The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-09
FIRST IN THE FIELD.
The Peoples Party dominates
a City Ticket.
ALL GOOD AND PURE NOMINEES.
Convearfon Resolves That Everything
Be Abolished In Order That
Everything Be Essablished.

ozs Of ii. faction. Of ths Peoples party net
yesterday afternoon IL tse hall or the corner Of
Fffrh sad Pike streets and nominated tie fol-
lowing city ticket.
Mayor william J. Caldwell
Clerk. LEZs1 Wood
Treasurer. JOIN AcGrstn-
ES-Is3-zt50E counsel. john Allen
City sstoraxy, goha e. Bsrnex
Aldermen, Z 9. O1sA, william 7. Willis.
Ds@szasss-Thi-. ward WILLIAM Soyes. Ge0-gs
EoSker; fifth ward, Thomas Campbell, Joan
CoEyery.
The gathering yesterday contained sixty men
ard fou- women who z.da I'D What taa show
bills would call truly wonderful aggregation
Eugene Miller. ire temporary chairman, so-
pointed " ?. Knox, editor OF tas Psg2I<'s Cag;
:. 4 Gsy and ssp4risrAllst, Dr. Fred o. Hoahert,
a. TIE COMMITTEES o. credentials. Tasy admitted
the following delegates:
First wsra-Tiiii.Ea W. Pess. z. P. F0ztron,
J. Il Deznn Howard Waltz. J. W. Martin
second Es-G-t5. q. Severance. Charles Beiea-
e.. y Z Wolfe, J Moan Carries PrLgEe-
scneanesssy, James ! Hamilton, Il r Knox
Fcurta uard-R- J. Wilson, A. ]. Tee, }. ".
d Locke, z ". Hincepaw, Frank 4 DaEe1-
Fifth vard-wilE.zn J. Caldwell, W T VIII
lis, j. Il Barnes. J. a Topping. J. Il Nay.
sixth ward W Rob5ins, job Ae(1rsth, L
5=veath ward-o c. Carr. NJ Paeisn, Il u
Pincknsy, II. I. Res. x. Quinlaa-
klg5Ia wzrd-Euze1a Miller. z Bal, John
Bal, J. T. Par ker. u Murphy.
Eugene Miller was made permanent chairman
and George W. Neb2tt secretary. When the
time for nominations came the ticket went
through in short order, for no one appeared 20
care . row Of pins who got the plaeea
For mayor. z, J. Wilson named william J.
CaldEell-'ta man who has spent lis life in pur-
suing the sleuthnounds OF oppression who are
robbiEg she people" a. Mr.. Wilson put it. NJ
II Kr1rfw in Land II
Caldwelfs great achievements the erection Of
one CT the frst brick blocks in Salem, Or. Mr.
Caldwell was placed by ecelanstion at the head
OF the ticket and in responding 70 the calls for
speech" he declared with emphasis: "If /
am elected III give ron clean administration,
and you can bet your life or IL"
There was no opposition 10 the name Of Ly-
man Wood for city clerk, and of John MeGrath
for treasurer, II. G. odsii feared absence of
competition might lead outsiders 70 fancy that
. slate had been made up, but Dr.. Houo
scorned the insinuation. and remarked with
emotion that the eyes OF the people at Large
were turned on McGrath for treasurer.
For corporation counsel two nominations
were made, Fred II. Peterson and John Allen
Allen. who was championed By n. T. Knox, had
il By vote of II 20 10.
There seemed 70 be among some disposition
TO give Peterson crurab of comfort in the form
OF the nomination for city attorney-au ofice
which will be vacant when the charter amend
ments are adopted Two more names, however,
were offered, those of J. I. Ronald and John 6.
Barnes, Of the firm OF Andrews Il Barnes.
Barnes had "a votes TO Peterson's ), and Ronaid's
name was withdrawn.
A. E Hovser, L Il. Tenney and C. r. Drager
were put up for the TWO places on the fire COM
mission. The vote stood: Tenney, %; Houser,
"a; Drager, 7, but later the whole matter was
reconsidered, a. no one knew what wards might
be entitled 70 supply candidates.
Other nominations were made as stated above
but the ticket will not be completed until next
Friday night The following members Of the
finance committee were appointed: First ward,
Howard Waltz: second, G.. G. Severance: Third.
j. l. Hamilton; Fourth, John W. 81. Locke;
Fifth, Thomas Campbell: sixth, J. Moudy;
Seventh, A. NJ Pinekney; Eighth, ]. 7. Parker.
At the evening session of the convention the
following platform was adopted:
We make the following demands:
First-TnaI all public Improvements be made
by DAY labor.
second-That all leborers employed BY the
city be paid weekly in lawful money.
Third-That the city ehain-gang be abolished
fourth-Ihat q true and honest assessment OF
all property DC made as provided for BY existing
Fifth-That the city own and operate its own
plant Tor lighting streets and public buildings
sixth-That ali private and corpor ate detective
agencies be abolished
seventh--That public market be established
Eigath-That 8 city hospital and morgue be
established. and that the city OWN and control
city cemetery.
Ninth--That all existing ordinances pertain
ing to saloo s be enforced. and that there be no
further extension OF the saloon limits
Tenth--That the city maintain full and COM
pletely equipped fire department, and that par
tisanship shall be no test for appointment in
this department
Eleventh-That the city poll tax be abolished.
Iwe.fth-That there be amendment 10 tho
city charter striking out the word "freeholder"
Thirteenih-That all city officials be elective,
and that the house of aldermen be abolished
Fourtesnth-Thata all funds, except the school
fund. be merged into one fund.
Fifteenth-That all officer not absolutely nee.
essary TO the government of the city be sbol-
ished and the city expenses in fees, salaries and
improvements be reduced 10 q point OF harmony
with the city income.
sixteenth-That We have q new charter II we
cannot secure any of the above demands with
out it,
N. F. Knox and others made amusing speeches.