The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-16
FUSION Is TOO MUCH.
Jefferson County Democrats He
fuse 20 Accept II



eoznsv e0zssnGkon wers seated Ia ths
stsndsr1 she4sss chairs - o'elsrx fhas
sft<rnooa xkez II. L T5shsss. r.. called
fsr order. In secor4szes rita Us rssuzt
ef rensrs1 esaeas IN tia G-osso szlooz
this mo~nIng ~ II s'essek. Z c HI .
rrozonace9 an1-s4andsrs Democrat.
was sssessd temporary sna thea
rewnxn~ns chairman. II G. VIII
sea, Gee % Ms. e&undsrS bondsnsn.
wsthArsw fr0n the contest In the interest
Ct hsrnoay Ia fhs csacus. snd Hal was
xhossn 81 seel4zaslcn- Collector Of Cas-
soras ssanAsr. Vas pressns in the e0nvss-
sken knsI. and daring o tsznporsSy recess
had a toea ana sngsnsssd discrssion with
Mar Lew. . First yard delegate. The
fsekst that Saunders prepared last night
n. announced in to1ay.s PosT-fxTxxGI-
sxscxa. uss, With cue srcspsson.
nominated The e1stom hozss people
Yiayed o smooth game On A. \
t.osssnsn. The latter wsx supporting
r. NJ Terry for sheriff and the Saunders
ercsd pretended to be friendly 10 bis can
dEdsey. A. tho last moment the eastoEn
hoass dslsxasss deserted Terry In boay
ard wsns ever to Payne. who vas nomi-
mated on the FIRST ballot To hold the
desegstes IN line . rule vas adopted 20 en-
force open haIioting. That son the dsy
for ssanasrs and Wallace.
TIbbals. ss chairman OF the COMMITTEES
on resolutions. cams in with typewrsts~n
platform. which euIogsed the county OH
eisss for hxvng unearthed and prosecuted
csrtasn sx-eounty officials for forgery Of
county xsrr2nls Not word Was said
about Grover Cleveland. the Chicago plat
form, or the Havemeyer lag. nor vas
reference made In any particular 20 the
national Administration OF It's Federal
ofEics holders. IL did. however recon-
mead that the industries Of the
state Of Warrington be protected. In the
COMMITTEES roJm the custom house people
proposed an Endorsement OF Mr.. Clsvs-
land. The sentiment outside Was too
streng. and the project was abandoned.
X. w. Jennings. county attorney, for
merry one Of the collectors strongest sup
porters. was. as predicted in foday's PosT-
Ixrx1LxeEscxn. thrown overheard. set q
custom house delegate Supported bis can
didsey. They Aiiegs that be played
false 70 their cause and they Afforded
Tibbsis and his irisnds the personal
satisfaction Of throwing him doSn hard.
Ii il said tonight that Saunders has prom
ssed 20 give Jennings a position in the
service. probably Houses billet, provid-
ing. however, that hc will apologize to
TibbaIs aud pledge better faith in the
future 90 Saunders and Wallace.
r. G. Hui. A. r Coleman. and other
leading Democrats fought the fusion Pop
ullst scheme 50 hard that Saunders was
forced 10 give it up. The Popalists are
indignant over the action of the custom
house delegates. That. and the platform
proportions. we're she only failures re-
corded against thu collectors otherwise
unblsmishsd local political record.
For members Of the legislature, r. w.
Jennings, ]. A. Kuhn and III. I. Blanchard
we're ncminated. The former wss defeated
on the nrst ballot, which stood ss follows:
Jennings. IS Kuhn. IL; blanchard,
AZ Kuhn was the last 10 be
placed I'm nomination. Jennings
came frst and Blanchard second,
vhsrsuron Jennings. who held . PROXY.
sprsng to his fees and tried 10 have the
nominations closed. Chairman Hill
looked down ss him in astonishment, and
the dslswates howied In derlsion. The
motion Was NOT seconded. and Kuhn's
name wss placed in nomination. The
ticket vas eoTnplsted as fol.
iewss For sheriff, Representative
William Payne, auditor. Jerry 5.
Rogers: clerk. Ca srlss A Dyer: attorney.
W. r. Rupert; treasurer. Charles III. Pink
assessor. John 2. sheehsn; school super
intsndent W. u. Steele. coroner. W. c.
Lake; surveyor, A. NJ. Godfrey; commits
ssonsr.. Hsnry Weber. James Donovsn.
These delegates TO the stats convention
we're chosen: Charles A. Dyer, III. T. Tib-
balls. A. 4 Coleman, J. c. Pringle. f. r.
Hickman. d. II. Hin. ]. u. Thagard, L. S.
fowlss and F. w. Deyoe.
The Joint senatorial convention met this
evening. and II. l. Tfbhslls was chosen
chairman. Donald Mclnnss vas nom.
inatsd for joint senator BY scclams
ton. Five cot Of seven Of the dele
gates from Jefferson county wsrs
msrnpers Of today's county conven.
fion The platform adopted was in great
contrast wlth thai adopted this afternoon
IL sulogiasd Grover Cleveland and tn,
Chicago platform: endorsed the Have
meyer Law and the presidents letter q
Wilson. and denounced a few nsmeless sen
stor. Tor blocking tariff legislation. Thai
was precisely The platform that Saunder.
wanted the committee 10 recommend thi,
afternoon. Il IL said tonight that Nc
lanes. as the suggestion OF Mr. Saunders
positively refused to accept . nomination
unless the National administration
aud It's actions we're uueGnivocaliS
sndorsed Al frst the Jefferson count,
delegates thoaght Of running a eandidat,
from rors Townsend. bat the Clallam del
sEsston pulled oat . written pledge. prom
sslng shs nomination TO that county, ans
TT a a. AL IL