The morning call., 1892-08-26
TUESDAYS SESSION.
Mayor Ronald of Seattle Distinguishes
Himself In Several WAYS.

Mayor Ronald of Seattle Distinguishes
Himself In Several Ways.
After a two days vigorous battle on the
Seattle canal plank in ths platform, the
majority report was adopted by the Demo.
cratic State convention with an amendment
proposed by Pierce County. The plank in
the platform as amended and adopted reads /:
We favor and recommend such just and liberal
app, oprialious for coast protection ana general
State.
We condemn any expenditure of publ e money
yate enterprise.
We strongly condemn the course OF Senators
Allen and Squire IN advocating an appropriation
Tor Lake Washington ship canal 20 the eXcu-
sion Of needed appropriations for necessary i'm
provement of our rivers and harbOrs.
The adoption of the amendment was de-
bated. and Lewis of Seattle. who refuses 10
stand on the adopted platform, has with
drawn from the gubernatorial race.
To-day was with esSed one of the most Bit
ter fights ever experienced in the Demo-
cratic party of the State.
The convention met in the morning, but
Immediately took a recess till afternoon.
When it reassembled, King County pre-
seuted the following: King County De-
mOcTacy demands liberal appropriations
from the General Government for coast
defenses and river aud harbor improve
ments, including the construction Of a
waterway between Lake Washington and
Puget Sound"
Gilman, the chairman of the de legation,
started the ball rolling by general review
Of the question, setting forth principally
that the canal would be of great benefit to
the entire State. and he deprecated the
organized effort that seemed to be made to
''cheat Seattle out of her dearest hope"
Ronald of King. following, said: 'He had
come here to -p0liticaly-for a canal
measure. and to make this fight to the end.
vi ~
leated. | will stand by Seattle if you read
me out Of the Democratic party"
be said that the people of Eastern Wash
ington had been lured into some uufortu-
nate combine against the canal, and that
the canal proposition was only beaten be-
cause Senators Dolph and Mitchell OF Ore
gOn insisted upon tacking to the bill the
Daies canal scheme. Pierce County had
substituted an ultimatum upon the canal
question, but he would never support it.
Four hours parliamentary wrangling on
the disposition of the plank promoted
hated debate, and signs of bad blood were
particularly noticeable with Warner Of Col
fax.
Chairman Kelley of Whitman read tele-
gram from Whitman urging the delegation
to use every effort to beat the canal. Refer
ence was then made by the King County
delegation of that delegation being con-
trolled by some trade, which brought
Chester II. Warner OF Cofax to the 'front.'
l1d ucuiSu liiHt dlly HltthOeT Oh w HiLlnan
delegation had ever approached the other
delegations on trade, aud raised conster-
nation III addressing his remarks TO King
County, saying he had been approached by
one in this very delegation from King,
Offering him the nomination for Congress if
he would support the canal.
The widest excitement was the result
and Gilman demanded that Warner name
the man. He named Mayor Ronald of
Seattle, who, he said, made proposition In
the lobby of tue Olympia Hotel.
Ronald admitted it, but said it was out of
dearest friendship for Warner aud not in
trade. Then he accused Warner of saving
or doing nothing in his candidacy until he
learned which was the popular side.
After the adoption of the majority report
as amended and the platform the conven-
tOn adjourned until p. NJ. After tue ad-
1ournmeDt crowds gathered on the street
corners and public speakers engaged in
arguing the differences of Pierce and King
counties
At the evening session of the convention
F. ID. Arnold, l.. III. Platter, j. w. Stearns
and ex- Governor Church were nom-
mated for Presidential electors. Thomas
Carroll of Tacoma was nominated for Con-
gTess by acclamation. j. I. Ronald of
King County was presented as the second
Congressional candidate.
Ronald said il had been his ambition since
boyhOod, but he could not accept the nomi-
nation, as he absolutely favored liberal
appropriations for all internal improve
ments, including Lake Washington canal.
Cries came from the gallery to give it TO
Pierce County. others to Warner of Whit
man. Rollcal of all the counties had been
completed with but one nominee.
Yakima then nominated Warner of Whit
man. but he declined. Recess was taken
for 10 minutes 10 allow the delegates time
to agree upon a candidate.
The nomination of second Congressman
was passed and nominations for Governor
were called for n. G. Blalack of WalIa
Walla. B. +. Shaw Of Clarke, III. j. Sniyelly
of Yakima and j. T. Eshelman of Spokane
. were placed in nomination. The first ballot
stood: Snively, 164; Shaw, 100; Blaiock,
OF; Esbelman, 3. On m otion OF Pierce
County Snivelly's nomination was made
unanimous.
At a late hour the convention adjourned
I'LL A. Nj. tomorrow.