The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-06

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& - e3tiaens 81 sesssae met q oeio~l
Mnp night IN saaas convention - ns9srsas.
= e1s9 tetee aud adsonrned ~ EsdnsxAt
1astng noMinafe5 Robert NSsKa 10
mayos. talkeu vote fos city attorney WITH
81 N 4legs5on, and cass cue beIsos e.
eo5ef 81 police thas vas net coansed wtset
- e0nsenfton sdsougne6. hns whsfi
ehoWed @. y. Bsf:e1esId " have Lssz'
p1nHA1itY.
when tho convention was called D
0edeS Il 0csork TIE Afrnavy wss esowses
With voters. the nxrsb<r bxsnx esk1f8stez
al the way frnm 900 a. so. IN ss<s tier
were bof more thaE 100 vctsxs pseeszss
is Wo the largest essg convention fhas eys
Assembled to seattle. ssssf Il uBmbessa
8nny representative citizens ft u&a ~
eEdefly crowd = hrss. bal y rev sxGatss
~ degrees, ard kef9Te adso1yazas1E u ~
bowling mos,.
\. q. etFuse vas made chairman By &C
etnmAtS0n, and In a sssrt sreFssis ssAssk
he Object of fsae Meeting 10 b TIE sasEEsl
m6f5on Of = mayor. city attorney ard
Ghlof ct police. and zrged tie electors q
select Rtas1 men Wiso were eqfzxI 20 fhs
emergencies OF the p1Fsesst a5taaitozss
David Kellogg VISA ebo~sxs secretary o
The convention, and ordinations ssafs dc
elost4 open for maYfTs
Gsorxe H. Hebron was on .is fsss .
once sssd placed the Desne ~ Asyes AsrAs
ia p0tuiusxion Hs said II Was the ssas'
81 oar Democratic Institutions tegat fsss lss2
Htrf man might aspire 10 the lsgfssst psAas
within the gfff of Che psgpas. Dsrinz shs
poat ysas II had been the Rgrd fugtutss
03 The city 10 have - it'
creative faaa, Sno, tnoakf
wortiEgnau. bad tronsht tne es1'
thnOnQfs III most sryi8z crisis Ia . names
ehsl had won fsF hiss universal praise
He believed that DO man tsssier nffsd fus
the place than kof,ert Moraw eoagt b
nasne1. Enthusiastic cheers He bad
shown himself 10 le an esergstie. honest
capetsie. liberal aud psogressise executive
aud he cons sisrsd Il IA honor g. aams him
for denomination.
Before The ehsegs ALLOWING Mr.. Hell
Irons speech had died away ] Y. FfinA
ofG. Morris HsiIer. tie wss 40 enthasi
asslaally ebsefed ~ he SPOKE of hIs eAnsii
dAte qualifications sfiss oi.ly those Beat
him could hear Whist he said.
NJ. n Holmes SAID be wished - prose q
the name OF a man who sas ssntnsasiy
htiesi for the place. one who belonged u
no clique or faction and had uo axes u
grind lie named Il, r. Carroll. HsAaom
tuetion was Also received With applause.
After Iuii of few minutes Chairman
Hfrave Declared the nominations eisse1
and appointed George VI Hellbson, J. II
Ffink and ~. NJ. fI0isnes trilefs
Il wss decided that al Votes should y
by bsiiuts and that majority vote sisoaid
be necessary
voters wrte Instructed - nj sfaTd IN ois
end III t5ss hall and pass tbrouzn sB gate
WAY formed ~ fso benches where sissii
ballots woald he received By the tailers.
THE HALL IT'LL of ExrEAfKas.
"a ,s...z..s ss..... ,.,., ..x...xf s4fs.r, $3.50
she teiiers Ii was soon discovered thsi
many voters we're waking around tbs
sides NJ the hall ans voting the Second sns
treu the shiFsi lime. This became 70 epef
and nosossous that tsis eFow,s called n.
attention OF the chairman % the Tart
He begged tlie vofefs 70 art fairly but Ia.
crowd heeage Wild sfsd drowned MS
voice Ia expressions OF dissatisfaction
81 the manner ii The voting
When the ballot was seclafed closed
fhls howl became 80 loud that il could ne'
BE- rauuta<i.
j. T.. Carson moved that tbs front 5eoi
hfaouid TIC siose1 the isIiefs stationed ~
the side door and that the voters si3onld
pass between them 10 deposit their ballots
aud then remain OF side until the sots
was al counted isis motion wss ear
Tlsd b. 4 unanimous shout.
