The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-18

Prsfehard rers cheersd and spplauded-
A minority report On the latter
subject vas presented by John n
Shxcxieford and J. d. Csnghrsn. who
opposed the adoption OF the Prfcnard
resolution This meant sympathy Tor
Judge Stiles. Those who desired that
Pierce county should secure the supreme
court candidate 81 the state convention
ceplored the minority report. fearing tnss
. division Of support would rob the county
Of this Office. Many resolutions were
handed mp. One by Johnson Niekens.
containing the following. was adopted
frss:
Believing In the dignity of labor and
the right OF vorkingmen 10 peacefully
contend for their fall share OF the producf
Of their toll. We favor o code Of arbitration
or concilistion. state and national oy
which both eFnploye and employer SHAH
be bound. and we recommend that con-
gress shall so amend the interssate CON-
merce law as 10 provide for the settlement
Of disputes between capital and labor
For protection Of deposisors In naucnal
and state banks. and 30 prevent WITH
drawaI Of money from circulation, We be-
Iieve that the Federal and state govern
ments should guarantees such depositors
against loss, reimhursing itself By tax on
the banks.
Eve condemn the present administra-
ton for opposing the reciprocity clause OF
the act of 1890 We condemn IL for piac-
ing wool and other Of our farm products
on the free list We condemn its
disgraceful surrender 10 The rapaci-
trust aud other nonopolies. We
condemn IL for it's unpa.riotic inierpreta-
ton OF pension laws and for the hardships
which il persists In imposing on enteebied
veterans. We condemn IL for lowering the
Stars and Stripes in Hawaii, and for its
attempts to replace republican govern
meat by Q rejected monarchy"
The country delegates showed much in
tsrest in the following, which was adopted
after il was explained that the larger
towns in this county were being bank
rupted by being compelled to support
country schools, while under the Law cities
of over 1000 escaped:
Rssolted. That the wealth Of the state
should be taxed equally Tor the education
OF the young, and that the law that ex-
empts cities of 10, 900 and more inhabitants
from a portion of this burden Is unequal
and unjust TO tho less populous districts.
and We demand its unconditional repeal
The platform was adopted as amended
and Doolittle Endorsed with vim. The SUI
preme court judgeship came up amid great
excitement
Like fash A. r. Titlow, one Of d.
J. Crowiey's boomers, mounted q chair.
moving an adjournment, which meant
injury TO Pritchard. At once the
bombardment opened. Galusha Parsons
mounted the platform and began a set
speech favoring adjournment. which meant
sympathy for Judge Stiles. Twice the adj
journment question came to vote and
was defeated, 408 to 226 aud 3S3 to
PSI. Parsons still chung to the
floor on a ruling Of the chair
that succeeding motions to adjourn
were admissible when there had been in
tervening business, and he ruled q speech
intervening business. Reynolds appealed
from such decisions. The chair refused to
entertain the appeal, and Reynolds
faced the house, ignoring the chair.
Great swells of roaring, thunderous
applause followed Reynolds appeal
was swallowed up In the din. He climbed
upon the platform. The delegates stood
up, yelling themselves horse. Reynolds
voice could not be heard across the foot
lights. There was sharp click
from the right wing of the stage.
and the lights went out Reynolds
struck q match and his face appeared
like ghost in the darkness. The mis-
chief maker who pressed the button and
turned OF the light fed, and the janitor
flooded the theater with incandescent
light. Both Parsons and Reynolds claimed
the door. As each tried To speak the OPP
ponents OF each thundered derisively.
Another vots sustained the Pritchard
resolution, 2oi to 256. On this call
President Harris, of the city council,
shouted: ITO hell with this vote"
being harrased into q passion by
the refusal OF the chair TO permit him
10 cast the vote for his entire ward. Rev
nolds was permitted to say that he was
instructed by Pritchard to stand or fall by
his resolution. This happily cut OF
roll calls on repeated appeals from
the decision of the chair Rev
nolds feared the dissensions would
iniure Pritchard's cause, and Pritchard
was sent for. Parsons in the interim ar
guing for retaining Stiles and Doolittle,
the men now In Office, IL Pierce county
hoped TO secure the judgeship before the
state convention. Pritchard had not arrived
At o'clock, and Parsons refused to allow
Reynolds TO speak for Pritchard. Par
sons. amid boots and ieers. accused Rey-
nolds of being ''firebrand" thrust into
the convention. whose presence would
work only injury.
Then both pranced mp and down before
footlights like fighting cocks. One talked
and the other gesticulsted. Then they re-
versed the order and the delegates.
now soaked with reckiessness and
mischief and passion. hooted, hurrahed,
applauded, cursed. implored. A boz got
a tin whistle and blew aud blew. Wreck
master Fisscher appeared and funny
story was demanded. Ii was 80 and
still Pritchardis coaches kept him out of
sight; thus leaving 90 per cent. Of the del
egAtes present ready for an artist in cap
and bells. Ten minutes of uproar pre-
eeded Visscher's Jokes.
At few minutes before o'clock this
morning Col. Nisschor quit 8 moment 10
allow Chairman Bates 10 read a commune
cation from General Manager Bucey, of
the Interstate fair. who wanted TO know IL
ne could engage the convention as an at
traction for his big show. Pritchard did
not appear, albeit bis friends claimed they
were searching high and low. Senator
Claypo0l was introduced as prima donna
and sang.
Pritchard arrived at a m, bas refused
TO withdraw.
After expressing himself 10 his friends
outside the theAser Judge Pritehard drove
away for further consultation. and Jokes
ana songs whiled away the time inside.
Geographically. the following is said Of
the candidates:
Il ". Conner, born in Iowa. aged s..
prominent criminal lawyer. Has resided
here ten years
Allen Wood worth, ex-member Of the