, 1890-08-28
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
The Convention Fairly
Opened at Tacoma.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM PREVAILS
The King County Delegation Very
Anxious to Prevent a
Hill Boom.

TACOMA, WASH, Aug. 26.-.This after
noon was begun the long looked for con.
vention of democratic delegates from all
| over tho state, who assembled in tho
Tacoma thenter, with tho ultimate OBJ
joct of consolidating tho democracy OF
Washington In an association OF clubs.
The convention Is notable as the first of
the kind ever held on Puget sound. Ii
assembled the flower Of the party from
every county in the state.
! The opening day was remarkable for
tie enthusiasm that transpired by tho
purpose of the occasion. and n particu-
larly happy speech of that democratic
war horse, Col. NJ. Kaufman, of Tacoma.
! 1t started out with the discouraeng and
wearied solemnity with which ii wound
up, and which pathetic termination was
due in O large measure to the able, but
long g-windod efforts OF Judge James
Rochester, who presided, and who, un-
fortunately for himself, the con yention
and the cause of democracy generally
occupied the time of the conven II on for
l0s minutes In his Introductory IRE.
marks"
The opening exercises were also re-
| markable for tho excellent arrangement
and smoothness in which everything
was conducted. which was due To the ex-
cellent work done by the committee Of
| the Pierce County Central Democratic
Club, who engineered the affair.
| When Colonel Kaufman, president OF
| the Central Democratic Club, called the
I convention TO order, at abodt twenty
| minutes before 2 o'clock, there were
quite a numbe of people in the gallery
| and the boxes had small parties mainly
com posed of ladies. The appearance Of
| Colonel Kaufman was the signal for ap.
| plause all over the house. The colonel
| called the convention to order, and then
| he made an address of welcome. His re.
marks were frequently interrupted by
applause, and at their close the colonel
was warmly congratulated.
/ Il. Bausman read the call for tho con-
vention. 1t was long enough to have
| gathered all the democrats nom Cape
/ Flattery to the eastern extremity OF
Maine. The list of temporary officers
was read, including vice president
/ from every county.
| J. Rochester was selected to preside,
and in the absence of ]. /. Sharpstein,
of Walla Wulla, Henry kelling Of the
same county. was selected for secretary.
| ]. Rochester then addressed the con-
vention. He started in at the declara-
/ ton of independence and gave u history
of the country, from democratic stand.
point down TO the present period. From
the revolutionary war to the condition
| of crops in the state of Washington was
u long road to travel, and tho judge 10
not rapid traveller
There were indications OF an epidemic
of "Hil -phobia" in the con yention,
which showed itself by a rabid desire 10
enthuse every time Clcvelands name
was mentioned. The King county
delegation had the disease In an
especially marked form. From their
seats in the body of the house they rose
in n lump every time they heard any
thing that sounded like Cleveland, and
cheered, whooped and waved their hand
kerchiofs frantically. The disease was
infectious, but 1t did not have much OF
nn opportunity to spread, because Cleve.
lands name did not come out more than
half dozen times in the thousand Us upon
thousands of words that fell from Judge
Rochesters lips. The indication was,
however, that the King county delega-
ton didn't propose TO allow any hlu
boom to get any the start OF them IN
that convention.
When the remarks were finally fin
ished, Secretary KEELING got up to read
a pile of letters oil regret There were
seventeen of those, and some ot them
were as long us the judges remarks
The first read was from Grover Cieve-
land, and when Mr.. Keeling got down
to the signature, the King county en-
thnsiastz thoir ipet Win n Ok
whoop. Then the secretary read some
more regrets from ID. u. Hill, and tue
whole convention applauded enthus-
iastically. The King county delegation
were not troubling themselves TO get OUT
OF their seats. the letter which calied
out the most enthusiasm was thnt OH
NJ. Palmer, OF Illinois.
On motion, the reading of the Letters
was shut oil and the county delegations
proceeded to hold caucuses for the nom
ination of members of the several COM
mittees that are to formulate to-mor-(
rows work of the convention, and piah
the permanent organization.
The committee on permanent organ
iZation and permanent officers VIII re'
port recommending the following i'resi'
dent, Henry Drum; vice president,
Chester ii. Warner; secretary, Georse
Hazard treasurer, Francis Henry
executive committee. benjamin J.; uis
INONh, iihhNAy
I Theodore If. Haller, Joseph A. Kuhn,
Hugh C Wallace, George w. Bell, Roper.
w. Rufiin, Robert Gerry vice presideh'
for the National Association of Demo.
cratic Clubs, Thomas {. Gr I'll it's; iouI
members of the general committee ioi
the National Association OF Dem ocrau'
Clubs, Junius Rochester, NJ n, Goodelt
John j. Browne, Nelson G.. Blalock; one
vice president for each county.
The committee on resolutions VIII IT,
+ port series based on those adopted |"
the convention OF the National AssociA-
tion.
Tomorrow is the big day. The con,
vention will assemble In the theater ~
10, and proceed to the preliminary ousr
ness of organizing the convention. ~
, the afternoon, at $780, the perrnanem
, officers will be installed, and iio",ii iio',i
Robert Is. Smith, of Helena, Mont, WI"
make a speech. AZ,
Tomorrow evening the convenuioo11
f will wind up with the fireworks OF ''A
Chambers oratory.
TOKAv nEaTROYED,