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


steps AZ Washington City.
r. ". q Mars. OF Garfield county. BE-
gar harangue- bEs aaezs hats the spec
r9tcrs ard 9sle~ases ieft tAe ball. Al the
csose q NAYS sreech IRE convention took
a recess % ten minutes.
TIE recess dragged cut for half a. hoGr.
and when tke convention was called 70
o-sser a. $50 r was found sAar The con-
nTtttse on Credentials was s.sl struggling
With the Lincoln comfy contest. r. It.
Nea-i1 anI c. s. Turps-n.rg. the blind
crater az Columbia county. addressed the
convention the latter making 81 earnes,
PEA for straight Ropullss ticket
A. quarter 10 the committee present.
e6 It's report. Mallory was seated as reg
ssAriw elected from Jefferson. Tae dele
gallon os zine from L-rscoln county was
seated. II appearing that DeIzaekln ard
r. Martin rad been srregularsy appointed
hy the executive committee. Of which
Martin Was chairman. The Morrow prcx-
les were not acted on. as Morrow with
drew.
Nov came the supreme contest % the
szay. tia question % The conference com
nsftEee on fusion The majority and
FnsnoT1ty reports. each Of whsch recon-
rnendei that the temporary organization
be made permanent. were read over again
A motion Was made for the a3opuon OF
the majority report. Tufpenn-ng urged
the convention Eot "a run u2 The white
nag The yell that echoed from the raft-
ers as the bi.n4 man sat down was more
than doubled when The tab form OF Rich
ard Winsor. ot King. arose 10 rep.y- II
assume said he. that We are neither
babies nor fools. We are not running up
the white flag. bGt we are 70 be met IN
communion by men who ws.l help us 20
run Up the banner OF victory little hl-A-
err We ana not towards. For one. ! am
not afraid that the Democrats VIII swal-
Tow Popultsm, principles and al. and an
wiling to intrust this matter 10 a con-
,nafsse. IL that committee finds that We
are being taken advantage OF. We can re-
5eet the terms offered 20 as. Lei Us. with
out haggling, appoint a committee. and
then We viii le, the people know what The
fate OF WRsaangton IS TO be-" The King
county orator never spoke more earnest-
ly nor with mere effect. and nearly every
clause of his impas stoned address Was
greeted with cheers. yelis. shouts and
stamping OF feet. He spoke perhaps five
minutes.
Al the close OF the speech there was con-
siderable parliamentary sparring, ami
then the majority report was adopted BY
81 overwhelming vote.
Motions to adjourn were voted down
successfully, amid the protests OF the
fuslonlsts. who met the tactics or their
opponents by cries OF Appoint, appoint"
meaning the conference committee. Bat
the delegates were tired and hungry. and
AZ s:4oa motion prevailed for a recess until
S o'clock.
On reassembllng the chairman ruled
that the adoption OF report on order of
business took from the table a resolution
from the Democratic convention relative
10 the selection Of the committee TO ar
range for a conference. After a long
and tedious debate the motion prevailed
to appoint one member from each county
TO confer with the Democrats and the
free silver Republicans. The committee
appointed by the convention constitutes
the conference committee To determine
tho terms OF fusion, while the committees
appointed by the Democrats and the sill
yer Republicans are only empowered TO
formulate a plan for conference COM
nittee. The platform was then read. as
follows:
I'VE. the representatives of the Peoples
party OF the state of Washington. in con-
yention assembled. reaffirm our devotion
70 the principles enunciated at Omaha and
81. Louis, and most heartily commend
them TO the favorable consideration OF
all lovers OF freedom.
Firmly believing that the present sys-
tenn Of representative government Is in
adequate, and that Il enables the few 10
control the policy OF the government 10
the detriment OF the interests of the peo-
PIE ~ large. and further believing that
no permanent relief will be possible until
the people can speak more directly on laws
which they are required to obey, we de-
mand that the people shall be given a
direct vote on all important legislation,
ard that all officers shall be made the
servants OF the people subject at any time
10 recall or dIsmlssal. and not. az at pres
ent. the masters OF those who create
them.
I'VE demand the enactment into law of
the following propositions: The material
reduction Of salaries OF all executive. leg
isiatlve and judicial officers. iessened
freight passenger. telephone and tele-
graphic rates within the state. the adop-
tion OF the Torrens system OF registering
lend titles. a general system of non-inter-
est bearing warrants receivable for taxes
throughout the state; that school books
bo furnished TO the peoples pupils IN our
public schools at the expense oe the state;
that In case OF sale of property under fore
closure DEGREES the debtor shall retain pos
session OF the property throughout the re-
demption period. and the prohibition OF
deficiency judgments; liberal exemption
from taxation OF personal property and
improvements IN or upon land: that the
next legislature shall take the necessary
legal steps 20 submit 20 the electors OF this
state 20 be voted upon ~ the next Tegu-
lar election an amendment 10 tho state
constitution conferTing the elective fTan-
chise upon women citizens OF this state;
that the legislature pass A law I'm con-
formity with our state constitution maxi
ing II a felony for any county, city or
state officer 10 accept or use a railroad or
other transportation pass, and that the
law shall also be applicabis 20 those VINO
cffer such Passes