The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-05

/ ixsd body had been brought together and
/ properly recognized. The judges Of that
primary had been dragged out BY parties
whose only object is was 20 break up the
/ daily constituted primary. and they sue
eeeded. The only thing 20 do was TO now
support the minority report CT the COM
mittee, and he moved its adoption as an
amendment The molion was duly sec
| onded.
G.. w. Someriniyke answered Mr..
| Wiley and said that he and others OF the
Second ward had voted for Mr.. Wiiey's
motion believing il was 70 purify politics.
bat the Kisses and cheers made here by
| outsiders showed that there Was some
| thing deeper than was shown on the sur
face. Mr.. Wiley had not produced facts
tosupport his charges and he now wanted
facts.
Edward Brady said be voted for the ma
jority report. The responsibility of the
condition of the First ward lay with the
people in that ward who allowed the APP
pointment Of men not properly qnaiifled
to sat as judges.
+. W. Craven said that they were there
TO purify politics. and the errors made in
| the First ward were such as TO put the re-
sponsibility on the people of the First
ward and they would have TO suffer the
consequences.
I. J. Dupuy spoke of the trickery on the
part Of woclerv and Considine in making
the arrests. The law in the matter was
'ciear. and the delegates were entitled TO
their seats and should not be denied at the
dictates of outsiders whose only effort lay
in an attempt TO disrupt the party.
The previous question was called on the
amendment, namely, that the report OF
the minority be adopted as a substitute to
that part of the majority report having
reference to the First ward. The calling
of the roll Was then commenced at $50.
and al its close showed that the motion
had been carried by vote of 252 against
l0I The result was received with hearty
cheers from the delegates, and the seat
ing of the First ward delegation was then
made unanimous. The report of the COM
mittee as q whole was then adopted.
At $40, on motion of Mr.. Piles the con-
vention adjourned until $50 in the even
ing.
NOMINATIONS FOB TREASURER
Chairman Hughes was prompt in calling
the convention TO order at $50. but the
delegates were slow IN taking their seats.
The crowd was as large as it had been in
the afternoon. the galleries being crowded
TO their utmost. feeling evidently per-
vaded the convention that the nomina-
tions should be proceeded with and the
work finished without any adiournment
The chair announced that nominating
speeches would be limited to two minutes
and asked the assistance Of the convention
10 expedite matters. Nominations for
treasurer being in order. State Senator J.
r. Klnnear placed Frank NJ. Davis in
nomination. The old Republican party,
he said, was born in the right phase of the
moon. and party grown on those grand
principles would never die. IL was right
on the slavery question, il was right on
reconstruction. il has been right on all
questions where principles were involved
liz was incumbent on the party in King
county to have q man in charge of the
county funds who could be trusted in every
sense of the word.
s. ii. Piles placed in nomination DIR. A.
2. Mitten, whose honor and integrity
were unquestioned. As a business man
his ability Is unquestionabie. he was a man
in every respect, and no man today stood
higher. He was the man who led to vic
tory by the election of Byron Phelps as
mayor of this city; he had been honored
by the governor with q seat on the board
of university regents, and when Byron
Phelps was elected mayor was chosen TO
fill his position as county treasurer. The
financial interests of the county were safe
in the hands of DR.. Mitten, and the people
could safely trust him.
The chair again called attention to the
kissing, and hoped for the respect due the
city and the party no further demonstra-
ton of that kind would be tolerated.
John Wiley seconded the nomination of
DR.. Mitten in few happy words. in
which he said the doctor was his friend
and his neighbor. and he wanted TO be
known as the champion of DR.. Mitten ia
the convention.
Harrison Bostwick seconded the nomi-
nation of Frank NJ. Davis.
MITrEs ON FIRST BALLOT.
Nominations then closed, and the
calling of the roll was followed with the
most intense interest. and as il approached
its close, both candidates running very
close, the cheering which followed the
announcement of each vote was vocifer-
GUS, each man having a strong representa-
ton in the hall. AT the close Of the vote
and before il was announced Martin
its vote from Davis to Mitten.
Il. J. Grant announced that Martin
Creek had no right TO change its vote
when the figures had been cast up by the
secretary. and be moved that the change
should not be received. The chair said
that the point was we'll taken, but the
change was allowed. and the ruling only
made 10 apply 10 subsequent ballots.
The secretary then announced that DIR. A
r. Mitten was nominated by a vote of PA TO
I6a The result was received with great
cheering. and the nomination was made
unanimous.
"vAN" WINNER FOR SHERIFF.
Nominations for sheriff being in order,
w. L. Gay presented the name OF A. T.
Van de Vanter in a speech IN which he
set forth his qualification for the Office.
Being a seIf-made man. he as farmer had
worked himself up to q position where
he had secured the honor and esteem OF
every man in the city.
John Wiley placed in nomination d. A.
Mckenzie, whose term in the custom
house, he said, had given him an expert
ence that would well fit him for the ardu-
GUS duties Of the position.
l. b. Knickerbocker seconded the nomi-
nation of Van de Vanter George b.
Walker. Of West Seattle. also seconded
him, saying that ivan spent his money
like lord on politics.
H. II. A. Hastings nominated Col.
Joseph Green.
Mr.. Howard nominated Byron II. But
terield.
The vote was one-sided all the wav