The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-17
SLATE xor EVEN CRACKED.
Tendsrloin Pofulists Dominate the
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ienusrsoin bopuilSt@ f'ntutthNo Nh1
Turner Hall convention.
when the clock pointed 70 $50 the con-
venf.on had assembled bur ii was witaoat
chairman. Richard Wi9sor. sr.. having
not awakened after the labor Of the al
night conference. Accordingly, an ae-
to1rnmeut vas taken until a. - O'Clock
Promptly a. the Latter Aour MI. Wsnsor
raped for order, and f. - Mclaughlin
chairman Of The conference committee.
read TIA report 81 she o0nferees he was
spplauaed loudly FOR the announcement
that the ticket would be known as The
Peoples Party Ticket" and again for H.
EdSertemtfy addressing the convention a.
Gentlemen u the jury" After some Ht-
to parliamentary sgarring. ia wnicn 2
number OF the delegates became confused.
the conference report WAS adopted. There
had been hint OF a minority report, and
this impression vas borne out by Frank
Terrace. Rho told how the conference
committee had fought till.T cicck IN the
morning over allowing the legislators IN
the Thlrty-eghth district 10 the Popullsts-
''Tae awarding OF one OF those representa-
lives 70 The Democrats was done without
my consent" said Terrace. land Il seems
10 me you have raiirOaGed the majority
report through pretty quick" Terrace
closed by moving the adoption OF the mi
nority report. but be was laughed down.
for the minority report had not reached
thu secretRry's desk.
The convention successfully received
committees from the other conventions.
announcing that each had unanimously
adopted the conference report
pleasantly was here introduced by
". l. Livesley, a bald-heade6. ed-beard-
ed. English tton-ohoppy-looking dele
gate from Vashon. Apparently obllvi0us
10 the protest made by Terrace and 9TH
ers. LAvesley moved that 4 committee OF
three be appointed 10 convey 70 the POST
Intelligence the news that The three con-
ventions had been unanimous. The mo-
ton was about 10 carry. when A W Piper
sxcitedly threw h'msel. into the breach"
Declaring that tha motion ought u be
vote; down. because 10 adopt Il would b.
showing too mucb respect fer the Post
Inteiligencer. The motion was tabled,
after i.ivesley. IN voice bristlsng WITH
chestnut hurrs. had unsuccessfuIIy at
tempted TO withdraw il, saying, The OBJ
tect has been accomplished
The platform was has~ read hy :. n
Mcintyre chairman OF the committee. II
was adopted without change save that
several references 70 ''Ponuhsts." Demo
Gratis" and Free Silver Republicans"
were AL changed 10 The Peoples Par
v' The platform Is as follows.
The Peoples party county convention
OF King county. Wash assembled. affirm
our devotion 20 the platform Of principles
adopted by the Peoples party national
convention al ST. Louis July g 1895. and
va heartily insorse cur standard bearers
william J Bryan and Thomas 2 Watson
I'VE believe that the principles adopted
In that platform must be Incorporated
into law n order that the constitution
may b. carried og, and eur free lnstitu-
uous perp-tuaied
We are 2lse n raost hearty accord ami
vii 30 az n our power % cause 20 he en-
acted iato i&~ every plank or the platform
adopted ~ orr Peoples party state con-
venticn hes a. Elaenshnrg August I1. 1895
I'VE demand thsf laws b. enacted ca
taotsa}uE system o. LEGAL or t0wnsht 10
government % re end chat the centrall-
zst'on % power - eliminated
Realizing nat he fsh Industry ~ ths
STATE q Washington "a enc ~ our greatest
resources we therefore demand a rigsf
enforcement 81 alt our present lave PRO
tectinx the same We pledge our egfs-
iateTN r ELECTED % srsri such other law
az rnsy - sound necessary for The better
protection ~ the different species o. food
fsh running n tire waters OF the state %
Washington Past experience has tanxat
that ash traps sre ~xFcrrnins ta-s ~
fsh we therefore demand that tie fsh
trsrs upon tSe waters - Puget souna and
sueh other waters SIS nav 20 tributary
thereto within me iar3s3 ctton az mr. ststa
- Wa~hlnFteu % aoo Shea nns that m
tsrther Legislation l0 thesr favor 30 en-
seed We ccnsrgno En- the s.ror sest
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