The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-17

WIKI him 20 secure ,hs vote OF me vet
erans whom NJ. White asserted were ]. sat
strong u ibis county.
Richard SAKE Jones vas nominated ey
GOstin Of Suoqual.n'e; Frank F. Randolph
BY Q. A. c Rochester. and 7. A Garrett.
CT WE. r. Thompson TIE latter. N MS
nominating speech. proceeded 10 get back
al h1ng for his assault. and con rnsnced 20
reelte how King had 6o.ta3 the nou1ina-
tons made TWO years ago. when he n TETn
Vas called down and subsidized sulIlangly.
having placed two or three good shots BE-
! fore it aawns5 upon the chair that as was
OFT OF order
Othsr combinations were Lee Dev-.es.
nominated BY H c Str3d wick and ". II.
Moore. nominated by John Condor. The
frs; ballot resulted as follows; L.scht en-
berg -5ls. Jones SSt.. Randolph Is. peF~fes
G's. Moore 4 80. Garrett s.is; no choice.
During the course % this ballot a dele
gate named Hart attempted 70 cast the
vote OF Black Diamond. but was called
down by the holder OF rhe duly issued
proxy from thai precinct In attempting
an explanation he was Kissed and mani
tested some temper.
The second ballot resulted: Lachtenherx
81 81. Moore 95ia, jones 3Sls. Randolph
= DeNrfes sotS. Garrett 49,; no choice.
Ra ado,ph's name was then withdrawn
The third ballot resulted: LAchtenherG
. -
Garrett III; still no choice.
The third eallo, resulted in the choice
OF Moore by the following vote: Moore
i<s. LAchtenberg Al. Jones y, DeVrtes 1874.
Garrett MS. Battle 4
Moore took the stand ard spoke briefly.
He said he felt fully rewarded FOR his
elSnt years Of arduouS labors on behalf
O. he Democrats party. and pledged HIM
self that, If elected his private character
.a.zts
Treasurer being next ia order, Falcon
Joslin nominated Charles r Whitslesey.
and =. p. Padden secondes the noinlna-
tion, which was made by reclamation
Following came the superintendent OF
schools. Judge Milton l. Baer. who
very ably Represented Durham pre-
cinct. nominated I. z. Rich Waiter FIJI
ton did Ike Office for James F. F'agan.
ana Mr. Byers for w J. Meredith. Tns
ron call: Meredith 10, Rich "A, and Fa-
gan Is
The great battle OF the day was looked
IoT over the prosecuting attorueyship bur
Ac4~4roy wen in a walk" II was quite
time before any names were suggested.
and The convention was sbout 20 proceed
20 ballot without waiting FOR formal yson,-
nations when King suddenly arose and
nominated Jas. r McElroy. and a country
delegate did q Ike Office for Jaw c. Allen.
while II. [. S,rndw.ck nominated James
NJ Ieplart. The ballot proceeded but be-
fore the roll cali Was finished Il 5eyeIoued
that McElroy would De nominated bv an
Overwhelming majority. and The other
names were Withdrawn ana the nonalna-
ton made unanimous.
McElroy was called 70 the platform and
nade a rev remarks. demonstra ting his
contempt Tor English rule, especially the
rules Of English grammar.
Another battle royal followed ovar n.
nomination for coroner. DR.. Yandsll was
placed IN nomina ton By Falcon JoslIu
Salvador Ellicott by Michael Phillips. NJ
NJ Teater by Mr.. Rich. James A Green
by II. z. Shields, DR.. J. A Rooms by 8
;. Carlisle. and DR.. Kline by q. VI. Emory.
The country delegations had two candi-
dates, those from the southern section
presenting DR.. Edward Van de vanter, and
those from the north end DR.. William NJ
Patterson. The country delegates made
pathetic appeal for recognition. especially
those from the northern tier OF - clncts
They pointed out that their commissioner
and representative had each been awarded
70 the Pops. and they asked for just one
little crutnb. The countrymen were not in
X, however. The first ballot resulted
Yandeil, IS; Elicott, %; Teater. 4sis Green.
p, Patterson. a Is: Van de Vanter 90 II
was decided 10 drop the low man after
the next ballot, and Rooms withdrew. II
resulted; Yandell. 14i1: Elliott, 80. Teater
AZ; Green 70; Patterson, 40 10: Van ae
Nanter. -. Green was dropped, and Eli
colt and Tester withdrew, leaving the nght
between Yaudell and the two country can
di9ates. fanden won handily on the third
ballot with lSi votes. the result as TO the
other two not being announced
White moved 20 suspend the rules and
proceed 20 elect a chairman OF the county
central committee. Z. I. Thorne and
Fred Rec Rowen were the nominees. As
a slight concession to the country. Thorna
who does business Ia Seattle bur whose
residence Is IN Renton. was elected by i4s
10 Roweil's 12s county committee con-
sistinr e one from each precinct In the
county was elected
For county commissioner from the FIRST
district White nominated Tim RYAN; Pat
terson nominated Lean1er Miller and
Free Rice Roweu nominated W IT Maud.
Ryan was nominated on the first ballot.
For justice FOR Seattle precinct Rowail
nominated Frank p. Inwerson. ana King
nominated John c. Whitlock The roll
call developed such a ma iorlty for Trxer-
soil that Wh'teck's name was Withdrawn
and he nomination OF Tngersoil was made
unanimons
For constable lively rght Develops. n
NJ, Emory nominated f ~ Pike: w x.
White nominated ! " Sweazv. and a
delegate from the Third ward nominated
Rernar1 J NcGhee. and II c. Nissen wa.
also dominated. on the roll cal Nfxs~n
and Pike were the only ones tina. devel-
oped any strength ana after The roll cali
VAS completed the changes Of the votes
we're 50 numerous thai the tally clerks got
al mixed up and said they would not at
temp "a roucG for the correctness 81 thetr
figures. \ second vote was had resulting
as follows, Nfssen. X Pfke 81
while tha baliotsng for he Offices IN th>
city precincts was going on tha members
Of ne rhirty-e' ght legislative district took
themselves - into another room ard no