The bsllssts that had been voted were
then thrown away. sitter an excited dis
eusssssu OF hat should be- Il me With them
one faction claiming that they shosii b.
given 10 the crowd. and another that shes
should he destroyed
The ballot Was again oseDed Police.
men we're stationed at eaen deoT 10 pre-
serve order. The crowd filed cut
of The rear side door. and
In half an hour the hall
was neatly empty number 81
young men kiood ileHF the teiisfs and kept
Faksa a
Here's your Hsiisr tickets" The Moran
men sele mol doing any work that eosiisi
be seen. bur he tarfaiI Insn were making
a strong still hunt In the crowd
the ballot wis finally collected and the
count commenced II wss apparent from
the Hrst that Moran bad e majority. When
he had loo votes lisiier had IS aud Carroll
B; whra he had 80 votes Hailel
had los aud caFrnll IS. TIE
caunt Mas very slow and strong effort
was inssle by Judge ssnsene aud Judge Me
t;ilvfs to have the balance of the yois
counted by the tellers ia one of tnp sisis
rooms wtils the convention psoeeesied
With the nominations in auothernoos
These motions were declared out OF or
Der by Chsisman StFnxa. who said ''ths
vote must he counted nrst." Finally tvs
additional teIlefs Nere appointed aud shs
ballots were divided. la few minutes tss
count was completed snd the result wa,
9bGVHbak9 - ftstDN~
MAYOR MORAN DEMONSTRATED
Total number votes cast, liza. neesssar,
10 choice, 6as. Moran received COS votes
Halter 81. taFrpli liz. Charles IN, klttin
ger |. George b. Adaig and Captain
Green l.
Mayor Moran was announced the nomi,
hse 81 the convention amid loud appiaus
which MAS continued for several minutes
NOMINATIONS Foa cry ATTORNEY.
Nominations were Then opened for eis,
attorney. Judge Green was the first Il
rise. He caile'i attention to the neces
sisy OF nominating capahi,
man for the elfy aiinvnyyshir
The business of the oisce shis year, ssss
be. viii he greater and IT far ,nero jtnport
anee than ali the foFineF years ~ the cit,
government pat together, ana /
nominate man ~ recognized sbil
Try. such man could sAya may thou
sand dollars ta the eity So the present erisi
and such asn be wished to name In VI
Lair Hall HIS name. he continued. Is no
Only synonym for ability in SEATTLE, au
al over the coast Although Ii came an
expected this nomination was heartily
cbeered
r. j, HumeS theu placed III nomination
City Attorney files. whesn he said he haf
naiasd one year sSo with pledge FOR hEi
ability thai had lsss Is redet snei g. the sss
isfastsnn oi alt The nomination Wa
eheersd by . certain distinctive crowd Is
the efho.
Josiah Collins. sF.. ives next IA usnae hi.
man. He said be desired su uois.n !
man, who uss nos Sn angel ntsan earth
hsst = rtspd lawyer. representative al SINS
progressive element Aid = capable ysstlns
man IN every sssf<sc1. Mr.. feteFs nssas
exs4sskf tst ant hstsask4sgattx
Judge gstehs ts'sf to state that VI TAI,
Hill had tuld him that II elssts.i city sttas,
nsy There were certzin dates be wus1ss1
uaf Il l.
Judge aceilsrs sres.aslei zee nemlu.
ffos al Nj h'il, HE saia tie dntlsx he
had announced he weuld nat liii u.s. at
teilsanee ul~ssl ralieT eeaFss, bus ae weassl
have a representative there
George n HetiOrssa smia that - a Estsh
stcsa mayer had beta aa iaat,,i h va.
s'ssiy FAIR ~ asn1s stsnacgst fs.g Ihs efty
aitafsssy>hif. even II sac convention Vas
nos partisan.
This hseashf iesey Rochester &, NJ. fs.s
with an ehseStioA tis politics h..iae ,irasxc.,
sutu the snattef
The ss'sniaatinns weFo ciese,l. saa. apon
TIE a sstgaons xs.essSalgs, -
the crowd gwe acts IT ss,srr.
MY spi,eisfsd Ena tsssh
ihs iFoaF snd sisie asssrs wefV thsoxn .nun
Dor she crowd h PAS tag assA a,...s,sis ,5e,s
Isiissfs II Vas so decided b vsts thas
shS sstisss sAeusa mske toe soant ia ssf,s,
~ tfss si,se fsssnas q tiie ne estsaysrts.,s,
fiss'essisa te Dominate a chief % Fsllis.s
ts cfosd E4Rkset ess Ia aesatsf f,a.,ssss y
1atsNtee. and sAe fFissrS rvt{rvsa sss ess,s,yt
tise votes AfSersiSax fo Iha sasstan. Nuzx
hestcsst ihss a4&ns voters slff ssss .,.,s,,s.
esoA 'ies TIE sssFars wtFss egsensssi. as 49,.
FtuAa sHrgs6 So "a fNkkn sac sF,.sse.sf
struggle Vt stE-~tbsf ga raleg of police
wsea gRgNas&GS Nsg wASrsn