The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-21

citv charter az will abolish all Offices which can
safely be dispensed with and Will reduce the eN-
perses OF government to the lowest point COM
natibIe with efficient administration: and we
favor the apnlication of discreet and judicious
economy to every department and branch OF the
municipal service.
Tho reading was punctuated with frequent
and enthusiastic applause
When the committee came In John wiley, iof
John II. McGraw, the chairman, reported I'M
contested delegations given all wards except
the First The majority OF the committee, con
sistiug of J. NJ Frink, John II. McGraw, r. W.
Wald y. W. Lovejoy and ]. W. Entz, reported III
favor OF seating the regular delegation from me
FRS. ward; but John Wiley, J. A. Gould. J. r:
Hale AID W Phillips reported for seating hall
of each delegation.
W. ID. Wood moved the adoption OF the MI
norlty report and Fred J. Grant moved as an
amendment that the majority report be adopted.
John Wiley then declared that the majority
report was adopted in the committee by the vote
of J. II. Frink, whose seat was contested. MI.
Wiley was, therefore, for the minority report.
Then George II. Hebron rose TO speak Tor
the majority report, and gang of heelers that
had taken possession of part OF the
room hissed Mr.. Heilbron silenced them
in q moment by saying: 81 believe In
fair play There are III Republican
delegates to settle all questions without
the Kisses or applause OF outsiders. Inc
delegates gave one big cheer, and then Mr..
Hebron proceeded to an audience which re-
manned in perfect order. Mr.. Hebron then
told how the city committee had given the
management of the primary to the wari clubs.
The First ward club appointed judges and
there was no opposition. The primaries opened
in due form; but in about half an hour some
men, no one knows who, or why, went TO
another building, appointed judges OF their own
and opened a primary. No one knew who
tod af tf.f inns "a
one to vouch. for the so-called election. The
voters of the ward were not notified of the
place of the rump primary. The minority OF
the committee wanted to seat only half OF the
contestiDg delegation. The contesting delega-
ton was either right or it was wrong II the
contesting delegation was right it was entitled
to full representation. The minority OF the
committee confessed the weakness of its posi-
ton by asking for only half representation for
the contestants.
John Wiley again spoke for the contesting
delegation, declaring that its members objected
to the judges appointed by the club because
these judges were also candidates for delegates
to the convention, but the contestants received
no redress from these judges.
J. NJ. Frink, president of the First Ward Club,
then told how the judges were appointed in due
form at a regular meeting, and no one offered
opposition. The club meeting was the proper
place for objection to the judges. There the
change should have been made if any Republic
wanted a change At the primaries the
votes were properly and carefully counted. At
the primary OF the contestants 527 votes were
said to have been caSt-more than the number
OF Republicans in the ward
W. d. Wood again secured the floor in behal
OF the contestants, saying he spoke for the pur-
pose of securing harmony. He admitted that he
was not informed as to the exact facts. The
seating of half OF each delegation he regarded
as a compromise.
f. B. AIbertson said that the issue turned on
the question whether the judges of the primary
were regularly appointed, and yet on this point
there is no question raised by either side. The
complaint against the judges should have been
made at the time they were appointed. If the
regular organization were not respected, then
there was no virtue in organization of party.
John II. McGraw then took the floor and
called attention to the long and honorable bust
ness career of J. NJ. Frink, "whose word in
business or social relations is as good as the
best bond in the state of Washington" Mr..
Frink had said, and no one could dispute it,
that the contestants had tried TO get control OF
the club at its organization, but had
failed. The judges were regularly appointed
When the primary was opened the contestants
sneaked down and cast about twenty five votes
Then for some reason, as yet unknown, the con.
testants had opened in an out-oI-the-way spot a
primary where it was claimed that $50 votes
were east-a number greater than that of the
Republican voters in the ward. Mr.. McGraw
declared that he would support the nominee oil
the convention, no matter who it might be.
And yet this trouble was stirred up by man
who had declared openly for several weeks tina.
in case certain man was nominated he would
fight him to the bitter end.
When the vote was taken there was great ex-
Citement. The result was as follows