The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23
POPS IN CONVENTION.
They Elect Delegates TO the
Tacoma Convention Today.
TElLER's ACTION ENDORSED.
The County Delegates Have a scrAppy
Meeting. bat All Ends IN
Harmony.


aa5zty capzsss e visitation . ts@ PEG
pes party csantY convention hsl3 n Tar-
z=F haE H1ga1 cave sent them f3rEa nzesc-
ing ana snaEsers1- Ar L vas some elegant
metaphors ard Esrw BaTases we're tzr1-
81 IsoSs without apparently irr5E-2EE any
ore Tee eCuwereaos was cal3s1 - elect
delegates % tze Foa2IgsT district conFer-
ts3a tgr Western washington. walcn i %
b. bed il Tssoznz today. ana also 70
name three delegates IS the choice o.
KsEg county s9F the national convention
E.genar6 r E'IBSor. Sauus3 StaE and E1-
gene WAY Tere elected t9r the national
csnvent1on. the latter % Re dropped n
case kiag egUnEy Is only allowed TWO tess-
Eatea instead q three Resolutions were
aaspts3 raegnnraenG3ng the Omaha plat
form ard III. rising the action o. senator
Teller IN bostIng he Republican consen-
a0n a. s.. Loals.
T1rnsg hail @zs well flied A. tae sides
and ia the gallery were many proFninenz
Republicans ard Democrats watching he
proceedings with Interest Among these
ne tall ngure % john Wiley moved con-
EpIcu08slg. The county delegates % the
convention seTe OFT in fail force. IL was
noE gaat might - termed a Eell-oTesse1
assenablage. most % those present being
in a negglgee costume. Boiled shirts
were a. a discount TIE F0pgilstic 5saFd
was very muGa IN evidence. especially
among xnzt are terms Ia the inner circles
the 'lorg-haired Populists-" This appel
latson is supposed 70 distinguish the non
progressive wao boIted the Jordan con-
venflsnF a. the recent city election from
the 'sh3vf-aaired" or rL4stltng contingent
The latter faction acre in control, and
oafuErn tered ire former boilers I'VE 70 one
The tao forces were ia constant CLASH,
but fhs weaker side vas beaten IN every
issue. The first eoatsst was for chairman.
Richard T. Winsor taking the seat over
T. r. GrlsEold- Again the saort-nalred
ones got ID their work On the election OF a
secretary. Ae8le8r being elected over Ls-
void Who has been secretary OF the county
central COMMITTEES for some time past As
one delegate said. the presentation Of Mel
leurs name was like shaking red rag
in The face OF a bull"
There acre many amusing occurrences.
A. IN All conventions, there was the man
wao Eas peEpstually On his feet making
motions oct Of order, the man who wanted
to know. the mar sho voted mo- on every
question. aud the man who said nothing
but chewea tobacco. s ~. Kidd, the tail
Popalisf. had 4 slight advantage over his
fellows Being deaf he could keep the
floor IN spite o. repeated calls 10 order
When re had any remarks 10 iaterject Re
did 50 Nth q calm dignity that vas in
spiring, in face OF the men about him
clamorlng loudly 10 be heard. The con-
vcntlon vas a noisy one. ard Chairman
Winsor presided with skiI and patience.
Among tire prominent Populists present
we're Judge Bush. John r. Hart. Lewis
Haney. Thomas Navln. George Cr0max.
Farmer Todd. Bruce Harhin. ". r.
Hailsstad. Rev. Mallory. Frank Spear. ".
n Holmes, W. Il. Andrews. John O'Neil.
r. Wiusor. 3r.. county Commissioner
ueaton. Robert Bridges. :. Allen, Swan
Lewis. r Clayson. ST.. =. W. Phipps. ".
McAr1le. BARLEY C0nroy. T.. u. Benson.
j f. Jordan Robert Wilson. ". II
Proudly. y. Cochran and h. F. Day.
The only colored delegate was Al Pin
nick. OF Newcastle. Every committee re-
port WAS the signal for a wraagfe. and ad-
3ectives and verbs were scattered promis-
cuoss3y on every occasion.
The Organization.
The convention was called 70 order by c.
