The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-24

was the regular one, even though the boarding
up of the door looked little suspicious
When the matter came to vote the motion
to adopt the minority report prevailed.
The committee on organization through
Percy W. Rochester reported the following per
maHent officers, who were accepted by the con-
vention: Chairman, J. NJ. Carson; secretary,
l.. y. Ross; assistant secretary, John Y. Terry.
Nominations in the following order were de-
cided upon: Mayor, treasurer, corporation
counsel, city attorney, city clerk, fire commits
sioners, aldermen and members OF house oil
delegates.
In taking the chair Nj Carson declared, after
reference to yellow slip of paper, that tho
Democrats should not nominate candidate for
mayor under direction of any set OF bosses who
could make him resign when they chose. NO
man should be nominated who was perfectly
satisfactory to Clancy d Burns, OF the FIST
ward; John II. McGraw, of the Fourth, and
Billy o Donnell of the Fifth. SIR. Carson also
hoped that the people in Whitechapei should be
fined; that the city treasurer should be honest,
the city clerk accurate, and the corporation
counsel and city attorney faithful and coinpe-
tent.
To these noble sentiments the delegates re-
sponded with applause
f. A. Mcdonald secretary OF the committee
Oh resolutions, read the following modest plat
form, each clause of which was received with
yells of joy:
The Democratic party of the city OF Seattle in
convention assembled, declares its allegiance to
the people and city of Seattle, and pledges Itself
10 an honest, economical and progressive au-
ministrstion of public affairs.
First-We denOuuce as profllgate and exces-
sive the unnecessary Indebtedness incurred by
the powers who have been for two years past IN
control of the city finances aud its affairs.
IN a nile that elected
I've viii make all public Improvements by
days labor.
We will pay all laborers employed by the
city weekly in lawful money and not in scrip.
3.-Wc will abolish Whitechapel.
1--WE will enforce the law against gambling
and the social evil, but will not allow gamblers
or prostitutes TO be blackmailed by the author
tiles, but will cause all fines to be covered into
the city treasury.
5-We favor all necessary public improve
meuts, such as the completion of our water
weeks, sewers, and improvement OF streets.
Eve are in favor of the issuance of bonds to
pay every dollar OF the city's just obligations.
I've believe that the best interests of our
city demand new city charter, drawn on less
expensive lines and lodging responsibility for
the conduct OF the ciA affairs in more certain
quarters, such radical amendments in the
present charter as will effect the sameend.
S.-We denounce the system of ring rule which
now has control of the city government, and we
ask all good citizens to unite with us in our ef-
forts to wrest the city from the control of such
ring, aud to aid us in redeeming it from its
present thraldom, and to restore il to its former
prestige and maintain that prestige TO the end.
The platform as adopted without dissent.
When the nominations for mayor were in or
der, it was evident that the effort of the Collins
men to start stampede for Fred f. Sander had
been unsuccessful, for that mans name was not
even mentioned. James f. McElroy madess
fiorid speech for Mr.. Ronald, telling how Mr..
Ronald had fought the Northern Pacific rail-
road, and had done everything else that was
good and true and beautiful. Mr.. McElroy con-
fidently predicted the election OF Mr.. Ron
aid and the redemption OF the city from the
awful wickedness into which the Republicans
had led it. When the speaker closed there was
thunder of applause.
F. A. Mcdonald, in fervid address, declared
his preference for man of sterling integrity, of
known and tried ability, who would get the
support not only OF the Democrats, but of the
business men as well. Everybody wondered
who he meant, and there was some surprise
when he said that J. T. Ronald was the man.
B. f. De Bow, of the Fourth ward, wanted
man who had wrested success from adverse
fortune. Some supposed he was speaking for
John Collins Fred L. Sander, but it turned
out that Ronald was his candidate.
Romayne L. Fitzgerald. who had evidently
seen the light since he fought Ronald on the
night OF the primaries, moved that the nomina-
ton OF Ronald be made unanimous. There was
wild shout Percy ". Rochester seconded
Everybody stood up and yelled, and when the
excitement subsidized the glee club soothed the
feelings of the delegates with the gentle strains
of " Hitch Dem Hosses.n
For city treasurer w. H. Moore nominated
Adolph Krug, "a successful business man, and
the only Democrat elected at the last city cleo
ton" C. B. Reynolds and II. Heuss seconded,
and Mr.. Krug went in by acclamation
Thereupon the yells broke forth afresh, and
grew yet londer as J. T. Ronald assembled the
platform. Mr.. Ronald told how the nomination
for mayor had come unsought; how he had even
struggled against it, but finally had yielded to
the solicitations of his friends. Then he prom
Used, even at the sacrifice of his private inter-
ests, to serve the city faithfully and not swerve
one iot nor little in the performance of his duty
iCheersl
Mr.. Ronald passed on to a statement of the
present condition OF the city's affairs and a
bitter attack upon the present administrations
which he accused of frittering away Seattle s
creditand running her reputation. He declared
that every dollar of script now issued was issued
contrary TO law.
The convention cheered franticnlly when he
closed and even more frantcally when the
quartette sang the beautiful dltty, "When
Ronald Is Elected"
For corporation counsel Daniel Ke!leher
nominated George Donworth. zone OF the most
careful, true and competent lawyers in King
county" In the course of his speech Mr. Kel.
leher referred to "that great leader of the Demo-
cratic party today, Grover Cleveland" and
there was a hurrGh that left no doubt as TO the
allegiance of the Seattle Democracy
Percy W. Rochester and Fred Rice RoweIl
seconded the nomination of Mr.. Donworth and
the honor went TO him by reclamation. Being
called upon for speech he declared that if
chosen TO the Office he would discharge its duties
impartially end not strive to advance the in
terests of either party.
The first real contest arose over the nomiua-
tion for city attorney. W f. Crews, of the See.
ond ward, put forward W. C. Ryan: T. II
Cam named b. Z. De Bow, and Percy W.
Rochester urged George II. Fortson. on the
frat ballot Dc Bow led. as follows: