The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-07

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those OF the Second Commissioner dis
trtct. the chair called the First CcTnunis-
ssoner district convention III order for IT'S
selection. Bridges moved 20 proceed with
this nomination. bar was opposed by sew
eral speakers who claimed that the Gues-
ton OF Fred Gaseh's tenure Of Office had
not been definitely settled. and until II
was knowa whether 4 vacancy woaId oe-
eur the convention had no right % nssne
q commissioner A motion 70 pass this
nomination was finally lost. snd ]. @.
Kenworthy received the nomination ey
aceiam2tIon.
FLowEEs or ozATogT.
To oil in time while waiting for the re-
turn OF the absent delegations, speeches
were called Tor. John B. Hart started IN
with = tiowery address, in which ali the
virtues In creation we're found conferred IN
the Populiss party. and the success Of the
party meant that people could travel 10
New York for less than 80. and men
working on railroads could get such big
pay as would make strikes an impos-
sibiIIty.
W. T. Hayes predicted victory for the
party. For twenty-five years he had been
Democrat. and worked with them. Two
years ago the people rehabilltated the
party. and the result OF its ad administration
since then has been such as to be an ever
lasting disgrace on the Democratic party.
Robert Bridges attacked the methods OF
the collection OF taxes in state and county,
the assessors having exempted the fran
ebises Of al railroad companies and in
surance companies.
H. II. Thompson tbetter known IS Jack
Thompsonl, made an attack on the Re
publican party as political corporation
whose nucleus lay in the legal FIRMS of
James Mcknight, Col. Hailes, Senator
Allen, John McGiraw, Judge Hanford and
Judge Greene. These, headed by l. ). ].
Hunt, with the PosT-ISrELLTsKxcER and
the Northern Pacific to back them. had
controlled the affairs of the state and been
duly rewarded.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Ii was 1870 before the chairman's new
gavel called the convention to order with
all the delegates in their seats, both city
and country.
The nominations of county commissions
ers being in order. the following names
were offered and confirmed:
District III. G. Kenworthy, of the
Fifth ward
District james Jones. of White
River.
District 3-W. III. Heaton, of Bellevue.
The next in order was the naming Of
the county central committee. which re-
suited as follows:
First ward, Eugene Way; Second ward,
J. ]. Holman; Third ward, Thomas
Dixon; Fourth ward, W. +. Hayes; Fifth
ward, J. C. Levoid; Sixth ward. l.. B.
Nordiund; Seventh ward, Z. T. Noyes
Eighth ward, Ii. +. Hess; Ninth ward.
James Davidson; Second commissioner
district-E. A. Ziebert. of Columbia: X.
Ramsey, of Kent: NJ. Walters, of Black
Diamond; c. K. Kenney, of Adelaide; b.
Blake, of osceoIa: Third commissioner
distriet-Cash Monohon, of Newcastle;
John McCann, of AvoDdale; ]. ID. Reard,
of Gilman George Weber, of Ballard; j.
Jorgenson, of Renton.
For justices of the peace the names of
James Quinn, First ward: David W.
Phipps, Eighth ward. and A. A. Garner,
coiored, Third ward. were presented. The
voting was by wards, the two having the
highest votes getting the nominations
The results favored David W. Phipps, I42
votes. and James Quinn lbs votes, Garner
being left behind with III votes.
For constables the following eight aspi-
rants were placed in nomination: Benja-
min Kennedy, Dan Mahoney, j. II.
Newell. Hughey McGonnigIe, James
Campbell. ]. Ii. Perkins, Cecil Y. Trotter
Mahoney and MeGonnigle were declared
the nominees by a vote of 96 each.
At this point voice IN the rear wanted
to know whether the order OF business did
not call for the nomination of a wrecklng
master. The chair called him to order by
saying the party would be wrecked soon
enough If care was not taken.
.THE LEGISLATIVE TICKET.
Senatorial nominations were promptly
reported by districts as follows. and con-
firmed in a bunch:
District 24-W. ii. Drake, of Meeker.
District 25-H. III. Thompson, First ward
District 26-P. +. Carroll, Third ward.
District 2T-E. Clayson, ST.. Fifth ward.
District 2s-J. w. Range. Sixth ward.
District 29-John Davis, of Gilman.
The representative ticket was reported
with equal promptness by the chairmen of
the several districts, as follows:
District 3s-F. A. Purdy. of Stuck, and
William Prosser. of Black Diamond.
District 39-Wiiliam McArde of First
ward, and Robert Bridges, of Second ward.
District i0-Percy u. Cobb. of Third
ward, and Sam Dobrin, of Fourth ward
District IA c. seibert. of Fifth ward,
aud j. Sheehan. of Seventh ward:
District 42-P. III. McKernan. of Sixth
ward, and l.. Weldon. of Eighth ward
District 4S-Thomas Winsor, of Ballard;
Adolph Baker, of Cherry Valley, and ID.
{. Mitchell. of Arthur.
Single Tax Tommy" Bevan vas nomi-
mated for 'wreekingmaster." and created
some amusement by declining the honor.
This position afforded considerable merri-
ment and Martin Baldwin and Edward
Murray were placed IN nomination. To
save time the nomination of Baldwin was
made unanimous.
The next in order of nomination is that
of coroner. TO hold an inquest on the Re
publican party next November" said the
chairman. This afforded material for
wild scene of meIrimeut and shouting.
The names DIR. O. z. Askam and DIR. Will
lam Van Dyke. both Of the Fourth ward.
were announced, and the result was the
nomination of Or, Askam by a vote OF is3
to i57 for DR.. Van Dyke
For county surveyor the names of Harry
Bostian and Window ID. Spearin. both Of
the Seventh ward, we're placed in nomins-
ton, and Bostian declared the nominee
by vote Of 30 TO s. for Spearin.
For school superintendent the name of
David Thomas, Of Renton, was the only
one given, and he as made the nominee
by acclamation,
TIE SINGLE TAXEES wIN.
at IS nov time for the single tax men TO
get Ia their work said the chairman In
announcing the assessor as the next PER
son 10 be nominated. The names Of A.
Mcdonald Of Ballard. l. NJ Robbins Of