The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-28
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The Democratic Answer 20 the
Popular Indictment.
puRiE NOMINATED FOR 4 syoa.
Wolfe was the Here % the CeaventtSn.
bat Eis Services We're oniy Re-
wsrae1 VITA Ckserx-

he BtStsFflfa1&I parry u t<s@ ~ -
attic stood ia ths dock yesterday and
pleaded mot guilty" 20 tas iseiesmsHs
brought against IL by pabiis srsnios- la
orators et tba city convention ~ kAnxe
hail aemnrr~f to tie Indictment Gts-
esairses responsibility for th- infatnoss
arts Of is administrator. s5ssks politely
OF Kfag, repadiatsd RonaEd, idoiizsd
Wolfe. but nominated Dare and asked ths
dsinded, ssisdle8 pphaie 10 again tr2st
shsm with the POSER they have 40 long
rnlsased. The hero % the day Sas Wolfe
whose only rs~Ars for Becoming martyr
80 the party Vas cheers. Taxpayers and
thess fez Democrats present who desire
an honest. fearless. conservative admins
trstion Of puhlie affairs stood aghass
10 see the tremendous avstion given
10 the mar who vas removed
from office for reckless extravagsnre
and xassa Of public funds Donw worth
was eoldiy praised. White Wolfe was
cheered ~ the echo Bat the party
managers had NOS the eoafEge 20 CHOOSE
for their leader tire man who MAKES ihs
issue in this esmeasgn. By promises Of
futnre res ard and other chances 20 dip HIS
strong arm into the public treasury be ass
induced 70 Bet colder man take his place
at the head Of the party.
In calling the Convention together G.
q. Heifner, chairman of the city central
committee. alluded u the Sighting factions
from the Bloody First ward By saying
that the Wheels Of the convention had not
been 80 wei creased as that held tea
days ago. The first delegates 10 arrive
we're those 80 shsmsfailg buldoxsd last
Saturday night by Statesman Cons!dine.
Committeeman Lane anf their crowd of
heelers. Deputy United States Marsha
Qailier. William McArdIe. Jack DaulioD
AID their twenty nine associates took the
rsats reserved for the FIRST ward delega-
tson ard held them, aud when Constdine
and hls friends arrived they were very
wrathy. liz began To 10 evident that a
bitter hight was on hand aud the leaders Of
the party we're bes0ught by both sides TO
esp0ase their cause. Statesman Censi-
dine. Delegate Drew, Attorney DeBow
aad Committeeman Lane hunted up Col
Inns. Crews aud Gleason aud gave IL ont
cold that the other fellows must be fired.
When Heifner called for nominations
for Temporary chairman, John Fair Geld
nominated viii III. Thompson. the aitor-
ney for Wolfe and Cochran, the removed
members of the board of public works
delegate from the frat ward wanted 20
make another nomination. but Heifner
wouldn't see him. SO Thompson vas
chosen BY reclamation. On taxing the
stand Thompson delivered himself of
very long speech In defense
OF the Democrats administration Of city
affairs, II vas altogether OF negative
character. and he evidently felt that he
was defending an arraigned criminal. Tor
bis " hole argument was 10 the efFec. that
the indictment brought against The Demo
cratic party by public opinion had not
been sustained by the evidence brought
out by the prosecution. IN jussifica-
ton of the footing Of the city
treasury and the sqnandering of
the public revenues he pleaded that the
money had been spent in the city. aud was
now in the pockets of the people. lie
made an argument 10 show that for her
bonded debt of $4,000 the city
has property or permanent benefits worth
nearly A0o1.ooo. lie paid bis respects 10
the Citizens League. whose orators pro-
claimed that IL was desirable TO have mu-
nicipal affairs conducted upon the same
principles as business corporations and
that no business corporation would intrust
its affairs To such management rs
the municipal affairs have lately had.
More than one.third OF the business cor
porations of tho city were in the hands of
reesivsrs. lie defended the water works
department, the police department aud
the 6ts department aud the eomptsoller's
department. But he gave up the attempt
To answer seriatim all the charges
against the Democratic party. He
lamented the fac, that many
Democrats had been lared away
from the ranks By these charges against
the party. lie besought those OF the
party who believed its control of the city
should be destroyed not To strike the old
ship With a traitor hand. Mr.. Thomr-
sons speech Was an eloquent effort. his
reroraiion being especially nne and
spirited, lie said;
There Is no time now for rivalry or dis.
cord the hght Is on he that il not for
Us - against as the gUlions OF the uartv
are heing carried 10 the front: banners are
fippliuK IN the wind of civic hattie.
Here a.e our friends ont yoader
Hre our enemies. let the stragwiess
close in upon their comrades let the
Eatksf stay liz has tent. les the skulker ca
ca The rear let che coward seek his place
at Conceaimont- TIE brave will go for.
ward 10 the assault; when duty berkonS
aad honor calls che who dallies j. A dss-
tafd and he who doubts l. damned
J. J. clark. T. MorFenstern and Aipheus
hyers were made temporary secretaries
The convention voted down John Fair
ti~id's proposition that all committees ex.
esp, that on credentials De appointed hv
the chair. and adopted lee h. Hart, mo-
ton that tae various ward DELEGATION.
select thsr representatives oa al the com
mitioes.
WI hen the wards were called. tao sets of
nominations we're handed in hy ths tao
delegations from the First ward ana
every one wss on the qui yive Tor the fight
4. g. Lane objected 20 the chair fec..vin.
the nominations handed in hv nsuutv
Marshal Og1ltsr. but tho figAt Vas r,.t.
ponea until after the nominations wese
real They we're AS foltoax- tre!eutisls--
Thomas r. Drew aud e. ii. stevens fro-,
the First ward T. II. Warner, 7. RYAN
A. b;r& ssIoUs. James Campbell e. \
Murray. J. Nixon. Walter Collins 4 =
Bennett Platform T. r. NullIFso and
y & Resented from he t9Est ward
hcnnsb. ]. + Barrie. John Collins. J. NJ
Lyon. }. Il. tooHabs, J. : Brace. n 4
iagram. 4. NJ rsiEg. Ter Aueut organ
iHstsoa~R 4. = neBow and William Black
Insu from ne First w&rt, ]. !. Ostran!er.
J r. Brewer. John FAIRFIELD 4. 4. unt
g. \. Hlu, q. ). Meem. J. II. Heuer. l..
+. Kinney.
Before reading the lists the chair stated
shat there we're Siamese noss. ions from
she Firss wAri aud wanted 10 know the
pleasure Of she convention.
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