The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-17


last respect. the convention was a record
breaker. At exactly $40 o'clock the body
adjourned sine die
The most carable lot of councilmanic
candidates ever named by convention in
this city are on the ticket. The men Sc
lected for the responsible offices OF mem
bers of the city council are OF kind TO
command the hearty support of all classes
in general. and the taxpayers in particu-
lar That the whole ticket viii be elected
from top to bottom nc one doubts.
The estimates of Mayor Orr's strength
in these columns was borne ont in the con-
vention. The First. Second and Third
wards gave Orr % votes on the first roll
call. and the Post -Intelligencer's estimate
on the night OF the primaries was that he
would receive between 50 and ipo from the
wards named, which poll the bulk of the
Republican vote in the city. When the
First precinct Of the Seventh ward was
poIled. the mayor had received enough to
nominate him. and his friends In the body
of the house and in the galleries set up
shout that might have been heard in the
foothills on the reservation. From this
time till the roll call was finished. there
was an animated scramble on the part Of
the precincts that had not given their full
vote for Orr 70 get into the band wagon.
II required l2a votes to nominate, and
when the roll call was finished l9G votes
were credited to the mayor.
The dark horse that every one was look
ing for failed completely 20 materialze.
For several days past DR.. Cloes had ceas-
ed TO be classed ms anything hut pro-
nouucei candidate. This was not the e.
feet of anything the doctor said or did,
hut The result OF the Industrious effort
that was made by number or his friends
who were both active at the primaries and
also at the convention. That he Gid not
no1 twice rs many votes as were cast for
him In the convention was the surprise ~
the dav II was no surprise that Fife did
not have but 81 votes. although some had
estimated his strength at 81. No one be-
lievef; that Orr would he named on the
first ballot. except his most sanguine sup
porters After the first ballot had been
| cast. IL was the plan of the Fife forces to
cantralize their strength on Dr. tloes-
This is what the orr leaders feared hut
| bv the most acute generalship they stole
| a march on their opponents
The nominations for eounciimen were
| as follows,
| First ward. John e. Stevens. we'll
| known hnSiness man.
second ward. John Holgate. a large
| nronerty owner and heavy taxpayer.
| Third ward. John NJ Bell. manager Of
| the Posta, telegraph offices in this city.
| Fourth ward. William NJ Scully. con-
| tractor
! Fiffh ward Ansei Bates.
| sixth ward H n. Warner. master me-
| chanic Of the Northern Pacific.
| Seventh ward. Frank Chandler. a bust
| ness man.
| Eighth ward. T. F. Sampson. a we'll
! known Insurance broker and real estate
| dealer.
| The convention assembled shortly after
! u O'Clock Chairman g. W. II. Davis. II
! the city central committee. called the
/ house 20 order. and " & Ru-t read the
I call for the convention Chairman DAVIS
| fhon asked who the ccnyC utioB wanted FOR
| temporary chairman Stacy Gibbs. who
| with J : Nhitshouse led the orr deic-
/ gates. nominated Charles O Rates. the
! wcll-knoNn attorney. The nomination re-
/ ceived several seconds. Then Charles
| = Ciaypcoi wf3 with Frank
| Cushfran narshaled the Fife and
| Cloes hattaions. waz placed in
| nomination by the opposition. on roli
/ call 81 was seen that Ar. Bates had hv rsr
/ the largest number Of delegates n his
1 favor. when 80 votes hs5 bren cast for
/ Nj Ea'es. Mr. Claypo7l moved that She
/ nomination - made unanimous This vas
/ carried. and the chair dedicated Joe
! Whl.ehouse ard t'nsrt +. J0Ah 20 escort
! Nr Rates 20 the platform ON taking the
( gavei. Chairman Bates thanked the con-
] v.niinn FOR the honor conferred upon him.
I a1i n crisp ive-ninG'e speech predict
/ sd ths success - the ticket about 70 be
/ -aruea lie sad. among c'her things
! thai a crisis has teen rear hfi in oity af-
I fairs. and that the Municipality stood In
/ reed o. tire zerRf fceS - the hest men IA The
/ city In conclusion ~ SID fhAf the ewes
I cs the Re3si 3jcan g2rty throughout tire
/ enrtra state wzre u1on the convention.
/ Chairman Pates then asked for noIlins-
/ tons for temporary secretary a. Y.
/ Heing x p BRADLEY and IL 2. Park
! house were nominated The othe-s daclif-
! ing Mr. Bradley was chosen. Sir- Park
| house was afterw ard made assistant sec
| rotary on motion Of II. X. Moore. the
! chair appointed three committees. one on