The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-28
A LIsrLEss CONVENTION.
JEFF Chandler's Interference and Pro
Speeches Kill the Interest.

JEFF Chandler's Interference and Prosy
Speeches Kill the Interest.
TACOMA, Aug. 27.-The state convention
of Democratic clubs met this morning at
10 o'clock. The committee on credentials
reported in favor of seating the list of dele
gates as published in the Posr- r-INTELLIGEN-
GER this morning.
The committee on resolutions presented
a report. which was adopted, as was also
the constitution. There was nothing of
Importance in either.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported the following officers, the Sc
lections being at once ratified:
President, Henry Drum: vice President Ches
ter H. Warner secretary, George Hazard; treas
urer Francis Henry.
Members of the executive committee-Bepia-
min B. Glssscock. Samuel Vinson. Emery Nc
Ginnis. Theodore N. Haller. Joseph N. Kuhn,
Hugh C. Wallace, George W. Bell, Robert w.
Rufin, Robert Gerry.
Vice president for the National Association of
Democratic Cubs-Thomas C. Grifitts
Four members OF the general committee for
the national association of Democratic cl lubs-
Jpnius Rochester, NJ. 2. Goodell, John J.
Browne, Nelson G. Blalock.
One vice president for each county-Adams,
Frank Shepley. Ritzville; Asotin, J. A. Weisen.
fels. Asotiu; Chehalis, NJ. z. Goodell, Monte
sano; Clarke, p. Hough, Vancouver; Clallam,
d. McInnes. Port Angeles: Columbia, NJ NJ.
Goodman, Dayton; CowlitZ, W. N Goodby.
Kelso: Douglas. John P. Moore, waterville:
franklin, C. H. Flummerfelt. Pasco; Garfield,
r E. Wills, Pomeroy; Island, Walter Crockett,
Cookvile; Jefferson, Charles A. Dyer. Port
Townsend: King, James Hamilton Lewis.
Seattle: Knckitat, III. Dustin, Goldendale:
Kittitss, J. FL Fogarty. Ellensburg; Kitsap,
Theodore C. Williams, Port Madison; Lewis,
John A. Taylor, Centralia; Lincoln, George s.
Brooke, Sprague: Mason, William Potts, Shell
ton: okanogsn, F. NJ. Baum, Conconully; Pa
cifc. John NJ. McIntire, Oysterville: Pierce, NJ
Kaufman, Tacoma; San Juan, John H. Powmau.
Friday Harbor; Skamanis, George II. Steven
SON Cascades; Snohomish. John w. Miller, Sno.
homish; Skagit, Fred z. Pape, Mount yernon;
Spokane, L C. Dillmau, spoksue!Falls; Stevens.
BENJAMIN p Moore, Colville: Thurston, George
B. schammell. Olympia; wahkiakum, J. T..
Howard. Cathlamet; Whatcom, Emery Nc.
Ginnis, whatcom; whitman. James V. O'Dell.
Colfax; Yakima, James B. Reavis, North
Yakima.
President Drum was escor ted to his seat.
and made a brief speech. as also did Vice
President Warner. Tom Griffitts, the un-
fortunate candidate for congress last fall,
secured an opportunity to get in few re-
marks which he enjoyed immensely.
The order of business now reverted to
the selection of a place for holding the
next convention. The first ballot gave
Anacortes 10 votes, the Skagit county dele
cation: Port Townsend 5s and Spokane
the balance. Pierce county voted 25 for
Spokane and Ii for Port Townsend. King
county voted q for Spokane and 10 for
Townsend. The selection of Spokane Fails
was then made unanimous aud the con-
yention adjourned until 80 o'clock.
At the opening of the afternoon session
of the convention ii was evident that every
BODY was tired and bored. The Hon. JEFF
erson Chambers abortiye attempt to boom
had been a wet blanket on the
convention from the start, and the session
of the first day had been enough to exhaust
what little enthusiasm was left for any,
thing beside fight between the few dis
heartened Hill men and the aggressive
Cleveland band. President Drum waited
half an hour for house this afternoon and