, 1892-12-02
N0N-PARTISANS.
Full City Ticket Nominated Last
Night.

g. NJ. Mann at the Head of TIT
TIcket-A Very strong Platform
AdOPted-Candidat Pledged t.
Bring About Reform
There was good attendance at th
citizens nominating convention at Colum
bia hall last night. The rear of the hal
was filled with democrats, populists ant
delegates who had attended the straight
republican convention of the afternoon.
J. c, Rathbun called the meeting to or
der. NJ G. Royal was elected chairman
and ]. @. Rathbun, secretary.
Committees were appointed on:
Credentials-Geo A. Mottman, R. A
Ford and S. M. Perciyal.
Resolutions. w. Robinson, DR.
Mitchell and Geo. Scofeld
Order Of business. c. Rathbun, B. NJ
Price and NJ. Ahern.
A recess of Is minutes was taken, during
which municipal politics was discussed all
over the hall in caucuses Of two and three
members.
When the meeting was again called to
order the committee on credentials report
ed that the following delegates were emit.
tied to seats in the convention:
First ward-Milton Giles, J. H. Snyder,
r. A, McNair, T. II. Van Eaton and A.
Farquhar.
Second-J. W. Robinson, James McCar-
rOgher, Herman Ramm, VIM. Hildebrandt
and Captain Hambright,
Third. q. Rathbun, Robert Mari, r.
II. Jones, George Scofield and George A.
hoffman.
Fourth-R. A. Ford, M. G. Royal, B. NJ.
Price, J. H. Meays and j r. Pattison.
Fifth-T. J. McBratney, e. M. Canady,
r. S. Weston, A. S. Ruth, and Millard
Lemon.
sixth-David Mitchell, Geo. Beardsley,
and M. Ahern.
The committee found that's. M. Percival,
a delegate fran the Sixth ward and mem
Der of the committee on credentials, was
not entitled to a seat in the convention be-
cause he had participated in the republican
convention of the afternoon. The commit
tee recommended that the Sixth ward dele
cation be entitled to cast the vote of S. M.
PerciVal
Mr.. Perciyal submitted minority re-
port setting forth that he had been duly
elected as delegate from the Sixth ward to
nOn-pariisan convention, and as such
presented himself He claimed that his
subsequent appointment to another con-
vention ali, his participation therein did
not inYahdate his right to act in the citi-
zeR~' convention.
A stormy time ensued, resulting in the
adoption Of the majority report.
The committee on resolutions reported
as follows;
THE PLATFORM.
We, the citizens Of the city Of Olympia,
without regard to party affiliations in con-
ven tiOn assembled, believing that parties
chosen at the coming election to fill the Of
fees should be selected solely with regard
to their ability, fitness and Integrity, and
that the offices of this city should not be
parcelled out with the view of reWarding
individuals for party services
Ne do hereby deplOre the Introduction
OF politics into the municipal affairs of this
city, and hereby condemn the action of the
democratic party and the republican party
in forcing party politics upon the people Of
this city at this election, as unWise and
against the best interests Of the people.
We demand strict economy and that the
business methods of plain common sense
shall be applied to the management Of all
city officers.
officers shall be readjusted so that they
shall be commensurate with and not eX-
ceed the value Of the services to be rendered
the city.
We are opposed to the creation Of any
city offices, whether called commissioners
or any other name, to be filled by some
Office seeker and paid out OF the public
treasury.
We are in favor of the city. controlling
its own water system and light plant at as
early a date as the financial condition Ofthe
city will permit, TO the end that the citi-
zens may be saved eXOrbitant water rents
and light expenses.
We demand that all property shall be
assessed at its actual cash value, and that
the expenses OF the city government be so
reduced that the amount necessary to be
raised Tor that purpose shall be the light
est possible burden on the taxpayer; and
we protest against any fcticious valuation
upon the assessment rolls for the purpose
Of increasing or extending the limit of the
city's Indebtedness.
We demand that the streets heretofore
graded be finished so that the cutters NAV
be brought down to earth and carry Off
the water, and prevent the destruction Of
the improvements already made; and that
all work hereafter done at public expense
in the city, be done in a substantial and
Workmanlike manner. We are in favor Of
completing all the street work heretofore
begun, before any further improvements of
this character be commenced.
We hereby demand the employment of
| home labor upon all public works and that
in the letting of contracts, home contract
ors shall have the preference so far as the
law will permit.
Believing that the taxpayers Of this city
/ have right to know the exact financial
condition Of the city in detail, from time To
time, we demand that the city clerk shall
/ prepare a report quarterly, under oath, set
/ ting forth detailed statement, covering
every branch Of the city's business; and
that such report shall be open at his Office
for inspection by the public, at all times
during business hours.
We denOunce the reckless manner in
which the peoples rights have been ig
| nored in the granting of street railway anC
| other franchises in this city for purpose,
of speculation and we hereby demand tha
in the future no franchise shall be granted
to any person or persons, corporation ol
corporations, except upon the strictest linn
ltatlOns and conditions, as to the name
and time of construction and operation
And that the franchise, if granted, shall b.
so worded that the same shall be forfeited
upon failure to build and operate within
the time liked, without the city having &,
seek such relief in the courts
We hereby pledge each and all of tn
nominees of this convention and the yari
GUS nominees for the council in the differ
ent wards nominated as nOn-partisans q
every declaration in this platform and. /
elected, that they will make every effort Il
carry into effect these principles and de
mands.
And trusting in the wisdom and iustic
of the masses, we earnestly request the CO
operation Of all who believe in excludin
politics from the affairs Of the city, AM
who desire to see business principles ar
piled to lift this city out of It's present dc
plorable condition, and to the voters of thi
city we confidently appeal for support.
j. W. ROBINSON
DAVID MITCHELL,
GEO. SCOFIELD,
Committee.
The platform was adopted.
DIR. MITCHELL'a RESOLUTION.
The following resolution was presente
; hv Or MftobaIf.