The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-07

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Fourth precinct .--------
Ninth ward .--s~------.-.-. =
Te.as 10000. .....- 80 1874 a. s-a
Ire result. OF the vote ~as manifest
before ne chairman could snro1nce he
election o MAJ Rinehart. and there vas
a ec<.e o. er1suxizs-n ~ The success OK
the Barsssxn nnta that eesipsed any DEM
crzrrz,so made during the earlier part o.
the Convention The delegates sprang 10
their feet and re co1yeEt4o1 was uEccn-
troliaols for several r.inaies- ny flses
was 70 ce see, IN front Of me PLATFORM.
wners ne had stepped almost rnecaa1zcaz-
Iy while the vote vas being tzkes- aH1
he raised his asr q. arms length and led
IL : cheer Eha. could have beea heard
so- Biocxx-
whr the ,unrlt had suozsied IL de-
gree. M. KsEnear. seconded by hall
dozen delegates. moved that the eAecuon
be made unanimous Win rcaSing Sose
The motion prevailed. and Chairman Cor
Coz appointed = COMMITTEES 70 escofh
fAs successful AspiF4ns 10 the piaaorn
Mr.. klnnssr. irving T. Cole ana r. rill
Saw Much en1nussasE presA.iea a.
Mai Rinenart stepped 10 the troct Oh me
platform lie said:
The thalrrnan's speech
..t;~r,se1nea o. the Convention. ! thank
won for the honor you confer IN selecting
me 10 prsss1e over this convention com
posed OF nearly 80 loya. Republicans OF
Klrg county, / am not vain enoash %
regard the homer as personal 10 caysel,
As a lifelong Republican ] do accept u
gratefully and proudly l am proud TO
look into the faces Of this splendid array
OF Republican, and TO feel that they nave
come up ia response to the ilrst drun-osat
OF our party calling US TO duty IL TIE pre-
lmsnary skirm.sh Of what promises 10 be
. victorious campaign ! am proud 10
know that our party Is greater than any
one man fl II. That IL 10 big enough and
broad enough 10 furnish within its ranks
4 political home and q hearty welcome for
men OF dinercn; shades Of political opin-
ion--sor all good Republicans. whether
they os friends OF Senator Squire or An
drew +. Bur.eign. and why net be friends
OF beth, Whoever did more for his party
than his party for him.
We are glad. not only to tolerate but
10 welcome within our political household
the friends and supporters OF Allison,
Reed and Mckinley. We are not ashamed
20 name them In the same sentence and
with The same breath. They are ali good
Republicans They have done much for
the nation and much for our party We
may be sure OF a victory with any one OF
them for cur leader"
Credentials Committee.
Mr.. Hughes moved that a committee on
credentials be appointed by the chair. TO
consist OF fifteen members. two from each
senatorial district and three from the coun-
~ at large. The motion vas carried, and
a similar motion was made by DIR. A. p.
Alften for a committee on permanent or
gsnixation and order OF business This
second motion brought Abe Spring to the
floor. Since when" ne demanded. has
the control OF Republican convention
been given into the hands of one many
He contended thai each district should
name its own committeeman This oppo-
stion called Mr.. Hughes TO his feet, and
he poiniedly asked II anybody's slate had
been broken. The motion was carried
oyerw heImingly.
The committees. including a committee
on platform and resolutions. on motion
OF John Wiley. were appointed by Maj
Rlnshart as follows:
credentlals-B. L. Hoye. Auburn: NJ.
l.. Potter. Enumciaw; A. levin, A. kistler,
J. W. MeConnaughey, c. 7. Tyler. H. h
Struye f. c. Hughes. s. @. Meek. J. T.
Mitehcii. George Richards. Ballard: George
A Brooks. Richmond Beach. at large, A
u. Sherman Chautauqua. Conway Thomp-
son. Richmond Beach; Carl Thompson.
Snoqualmie.
Permanent organization and order OF
busiaess--L@ @. Mccain. Hot Springs. os-
car Christopher Of Christopher. A. 7.
Mi;ten. ". 7. Ford, James Mcknight. s.
l. Crawford. DIR. Z. g. Eames. F. W.
Parker. r. b. Aibertson. c. II. Lilly. w.
II. Ellis. Avondaie. d. y. Taylor. Falls
City; ]. II. Van ASSET. Duwamish;
Thomas Michigan. Renton: W. II. Cowie.
Mcnohan.
Platform and resolutions - George NJ
Stewart. Morris Grcenbaum. K. 3. Bur
well. J. z. Risedcrph, Jacob W. Jacobs, J.
~ Txa, y
Thomas W. Gordon. John Wiley.
At E.ds the convention adjourned ILL
o'clock
The Afternoon Session.
A; the afternoon session the report of the
committee on permanent organization and
order OF business vas adopted as read
Il recommended that the temporary or
ganizAtson be made permanent, and that
business De transacted In the following
order. Report of committee on creden-
tisls. the selection OF sixty delegates and
slternaies TO the Everett convention: that
no proxies be allowed. but that In every
case each precinct be allowed its full repre-
sentasior. and that when delegate or
delegates were absent the chairman OF the
prec'act cast the vote proportlonately:
finally. tina; the vote upon every question
b. taken by precincts.
There we're ne contests. and The report
OF The committee on credentials was adopt
Ell without discussion
\ Ciean-Eut Issue.
but now was TO come the contes. OF the
day. a elcar-eat test OF strength between
tho Rurle4gh and the Squire factions. ard
the xoia bore out the assertion made BY
Mr.. Piles that MIR, Bariesgh would have
81 81 tho SO delegates The contest for
the chairman had been conclusive N The
minds Of the BuTieiSh men. ou; siill II
- 49, .
Rinehart received a large ballot on sc-
count o, his personal following. The re-