The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-13

= A~aA&A-srN+ NaS saA2 a~10Ts tns caHFE1-
tor. ard amid yigc-oex arp-Aase . molten
vas carried inxsreessnz tee CHAIRMAN %
sign and forward K
TIE rSl q COUNTIES was then ca-ed fer
tie pa-Tcse Of naming members ~ the
sAFee committees. rases ard order % SstSs-
ress. cTe3eniia.s and Platform. ard one
sssers Der from each eeausy was selected
A. O. Lane - the ki1g cotnty member q
tze credentials ccznnlttse. Lee Hart en-
jones on Platform.
Randolph, the eolored desega.e sroen
hlag county. was sesse;eG as sa-xs&.ss-zss-
arms. and the conveatsen took a recess
untss s'eiock.
ne convention was again called 10 Or
Der promptly at 5 oclock The commit
Tee on credentials were called upon for
Saeir report. and A G. Lane OF King
read X from the platform. The names Of
me deleEates elecs were read. whether
represented BY proxies held hy regularly
e&tcted delegates who were present such
well-known Democrats as A u. Warner.
J. T. Eshelrnsn and Steve Juasoa found
SEATS IN the convention only as holders
OF proxies Asotln. Garfield or Ssaman4a
counties were not represented at all TIE
COMMITTEES recommended thai each county
Delegation be permitted fo@cas, the fun
vote 10 which the county Is entitled The
report was adopted unanimously.
Ine committee on permanent orxsnixa-
tion and order OF business reported rec
ommendsng Steve JudSon. oE Pierce coerl-
y. for permanent chairman. ana tae vars-
ons subordinate officers. The order OF
business recommended was the usual one.
1r, Ju1son took the chair He made
brief and characteristic speech.
TIE preliminary conference committee
made partial report. showing that the
Popaiisis were not ready TO act, and far-
fher time was given 10 them.
The question OF appointing member OF
the national committee came up. ". II
White took the stand ard offered resoll-
ton denouncins Hugh c. Wallace, the
committeeman. as fellows.
Whereas. Hush {. Wallace, national
committeeman for the state OF Washing
ton. By his action in the recent Demo-
cratic national convention in Chicago has
forfeited the confidence q the Democracy
OF the state OF Washington and has mis-
represented and betrayed them by his ac-
tion as national committeeman. and as
de.sgase 10 the Chicago convention. IN vct-
ing uniformly against the principles of,
and In every way attempting 10 thwaFt
the will of the Democracy OF this state
and OF the majority OF that convention,
aai
Whereas, He has recently caused to be
published an alleged letter of resignation
dnces the men who honored him ana de-
neunces the platform Of principles adopt
ed as anarchists; and
Whereas. James h. Jones, chairman OF
the national Democratic committee IN
answer 10 the following telegram;
'Ellensbnrg. Aug. II. iSa6.--J X. Jones.
Chairman Democrats National Commit
tee. Democratic state convention In
session here. Have you received Hugh
Wallace's resignation as national commit
teeman. Convention wishes 20 recon-
mend a successor. Answer. w III.
White, James T. Fenton.' He replied as
follows: New York. Aug. Il. 1Ss6--Tt has
not been received. James X. Jones.'
Whereas. BY past experience. we have
grave doubts whether or not said alleged
letter OF resignation has been forwarded
to the national committee. and II being
important for the successful conduct OF
the campaign in this state that one Ia
by the national Democratic convention a.
Chicago. should be In charge OF the cam
paien for the election of William ]. Bry-
an and Arthur Sewali therefore. be IL
Resolved. That Ii IL the sense or this
convention that Hugh c. Wallace be and
he Is hereby removed as national commit
teeman: and be Il further
Resolved. That 1t is the sense OF this
convention that this removal be given ef
feet by the national committee by the re-
moval OF Mr.. Wallace, II he has not al
ready resigned. and said national commit
tee and the chairman thereof are request
ed to recognize as national committeeman
for this state the person who shall be here
after named by this convention TO act as
such: and be Il further
Resolved, That a copy OF this resolution
be forwarded 20 the Hon. James Is. Jones.
chairman OF the Democratic national COM
nIttee.'
The resolution was received with ap-
pIausa from all parts OF the house except
where the Pierce county delegation sat.
White moved the adoption Of the resolu-
ton, and Fentnn OF Spokane seconded.
MaIoncy, OF C1a3iam. raised the point
Of order that II was not In the order OF
business The chair sustained the point.
Armstrong. o, King. moved to suspend
the rules and take up the resolution.
Fenton, OF Spokane. spoke in favor OF
the motion. The order OF business pro-
v.dea for the filing Of position as ma
taoaai committeeman. end IL could not bs
done until a vacancy existed. Fenton pro-
ceesled 20 administer a lively roast 10
Hugh Wallace. recising how the latter had
refused 20 stand on the p,atform adopted
by the state convention and the national
convention. after agreeing 10 do 50.
II was clear from the temper OF the con-
venilon that the resolutions would receive
an almost unanimous vote. and the fsercs
county delegates. WITH three or four ex-
ceptions were nghtiRg mad.
Del Cary Smith. of Jefferson county.
however. threw oil on the troubled waE-
ers BY Offering the following substitute,
after he had spent much time In trying TO
get the. speakers eye. as bali dozen men
wsrs up ciafnor.ng Tor recognitiSns
Resolved, That wee proceed 20 select
. natfouf committeeman In place % Huga
c. Wallace. resigned. and that We notify
aAe MI "a al ~ uNy mi
our action. ana request the immediate ap-
posntment OF hts successor selected oy this
convention"
To the surprise os every one White
Withdrew his resolution IN favor of the
substitute. ana before the convention re-
covered lts breath the chair bad placed
the substitute before him. and II was pass
ea unanimously
Nr. Fenton moved that W. II. White
he elected national committeeman. There
we're dozens of secouSz.
gonalf moved that fhe rules be saspsnd-
81 and White declared the nominee os
re convention There &as only one s0lk-
tary vote la opposition. and that came
from the Pierce county bench.
q-he election ~ chairman of the state
Central COMMITTEES vas then takeH ~. -.
r. Gator. cf Lincoln. moved the nonIrAs-
sfen OF Deep Creek" Jones. Of SPOKANE.
4heep was general storm ~ seconds from
a. over ths ho1A@. ana TIE ssectASa was
made hy aeckaTn8tfon-
jones' naadsa brgef speech % the eonven-
tiaa, n response - numerous cries from
aa parts of tbs haiL IL was regular
honest farmer talk. In the cosI~e 81 +
Be drew a paihstic picture cf tas ignor-
anee nf naFa-worksHaS men IKE himself
He said ne w&s s'Baaaarned ia politics.
TnEs brought out suea general caerHs
% laughter from al over ths h9ase fhs1
taf "a Z for
ard in fact wpGna his speech % IN a very
fsw NnrHs