The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-20
THE PROHI TICKET.
Cold Water People Nominate
for County Offices,
THE oLDPLATFoRM PATcHEpuP
Financial Plank Causes . Long Debate
Hard Work to Find DELEGATES
The Canal Ind orsed.

The Prohibition county convention, composed
OF forty-two delegates, assembled in Olympic
hall yesterday and nominated candidates for
county offices and the legislature, elected dele
gates TO the state convention and adopted q
platform.
The convention was called to order by J. w.
Range. Everett Smith was made temporary
Chairman and II. W. Goodwin secretary. Com
mlttees were appointed on order of business,
resolutions, nominations and enrolment, after
which recess was taken till o'clock.
On Resembling the reports of the committees
were read. That on order of business recon-
mended that the Temporary organization be
made permanent which was done. n. A.
Thompson, ii. w. Goodwin aud I. E. Davis
were appointed committee on arrangements
Tor the state convention, which meets in Tacoma
Oh the 18th
The report of the committee on resolutions
gave rise to considerable discussion. Criti-
cizing the third plank, which favors equality of
employer and emplOye, q. 8. Dudley OBJ
served that the emplOye aud employer were al
ready on an equality before the law. Rev. Mr..
Moss objected to the woman suffrage plank, but
was the only one opposing il.
The plank which was most discussed was the
one on the national banks. Mr.. Dudley thought
that the plank didu't contain correct fnsncial
principles. J. A. Kelsey moved to cut 1t out.
John Bushell thought it badly worded, and
moved to refer it back to the committee. +. B.
Sutton urged that they must meet the Peoples
party practically, but Mr.. Dudley did not believe
In going on a wild goose chase after foolish
financial theories, declared that supply and de-
mand regulated interest and advised the Pro-
hibitionists to stick to the mission-the
compiishment of moral reform Mr.. Bushell
objected to q one.idea party. After some more
debate the resolution was adopted with only
three dissenting votes.
A
gold and silver and the issue of greenbacks was
stricken out without debate.
when the canal resolution was read d. T.
Davis offered substitute stating in effect that
the canal question and all questions relating to
public works were not aud should not be parti-
san questions.
Mr. Sutton favored the substitute and said
that it would spike the guns of the Republican
leaders, who were appealing to the people of
King county to stand by them on this question,
and Mr. Bushell moved to refer it to the state
convention. After considerable discussion the
substitute W IS lost
The platform as finally adopted is as follows:
We, the representatives of the Prohibition
party OF King county, assembled In the fear OF
God and Tor the good OF our fellow-men, do de-
clare our hearty Endorsement of the state and
national platforms and candidates OF the Prohi-
billion party, and for county work We indorso
the following plans and principles:
First-Wc pledge ourselves to abolish the
OruukarQ-maStug business In King county.
S.cond-We pledge our senators and repre-
sentatives' influence to secure prohibitive legis-
lation for the state of Washington.
Third-We favor legislation that will insure
to the laborer a just reward for his labor and
will place the employed on an equality with the
employer before the law.
Fourth-We do not favor fusion with any
party. as the experience of the past teaches us
that fusion cannot be entered into without COM
promise OF principle.
Fifth-Resoiued. That eight,hours labor shall
n
works
sixth-we disapprove of and dcnounce the
use OF armed forces by any private organization
or combination in county or state.
Seventh-Resolued That we denouuce the
schemlng trickery by which the womanhOod of
our commonwealth were robbed of the power of
suffrage, and demand their restitution to posi-
ton OF equality with men in all the rights of
citizenship.
Eight-Rcsolred, That we realize that the ma.
tional banking system absOrbs the earnings of
the people via interest on their money, while
the national saloon robs the people of the
principal; therefore We call upon all financial
reformers to indorse prohibition that both in
terest and principal may be saved to aud for
the people,
Ninth-Resolued. That we favor the building
OF good and serviceable roads throughout the
county.
Tcnth-Resolred, That VIC demand the aboli-
Eleventh-Resoired, That we utterly condemn
the running OF free legislative saloons by any
one, aud especially by aspirants to the United
States senatorship, as practiced at our last ses.
sion of the state legislature.
Twelfth-Resolret,T That we believe the con-
struction OF the Lake Washington ship canal
will be au improvement of national state ard
local importance, of permanent value. and we
will use our best efforts to promote the ad-
vancement OF the enterprise by every proper
and practicable means.
Thirteentt-We earnestly invite the support
of all who agree with our principles and candi-
dates.
The committee on enrolment reported the
of two nafc
The committee OH nominations then reported
a list of candidates for county offices, which
were accepted by the convention. They are as
follows:
Superior judges-Everett Smith, J. B. Denny,
O. A. Byers.
Prosecuting attOrney-F. II. Knapp.
Sheriff-U s. Void.
Auditor--N. A. Thompson.
Tressurcr-JOnas Busheil
Clerk-V. r. Person.
Assessor-A. g. Wooster.
Coroner-Dr j. Il. Chapman.
Surveyor-Ciarence White.
Commissoners-William Crane, B. B. Freed,
Daniel Winter.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Thirty eighth districts. B. Vroomann, Rich
ard Bushel.
Thirty ninth district-J. .. Rockwell, Theo.
dore Forby
Fortieth district-Chris Carlson. j. L. Johnson
Forty first district-Dr. Z. ID. Andrus, William
Hazard.
For.y.second District. d. McIutyre, II. W.
Carr.
Forty-third district. E. Kirkland, w. s.
Wayield, c. $. Goddard.
Municipal Judge. A. Salyer.
Justices-Henry Bowen, John Farmer.
Mr. Byers made an Intellectual attempt to have
substituted for the judicial candidates the
names of those recommended by the bar OF the
county.
The selection of delegates to the state conven-
tion was the next order OF business, and this
proved the most arduous task of the conven-
ton. Rev. Clark Davis was chosen delegate at
large by reclamation. but the choice OF $50 pre-
cinct delegates was the rub--not that there was
any contest for the honor, but that IL was hard
job to recolect the names of that many men
and women Prohibtlonists Some favored
nominating the whole party. Some wanted
to give credentials TO the first 80 who got to Ia
coma. Some wanted 10 leave the matter To the
county committee but that body said it needed
suggestions from all those present Finally,
alter nominating all those present aud all the
candidates not present, an hour was consumed
in picking out the names of the remainder aud
passing them up. Those finally chosen are as
follows:
Everett Smith, ~ 4. Thompson, c. H. Truax,
s T. Willis, II. D. Dudley, +. Draper, J. F. Cur
It's A. ". steers. ID. T. Davis, q. A. FanA stiue,
ID - ~ ~.