The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-25
FOR HONEST DOLLARS
Clallam County Sound Money
Democrats Organize.
SIX DELEGATES FOR TACOMA.
Instructed for State and National Ticket
Lively Fight on Popusi.s
Richardson.

Sound money Democrats arc very Hgeh
IL evidence III siai,zus esyaHty, and they
viii De represented ~ . strong Geie1a-
ton sf tie esats r0nvsagIon 10 Tacoma
Saturday. Tne consentioa for slslaaFn
s county was held ~ last ElaIIam Wei
yies1ay evening. and resulted ia the se-
lection or the following daiegates. Less
r. Flowers. Il. r Smith. bosh % Port
Angeles. ". II. Rowan, 2. f'oiit9ee.
George W. % Srien. ali 0f East t4al4Afn.
j, II. Dlck. OF D1gngsneke
The convention 0rgauszed b. slsctIag
Mr. Rowan caslrnaan and III. fl9geg
secretary. Ey.a unanimous vote fne DEL
egatez positively refused % in9ofss eislsr
fusion or the free silver Democratic tiess..
very strong Ietter from T. .. FiEch.
a former resident 81 De- MosssS. Ioss.
and nor OF Warrington Harbor. VAS rea Z.
and its sentiments approved Dir. Pinch
IS Democrat u HsCre than state repase.
and has attended every national eonsef-
sion OF his party since lss2, except tie
convention Of ISIS and that Of Iss~s. 10 ms
letter he strongly condemned the use %
cheap dollars ard pointed out the eFii
effects OF the adoption Of the Chicago
platform. which he calls = departure frsm
Democrat doetrlae. The letter origin
ally was fnteadea for Mr.. Finch's SONS IN
Iowa. whom he urges not 10 vote for
Bryan.
Democrats for MckinIeT.
The following letter aas read from vel
known sound money Democrats OF ClAl-
lam county.
'port Angeles WASH Sept. e. isss.
ITO the National Democratic Convea-
tion f@ssf ssiaI.au. Wash. -<senfsenleu:
We Wiz, 20 extend to the convention the
sxpreNsson Of our sympathy With your OPP
position q Bryan and his free silver caHl-
pasgn. We fully appreciate yoa4r heroic
sIoffs 70 rescue the Democrats party
from The hands Of the eila uisssons Of a
dehaasd currency and other Popalissic no
siofiF. We believe you viii Dc doing every
s9tszen or ne repabstc lasting service
py aiding la the defeat OF the silver mine
owners In their attempt 10 reyeiufiou!ze
fhe country bv forcing Il Ia a silver basis
along with South America ard China
We have hitherto voted the Democratic
ticket. and have been invited TO attend
-, s .n.' b3I. "aise yoa aaNe or
sympathy. as sc have above stated. ze
believe our duty Is 10 identify ourselves
With tae Republican parry. and 10 vote
for Mckinley. as the most effective way
OF oesea tins Bryan and free silver
t'fRFB RtgRFKTS
b. THOMAS MOORE.
- III. G. STRONG;
60 i. BROWN
M V. ALBRIGHT.
-. +. HOOPER"
Fusion Trucking IL CoatempiibIe.
The foregoing letter aas placed on
record. and TIE convention proceeded 10
adopt platform .nGorsing the national
ticket. as follows.
Resolved. That this convention OF the
national Democrats Of cLaliam county
does hereby renew IT'S faith tn the ancient
and honorable Democratic principles OF
government az Proclaimed and upheld bv
. long line OF iIIustrious ftntesgnen ana
ny a great national party. reaching from
Jefferson In Cleveland. and covering the
entire history OF the nation
We do hereby declare ourselves An favor
OF SOUND Democratic doctrine and straight
Democratic tickets al ali times vsftagnr
the aid o. consent Of Popullsis. silver Re-
fuosicans or any other band OF offieexsel<-
.rs on earth. We denouncc al fusion tras-
Tcking and trucking as deapiraAle ana
contemplate work for any party 10 en-
cage IN. meaning "a surrender az princiI,,s
sor the sake OF getting offsce.
We most heartily indorse the platform
aaa nominees % the National Democratic
convention held at Indiana polls Sspfarn-
n.r :. lSs. as sound and true American
Democracy.
I'VE urge the state convention at Ia
coma 10 nominate Palmer and RtckDe-
electors. and a fun state ticket In o~sser
10 Keep intact the Democrats name ana
organisation tn this state. filly ana conf
pte'eiy IN every respect"
One of the claIlam delegates 10 ;ha
state convention. Lewis K Flower. was Ia
the city last evening on Isis way 10 Ia
coma Speaking Of politics Ia clallafn. he
taid There are At least i0D sound money
them sero In the convention YESTERDAY
There Is "a sound money Democrats eiub
az East tlaiiaui. and it's rnernfgrxhfu az
fwenty-foar Was increased by sixteen lis
president is MIR. Rowan. an olss-tiule KEN
tueky Democrat. and when Tho convention
adjourned u was with tho understanding
tha' the club would become soliaff.sf and
strengthened ard would sotnnles. sbn
county organization rs selecting a central
committee. We 10 hot expect 10 nominate
county ileket. ana as We have H.
hoanced fusion our follosein viii sstnpart
whatever nominees We please nrolss s.g,,
the Republican, OF ticket made a. sroT,
all three tickets IN the fieid In rs,.- osir,.
ION ITALIAN county VIII give Mckinley a
majority
The fact that fasloa failed ip C4alla,n
county accustomed some sifrpfsS, hr3nss
h*suppeFterN Of thas course mother TIA rfa
or the state buf. after alt the ressr.ss fer
the failure il not far "a seek Aside f~r.,,
THE opposition or the sound money p4.sa
srats- fusion received 80 death hloe gvnn,
the iopo'iats reSsrViug thr aFfsua of rt,.,,.-
~ auditor for \. A. Richardson, the afes-
ent county civrk
Richardson. who IL serving his -eaari
term as clerk. 60 which office he was
elected "a "a souasi mooney fpe s1aos-raf. some
months ago BY = Closn scrutiny az TIE res-
hfical horoscope saw 60 his as4s,z~,,,..,-t
that the star ~ Jahnng trov was fa 49,
ascendant snd SHAT he hinlselr Nas de..
tihed &C. sink Unt az SfEsif Insofar So are
ihstn"fraffr party Was concerned Hsf-h-
Afas"f was nos IS ffNr1 star. nor a wander.
aas planet hut i4e was naere lhe a giant
cansei that had spread six tiaztnsr f..4t e.er
an ~lEhth 81 thH heavens lie la,f s..,r,
nr lAks "a rocket ha asd not s,fonoss IL.
cofae down lke tar stfsA
- Richardson av'uas afent isttie I'm
his ea}a helie 1tehs ana t,sras-s, h lsa....
nst- Fouf wears in ottcs had nnls UAstts. :
hts appetite for @f'lrsal position s.sa e..f
salary aea he fes. hssf ems MA - 80
proceeded 30 So q iesa-assse e3nrh 49,, a.,
honiinaiiea foF eHaHar itoW NIL sa sens
rre3ee nay DC gath-netB frorn tae fs
fbat HF VAS ~enf rs ht}es4wtstlrr h~ tt.
"hsirnan e the feas1a 50 delegation frar,
a%itafn "~0"tS. @"} fhat he wts sscA.
WfssS,i msorr ar less of "a h.sf., .s,rt... =, i
~ 49, l---h. A