The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-26
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approval.
The Order of Business.
The report OF the committee on organi-
zation recommended that the temporary
organization be made permanent; that
the order OF business be: QD Report OF
committee on platform; C2) nominations
90 chairman of each delegation 10 report
all questions when a division is called: cD
that three candidates be voted for on the
same ticket. and the three having the
highest number OF votes cast, provided the
same be majority of the votes cast, shall
be declared nominated; the first and sec
ond highest 10 be for the three-year terms
and the third highest for the one-year
term.
Mr.. winsor. amid much shouting and
laughter named J. NJ Wolfe. OF the Ninth
ward and Neal Boyle. OF the Sixth ward,
the two most ponderogs men in the room
BOYLE vainIy tried 10 decline on the
ground that he was chairman of his dele
CATION. Notification was at this point
received that the committee on platform
would report in three minutes. Richard
w1nsor jr.. read the report, while hush
fell over the audience only TO be broken
by applause at stated intervals. The plat
form reads:
The Platform.
"First-ve denounce the high-handed
violation Of the law through which $780,
900 of,illegal Indebtedness was created in
this school district. that the people were
forced 10 validate under threats OF being
regulators.
"Second-we demand that all liabilities
that cannot be legally incurred without
submission TO the people. shall first be
submitted for their approval.
'-Third-We insist upon the strictest
economy I'm the purchase Of sites, cree
ton OF school buildings and purchase of
supplies that IS consistent with efficient
schools. and that a pretended economy
shall not be practiced by pinching the
wages OF competent teachers. or cutting
of desirable instructions that the children
OF the poor cannot obtain elsewhere.
'Fourth-This having been ordained a
land of civil and religious liberty by the
heroes of f116. and our public schools be-
ing the bulwark OF that liberty, the peo-
pie OF this state have in their constitu-
ton provided that all schools maintained
wholly or in part by public funds shall
be forever free from sectarian control or
influence
"F1fth-we therefore demand absolute
enforcement OF this constitutional guar
anty and denounce as un-American all at
tempts of any organization, either rei!g-
ious, secret or political, to deprive any
American citizen OF any right, either civil
or religious. on account OF his opinions or
convictions on the subject Of religion.
"Sixth-Populsm has no room for re-
iigiOus hate and animosity, that divides
the masses in the face OF a common en-
envy. and we extend the hand of political
fellowship TO every upright man without
dictation as 10 his religious convictions.
And that we are opposed 10 the school
teachers OF this district being used as po-
liticai factors in any school election. and
that. other things being equal. preference
shall be given to teachers who have OBJ
talned their education In schools of this
state.
THAT the studies of the senior grammar
or high school grade shall be arranged so
that the graduate OF such grade shall be
qualified to enter the lowest grade or the
state university"
The Nominations.
Nominations were made as follows:
Henry w. Stein. by Mr.. Boyle; W. l..
Thompson, by Mr.. McDaniels; James
Moran, by Mr.. Albright; Addison Smith,
by Mr. McKernan: Richard Winsor by
Mr. Alsted: Homer NJ. Hill, by Mr.. Wilke-
son; Dr. Henry Yandell, by Mr.. kist JOS
eph Wnship, by Mr. Mcknnon; d. r..
Ward, by Mr.. Mcnamara.
Nominations here were closed and all
names were withdrawn but those of Stein.
Thompson. winship and Ward.
stein Gets mira Glace.
The FIRST ballot. which was taken shortly
after II o'clock. was decisive, and was
as follows.
Thompson. AZ; Winship. AS: Stein. los;
Ward. Is. winsor, s. YandeIl. .; Bevan, /.
A scheme Is Unveiled.
Whom the result was announced STEMS
friends were obviously disappointed, and
from the ballots IL appears that they were
made the victims OF n clever piece Of
manipulation. They claim 10 have had a
majority easily for their favorite. and
that Ward was placed in the field solely
for the purpose OF drawing from Stein
Had not Ward been pat up, they say,
stein would have received nearly all OF the
twenty-six votes and would have led in
the race for the long term. The dissats-
faction ~ once manifested itself and was
evidenced In the discussion OF a motion
ny Boyle that any member of the conven-
ton falling 20 give the ticket open and
hearty support be read ont of the PoDu-
list party and forever mathematical. This
led Hollensted 70 declare. In A voice so
broken by a foreign accent as scarcely 10
be understandable. that as ne was an
American citizen he would so forth from
the convention to support whom he
pleased. and 10 repudiate the ticket if he
wanted 10. He did not care to fall In with
men who had been caught stealing pota-
cefved was prolonged hiss and a roar of
Impotence Many delegates leaped 10
their feet. and declared that all true Pop
ulists would work FOR the ticket and would
vote H.
Eugene Way fred a hot shot at ellison
by making an amendment that anybody
caught nominating "a straight Populst
ticket" I'm allusion % the last election. be
brought under the penalties az the Notion.
Both the amendment and the original mo-
ton We're carried with rush
As soon "a this action was taken a great
many OF the delegates stated by tue pro-
lonRed session. moved out OF the hall
homeward bound. Benson here made a
motion that the entire vote be rcconsid-
ercd Gre order 20 throw Stein IN the front
place, and VAS supported by Rowan. but
opposed hy Kidd. who declared that she
motion came too late. Turmoil seemed
again 90 BE- about 70 ensue but while Eev-
an was spea king the convention arose bod
tly and walked ont 81 tho hali. voting ON a
motion 80 adjourn as it went.
Prof. Ro~cnwaid. or~an Francisco. Dead
san Francisco. oct es-P-of. Jacob II
RoseuWald. one ~ the leading musicians
Of the city, "a dead. Of heart disease The
end came suddenly. and almost wlth0u,
pain. Prof Rcsenwald was one - the
hest known ana most highly esteemed