The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-10


We think that the RepubIicsns Of the
Eighth ward xers somewhat hasty IN
adopting resolutions crstid5slng Che appor-
tionment for the county convention made
By the Republican county committee
The committee, ss we are informed, has
made the apportionment in aecordancs
with theruie which has obtaEaed IN this
county for many years. To have ignored
the old rule and adopted nsv principle
OF representation would have subjected
the COMMITTEES TO more severe criticism
than that to which ii is subjected At pres
ent. spch radical changes in party organ
izasion are not 10 be made By county
committees. but must be discussed and
acted upon % IN conventions This
has been the rule on such matters adopted
by the Republican national COMMITTEES,
which has steaafaztiy refused 70 make any
change from the customary method OF
representation in national conventions.
although it has several times recon-
mended 10 conventions that q change be
made whereby the apportionmeatb be based
number of senators and representatives as
At present. These recommendations, how
ever, have always been ignored, and the
committee has never felt justified in max
ing g change.
The King county committee. as has
been said. has simply followed the prece-
dent Of many years, and the city's repre-
sentation, as compared with that OF the
outside precincts. is proportionately about
the same as in some past years and much
greater than In others.
In the convention Of 1889 the city had
representation OF As, based on vote of
1893, and the countrya representation of
62. based on vote Of 1,3sL In this case
the city, with sos more votes at the polls
than the country precincts, had repre-
sentation in the convention of Ii less.
In 1890 the city had 102 delegates in the
convention, based on a vote Of ISIS; the
country precincts had a representation Of
ninety-three delegates. based on vote OF
1913. That is to say, the city, with
900 more votes at the polls. had Rins Eore
votes in the convention.
In 1892 the city had l52delegates In the
convention. based on vote of 1892; the
country had a representation OF lis dele
gates, based on o. vote Of LIS. That is to
say, the city had 8 representation of four
more delegates than the country pre-
cincts, with a vote greater by ia
BY the superintendent recently made by
the county committee the city. which cast
4,031 Republican votes at the last election,
will have representation Of l97 delegates;
and the country precincts, which cast
ASH votes will have 1S3 delegates. differ
snce of fourteen delegates in favor of the
city as against difference In voting
strength of i.5l4.
twill be seen by these figures that the
present COMMITTEES cannot be accused of
having taken any unfair advantage, or Of
departing from the usual custom, in order
to subservea private object. If the basis
OF representation recommended by the
Republicans OF the Eighth ward were
adopted. 1t would make a difference of
only twenty=nine votes from the represen-
tation accorded In the committee's call.
The figures do NOS at all bear out the
charge that the committee has been I'M
fair.
OF course. where people are seeking for
acts to cririctse. something can usually be
found, and the county committee would
| probably have been assaulted if it had
changed the established custom no less
vshemently than IT is now assailed for not
having doneso We believe, however, that
IL is unwise. on the eve of close and i'm
portant campaign. for anybody to en-
deayor to array the Republicans Of the
city against those of the country. or vice
versa. II King county is TO be held in the
| Republican column this year ali Rspubh-
cars must work together to achieve that
/ rnanlf eo-