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

"-OcnTACe received votes.
When The sixth va-t cast votes sor
Meyer Il brough- his total % ~ .hree
naore han enough 20 nominate and n.
successful cErd 11te's friends who had
been watching The ba-Iovi1g closely. to.nsd
II what made me Hrst real demon ira on
OF The convention. This continued FOR sev-
era seconds. ar3 WAS renewed when tAe
Seventh ward cast 3 votes so13 for Moy
er. A general cheer went up the ilstan.
tie ha,lo.ing closed end Meyer, who was
s-en6inz near me western side o. the
room. vas surrounded and pushed toward
the rosyrurl ae made a cwo-uinute
speech acknowledging the conf5erce re-
poset IN him. and raea the conventions
mate the nomination unanimous and gave
three cheers for the nominee
For auditor there was no lack o. aspsr-
Ants. There were successfully psa.sec in
nomination Lyman Wood, o. Stanley Fen
wick, l. w Kidd, Harry g. Drees J. H
Att.eEnan. Z. H. Evenson and III NJ
Holmes The names o. Wood. Rtet
Dr-es and Holmes were withdrawn The
arst ballot stood:
FenWlck ---......... ...........-........ =
A11ls-nan .-.......--' .......-....-....-l7Sl -3
An announcement Of the vote from the
chair and the fact that no choice vas
made was he signal for calls above xhich
resigning in favor OF EvsnsoR Ths Sec
ond ballot resulted in the election OF Even
son. the vote standing; Evenzon a45 Ai-
dieman 80.
Committees from the Goats and Demo
Gratis now appeared before ehe convention
and read the tickets put up by their re-
spective conventions The Popul!xt. ratt-
led both tickets. ard the visiting CON-
mittees retired happy in the knowledge
that the Popuhsts approved their 1otngs.
Nominations for assessor were next IL
order. and the frst name 70 De put De
fore the convention was John Wesley
Maple. Those which followed were Alex
anler Mcdonald and F NJ Sargent. Sec
onds OF the nomination Of Mcdonald came
from ali sides. and the name OF Maple
was withdrawn. Mcdonald was chosen
by acclarneaon
For wreckmaster ". z Hayes was
placed IA nofnina tion. and such an upr02r
arose that Hayes. who stood up In the
back yelling at the top Of his lungs. could
gain no recognition The convention fral-
iy quieted DOWN. ana HAYES withdrew in
favor or the Republican nominee. Bert
Taylor. The names OF DR.. ]. Eugene Jor-
dan and Z Clayson, sr., were also pre-
scented for this important position. Then
arose Simon TIE wEliger. and making his
way to the front he made = determined
stand for A hearing Il tell you. gentle
men OF this con yentior. that rs this way"
he said brsndishing his cane These
nominations are only made as an insult
I want 10 name man who is neither
doctor nor lawyer. but who Is good for
this position. I want 10 name Dan-Dan-"
then re paused. He had forgotten. Wat;
I'll hnd out his name" he exclaimed ana
while the convention roare1 with laughter
he sought out his friend. secured the
name, and returning announced IN tri-
umph, Dan Mcnamara" This gentle
man promptly withdrew. ard after some
further parley and joking simon Terwfl-
Tiger himself was nominated and elected
by accla nation.
The only office remaining was that OF
constable. for which tnnunerable appli-
cants were expect A The names put up
were Charles /. Jordan. Daniel McDaniels,
John Locke. James c Brogan. N c. Ros-
enfeldt, Timothy O'Hailoran and c. c.
Trotter Some FUN developed IN these
nominations. An overheated individual
with a sort of staccato movement n his
voice named John B Hart Hart was
the only nominee TO withdraw. Before a
vote was taken on constable re offered a
resolution that the county centra, COM
m!ttee be empowered 10 Ill any vacancies
In the ticket nominated, and be clothed
with al necessary power - place the
ticket before the people. This was car
r,e6 The first ballo. stood: Brogan, SIS
Jordan. a. Roseufedt, 20
Locke withdrew IN favor OF B-ogan as
did OfHalloran and Trotter. motion was
made 20 nominate Brogan bv acclana-
ton. but it did not carry. and another vot.
was taken
James c RroeAn won out or the second
ballot with i5S votes, and tire conventto
adjourned with three cheers for the PEG
piss party.