The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-25
rns ogscos DEMOCRACY.


| They Meet In state Cenveatssa and
Nominate Ticket
Pcsr1.xn. absif zs.-T1s Democratic state
enrrssf on Mss fa4ls1 20 of Ter N II oeiock tnss
Issrniaz iy Chairman fsash. Of The state central
COMMITTEE y. ~ Bfefey, of salem. was efessssi
temporary Chairman. committees On c-eEfsr nsas
order Of business and Platform were spp'oansed
srd the convention adjourned nls p m
On the Resembling Ct tie con Eenfsoa the
temporary officers we're made permanent AID
the committee ON credentials reported 10 dele
gates entitled 20 seats TIE eocFentson then sd
jonssed fIII svenssg to give the platform enfn-
mifsee ttsae 20 prepare fts report
AZ The sv4nins sessien the repers Of the COM
nsftes or platform sxs received The platform
eongras1isfsss this Democratic party 90 IFS re-
cert vlcs.riss in Love. Ohio and Rhode Island,
and says:
I'VE Gsn0nnce the fraud BY which the people
Of Monisas were deprived Of their rights OF
representation ~ the United s.sies senate By
Enssors Of their choice
-Ne favor tariff for revenue, limited 10 the tx
pense ~ toe government economically admin
isterec. We condemn the tariff bili nov peha-
Ing before the house Of representatives, as IN
sgErasAf1on ~ existing evils
~ eonIsua the attempt Of the Republican
majority In congress 70 reduce the surplus ny
saaasafsring aud misapprcpristing the same.
and we specially deaounce the attempt 70 ap-
propriase per on a snch surplus. which he
longs 30 the hole people. 10 the payment Of
bounty on sugar.
"We dsn0uace the action OF Speaker Reed In
counting the votes of the Democratic
Representatives who had not voted upon pend
ing MEASURES
We resffirm the position which has ever
been nstnia.ned By the Democratic party. that
gold snd silver are equally the peoples money,
ard are oppressed IN all measures 81 discriminate
iae, arata.s silver ara APmanH f-ee ,afnsRp "a
supply the needs 81 business. and that ali money
issaei by the government he made legal teader
ios al debts, both pnbic and private.
I'VE dreer the attention OF the voters Of Ore
ron tn the record OF the Democratic party upon
the snbiett Of Chinese imm grafton. aaa demand
a strict enforcement Of the scost exclusion
at, and the passage. BY congress. OF further
vigorous legislation. which viii prevent Caine.e
from entering our territory By evasion 81 the
law.
1--WE nnqualisediy urge the adoption, in this
state. of the Australian system Of voting.
we approve OF deelarsy eight hours q legal
days labor in factories. mines and sork shops.
aud upon pubic works"
The following district attorneys were nomi-
mated: Prs, district. W. ~ coisig; Second
district, q. q. Owca; Third district. J. J. Whit
Bey: Fourth district. d. X Murphy: Fifth dis
trlct. J. n Brockenborousn. sixth district
Charles ,. Hyde; seventh district. r. b.
pufuY.
In the sixth jaiiesal district Morton u. ClIi-
ford was nominated for circuit Judge.
After ssie reading of the platform, the nomins-
t.ous were maize II. A. Miller. of Jacksonville.
was nominated for congress by seclam alton;
Governor sylvester Penaoyer was reDomiuatcd
for governor by aeclamation.
Fer secretary of state W. NJ. Townsend Of
Lake county, ana Nathaniel Pierson were placed
In nomination. The vote resulted, Towsend,
isi: pierson. a Townsend was declared the
nominee
q. W. Webb was renominatcd for state treas
urer ty eccismstion. for supreme judge, b. r.
Eonham, Of salefn. by reclamation for super
intendent Of public instruction, Rev. A. Leroy
al Rrownsvilie. by reclamation: for state
printer. reptsin J. % Bren, OF Portland. by &C
clamA.i0n.