The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-17
TRYING A NEW FAD.
Populists Put the Proportional
System to the Test
a DAY or FRuITLess TALK.
Many weary, sweitering Hours spent
ON Injecting Delegates 10 the
state Convention

- Was held ~ Turner nail yesterday AaA
spent most OF the time In discussing
trivIalisies. raising points Of order and
getting IN and out Of parliamentary
tangIes. Then the members became
hungry and tired, gave the jsTsrniths an
impatient hearing and rushed through the
business for which they had assembled IN
q fsverish hurry which contracted slTongy
with the Ieisursiy manner in which they
had sauntered through the labyrinth they
had constructed for themselves. from
which their chairman. Richard Winsor.
seemed unable to extricate them Hos-
ever, they made practical test OF new
idea in the shape of the system OF proper
ton al representation, and showed iaaa-
able desire to repress one another's loaua-
cious instincts and give vent 70 their own
This made the convention decidedly III
terestsng TO the spectator, II he did not
stay too long. and deprived IL OF that
painful orderIIness which too often marks
the conventions of the old parties. More
over. the comfortable sum Of si7f2 was
raised among the delegates, which was
more than enough to pay the hall rent,
quite irrespective of q counterfeit hall
dollar which soms unregenerate brother
dropped In the hat
In addition to the old line PopuIisss.
about whose honesty in their political
oddities there is no question, there were
present Rev. K f. Dunlap, the chief OF
the A. F. A., somewhat 10 the discomfort
OF many OF the delegates who feared the
conse quences among the Catholics; John
b. Hart. whose aspirations were not
killed by his defeat at the city election;
Jack Mcdonald, who is believed TO yearn
after the shrleyalty: Jay Ewing. the man
who, as United States consul TO Vancou-
yer, distinguished himself by refusing to
drink the toas. of 1.-The Queen" at
public ba nquet q couple of years ago;
William Cochrane. who can give points
TO Mcdonald about the sherifI's Office,
and number of others who have nothing
10 hope for from the old parties and
therefore cling TO the Populist life raft, not
for what they hope to get in the way of
Office. but for Whist they might lose in case
things should go their way.
The convention had been called for 10
O'Clock, but it wasf l0s45 when County
Chairman J. ]. Holman called IL TO
order and asked to have credentials
handed to ]. e. Levoid, the acting secre-
tary. Mr.. Winsor was nominated for
temporary chairman and was elected aud
took his seat. A motion TO reconsider the
election was voted down and III. j. O'Deli
and w. s. Bush had the proud distinction
OF escorting the chairman 20 his seat amid
general cheering.
Dir. Winsor was commercially brief In
his remarks. He said no took his election
AS an approval of the manner in which he
had presided over previous conventions
and declared that he knew no man except
as Poprlist. He felt that the Populist
party was on trial before the country, for
its enemies were maiigning its character
and their emissaries were stirring up DIS
sensions In its ranks. 10 therefore be-
hooved them to stand shoulder to shoulder
and give the lie TO SANDER. The party
would die still-born unless 1t had under
lying principles and moved independent of
any cliqne OF men. 1t must work to de-
liver the country from the bondage into
which the old parties had led 1t.
]. @. LeyoId was then elected temporary
secretary. Mr.. Albrecht renewing his plea
for vote by wards. but getting no sup
port. The countrymen now wanted 10
be placed by themselves, for they showed
nervous fear throughout lest they should
be unfairly dealt with by their city cor.-
them the center aisle. and they were NOV.
Ing thither with great shutting of feet.
when a country member worked of a
speech to which nobody listened.
Mex ernon's motion was lost in
the shuttle and was supplanted
by one from John NJ. Davis. of
Gilman. 10 appoint a committee of Eve on
credentials. Z. Il. Morrow wanted one
bar
Terrace moved that they should have one
member from the north end and one from
the south end of the county aud three
from the city and "lei's get through WITH
the business and have no more monkey
ing" Morrow's substitute was with
drawn and Davis and Terraces were COM
btned and adopted, being practically tina
same J. l.. b. Snyder moved the appoint.
ment OF a committee OF eleven on
resolutions. saying the country dele
gates wanted 90 &c, home tina,
night, as they had no money TO
pay hotel bills, but his motion
was tabled and a committee of Eve on
permanent organization ordered. The
chair then appointed the following COM
mittees; Credentials. Il. Rutherford
= I. Malcolm, q. r. Gilmore. L. r. Nor
gansgatloa-EngeneM Miller, jay Ewing. ]
W. LaFkin, u. c. Mitchell and J. NJ. Davis.
An Adjournment was then taken until 1
o'clock.
When the convention reconvened the
chair called for = collection 10 pay the hall
rent. which was s. 81. aud 10 nut a balance
in the treasury. II. +. Hess and T. {.
Bevan passed the bat and gathered in
st1s2 The chair announced the presence
Of the first eolored representative, refer
ring TO A. A. Garner. aud cheer Of vel
come greeted that gentleman.
Then the committee on credentials re-
ported 80 deleE present IA PERSON or
hy proxy, and Q xrangle arose over the
granting of the proxy OF the tao delegates
from Monohon % W. II. Hsaton. of BELLE
vSe. A number Of other corrections hav-
ing been made IN the roll, Hohmann
moved the rejection Of ell other proxtss
not held by delegates from the same pre-
cinet and, amer the recommendation 90
divide tbs convention according 20
Legislative districts had been stricken
out his motion Vas taken IN
CosarAne objected that this might shut
out some precincts from representation
and some delegates might never set -
Yakima, bat Holman said he believed
they would set there whether they had
dollar In their pockets or net Tals hint
NJ Ccxeyism called forth cries Of order.
bat disorasr grew and motions we're made
and Withdrawn. and two o. three speeches
made At the same time and est OF hy cries
OF order" MeAion accused shs city dele
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