The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-24
COUNTRY NOT In IT.
City Men Run the Democratic
Convention.
JUDGE ROCHESTER DowNED
The Brethren Act Like school Boys in
Naming Delegates to Seattle aud
Tacoma Conventions.


The Democrats of King county held
convention yesterday afternoon that was.
during the first half, as peaceful and devoid
Of excitement as 5-o'clock sea- The place
OF meeting was Turn hall. and the nominal
hour 2 o'clock; but it was really several
minutes after that when Judge Junius
Rochester, chairman of the county commit
tee. called the meetingto order. The object
was TO elect delegates for the state conven-
ton to be held here next Thursday; TO
choose delegates to the convention at Ia
coma on Tuesday. for organizing state
association OF Democratic clubs; and to
eject new county central committee.
The basis of representation was one dele
gate for each precinct, and one for each
fifty votes cast for Hon. l. J. Lichtenberg.
Democratic candidate for superior judge at
the election held October 1, 1880.
Judge Rochester said in opening that he
had hoped to say something about
Democracy in the nation. the state and
the country. but unhappily his health had
been poor, and accordingly he was unable
10 do much in the way of talking. He then
went on te. say that hitherto the farmers
had usually been Republicans, but now the
Western farmer was beginning to vote
with the Democrats. At this statement
the faithful applauded feebiy. Then Judge
Rochester told how the farms OF Kansas
we're heavily mortgaged, and all this had
resulted from the tariff which was framed.
for the benefit of the manufacturing barons
of the East. Reciprocity" cried Judge
Rochester. sis but another name for free
trade" And then the delegates pounded
on the floor with their heels and canes. In
the same vein the judge went on to de-
clare that the Mckinley bill would not
benefit the farmers and logeers of WASH
ington. The tariff was on manufactured
lumber to protect the mill men. but logs
were admitted free. and the logger had no
protection. 1.-The tariff" said the judge,
getting wrought up, twas for the rich and
not for the help of the poor"
Judge G. ID. Emery then nominated ].
Nj. Carson, of Seattle, as temporary chair
man. Mr.. Carson was given the honor by
reclamation. Judge Emery and w. r.
Andrews conducted Mr.. Carson to the
chair. In accepting the place. Mr.. Carson
declared with much solemnity that the
object of the convention was business, and
go the convention should elect secretary.
Douglas Young and ]. N. Gephart were
thereupon selected as temporary secretar-
les.
Several delegates were in favor of making
this temporary organization permanent, in
order. as J. T. Ronald pithily put it. $ to
stop tomfoolery and nonsense" Bat the
chairman decided that for the sake OF strict
regularity, committee on credentials was
first necessary. and so he appointed C. d.
Emery, T. f. Nunan and s. Ellicott. OF Sc
attic, w. +. Faulkner, of Kent, and Theo
n. Halter, of Seattle.
Alter the appointment of the COMMITTEES,
recess Of fifteen minutes was taken and
then the committee on credentials reported
the following delegates entitled to seats in
the convention
Kent-w. C. Faulkner, W. F. Robb
Rnumclaw-M Matthias walnerick, Archibald
Smith.
Redmond-Albest NJ Snyder.
oQuaImie-Wiliam Moore by John Kelly,
proxy, John Kelly.
Bailard--w. H. Dill, Captain 7. Lake, P. F.
Morrow, o. r Drum.
Salmon bay-Joseph simons.
Houghton-John Morrow.
Seattle, First ward-F. Nelson, 4. W. Barto r.
w. Fitzhenry, G. W. Currier, J. w. Barker,
Terence O'Brien, James Monogue, Robert
Nichols, james McGrath Phil Rogers, ]. T.
Ronald, Patrick Walsh, L. c. Gilman, John H
Elder.
Second ward-J. NJ Carson, J. f. Blackis,on,
NJ. C. Adair. Charles swenson. D. E. Durie, A.
II. Young, Junius Rochester. S. Ellicott, B. A.
Chisholm, T. n. Halter and G. w. Ashford
Third ward-J. +. Gleason, Douglas Young,
James Wheeian. t. Z. Nunan, E. c. Cheasty,
John Sullivan. Georse Donworth. NJ. T. Lockard.
John Collins. r G. Caldwell, J. N. Lyon, W. R.
Andrews, C. d. Emery.
Fourth ward-C. A. Spriggs, DR.. J. s. Kloeber.
A. w. Salisbury, w. E. Wilson. J. o. Gsgnon, T.
F. Coombs. J. C. whjtlock. W. B. Griffith, J. d.
Dalton, J. P. Sweeney, R. E. Mccoy
The report of the committee was ac-
cepted.
The temporary organization was then
made permanent. On motion o. Judge
Rochester it was decided that the delegates
from all precincts could cast the full vote
for those not present. There was consider
able opposition to this motion, especially
among the country delegates, who held
that since many country precincts had not
even one representative that precinct would
| get no vote, while the city precincts would
get the full vote whether eli the members
were presenter not 1t was argued that a
precinct sending a single delegate was
thereby entitled TO full vote. while the re-
ply was tudt pESCliCt cuOuiu get only as
many votes as il sent delegates. After q
little debate. which did not grow very spir-
tied, the city carried the motion by a vote
of "a to Ii. An effort 10 lay the motion on
the table had previously been voted down
| y to Is.
The selection of delegates to the state
convention was next in order, and it was
decided to vote by precincts.
c. ID. Emery. in order to ailay the irri-
tated country delegates, first nominated
| w. c. Faulkner, of Kent. The other names
were: /. A. Nadeau, John III. Elder, John
Collins, A. \. Snyder, Judge Thomas
| Burke. J. C. BIackision, j. s. Clover. w.
! ii. Dill, j. b. Metcalfe. Z. II. Smithers. ].
| Renton. Samuel Grutin, C. A. Emery.
| Junius Rochester. ]. p Sweeney, William
| Cochran, frank Morrill,, of Ballard, Doug
| las Young. J. L. Ronald.
Then the nominating became general.
| and in the course of few minutes every
one, or nearly every one. of the fifty dele
| gates present had been named as a candi-
| date for delegate to the state convention.
and not only those present, but apparently
pretty much every Democrat of any promi-
nence in the county was named.
J. i. Ronald. at this juncture, remarked
Il II.