The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-15
BASIS OF THE KICK.
Directors to Apportionment
State Their Reasons
The CALL FOR THE PRIMARIES
ps,e~.ses Frem Opposing wsrds DIS
eass shs Protest NHsh Eepoe
ife.n Ceuaty Commits.

sseyr made vigorously anu - s@HAAAs 49,
adjourned wlthous taxing sstion on ths
matter. /. also adopted the formal resoss-
ton required by law ealing primary
election to lie held on Saturday. September
4. fixing the boundaries OF the districts
and naming tlas polling places and tne
tadges ~ election. The nesting was heia
n Chairman JOHN Arthur's otfies IN the
Ses YORK block aud vas prosracted nnai
after IL o'clock.
The ball was opened with > motion by =
4. Crawford thas the gentlemen who rep
resented the protesting wHrds be allowed
&, address the committee, which preva1se1.
The fsrst protest was 10 the shape Of the
resolution OF the Eighth wari elab adopted
on the evening Of august s which has been
ngyeaay Published. The Hill club Of the
First ward sent In similar resolutions
adopted on August 10. and also asked that
Charles Rsssxe. %. II. sickals and W. Ii.
Gleason be named ss judges Of the Repub-
lean primary. The Third ward also pro-
tested against the apportionment In COM
municatlon sent In By W. A. Snyder. pres
ident OF the ward club. The King County
Republican club, which was organized by
the protestants, also demanded that the
central committee make a reapportion-
ment that would give the county less and
the city greater representation.
When the several protests had been read
by Secretary Gordon. Col. q. q. Lyon arose
and told the convention that he repre-
scented the Eighth ward club and that the
resolution presented had been passed 1t
nesting at which over loo members were
present By practically unanimous vote.
and that no person present had opposed
It's spirit. The speaker and others bad
been appointed - wait on the county
committee TO present the spirit Of the rsso-
luton aud 10 urge action In conformity
with IL lie held that u vas cardinal
principle Of the Republican party that
there should be egna. representation, aud
he thonght the apporiionment was viola
ton Of that principle. He held that the
superintendent was unfair TO the city Re-
politicians, as It gave the country a largely
dispFoporfionate representation when com
pared with tue city. He quoted many
facts and figures in support of his asseT-
flons. Ihengh be did not question the
power of the committee 10 fix the appor.
tlonmsnt. he denied that II had
moral right 10 do 80. Mr.. Lyon said
she custom Of giving the country larger
representation than IL was entitled to had
It's oFIgln in scheme 70 assist certain can
didases. lie held that. If King county,
which was Jealous Of her rights. had been
treated in "a state campaign as his ward
had been, a howl would so up that would
resonnd throughout the state.
T.. Pitt Shaw. who appeared As the
champion OF tho Third ward protessants.
said his ward was not lighting candidates.
but was representing ~ Col. Lyon had said.
the sentiments OF nlnety-nine one-hun-
iredths Of the Republicans of the city. lie
thought q more equitable apportionment
would unite the Republican party and do
more TO produce harmony than anything
that could be done. 1t was one of the
fundamental principles of the Republican
marty that there should he equal repre-
sentation. In the city the apportlonment
as now fixed was l Ia q, and 1 in ~ In the
country. In conclusion. he said all the
advocates Of superintendent asked was
simple Justice
George NJ. Stewart. Of the county CON-
mitlee, asked Mr.. shaw IL ninety-nins
one-handreshs of the members Of the
laird Ward Republican Club voted in
fasor Of the apportionment
SIR. shaw replied that thirty-eight
voted for the resolution and thirty against
IL. The question, however. was rs to
whether Ii would be polite to take stand
in opposition 30 the county committee and
this he thought impeIied many 10 vote
with the minority.
Can't. ". A. snyder spoke In favor of a
adjustment OF the apportionment. lie
fsis that the committee had the power. il
il desired, to give tho country all the dele
gates bat one. and even II u did SO he and
his colleagues would be still loyal to the
Republican party.
A. ". Young defined his position at
length and told how ITO stood and why he
favored the resolution for a new appor-
sionmanl he said that at the Eighth
ward meeting. when the resolution was
passed. there were present 2C0 as loval
Republicans as there we're In the city, and
they represented an element in the Re-
pahIIcaa party that hal the courage to
stand mp and maks a fight for what they
thought was right.
Committeeman Crawford asked who the
committeeman from the Eighth ward was.
Some one answered. Andrews"
Mr.. Crawford said there seemed TO be
diversity If opiaion ia that ward from the
manner IN which.the gentleman from that
waFsfhaa talked before the committee.
If ths apportienment is changed. /" said
George 7. Walker. the committeeman
from West Seattle. we Of The country viii
not geG even tue assessor. -
This brought Col. Lyon quickly 90 bis
feet With the exclamation.
THAT i the very thing the county com
msFtce las ne right to do. Ii should not
sectiansllEe."
Mr. tyea went on to state that the rea-
sen Why the city secured more Of the
nominations than the country vas that
she men la tie city. a. rae, wcFe better
sitted by habit. mode Of thought and train
Tag - Oh most 81 the cfNces than the
residential Of The eouatFy. He said:
"l'met nay good fsieaa :. I. Crawford
the other asy and lie satd / wSsA Kicker
was huFn kaekeg. nv ancestors came 10
this country GA 4 k3SS Au1 wn have AWAY.
kiekea, t0t IL Was ai0avs in san,e lest
cause. The South gave q three-aftha zen.
re~eN tat&0m 81 tha negro and that eauSsA
ooe et tlsv biggest &ssks that this UnIted
States ever had.
Committeeman Crawford sad whsn the
matter slrsk esfse ap IN the COMMITTEES he
wished tbs superintendent 20 be ssfsstlar 4,
that suggested ~ taoae waa wrre nos
Protesting. hat Whea 40 waS tat4 50.
effeet = literal al snea - de4usafa. IA
che eauntry would have. Re ehsared ats
mind aud adopted tae vieNs Of tie major
isy believing j. ~ea.d - Tor tas hess IN.
serusts * the paFty.
The discussion Sss contained a. length,
Arthur fowln speaking against ths Apr>5r.
tienment. julius Eaas.saesmor foliow4ae
In It's faveF With eonteutson shAs con-
ver&s were easier g. make ia tie clsr.
HAIRY {. 0araen. 81 the county eom-
naitses. sad he dla not thiak "a ~oald tss
rsxAs ser ihs eefniatttee Is reanposssan.