The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-16

they were emitted TO two more votes than
were cast Joseph Gallagher, VINO an
nouncei the vote OF the precinct. ex-
planned tina. he only cast the votes % rhe
delegates who were present A delegate
VINO sat on the same bench with Lane
then announced that he had proxies from
the two absent delegates. and after some
discussion he was permitted 10 cast them.
The announce manr was then made that
the vote stood Is 1-3 for Keliener 20 121's
FOR Ronald.
There was great enthusiasm among ne
Lane faction. while White yelled Ike n
Comancne and waved his oyercoa. and hat
trangically in the air.
Ronald was escorted 20 thu chair and
made a hot silver speech. IN which. among
other things. he raubled of into stats
ties and announced how the minis OF
China were open 10 he free coinage OF
silver az the ratio OF Isl. 20 !, and how the
United States produced fve-sixths OF all
the silver produced In the world. and two
thirds OF all the gold. These novel and
startling statements were received with
great applause.
The convention then proceeded TO the
selection OF the three regular committees.
Il was al first proposed 10 have one men,
Der from each ward. and three from each
outside commissioner district, but r. l..
Thorne protested that IL was about time
the country precincts were given fair
show He had been in the county twenty
seven years and had never seen a Demo-
cratic convention in which the country
delegates received a fair apportionment
on the com nittees. and 5 a matter OF fast
the country delegates might as well stay
at home. The apportionment was then
changed 10 allow the commissioner dis
tricts four instead OF three representatives
on each committee.
Calling the roll for committeeman pro-
ceeded without incident until the Eighth.
ward was reached when Richard Gowan
challenged the correctness OF the an
nouncement, saying that the result was
arrived az by permitting the vote OF a fic-
titious proxy. originally issued by William
II. Whittiesey 10 his brother Charles. but
now being voted by some one else.
There was a monkey and parrot time for
some moments. In the course OF which
there was an animated colioquy between
Gowan and the irrepressible White. who,
by the way, was on his feet during the
greater part Of the morning session.
White said that Gowan had been IN Pop
ulist convention this summer. Gowan.
with considerable animation said that the
statement was absolutely false. White
retorted that Gowan had told him so him
self. Gowan replied that that statement
was also deliberately false. There was
no blood shed, however and the conven-
ton finally decided 10 permit the alleged
proxy to be voted.
committee of three. consisting of W
H. White, j. c. Helms and Falcon Joslin.
was then appointed 20 visit the other con-
ventions and lind out how large a confer
ence committee would be wanted. After
this recess was taken until O'clock.
The Afternoon Session.
During the recess the committee on ere
dentials met, and after passing on two or
three minor contests finally locked horns
over the contests from the First ward.
Fraud and stufting is charged in the FIRST
precinct, the one from which Statesman
Lane was returned Another contest in
the First ward is over the seat OF Joe
Gallagher, an ''anti-heeler' delegate firm
he Fourth precinct 1t is charged that
CT llasher is not a resident OF the pre-
cinct.
When the delegates filed into The hal,
III readiness 10 roconyene, the committee
on crede atials still held the stage. On
gagged Y. "a most acrimonious debate over
these contests AMI the convention 81
down patiently , await their decision.
Finally the committee moved TO a room
III the front OF ths building, aud there
long and animated deDate- was carried OF
for the rest OF tho afternoon.
The convention Was twice called 10 or
der fo' the purpose of receivin., cou1al /
lions, announcing Jat appointment OF con
ference committees. bur took further r.
cess after each such report was received
Finally. about So the Honorable War
horse White could 10 longer contain his
impa tIenee and moved that the conven-
tion proceed 10 the election OF confar-
ence committee, wit"cut awaiting the &c
ton OF the committee on credentials or
receiving the reports OF any OF the other
committees. delegate raised the point
OF order that such motion could not he puf
until after the report of the committee on
credentials. and the chair sustained the
point. There was considerable snarling
over this, and finally Chairman Ronald
evolved the brilliant idea that the con-
vertion could proceed 10 do the work
without compelling the chair 10 do vio-
lence TO parliamentary procedure by the
simple process OF appealing from the
chairs decision on the point OF order
White caught al this, took the appeal
and the chairs ruling was reversed unan-
imocsly. The convention then proceeded
to select tho conference committee rs fol
lows: First ward. c. l.. Wilson: Second,
II. II. kulies Third. II. W. Stein; Fourth.
Falcon Joslyn. Fifth, Dewitt Clark.
Sixth. F. II. Tighe: seventh. Fred Rice
RoWell: Eighth Lee Z. Hart: Ninth A
II. Ernst; Second commissioner district.
Z. Hatfield. Mr.. Cowles, r b Anthony,
r. /. Thorne. Third commissioner district.
Morgan O'Brien. o. H. Reese, c. T Gut
berson. John Loekrldge
The conference committee was instruct
cd - meet with the Pops and the Goats
at the rooms in the Collins building at
$50. and the convention took q recess
until o'clock.
In" Evening Session.
The COMMITTEES on credentials. after a
session Of six hours during which they ex-
amined quite a number Of witnesses and
listened % no end Of arguments nv inter-
cs.ed parties. including Statesman Lane
the e.der and younger Alien, Louis De
Ps0i and others. finally by q VOC CT = 10
decided IN favor OF he Lane faction. and
thus settled the contest IN tha FIRST pre-
c.nct q tho First ward.
The evening session was entirely devoid
O. incident. Chairman Ronald called the
convention 70 order a, O'Clock The re-
port of the committee on permanent or
SANITATION, rules and order or business
vas decided BY the chair after due
order 0f business. bat unfortunately ne
chairman % that committee vas absent
ard the next order or business ~rax saxon
up. THIS vas the report OF thu commit
/ tee or creslen-4als but taaI committee was
/ Dot ready either. and as last resort ne
COMMITTEES en- resolutions and Platform
vas ca3ea upon Water Fulton. ,~s
Chairman .o0k lhe platform ard read he
rtasotat~o~s. - follows
We hf!eve III the Democracy as ala
6oNc by Jefferson and Jackson.
we !niorse rhe platform II he Demo
cratic party as declared by So rational
convention In is ~ecent eess5o tr faa So
version. W<.aar2 !. Bryan anu Arth3r
Sews1
AMI - further lnf3-se re rra..o--r
asapte+ ny ne Democratic parts Or ms