The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-13
LOAVES AND FISHES.
How the Whatcom Popocrats
Have Divided the Spells.
The sIlVERITES SURRENDER.
Some Of the Pastures OF the Three
Cornered County Platform That
Was Adopted.

Uss:con, Sept io-S2e-.aI-The cc..-
ference COTE ttses % the Pop1s1sss Dam
ocrats and Free silverlfes ned 3 joint
session last n&gnt and agreed Gsson a
DIVISION OF the of.lciaA ioaves and fishes
70 report 70 tas several conventions rais
morning. In this g9port3ongneni the Pep
u4ists were TO get the Judge. attorney
Treasurer. assessor, one con- missioner.
surveyor. senator. three oxt CO four repre-
ssnt4f2ves and one justice al4 che con-
Stable IL WhatcoEn- To the Democrats
were given the auditor, clerk supertntend-
snt. ore com missioner. ore rsDressn satfse,
coroner. wrscAEuaster, Gle Justice and one
constable IN ~hatcorn. while The Free
silver Republicans we're epp<ased By me
promise OF ts@ sheriff " hes the report
was presented 70 the Popal!sts IN con-
"entton there MAS Il lcsd and resonant
roar. They demanded that the T. : 4 ;
surrender the sheriff and take the sur
Feyor and one representative nomination
instead. and called upon the ragac.ous
Democrats TO let go % the auditor and
commissioner. agreeing to give them TIE
treasurer Instead.
when this acton on the part OF the Pop
uilsts vas reported 10 the Democratic
convention. there VAS another roar, aalch
eliminated In al Increase OF the confer
ence committee from SIX 20 ten and an
. a.
This afternoon the Democrats and silver
ties accepted the very liberal terms Of
surrender offered by the Popullsts. and
the several conventions then net sepa-
ragely and made the following nominal
lions; Populists-F'or superior judge. J.
r Critic. attorney, .. V. Alexander. au-
estor. I'd Edison. sheriff. r r Hopkins.
commissioners, First district. 5. u. Hum
phreys. Second. Charles Morgan; senator
- --ar Il H~s1 "a ~H-s~
mated yesterday. representative Forty
eighth district, c. T. Cline and A. T.
Tob.zsen
Democra ts-For treasurer. V A Roe
der, clerk, J. K App.sby; superintendent
J. ". Tanner. Representative Forty ninth
flstrict. John L. Likens. coroner. II @.
van Reypen. wrec kFnaster. J. X Holmes;
Justice OF the peace OF Whatcom. Z. ].
Anderson. constable, Jerry Daniels.
slverites-For representative. J. P. De
Mattos: surveyor. II G. Capplss, justice
and constable Of Whatcom 10 be named
later
OF the seventeen candidates for Judi
c!al. legislative and county off GERS nlne
are residents Of the bay cities AID eight
OF the county precincts. The combination
held 8 ratification meeting this evening.
One Of the amusing features Of the Popu-
list convention yesterday afternoon Vas
the summary and high Ia nc.-d way IN
which IL sa, down upon Glenn Puariea, the
present county clerk, who vas 4 duly
eiected delegate from one OF the precincts
OF this city and vas so re ported BY the
committee on credentials. When the re-
port was read a motion was made 10 adopt
u except as 10 Pgariea, who Was branded
a. a traitor 10 his party and an enemy 10
reform. because he has employed a deputy
a. 80 4 month. whose salary has been
fixed BY the Popuilst board o, commits
sOners and paid by the county since the
commissioners were beaten by the decision
Of the supreme court ~ the case brought
10 compel them 20 provide sufficient help
IN the various Offices and pay reasonable
compensation therefor. Puarlea was
unanimously kicked out, and the announce
suent made that 80 far as the authority OF
that convention extended re was 70 he
considered "t10-ne8 down" nov and for
ever
Very little tine was wasted upon the
platform. The delegates were there for
spoils ard seemed 70 have haa4 4 surfs.t -
principles. resolution denaa ndlng that
the necessary steps be taken 10 secure
township government under The Gilbert
law was sat upon hard although for saz,-
eral years the Idea OF township govern
nent has been ore OF the fandarner N
principles OF the Popalisi faith IN This
county \ resolution was adopted deny
Ing official plans 70 hungry asplrants who
should fali 90 obtain the support Of their
home precincts THE platform demands
thu repeal ~ me deficiency fldgrnen; law,
ana calls upon me Legislature % restore %
debtors sod OCT under foreclosure the
right ~ possession 81 property during the
period Of redemption
I. dem ands atao a revision ~ th~ fzh
laws "a the Interest az gin nNt fishermen.
the exc fus.on az trans within a radius q
two miles 81 F.vsrs srcqueute3 hy salmon.
Animal lecase - ga frr every salmon
trap the opening % trans 80 as % permit
tire free passage % FISH during a. least
'w~nty-fouT consecutive hours every week
Daring me fishing season. ard toe remova u
% al plies AZ the closa ~ every season.
or course. IRE s. !11's PoprIist PLATFORM
Il Endorsed tn So entirety a-3 he .nit1A-
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