The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-12

Secretary Of the German American Democratic
Club OF Seattle"
Alter the letter had been referred the conveu.
uon adjourned till o clock. in order 70 enable
excuse Tor Democratic candidates. running.
Al the reassem bling III the sfternoon W. Il.
thompson Fepor ed for the committee on per.
menene organisation rs follows:
Permanent chairman. L. c Gilman.
Secretaries. J. T. Blackstone and Do0elas
Young.
the following order Of business was recon.
nended.
!. Tue report Of the committee on platform.
:. The nomination OF candidates in the follow.
fng order:
L Mayor
2 City treasurer.
& City c.erk
4 Corporation counsel.
8. City attorney.
g. Police judge.
Z. Nine aldermen.
3 Two delegates from each ward.
9. Four Gre comm ssloneu.
We recommend tiat in the making Of nomi.
nstions each wsfd be called in its numerical
order; that In voting for candidates PAT In nomi.
nation the several wards be called in their
numerical order, and each delegate shall cast
his ballot
DR.. Sweeney moved to amend the section for
CATION cast the vote for the ward.
Mr. Thompson replied that ballot By each
m mber was d mocratic The PosT-lNTELLI
esScEg had declared that some delegation
were Il mali delegations. oilers Collins delega-
tons or anti. Rocnestsr Dc egations. He didn't
like this way IL characteiizi ug Democratic They
were oil for the best man, the man nominated
or at less ne was for such a candidate.
The amendment was withdrawn, but when
the vote cine on the adoption of The report the
house was divided and there was = ripple OF ex.
element Both drs were afraid tnat on
standing vote men not entitled TO vote wouli
rise, and 30 a 10 Gail was rec ,mm uded The
First ward, Collins delegation, was against the
rep r., the Fourth followed suit lhe Second
ana Third were for the report The fifth wal
divided. The Sixth was divided, but mostly
sgan the report; the seventh was for the re-
PORT, and the Elghtn vided. but the majority
In favor Of T. report Mr.. McAr.ile, of The
First ward, had been on the organisation com
mittee. but he voted against the report
After sne count was made Douglas Young
whispered that the vote was IS ayes and 81
nays. but he feared he had made mistake
Without the announcement OF the v,ie. The
chairman said The secretary was not sure he
had caught all the votes, and so q new roll call
was ASKED for.
The result was ayes 50, nays IS, adopting the
report. at which the Collins men looked GUM
There was q good deal OF uproar and Yelling
here and il annoyed Percy w. Rochester, on
whose motion erseant-atarmsw was appointed
Then Mr.. Haruin and Mr.. Ellicott csc ,rted the
perm nent chairman TO the chair. In taking
the pace n. Gilman said he was proud of the
hCnor conferred upon him. He though the
people were dissatisfied wlth-the present city
government The delegates had d fferent ideas
~ TO policy and candidates, but all were Demo
crsts ana would support stAe platform and the
nominees. r!5ssaS%:
The platform was READ by Douglas Young,
and IL was franticaliy aPnlauded. The docu-
ment was a. follows. s':3S
We. the Democracy OF the city OF Seattle
Wash, in convention assembled, declare:
SECTION L That we renew our pledge of de-
votlon 70 the principles Of constitutional gov.
erpment - stated 10 the platform of the ma
tional and state conventions Of the party.
SC. That we emphatcaly demand the i'm.
mediate ownership BY the municipa Try of the
water supply OF the city, aud d-nounce all
schemes having fog their object the overthrow
OF the declared will Of the Pc. PIE.
SC. B. That we demand that the city shall
own he plant for lighting streets aud public
buildings
rate article suomi ed with the charter, which
provides tnss eight hours shall 20 ,slitute q
days work on Oil pa ,lic works Of the city.
sc. s We condemn tie centraizatcn oil
power in the new charter, which g.yes the ap.
pointment Of officers aud b ards 70 the mayor;
aud pledge our candidates to the submission "a
the people OF amendments 10 the charter pro-
vidiug tor the election Of all administrative
boards and heads Of departments.
Sec. 8. That the boarl Of aldermen shall be
chosen, one from each ward and one from the
city AZ large.
Sec. !. We condemn the method OF doing pub
lie work BY the contract syst. m, as being I'M.
prov dent and wrong In policy. snd pledge oar
candidates to the principle of ex cutting such
WORK by days .abor.
Be-. s That we plsdss our candidates to en-
force the laws for the suppression OF gambling
IN toe city OF Seattle.
Sec. O. That We condemn the use of city
prisoners In the chain-gaug on orr public
streets.
sec. 10 That We declare against granting any
further franchises TO street Car companies for
carrying freight vi any description.
Sec. IL That If our candidates Tor office are
elected, we p edge them and the Democrat,
party ~ the enforcement OF all laws OF the city
which tend 10 bring about safe ana orderly CON-
didons OF life, anu IN this respect insure pros
perity to the city.
The platform was adopted.
After this James McE.roy and S. Ellicot. were
appointed tel ers, and Inc ward roll was called
for nonIi pations for mayor.
J. 7. Nelson, of the First ward, nominated
John Collins.
W. H. Thompson. of the Second ward, said his
v ard ielI ike cheering COlstns, but lie would
give the name Of the Hon. J. T. Ronald.
Thomas =. Hardin. OF the Third ward. pre-
seuted q man who should be eie ted. not a can.
didate on the principle Of expectancy. but one
ON the principle of right, W. X. Andrew.
HR. Harris told how the Fourth ward had
no candidate, but would second the nomination.
OF Jonu Collins. who had climbed from the fo I
of the ladder to the top. At the mention OF
Collins name there was wild shouting aud
stamping.
MI Phillips OF the Fifth. said he loved Mr.
Rouald and Mr.. Andrews but there was a hard
6shl ahead and Colins was the man 70 do
fighting.
WE Wilson, of the Sixth, nominated Q man
Who had always stuck by the Democratic party,
who hal been \ DemncI when IL was dis
grace to be q Democrat III Seattle, man VINO
had lived down the disgrace John Collins
the Seventh and Eignsn wards had no candi.
dates. Before the ballot was taken Mr.. Hardin
withdrew the name of Andrews. leaving the
field open to Collins and Rouaid- The bailo.
above a com plete victory Tor Collins by q vote
of sI,o.2 James Hamilton Lewis had / vo e,
and W. r. Andrews vote. AT the announce
tnent of the result the First aud Third wards
shouted in q srepzied manner Then W. II.
Thoupso in the name OF the Second ward, and
J. L. = mali moved TO make the nomination
unanimous Mr. TSompso pledged TO MI Col.
l,ns the hearty support of Mr.. Roaa!d. AT this
there was moe cheering, though Percy w.
Rochester sat uumoved- The nomination was
made unanimous.
Alter Nj. Collins had been nominated. the
cow, ntiou lost all interest in the proceedings.
asd was a. L, iii q miil-pond- The city treas
urer was the nexi officer TO De voted for. Percy
". Rochester. OF the second ward, nominate l
andrew Chilbery. James wbeelsn. of the Fiith
ward. assured the CONVEX on that NJ. Cailoerg
would never be q defauiter. James MeElroy
was equal sure OF Nj. cNiioergs honesty
Then John Collins was brought into the room
IL IL. - r1t al af h had EeA