ana endorse
that grand and noble democrat, Grover
Cleveland. lApplausc,l
The Tacoma band played another Sc
lection and then Belt was called for.
lie had Just been preaching democratic
doctrines In England, but then this was
his country and he was glad to get back
again. The republican party was the
party of centraization, and the demo-
cratic party was the party of the people;
been made rich by Legislature. APP
plausc.l Jay Gould and he were two of
| tile richest men in the world. Gould had
$40, 900 coo and hc had so 15 Ages ago few
men owned. pretty much the whole
earth, and to-day in this country 10 per
cent of the people owned go per cent OF
the property. The cottage had been
robbed to adorn the palace, and the la-
boring men. who earned 1t all, were
tramps in the land; and so on through
| ten minutes to show that the republican
party had robbed the people and, the
| democratic party would right II all IL
was pretty and iiowery, and loudly ap-
pla,,dcd, especially that IN reference 20
| the youthful republican politicians, with
number six hats and number twenty
seven mouths, who were in their mann
mas laps when we were lighting in the
war.
Then 1t was the Ellensburg bands
turn, and they played something.
Munday OF Clarke presented q. report
ofthc committee on platform. The ro-
port was adopted by a very weak but
still unanimous AYE, inasmuch rs
no one said mo-
The chair asked if the state central
committee had appointed an executive
committee. Marion said the committee
had adjourned until the nominations
hud been made, and thut the executive
committee would be selected.
The next business was the nomina-
|
Rochester said King county had n
message for the convention which lie
was missioned to deliver. She
might ask the nomination of her ilvorite
son, whom YOU hud honored by elccting
as permanent chairman, but she asked
YOU 10 nominate men, everyone Of whom
would he a platform in himself lapplausel
She will support such men, no matter
what part of the state they come from.
She also bids me say to you that when
her Queen City was in ashes. the city of
Tacoma came forward in all the grandeur
of nobility of character, and furnished
food, clothing and lodging to- her destl-
ttlte people. She Is not without graft
tnde, and wishes to return that gratitude
by asking at Your hands the nomination
of u man of Pierce county. Ono whom
| Pierce county sent to bear that raft .
her, II good democrIt-Snmuel Adams
| Whcelwright OF Tacoma. Applause,
McGuire OF Spokane came before the
convention to name the first congress-
man from the new democratic state of
| Washington. Without stealing II single
laurel from the chaplet so worthily worn
by the gentleman last named, hc still
reminded the convention that Spokane
had son equally notable for charity
and genius, ability and democracy, and
whose peer at tire bar was not to be
found in the state. lie closed by nom
mating Thomas Cliuton Grlilitts OF Spo-
kiinc.
Wallace of Tacoma, in behalf of the
I Pierce county delegation, said they were
all stauncl friends of Mayor Wheel
wright Tacoma had already elevated
him to the highest honor In here and
was urol,d of It, They would take oil
their shirts and work for him II he was u
candidate but nc was not II candidate
for this office. aud lic believed the usc oi
his name was unauthorized, The IN-
coma delegation only wanted the strong
eel man 10 bc nominated, and they
believed that muU to be Mr.. Grillits,
aud would losc their right
arm before dcsrriing him, ard
would stay with him us long ~ his
name was before the convention. APP
( plousc.l
wright, but believed lis people wanted
Griilltts and he scconlcd that nuniua.
I toll
K A. Moore of King said he could not
/ talk as cloqucut!y as the gcntlemnn who
/ had nrccedcd him, buf hc had seen Wheel
wright two hour before lac left Tacoma
. and lie had said if this convention was
pleased to nominate him nc would do
I his lest TO ran.
Wallace said the chairman of tho
/ Pierce county delegation (kHuinan)
! had letter from Wheelwright saying
/ his name must not he used.
| In rcponyc To loud cries to ''rcad the
! letter" Mr. kaufman said he had lost It,,
and the convention very audibly smiled.
! There were no other nominations, and
| the nominations were declared closed.
Sliarpstcin moved an adjournment
until o to- morrow morning In order TO
ascertain whether Whcelwright was
| really "A candidate, but the motion failed,
Tie roll OF counties was called and
Gniiitts received the nomination by the
following vote: