The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-28
ElGHT-PAGE EDITION.

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and the window fross the rSNosn cpene<s
iase liftAe AREA IN the sidewalk Daring
81 tae sessions - she King county can.
Gas ire railing around Shts listle aFea was
surrounded nv = Erinnsng crowd ~ spec
tators. watching WITH arnnsesnen4 The
stormy scenes heinE enarseSi. ard Hsten-
tnE 10 sae raorotcaesas sna fruitleSs haa-
lesiaS They could not even agFps 20 dis
agree, Tor after each session. as tAe rsera-
Aers came oas, heated ard aaShNvelesi. tAey
N0ule hasten 10 assure every one shat
King county wcsssd ges tcgeghsr an right
vet. They were sccelsriy termed gac
Harmony G3na. and afforded the cafaesiv
element og the convention. There was =
distinct sense Of shock, followed by a
general laugh. when on iAe fiaeF ct sac
convention tae sfxtS-cne votes as KING
ceRn1y wefe for anve cast soildlv ene
WAY. This WAS for she nomination oS
TNsehcli state auditor.
Tie want Of narGnoay in the KING ceRn-
~ ae3egagioa WAS learned within al Ao1v
after the Arst delegates from there saFne
on the gr0gnd. aRa as II became apparent
that, netwtthS snAing their pretsStatsans.
thev we're ccEtain 20 remain at eTNss
purposes. king coHDty vas soon elinl-
mated from al political calculations it
being agnrca that in their dsi3ea state
thsy would 3ast shout render the vote os
ihn Delegation a nallity. The calculations
of the politicians proved correct. Tor tire
vote ~ King county could JUST - we'll
haze been entirely eliminated from tha
convention. 50 FAR rs any influence Il had
un the election Of any candidate Was
concerned.
Tha delegates from King are united IN
their condemnation ~ and disgust at Ehs
showing made by their delegation, aGs
they all threw the blame on "the other
fellows"
However. Notwithstanding this. King
county received all she asked az the hands
of the convention. with the exception Of
the nomination for auditor That i. Il
Was given the nomination of Judge J. II.
fioyf TOR she supreme bench. and as
make-weigat. % offset the less ag the adj
Git0rship, she was awarded one of the ro~
sltioHs on the electoral ticket.
"A far as the iudgeshfp was concerned.
Il was simply a waiksever for Judge
Heyt The only competitor spoken of for
the position. after Judge Hames am
nouncsG positively that he woau not he
candidate. was flage Hallinaer, as Port
Townsend. The failure of the proposed
Northwestern combine wrecked all Judge
Raiiiueers chances of nomination. and Ma
friends All not deem IL expeaieni 10 bring
forward his name.
Pierce county. on the other hand. got
all. and rather mare. than she asked for.
The delegation only asked fer the goy-
Tho convention not only granted this.
but thrust on the county tho office of See
feiary Of state and one Of the presidential
electors The name Of Price Was not
presented hy the Pierce county deieES-
ton. The outside delegations brought
him forward. Naturally. Picrce did not
refuse. and voted soiidly for him. The
same was true Of Gamma, the negro elect
or. who was placed IN nomination ny the
eccentric 3. q. coSgroee. Of Spokane. but
accepted by the convention by arelama-
tion.
However. all the delegates seemed high
IL delighted with the ticket placed In nom
ination and enthusiastic on the prospects
Of success this fall. The support Accord
ed Sullivan hy the counties In Southeast
ern Washington. including the g-cater
portion OF the wheat belt. u looked upon
a. a sure indieation Of his popularity tn
that section where ne resided for many
wears. II ls known that his personal pop
ularity Is worth hundreds Of votes 10
the ticket IN Pierce county alone,
John W Arrasmith, for lieutenant gev-
ernor. Is looked upon ar ideal nominee.
lie il a working farmer and man or
broad intelligence. straightforward. earn-
est and honest. q man who has ever stood
forward in support Of every reform, and
vet too ciear-haaded and conservative 20
ba swept away with every temporary
wave of so-calied popular feeling, whiea
seeks 70 array the people Ia CLASSES
against each other.
Theae men were spoken OF more partisa-
larry, az tney are 10 head the state tlckat.
but all down the line there we're 20 he
heard nothing but words os praise and ca
courasrment
While the late convention WAS enthuhi-
aatIe on occasion, and could readily be
aroused 10 display OF It's hope of success
3fsas
II was R;Ifi essentially busnsss-iIke. Tlle
delegates would hurrah Ike mad over
pa friDtie air bg the band, q popular alll-
sion by a speaker, or Tho mention of A
favoFite candidate. but when Il came dawn
10 diHpatching business Il went like clock
work. Confusion or interruption OF pro-
eeedlnas was permitted neither hY the
chalrrng nor by the delegates themselves.
They conducted thcnisrlveH like weil-bs.
hayea seif-resrscting gentlemen. met FOR
the purpose of transscttng public bursueas
and bent OF doing Il with credit 10 them
selves ard with satisfaction 70 the people
they rebreaent aud that ln the apeedisas
manner consistent Nth the accomplish
uent af the other objects. aud tncY dId T.
That Il took only the moralug session
Of the convention % complete the afata
ticket sas due in a large measure 10 fha
grace. dignity ana clear Judgment of Mai
Nlhaff ~ Cole of Whateum county. fha
delegates ln the beat possible hnm0r after
the two long G.ghts ~ weary nshtlny
over the RsveFnorsBin and bis rulings an
al questions were perfectly fair ans i'm
martial There we're many hume gogH inel-
dents in the session ~ tlie convention fn~
aav. Including s@yeFai iaugbabir passages
hefeeen the chair ard =. q. cosgroVe sf
Garfield who east four ~ Use nve vetna
accorded 10 his county by proxy Mr. Cos
grove fer 5f4desi the nomination Of Eugene
wilson and threw the convention into a
roar % laushter by voting for Sullivan DY
mistake.
ans of the pleasant features of thH con-
venison vas the singing Of tbs Poyaiiup
zlee club. ied ny John Fnox TIE eimn
gave "A splendid O. mpaign song which wa
sristen and composed hv Mf Knox. TBe
~ fhe tenor elngers had d voice pitenst
ln 2 shriH key. and bis part in the quar-
fatfe 70 nieassa the convention that no
received a gorgeous bouquet of roses.
Toward the latter part of tbe session ths
ehafr rnEafonk several AefaEsfss from KfH-
county for Pierce county men and yIes
,rerse which brought into prosninfnbp tiaa
fart that the fgo counties weFe working
fn harmony on all the more important
matters. Finally - emphasize the feel
ing 81 eordisiffY between the fwo ielsxa-
iisos. the ban.er - King sas upfoofei
ara placed asongstds that Of Pierce.
During the f0br sessions ~ the eonVea-
.le.s fnany ladies' were present Thny ae-
r4fgied seats on the stags an4 In tHe bai-
ssrr and manifested the deepest interest
~ ~varvfhing that was said ana A1ns
particularly we're they Interested IN tae
Effort ~ Delegate L3paz. af Hhafeom. -
aesa th@ convention adopt a etarFe " flfa
platform giving % women fhe right %
sufrage.
Tha following telegram wna received ~
IA y Tarner. ~ SPOKANE, Just after the
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