The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-26
WRANGLING DEMOCRATS.
IN THE OLYMPIA
CONVENTION.
The Objectionable Canal Plank is
Finally Amended and
Adopted.
Special to the REcoRp-uN1oS.

Speclal 10 the hECORD-ONION.
OLYMPIA (Wash.), Aug. 25.-After two
days of vigorous battle on the Seattle
Canal plank in the platform, the majority
report was adopted to-day by the Demo-
cratic State Convention with an amend
ment proposed by Pierce County.
The plank in the platform as amended
and adopted now reads: 1--WE favor and
recommend such just and liberal appro-
priationS for coast protection and general
improvements as shall be for the benefit
of the State; we condemn the eXpendi-
ture of public money having for its pur-
pose the advancement of private enter
prise. We strongly condemn the course
of Senators Allen and Squire in advocat-
ing appropriations for the Lake Washing
ton Ship Canal to the exclusion of needed
improvement of our rivers and harbors."
The adoption OF the amendment was a
defeat for King County and Lewis of
Seattle who refused to stand on the
adopted platform. He has withdrawn
from the gubernatorial race. To-day
witnessed one of the most bitter fights
ever experienced in the Democratic party
of the State.
The convention met first in the morn
ing, but Immediately took recess till
afternoon.
When the convention reassembled
King County presented the following:
The Democracy demands liberal appro-
priations from the General Government
for coast defenSes, river and harbor i'm
provements, including the construction
OF waterways between Lake Washington
and Puget Sound" Gilman, Chairman
OF the delegation, opened the ball by a
general review of the question, setting
forth principally that the canal would be
of great benefit to the entire State. He
u ed h.
seemed to be made to 'cheat Seattle out of
her dearest hope" Ronald of King
County following, said:
Il have come here to die politically for
the canal measure and to make this fight
TO the end, and to go down with flying
colors if defeated. / will stand by Seat
tie, if you read me out of the Democratic
party"
He said that the people of Eastern
Washington had been lured into some
unfortunate combine against the canal,
and that the canal proposition was only
beaten because Senators Dolph and
Mitchell of Oregon insisted upon lacking
to the bill the Dalles canal scheme.
Pierce had substituted an ultimatum
upon the canal question, but he would be
eternally damned before he would sup
port it.
Chairman Kelley of the Whitman
County delegation read telegram from
Whitman urging the delegation to use
every dollar to beat the canal. Reference
was then made by the King County dele
CATION to the effect that Whitman County
was being controlled by some trade
This brought Chester III. Warner of
Coliax to the front He denied that any
member of the Whitman delegation had
ever approached the other delegations on
the subject of a trade and he raised con-
sternation in addressing remarks to King
County, saying: Il have been APP
preached by one in this very delegation
from King offering me the nominal
ton for Congress ii would support the
canal"
The widest excitement was the result,
and Gilman demanded that Warner
name the man.
Warner named Mayor Ronald of Seat
tie, who, be said, made the proposition in
the lobby of the Olympia Hotel.
Ronald admitted it, but said it was ont
of dearest friendship for Warner, and not
in trade. He then accused Warner OF
saying or doing nothing in his candidacy
until he learned which was the popular
side.
After adjournment crowds gathered or
the street corners, and public speakers
engaged in arguing the differences be-
tween Pierce and King counties.
At the evening session Thomas Carroll
of Tacoma was nominated for Congress
by reclamation.
j. T. Ronald of King County was pre-
scented as the Second Congressional can
didate, hut declined the nomination.
Finally the nomination of the second
Congressman had to be passsd and noni-
nations for Governor were taken up. n.
u. Blalock of Walla Walla, b. f. Shaw
of Clarke, III. j. Snivelly of Yakima and
j. L. Esnelman of Spokane were placed
in nomination. The first ballot gave
Snivelly plurality and his nomination
was made unanimous.