The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-24
THE WORK IN DETAIL.
Ballots on Several Candidates - City
Central Committee.

Central Committee.
Ranke's hall was crowded when the conven-
ton met there yesterday morning at n little af-
Ter 10 o'clock. In the absence OF L. {. Gilman,
chairman of the city central committee, T. A.
Garrett called the meeting to order The mem
bers were seated according to wards, aud con-
rpicuous in the first row were the braves OF the
First Joseph Livingston. Thomas Dugan, Ro-
mavne f. Fitzgerald and John W. Considinc.
DR. j. s. Klocber nominated and !. a. Nadeau
seconded c. G.. Heifner, OF the Ninth, for tempo
rary chairman, and he was elected. In his lit
tie speech OF acceptance he thanked the conven-
ton for the honor done the Ninth ward-a
ward which, though but recently annexed,
was he said, taking deep interest in city al
fairs. He remarked in passing that n cri-
ais had come; that the Republicans
of Seattle were eptrenohed in extravaganza,
encouragement and corruption; thai the
Democrats were free and pure rs tho fresh air vi
heaven and that the inference was easy that
tho Democrats would win in the election. This
statement was greeted with salvo OF cheers.
" a. Beck was chosen temporary secretary,
but he RETAINED from making speech ~ G.
Whitlock was made assistant
The following committees were then ap-
pointed. containing one member from each
ward;
credentials-J. NJ Quilter. o. c. Whitney. w.
II SNYDER c. j. Walsh, Fred Rice Roweli, }. ;.
Kloeber, ii. d. Wheeler, W. D. Mcmillan ana [.
Permanent organization-A. X. Pinckney, w.
+. Crews Percy W. Rochester J. T. Gallaher
Frank Hartley Jones; ". F. M MisS' y l. rA''e'
PsSo,ntions-A. G. Lane. J. w. Goodwin, J. NJ.
Cprson. n H. Cam, l.. d. Ross, James T. Nc
EIroy, r. +. Rowell, j. B. Dowd ana T. A. Nc
Advisory hoard on nominations for aldermen
and dcleeates-W. NJ. Jones, J. D. redmond
Percy W. Rochester, J. A. Nadeau, pAhle' Net
leher, Thomas 4. Jones, v, " 'N"0'' - L. pa
nett.
AttsrJ NJ Carson had explained at length
that the advisory board was simply committee
of conference on the nominations Tor aldermen
and the house of delegates and that It's power
was purely advisory, Frank Hartley Jones arose
,vith n nystitled air and cast serious rejection
~, Tho Intelligence OF the Fifth ward delegation
nv s,vtpo that ,.sone OF us of the Fifth did not
,,5erstond what the advisory board was ic-
W.s 4. m make nominatiopsg or had II 10 au-
thority beyond that of giving advice:
Mr.. Carson made another mighty ehoft 10 CIT
,;ghten Mr.. Jones' Several other mentors
hseted Mr. carson in TINS heavy undertaking,
ma or last the expression of mysuhcat.on
Ioxrlv faded from the face OF "some oi Us OF
the Fifth. $500, s,;,.,.,,
rrimarics to secure an election us oe1vgate'
,roro1 recess until 1880, aud IL was SO ordered
y,,i,',, ~ ,ecess the various committees met
-, co,,1 ,,,r.ed their work. When the delegates
rcasseublca the rivals from the FIRST precinct OF
,he First ward were busy buttonhotlhs members
,,d ur-ip, their several claims Tor recoG anton.
at,er (.bsirman Hcifner had called iUs order,
"a picc Rovell, chairman OF the COMMITTEES
an credentials, presented two reports ON the
.,taSt Tl,a majority were for William Moore,
,1,sar,os Nayin and Pat oHefRe. the
poco1d men chosen at the boiling primary
aa,a MINORITY stood for the boss OF the Wnr1,
yaso,b livingston and his friend Thomas IA
80, no two Collins men elected al tue reg MAR
nrImary over which they themselves hSd pre-
siaed in spito of the protests OF Inc a0hSf,hts
~ Ronald. Moore was returned os oo'n Pl'-
maFies. ,.,., ,i,a. ~, wa.
i, b. Hart, of the Eighth, moved 'aat me mi
pority report be adopted, ana l.iNlssuI
pa,navne Z Fitzgerald, who had oeen aum''.e'
yroxy seconded James +. Meklroy also
Us saving that the minority report rec'S-
r,.ed The regular primary with the regularly tlr
n;nSos indgss. Komayne Fitzgerald anu '2ha
Ne E,ce fowell said t1at Just before he oe'
-, 20 sneak some one handed him "ha' pA'-
,ea 10 be n minority report, but IL was sig ''S>'
r. 10, al men not on the committee On efeueA-
tials. ,.,. so,,. warmth that
,,Inority report was signed eE W. j.
,ae>,t,I,p the credeutial committeeman 's'll
~ Eirb,b. and the other names Were N,o>e o.
'.aIarr,es rom the First ward M Rowe" V'l'
tossea 10 have made u mistake d.,
ya,aes E. Quilter offered IS az "'''
,bat the majority report stand. ...tt....
Mr. Hart again took the ho9l ''.a+ 49,. -. .. .'
r5virrstop. Dugan and Moore Mets -, -
candidate for mayor. bili st.ii ~ -, ~, ~.
had tho rirht TO be delegates 70 s"s 49,
Mr.. Hart insisted that ,ae Livingston F''-''-