II Monohon. chairman OF the county cen
trail committee. shortly after l o'clock. and
the 80 or more delegates present were
seated after some slight confusion. those
from the second commissioner district TAX
Ing the Jeff hand side % the hau and those
In the third baing assigned places on the
right The nearby precincts were arranged
in seats at the rear. There We're but few
empty seats IN the hail 4 call for mem
hers % the county central committee pres
eat n take seats on the platform was re-
sponded 70 by ]. Fl Grisw0id and ]. n
Reard.
While waiting the action Of the secretary
on credentials. Monohon addressed few
remarks 20 the convention. He declared
that a ns~ danger more powerful than
thar against which the declaration Of in
dependence was directed was threatening
tho nation I'VE have become a nation Of
calamity haWlers.' ne said. Millions Of
men are casting about for "A new alliance
Some gains 81 members have heen made -
every state, ard in many the gains have
been phenomenal The reopie know there
IS bat ore party against which the Allied
forces Of platocraev are directed" He
styie3 the Republican platform made a s.
Louis a ins sample Of Word-tw{sftng and
Huston snd thought The principles free
ballots. rights u women and temperance.
hut catch words
JOHN p Hart then placed IN nomination
for temporary chairman Richard Winsor
r Srott nominated l. n Griswod Both
names received several seconds and ballot
ing was proceeded with on the tan names
Winsor vas elected rs an almost unani-
NOUS vote. which WAS afterwards mad
unanimous. ard no took the platform
amidst applause and cries OF 'Winsor.
/ Winsor."
Gentlemen az tie convention" ne said
when orfer was restored 1T f. useless for
us 90 spend any time iu ceremonies I can
give YEA 20 ether assurances than Fay Pc
ord tn presiding over N0ur conventions In
she past He spoke az the action 81
I Teller ir ho,tlnE The s. T.aats convention
sna Tire boltev's name was q sieraI Tor
hearty cheers. E3e believed THE evas ~ the
weird were turned toward the much Do
spisaH calls nifty hawisFs fer salvation H.
sdenaHeS Teller wtth the peuaHsf rartv.
ara az the new mention % the name ID
ives aea}a rAeered- TFe thnuxht this v-as
moneateas epoeh. ans there were quts-
u1ns Nh9eh as 3 party w9ss he rset
fae N2H8 nation cf a temporary secretary
} was r&Nf in o~e'er ard tee following names
were placed before the convention. Fee
Metese. J. 6. Levoi8. John " wafrA
I Hart. iu sae~n 5far tire nsmse ~ NeIfo~.
SalH fha rartv wanted = secretary v-ne
Wa~a3 keep tee records - ere party err
+ - the inspection ~ s3 Thtg was htf Al
revo}8. whe has Formerly hesA .h@ rav-
+ tsnr. arA iaer= wRs FAIR prospect ~ q
e8efa debate er taR 11essler when W p
Anteews IS q few sentences axnressrr.s
rrE~rf thst aov t-euhte shauf3 arise sn
faf-F g SEQ convention. rrstore3 order.
( l-sses-s ear2e aas withdrawn
Meteor eas efcrse8 aa8 Ffafrh wss efse.-
( ~ assistant temporary secretary.
II 81. Address ugeVeE tAax committee
/ On .entsats - appo1ata8 rs eNs char
Ez0ae Nav Amsu&e3 this - tNat shs
/ e1Ha saenea SAou5d - sefersAs nv -ha
a<s@sAc7a ard fhst 81 the sssne sEma tAe
Hsta} convention committee d. selected
E esre eewsnIftee aHesnx ere reageSs utafsve
fraEa each s. ere nsee cstv warts saur s-s-s.
( tza Sereat ecasHsssaarer District aa4
tre fr7w ths T@sre3 e5srusEss t3Fsr s4a-
trtet ~esess - efeasn g.sautes Mss ears
ea4r8 50 Es=ew delegations s. xst saeet aer
{ f9r ere ssssettra - c1nrr ssae a5eu
tessa1.ttaes weFe swpasst@s a. fsts a-s-
4eF-os af9t 1rEaH ssat5cH an8 ersEer 81
f essssaess-E ~. Wax Baa~rs 81 sxes s
E p. 1~ssr. 1ths IS Hs~s W = rark.~. q
tfwe& g. o Benson. Henry 1zas.