The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-01
AT EVERETT, NAY IA
Time and Place Of the Repub-
lican Convention Fixed.
sNoHoMIsH GETS 70 cELsoArEs
Y0us Hundred and Two Dslsgseas in
sAs Cenvenfion. % which Eiag
Has %, Pfsrce -

Tacoma, Narch n.-IA,s-4si--Ys sook only
ore roll cal OF the Eaoubi,ear state cen
srsl COMMITTEES today 10 sx the place for
holding the convention fer the purpose %
choosing delegates 20 the national conven-
ton Al - Louis asx; July Everett was
the choice Of the cornfnit,se. bat she had
cnly 80 moro vote than her rival. Waiis
wsilA Out OK the n votes cast, Everett
received II as1 WsIIa wAilA u.
Comr.tsseman Fairchiid. 81 Wha.cons.
suggested thAt May "a would BE- . good
time for holding theeonvsntlon. This wac
unartnousiy agreed 20 by tbs commit
tee. witaou, any discussion 10 speak Of.
Bussness was transacted b. the commit
ties Ia public sezsios a. parior A cs TIE Ia
coma hotel. Fer an hour and halt thls
morning TIE COMMITTEES held important
executive session in the smoking room
what va. done By the committee behind
closed doors was perhaps more important
than the other matters disposed Of. II was
decided 20 fin the appor,ionneBt Of dele
gates AZ ons for every no votes cast for
conxrsssnan at the election OF fsst The
vote Of Dooli,tle ard 4yae wiIi be aver
aFec. ard the spBorfioament calculated on
the average. This viii give sc delegates
"A somewhat smaller convention than the
last state convention at Spokane.
Chairman swetisnd's plan Of orsaniza-
sfon by counties was discussed az length
posi-Tnssiiiz-rcsr. and 10 was very IA
vorably reeetved by the members OF the
committee. The plan was formally IN
6orsed.
I; was decided 90 allow enohomish
county 10 delegates Only Abou; LOO votes
were cast fer congressman. owing to the
fight tina, was on over the county seat.
voters emitting TO vote for congressman
ia their desire 20 register their ballots on
the county seat matter. For suprems
fudge g. 80 votes were east IN the county.
Tho executive session took NJ the time
tili " % when adjournment was taken for
lunch Shortly after 1.So the committee re-
assembled In the large parior Of the hotel.
IA soon "a the time fsr holding the CON
vrn'lon was agreed upon. W. X. Dunbar.
Of f1oldsnSaie. nominated Waiia Walia as
the place for tho convention to meet. Ar.
Dunbar talked in q graceful manner for
Ave minutes. and then gave way to ex-
Mayor Norton y. waiiing. OF Everett. who
made neat ard foscibls address. detailing
the claims Of hts city AMI setting forth Its
advantages in the way OF railroad facilities,
hotels. ste. and particularly the hospital
fly Of Us people Mr. Wsiing did rot talk
much moro than Eve minutes. and then ths
roll was called. The result Was surpris-
ingiv close. and the Everett delegation was
ovsrJoyed. Soon after the committee al
Journed. The waiia wAIla people DO est
feel the least Bit sore. They say they are
well pleased at the strength they displayed.
considering the fact that they started IN
Sunday afternoon with only one vote IN
their favor.
Among tho visitors not members Of the
committee were; Gov. MeGraw. Attorney
General Jones' A. W. Frater. Of Snoho-
nnish. Col. r. ID. Hues,is. of Olympia:
Judge Denney. Of snohoni.sh. and ~. Gold
man, of WallA waila-
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