The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10
CAUSE OF THE KICK.
DISCONTINUED Republicans State
Their Claims.
JOHN ARTHUR ANSWERS THEM
The Obseesexs organizs q elab, bss ss
sot Carry the Fight 10 the
second ward

The kick on the spportionmsnfsof dele
yates 70 the Republican county convention
vas the general subject Of dyscnssion
among Republicans IN the city yesterday.
the action Of tie Eigath ward club on the
previous evening having made & the 6 lss-
ton OF the hour and ec.ipsed tie LsgFin
trial in the public eye. Those on eaen
aide 81 the controversy argued earnestly
for their view of the matter. bat al ex-
PRESSED desire 70 promote harmUby =
the ranks OF the party and not 70 endanger
certain victory biz fscfious conflicts.
The dissatisfied members claim that
whether the apgsor.ionm@nt = sanctioned
by precedent or not. the precedent isoa bad
one and should lie broken because u - az
injustice 20 the city. They say that =
gives come Of the country precincts -
many delegates az they have voters, and
they hold that each precinct IN the eiiy
should be given delcgate-at large. Il5e
more moderate among them say they DO
not desire TO cut down tie country repre-
sentation as fired by the COMMITTEES. but
wish 20 have the city representation m
creased. They claim that this viii settle
the matter and restore harmony IN the
ranks. o
John Arthur, president Of the county
central committee. made statement
which fully explains the position OF the
committee in the matter. lie said:
1.-THE county committee, ia making the
apportionment. paid no attention to- the
individual interests OF any asDiranfs7i Tor
nominations: it considered only the gem
eral good Of the party and the fnasntenaBce
Of its long-estabiIshed practice and pollcy
in this county respecting the representa-
tion in conventions. Only one nleaber OF
the committee advocated the reversal OF
this practice and . new departure In party
policy. Every member from the
country districts assured 1the commit
tee that il would be very nnsise
20 cut down the customary representation
Of those districts this yearo and stated
convincing reasons for this conclusion
Even il the city members believed that as
a matter OF abstract right the country
representation should be reduced 70 the
same per capita basis as that 81 Seattle
they would naturally aud properly have
been very reluctant TO make the reduction
this year In the face of the state Of
political feeling In the country as de-
scrIbed 10 them by those best qualified 10
know it. The county convention is the
only body that has righto to change the
policy Of the marty owards the country
districts. The county COMMITTEES has no
moral right TO do SO. Q
The Republicans who are dissatisfied
with the apportionment met yesterday
afternoon at the Office of seinple &s Hale IN
the Bailey block and adjourned to Grand
Army hall in the HinckIey block. A
count Of noses revealed that there Cwere
forty-two present. Those in attendance
then proceeded to organize thee King
County Central Republican Club, with A.
w Young as president and Chauncey w.
Ferris as secretary.
The committee at Wednesdays meeting
to carry to Chairman John Arthur, Of the
county central committee. the resolution
adopted at that meeting. reported that
Mr. Arthur said there was no authority
vested ia the county committee 10 make a
change in the fneihod of apportionment
without the order Of the county convea-
ton. o.
:. j. Burdett moved that an indignation
meeting, To protest against the action of
The county committee, be held on Monday
evening. o 3
Several OF those present expressed the
opinion that those who upheld tho action
OF the county committee might capture
the meeting. and this argument, after
some discussion, induced DE-. Burdett 70
Withdraw his motion.
The secretary was asked for tho mem
hership roll. bat refused to give IL. CLAIM
Ing that /. was not yet complete. bat that
he had no objections to giving IL when II
WAS finished.
Among those present were A. W. Young.
Chauncey W. Ferris. Il. II. Rawson. Hiram
Jacobs, James Gleason. w W. Easter. X.
/. warson, I. II. Dempsey. George g.
Lyon. Capt snyder H. W. Taylor, +. ~.
Chalk. X. Schmidt. !. n. Hooper, s. j.
Burdett. c. l.. Manning. :. l.. Wright.
Albro Gardner and George T.. de Steiguer
were present, but claimed that they were
marelv spectatorN