The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-27

peuoerass had captured the White House.
the senate. house Of representatives. post
Offices. customs houses, Indian agencies.
land osEceu etc A. he enumerated these
various Department. OF the Federal service
an sudibge smile rippied over The eonvsn-
ton As nearly every delegate In she com
v.ntion could elbow FedsYsi ofsiceT, and
sverxwt,ers in the convention bali Federal
oeseia.. were - thick - Ties around .
rnols..e. barrel. A full list Of all the Fed
eral officials present cannot Be given, bus
the following Federal officials are here;
J. c. Saunders. collector Of customs.
Port Townsend.
attorney Seattle.
j. patrick Gleason. deputy collector Of
internal revenue, Seattle.
Samuel vinson. deputy United States
marshal, spokane
DR.. ]. H. Mcdonald. Chinese inspector.
Walls Walla
far.
I'D. Gxydsr. Chinese inspector, spo-
tane. Gwydir and Secretary Carlisle mar
rled sisters
+. 4 Mcdonald. deputy collector Of
customs. Seattle.
M. Ms!onsy, deputy collector Of Gus
toms. W HAfCTYn-
John 81. Snovsr, customs house inspec-
tor, Seattle.
Charles Miller. deputy collector Of Gus
tcms, Port Townsend
]. 4. F.helman, Unitsd States shipping
Commissioners. Tacoma
b. r. Jossey, immigration inspector. Is
j. A. Frsdssse. customs house inspector.
Tacoma.
Henry Blsckmsn. United States col
lector Of internal revenue for Oregon and
Washington. Portland, Or.
J. NJ. QuiIier. deputy United States mar
shal. Seattle.
W. d. o'Toole. register OF the land ONCE.
Seattle.
Jesse r. Murphy. register of the land
Office Olympia.
V. NJ Massey, deputy United States
marshal. spokane.
r. c. Robertson. deputy United States
district attorney. Tacoma.
L. T. Irwin. United States Indian agent
for the YAKIMA Indian reservation.
j. l.. Banks, United States deputy
Indian agent for the Yakima Indian reser-
walton.
Howard T. Mallon. postmaster ct spo-
kane.
A. q. wisnsr. postmaster ct Olympia.
Fifty-one other posimasiers.
This Federal army Is working tooth and
nail for their master. Hugh Wallace.
After the remarks OF Mayor Redmond
tho convention proceeded to effect tempo
rary organ ixation. Edward J. Hill. Of
Whateom, WAS unanimously elected tenn
poYary chairman. As the smooth-faced
young man. formerly from North Caro-
lima, came 10 the platform he was loudly
chesred. +. VI. Reed. editor Of the North
Yakima Herald, was elected temporary
secretary, and Hilton Evans, Of Clarke.
was elected to assist the temporary secre-
tary. On motion Of Thomas Maloney. of
Claliarn, each county selected a member
for the committee on credentials. one for
the committee on platform. one on organ
ixation and one on order of business.
King siscted Daniel Kellehsr ~ the mem
Der OF the committee on credentials, James
Hamilton Lewis on orssnIxasion. Dick
Warner on platform and John Fairfield on
order Of business. After the election OF
the various com mittesmen the convention
adjourned until o'clock.
The convention reassembiod 81 7:So,
having mot ~ 4 bnt adjourned because
none OF the committees we're ready 70
report at that hour. None OF the com.
mittses were yet ready 10 report, and tbs
band srount out the tune which that
other Democrat. Breckinridse, of Ken.
lucky, IL 10 hear on leaving America,
1.-THE Girl Left Behind Me-" and the air
that the band viii play whom he lands in
England. God Save tho Queen" occa.
sionally . cry for Gel. James Hamilton
Lewis went up amid cheers. but Lewis did
not respond
At length the committee on credentials
reported, and tbs first big fight was o,
once precipitatsd. There were two reports
IA majority and minority. The majority
report ignored Kings claims 10 fifty-ons
votes, and allowed her only forty i've votes
The minority report gave King her full
representation. iifty-one votes. The ma
Jority report recommended that the
entire ffty-one delegates elected bs
seated In the convention, but that the
delegation should be permitted 10 cast onIy
forty-hvs votes. Ke,ieher, of King. moved
~ adopt the minority report snively. oil
Yakima. moved 10 amend the motion BY
substituting the word majority" foI
s'minority."
At this moment Deputy Collector oi
Customs Mcdonald. tho temporary chair.
man Of the recent Democratic county con.
vention of King county. arose and asked
reported that he was deiegats to tn.
convention, as he had proxy, and had
given that proxy TO Mr.. keileher, the kins
county member Of the committee on ere
dsntiais. lie wss ruled out of order, and
no Information was vouehsafed him. but
II vas evident that Collins was punishins
oil the stsaighcut Democrats who had op.
posed bis spotted egg" ticket
kslteher. of King. then addressed tn,
convention aud vainly pleaded for justice
for King county.
Fairfield. OF King. followed Keiliher. ans
asserted that il was plain that Kins
county was 10 be punished for having cas-
large vote for MeGraw. The speakei
maFshaiei facts and figures In support o.
King county's claim, and piseousl,
begged the convention not 10 slap Kin.
county in the face. But he begged Of
cold audience. lie called attention TO tn,
fact that the state central committee hae
allowed Cosliss county only seven votes
white by its vote for Cleveland IL was en-
titled 10 eight votes The committee or
credentials had rectihsd the error OF %,
state central committee aud had slver
Cowllis county eight votes. and yes az III,
same time the COMMITTEES on credsntia.,
had rejected the claim Of King county.
Lewis. OF King. significantly warned tn.
convention against committing the sam,
mistake that vas committed by the Dem
ocratse convention tive years sgo--that 81
insulting and hamsiisilng King county.
the largest county in the state. All ths
eloensnes Of his soul was poured out as he
pleaded with The convention not 20 insuIt
the klnx county, Democracy hat hi,