The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-26
THE DAY SESSION.
Insult to King Emphasized by Adopting
an Infamous Resolution.

OLYMPIA. Aug. 2J.--lSpecial. The conven-
ton opened again ut IL O'Clock with the lines
set for battle on the Lake Washington canal.
The Pierce county delegation wss strengthened
by the presence of George Hazard, whom tho
young Democracy OF Pierce had tried 10 read
out of the par:E Franklin X. Lsre editor OF
tho Tacoma NeiCs. is the leader of the auii-
Hazard faction in Pierce. and accordingly
Hazard found his pleasure in getting into tis
delegation was doubled by the fact that he h I'd
the proxy of Richard Roediger. the business
manager OF the Ne1cs.
l.. -. Nash, of Spokane, who had been one If
the anti-Lew:s men n the delegation, and wfo
had been streDucusy obiecting TO the unit ruie
by which his vote had been cast for King
county in the fight on the canal, moved recess
as soon order had been called. II. J. sntyely,
OF Yakima. Franklin X. Lane, OF Fierce, aud
Jnnius Rochester, OF King, seconded. and tho
convention adjourned until O'Clock. During
the recess endeavors were made to patch up u
compromise between King and Pierce, bus
without success. scheme was also formed
for un iting all the counties but King and
Pierce on the proposal 10 ignore tho canal alto
gether. But Pierce had secured advantages
by declaring that on the stradiling plank
adopted last night Thomas Carroll would not
run. aud the candidacy OF Carroll was urged as
an essential. not only Tor Pierce county but FOR
the state.
The recess ended with an attempt at arbtra-
tioa between the wraugliag factions. COM
Inittee Of the spokane delegation, consisting oi
z. ". X. Strickland, " ". Cowley, /. Il. Nash
and u. T. BaFrinds, acted arbl.rators. J. r.
Ronald, John Collins, J.. c. Gilman and H. Z.
Shields appeared for King; Franklin X. Lane,
]. " scott and Stuart Rice FOR Pierce; while II.
J. Suiveiy, of Yakima, represented tie central
counties OF the state. Bat the movement for
arbitration useless, for Pierce mad mustered
strength 10 put through the anti-cansl plank
and insisted upon doing
when the convention met again a. O'Clock
|. c. Gilman moved the calling OF the roll
the majority report on the platform, which tn-
ciuded the s.raddle plank oa general improve
Iaents.
II. NJ. Cowley. for the arbitration COMMITTEES.
said that gpok ans had been unable to brias
Pierce and King together, and therefore recon-
mendei the following plank sn addition
% the st:aidle:
We strongly condemn the course of Senators
Allen and squire in saVocstIng appropriations
for ,he Lake " ashngfoD sh p csnal, 20 the en-
e.usion OF acedea appropriations for tho necss-
ssry improvement OF our rivers and hArbors
This plank was intended 10 supplement tho
following oae in the minority report.
gssotgsa. Tha, we indorss the action Of the
Democratic House OF Representatives in refas-
ing an appropriation for the Lake Washington
snip esnsI and We condemn the coarse of -ena-
tors Alien aad squire and of Representative
wilson la their advocacy OF this measure 70 tito
detriment of appropriations for tie necessary
Improvement Of the rssefs aad h@rbcfs OF this
state.
When the resolution OF Pierce county had
been presented BY Spokane. which had broken