The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-23

Cries for speeches from J. II. woolery,
Bolton Rogers and John Considine were
not responded 70. John Fairfield. one Of
the COMMITTEES, then submitted report
recommending the following as delegates
TO the state convention:
VIII III. Thompson, Gen. @. s. Meem,
Daniel kelleher, James 3. Howe. E. r.
Blaine. John Feirfieid. J. Il. Carson, r. Il.
~ Miller, ID. Z Durie. George II. King,
Terrence OPBrien. John @ Custer. A. Hem
rich, J. K. McElroy, Thomas A. Garrett.
= D. Warner. John Collins, Capt. John
Flynn. of Des Moines; Con A Rideout.
ersd Eausman. Josiah Collins. Capt. 4.
:. DE Wolfe. w. III. Talbot. Cart A. L.
Stone. DR.. A. y. Marion, ]. II. Wamans,
W f. BlacSman, joseph b. Hill. 5. L.
Bennett, Timothy Ryan, Il. NJ Say
der, o. III. Reese. III. T. Stoea,
A. G. Murry, A. L Coher. T..
Morgenstern. Z. W. Barto, NJ. McLeigh.
W. 4. Collins. ". II. Whit,lesey, J. s.
Porter, OF Auburn; W. H. White. Joseph
Quinn, OF Sunnycale: DR.. r. w. Harrell,
OF Snoquslmie; Asa Gardner. John
Sehram. T. Gowan, A. G. Lane, +. W.
Trounce, NJ. ". Frank.
The committee was empowered to ill
any vacancies that may occur.
PoPULIsr HART KNOCKED OUT.
The chairman announced that the NOM
inafion OF prosecuting attorney was in
order and Daniel kelleher nominated
Thomas b. Hardin. F. w Harrell nom
mated John b. Hart. the Populiss candi-
date. b. E. Bennett nominated
Edmund Peters. mayor of Bal
lard. Peters declined the nomination
IN red-hot Democratic speech, intimate
Ing that he didn't want the Office upIess
he could get it by Democratic votes with
out fusion. He contradicsed Lane.
OF the First ward, as TO Horace
Boies being elected governor of
Iowa on fusion ticket, claiming
he was elected on straight Democratic
ticket. This narrowed the fight down to
Hardin and Hart, and the ballo. resulted
In Hardin being nominated by the follow
Ing vote; Hardin. ISL; Hart, l46
THE FUsIoSIsrs IL FURY.
When it was evident that Har, wa, de-
feated Lee b. Hart, brother of the candi-
date. approached James B. Dowd, ex-clerk
OF the municipal court, and said,
with mouthfui of oaths: Here,
put bread in the mouths of
your children by getting you a
position. aud now you come and knife my
OrOtuef IN my own ward.
Dowd struck az Hart, and the latter
struck back. but each blow fell short. and
the contestants were separated. Both
were delegates in the ward.
For sheriff William II. Mover. the Pom
usist candidate. Was nominated by Will
lam Blackman. of the Third ward. A. D.
Warner nominated John Y. ostrander and
+. A Mcdonald nominated Sam Gustin.
Jim McElroy seconded the nomination
OF the man who was born in Washington
and lived on the clans of Puget sound--
John I. ostrander. G. G.. Heifner said
that II the people wanted to defeat Van
de Vanter they would have to haye q
chance TO vote for Meyer. Said he:
"fou have elected HASTE tonight, and
II you don't want to elect Van de yanter
you will have to nominate Meyer"
This speech called forth jeers and groans.
John Collins claimed the attention of the
chair and said:
i stand here TO second the nomination
OF John Y. Ostrander He's not a Penn
list and he's comm before this conyen-
ton as Democrat, to seek the nominal
ton by Democrats. That's all | have TO
say"
ANOTHER PoPULIsr TURNED DOWN.
The vote for sheriff resulted. as follows:
ostrander, 10; Meyer. %; Gustin. 100.
ostrander being nominated. snd his nomi-
nation was made unanimous.
DIR. kloebsr said that he opposed the
nomination OF any candidate on a minor
ity vote and demanded that majority
vote be required. The chairman an
nounced that plurality was all that was
required. DIR. Kloeber then shouted.
shaking his finger at the chairman:
Sir. | came here today as a Democrat.
intending 10 see that straight Demo-
cratic ticket was put in the field I'm
ready to swallow fusion since the conyen-
ton has so willed, but will not support
any nominee unless he is nominated by
majority votel'
This little pleasantly was passed off
with a smile, and nothing more was
thought of the matter.
g. 5. Meem proposed Charles f. Whit
tlesey for auditor, and he was nominated
by reclamation BY the convention.
For superintendent of schools w. J.