The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-27

Its duties favored eight hours for days
| work. 1t also embodied some of the re-
solves OF the amendments adopted by the
Republican convention. providing for re-
ductlon of the salaries of the board of
| public works to 81, 200 salary of controller
| 10 81, 400; city attorney TO s.. 200 and de-
manding that the salaries of city employees
be shaved to a parity with salaries re-
| ceived for such services in other callings.
lie Roy Palmer then peeled off his
| macintosh and nominated Mr.. Parker
| for mayor. Mr.. Palmer has been in the
| city less than two years, but he pounced
upon all corporations that have
| invested in the city, charging
| them with combining to control the
| city government by debating Republi-
can ticket. lie alluded to the corporate
interests in the city as the great Colossus
that would control even the municipal
| government. He said Mr.. Parker began
life IN New York city at So a week, and
went to Kansas. then to California, finally
| gravitating to Tacoma.
Irrepressible Reed nominated Mr.. Car
roll, saying no convention would be COM
| plete without his name, and the young
men shouted. Mr.. Wallace wanted to OBJ
| ject. but Mr.. Carroll got on a chair. but
eNdiO uOt NC IH1Tu On account
of the pandemonium. Carroll was COM
PEELED to go upon the stand, for everybody
demanded it. When he got alongside
Chairman Wheelwrisht he declared him.
self Democrat, and admonished har-
mony, saying that by united effort only
could success be assured Mr.. Carroll was
welcomed with great warmth, and he
thanked the convention for the distinc-
ton. and declared himself for Alexander
Parker, the next mayor of Tacoma" and
| retired.
Mr.. Palmer then precipitated the great
est deluge of shouts of the day by calling
for three cheers for Tom Carroll, the
next congressman from Western Wash
ington.''
Mr.. Wallace scored the next hit, at the
expense Of the Republican city admins
tration, by assuring the convention that
"under Mr.. Parker's administration
Francis Murphy would not have to be sent
for to save the administration" The sig
nifcance of this is that City Clerk Haskins
and City Attorney Milligan took friendly
interestin Mr.. Murphy's campaign against
lntemperance by donning the blue ribbon.
Mr. Parker was demanded upon the plat
form, Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Carroll assisting
the irrepressible Reed having buried the
hatchet by secondIng the nomination of
Mr.. Parker. Mr.. Parker said, after the
preliminary spar for an opening:
Gentlemen: You have touched the button, the
people will do the restl
His pat idea popped out as if funpremed-
itated, but what hit it was! 1t was
dizzy blow at the risibles of the conven-
ton, and took effect directly between the
eyes. 1t - the convention = laughed,
yelled, cheered, and amid the shower of
buttons on the floor Mr.. Parker bowed and
enjoyed it as much as boy with pair of
brass-tpped boots. Then he said he had
made no pledges, promised a clean-cut adj
| nlinistration, promised if he ''told Jones
he'd do that or that, or that he wouldn't
do it, " there would be no question about
his keeping his word. Again he resorted
to truly Parkeritc play of words:
| Tho trouble with your MAYORS has been that
| they have been bucked aud gagged, aud then
| you complain when the flies get on them.
He scooped ell the newspapers by an
nouncing his election as mayor of Tacoma
~ never say if | am elected. | am the
next mayor" and he touched with his
right hand the black skull cap which
crowned his head His nomination was
made unanimous and he retired to the
| edge Of stage fly, and n shrewd Demo-
| cratic organizer whispered-these are his
words:
Jerusalem. but it's Overt I'm all CT psrspira-
| tioa. feared Tom would give in But he
didn't brave boy, and now he is stronger than
| ever?
| Mr.. Parker was presently joined on the
nomination bench by John G. Campbell,
| wholesale spice manufacturer, for treas
urer, and another Parkerite gag was
| cracked. Mr.. Parker beckoned the chair,
| whispered in its ear, and the chair said:
l have Deen instructed by your next mayor to
ssuouncs that you have an excellent pair to
| draw to
Later Sam C. Slaughter's nomination
| for controller was made unanimous, and
| the chair again repeated a message. 1t
was:
am told next April 5. someone is going to be
| ledlike sheep to the slaughtsri
Mr.. Parker smiled. When Mr.. Slaughter
joined the excellent pair'> Mr.. Parker
said; ''Now it's traysr'
"What is your position on the water
| question:" the PosT-lYTELLIGESCER man
asked. Mr.. Parker replied:
/ want the city to own its light and water
/ plant as s1on practicable. don't say any
| thing about buying up the present plant. Let
| that be taken care OF al the proper time. want
| the gravity water supply system reported upon
| unanimously by the water commission, of which
| am a member. Nelson Bennett is also a mem
| Der OF it. and our report was unanimous.
The source of the supply referred to is
| Mashell river and Clear lake. 1t con-
| templates a daily supply of 20, ,0O0, 600 gall
| Ions, sufficient for population of 1000, 900
people.
The ticket is particularly strong in the
two wards where there is 4 little weakness
in the men named by the Republicans.
Steve O'Brien was elected chairman of
| the Democratic city central committee to-
night. This signifies that the young Dem
ocrats are recognized; that they held the
balance.of power in today's convention. and
will run the campaign, yielding where
| they see tit to the old men, just as they did
| in the convention today. LEROY Palmer.
| who got into the convention today on a
proxy, was chosen secretary of the city
| committee.
Alexander Parker was born in 1882, on a farm
| on the border OF Lake George, in New York
| state. In early childhood his mother died aud
| he went to live with his brother in New York
| In the metro 1olis he attended school until l3
| years old, when he catered the employ of a
| New York business house, of which
! six years later he was confidential
| clerk, and carried the keys of the safe
| He lett prosperous business at Cincinnati TO
| follow the throng to California, where he mined,
| traded, whacked bulls and saved money. In
| 1872 he fitted out trading train at Cincinnati,
and returned to California, where he engaged
in fre.ghting between the mines. Later