The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23

thereafter THE coznrnsttee shouic meet and
select it's OWE executive committee.
Of the - delegates entitled 10 seats II
sre convention on1y - were present The
Eighth ward % Tacoma and Etsssacoorn
precinct were not represented a. all CnaSr-
mar Dohsrty, Of the county committee.
called tire convention 20 Order. ErnesS
Lister. who was called the baby Of the last
council because % his youth. was he
choice for chairman Of the fusion or or
nce-holdsng contingent, which Ez< led oy
Guynor Tezss- He Was made temporary
chairman almost by scclsrnstton. the op-
position not making any eight 20 speak OF
on him @. H Little. OF Rhodes lake, was
made temporary secretary. ard Frank 3
whitney assistant secretary. Chairman
Lister appointed three committees one on
credentials. another on rules and order OF
business. and the third on resolutions The
convention then took half hour recess
TIL the credentials committee could report
J. g. Taylor Of Puysllnp. Chairman OF
the credentials committee. reported that
rs delegates were entitled 20 seats- There
we're no confess a motion was hastily
made by the dominant faction 20 ADOPT me
report when T. ". Kendall. OF the Second
ward jumped 70 BIS feet with a minority
report Nr. Kendall protested that IN ac-
cerdanee wi*h he ;ime-frted rules Of the
Peoples party. no one who held city or
county Office should sit 49, delegate - the
conventions Of tho party. He read OF the
following names o. delegates who appeared
or the report Of the committee az entitled
70 seats: John r Hartman. councsim7ns
] II Rodgers. of puyaiiup, representative.
Frank Baker. representative; w. a Hitch
cock. member OF the board Of park COM
nlEsionerzs Gavnor Teats. civil service
commissioner: w. VI. II Kean. assistant
city attorney. Mr.. Kendall said that In de-
ceaey these men ought not - be allowed
af-.~fs rzFar Fffy EAI
convention OF the Peoples party.
This was the first assault made upon the
orice-hoidlng contingent bY the straight
ont forces. kenaaIrs protest was replied
to by Baker " 10 appealed 10 the congen-
venii0n not to dlsfranchise the Popalists
who had sent him and the others TO rep
resent them In the convention. Delegate
ganmoas OF the Fifth. replied in a Spirit
ed manner that the rules Of the party
should be lived up TO. Some one cried
"You'd better bring in Doherty and his
whole public works department" This
created a howl 81 derision from the
straIght-outs, ard Ii began to look dubious
for the fusion supporters At this stage
Commissioner Teats came 10 the front
with suaye speech in the interest Of har-
mony. and made a point by asking how
many OF the country delegates were
school dire road supervisors and
tho like lie deprecated the Idea
that politicians were attempting 10
control The convention Rodgers OF
PuyaIlup spoke in favor OF al
lowing the offiee-h0lders 20 sit in the con-
vention. and when a vote was taken the
minority report was rejected. II 20 III.
many not voting. The latter were with
tbs minority. bat they ala not relish the
way they were being ridden over by the
majority. and 50 sulked.
The temporary organization was made
permanent When II came 10 the selection
Of county COMMITTEES, a resolution was
presented by the resolutions committee.
providing that the convention should elect
an executive committee of five members.
which should have charge of the fall cam
paign This would mean that the com
mittee OF FIVE would have the power OF
negotiating a fusion deal with the Demo
Gratis Ia the debate that followed Teats
ana his associates became alarmed at the
growth of the opposition, due to the high
handed manner In which the minority
were being bulldozed, and the resolution
was amended so that the general commit
tee from the eighty-four precincts in the
county should elect the executive or steer
ing committee. This was carried. Before
the resolution was adopted as a whole.
the siraight-outs. realizing their oppor-
tunity. moved to reconsider the section
mentioned. This was carried by Is 70 &c.
Here was a dilemma. in which Chairman
Lister rescued the fusionists from COM
plete defeat He recognized Teats. during
iull In the debate, who moved that the
resolution ha adopted as "A whole. On
viva voce vote this was carried, although
the vote was close enough for division.
The chair smothered the minority. how
ever. and declared the matter disposed OF.