The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-16
A FIGHT IN THE FOURTH.
Prolonged Contest Over a Popuii.t Con
feree- Jordan the Winner.


Prolonged CONTEXT over Popuil.t Con-
feree- .Jordau the Winner.
At 70 O'Clock tie convention was called
So order ~ cash Monohon. Richard Win
sor. u the Ssxth varsl. ans Rev ". W.
Mallory. 81 the Fourth ward we're nom.
mated Tor temporary chairman. but the
~ clone withdrew. and he perennial
chairman eas returned 10 h. recognized
place on me rostFum. Mr.. Winsor spoke
briefly, saying In part:
King county is the stronghold OF Re
p3blIcanlsn II Is the stronghold OF that
ring that dares send it, enissaries on this
floor today. and / say TO those deputy
sherTffs thai they had better 20 back 10
their masters and instruct them 10 Keep
their own rotten eggs at home. Well take
care ~ ours
In closing Mr.. Wlnsor asked the con-
vention to lose sight 81 personal interest
in making nominal Ions, - not think OF
merely 6i-kering and trading in order 10
get cr3mb. p~rehancs. bur 10 name =
Ticket that the entire community would
respect
At the close OF the address John W.
Haigh, Of n. Ninth. Harry II. Drees. OF
the Sixth, and Lyman Wood. OF the Fifth.
we're elected secretary and assistants.
Committees were named a. follows:
credenIials-F'7rst ward, j. G. Daily:
Second. y. ". Morrissey: Third John
Thomas; Fourth. A r. Jones: Fifth. Louis
Huney; Sixth. Hans Hansen. Seventh, J.
q. sneilhard: Eighth, Elgin Wilcox
Ninth. William Crawford: Second COM
misstoners district, c. II. Guiberson Of
Kent. Leon Ballou OF Auburn, :. Frazier
Of Black Diamond, A. H. Helper OF Co.
iamD.s. Third commissioners district. J.
l.. Hughes. Joe Wood. ~ Renton, j. Har-
rig. II. Peterson. OF Ballard.
Platform and resoluiious-First ward.
". w Mallory; Second. A. ". MeckIin
Third. ". W Drake. Fourth, j. d. McIn-
tyre. Fifth. Walter Walker. Sixth. W L.
Wilson. seventh. {. ". Carkeek. Eighth
l.. ". Kidd Ninth. ]. II. Newell: Second
commissioners district. J. NJ. Blagg of
Duwamish. :. VI. Dow of Auburn. w L.
i.ivesley Of tashon. & y Groat of CO.
iumbia, Thru district, Il. W Redding.
fhiiip cature. or Juanita. J. W. William
son. L. Winsor. OF Ballard.
Permanent organization and order OF
business-F'irst ward. +. W. Way: second,
q. G. Severance. Third. + II. Bragg
Fourth John r.. Hart Fifth +. j. T4assen.
Sixth. H. j. Atwell. Seventh. r. f. Row
el9. Eighth. y. {. Townsend. Ninth, q.
Roseleaf; Second district. ]. W Sanstrom
Of Ieeker. r J. He.liker of Webster l..
". Nelson % West Seattle. H. y Peters
of sunnydale, Third district. John Carl
son. John Chase. Wiley SOFT, -. +. Dav-
EXPORT.
AZ l. o'clock, pending the completion OF
the above committees. which were named
By warls and commissioner districts. A
recess was taken till 40 o o'clock p m.
After the announcement, OF the commit
tees another recess of ono hour was
taken.
The Afternoon session.
At 3.a5 the convention re-asSenhled, and
Eugene Way, chairman OF the committee
on organization. read the report IL
reoomraenied that the temporary organi-
cation he made permanent. and that the
usual order OF business be followed In
reference 10 the conference committee. the
report recommended that the committee
consist or seventeen members. one from
each ~ar.l Of the city ana four for each
commissioner district This rule was OBJ
jectlonab!e 10 some of the delegates. and
faAl Land moved an amendment 10 the
effect that the committee consist OF two
members from each Of the representative
districts except the Forty-third which
should have three. making 4 committee
or thirteen. no candidate TO De a COM
hitteeman. state Senator Range ana
fAEesley. or Nashon. spoke in favor OF
the amendment. and John r. Hart or
posed Il. saying the great danger 70 fusion
was the inor3lnatc desire ~ some people
- get into office The Peoples party. he
said. could not name all the candidates
Tor al the offices. lie favored a commit
te" 81 seventeen instead or thirteen. he
caase combinations hy candidates. or by
The friends % candidates woald be more
difficult ana the convention would get
more equitable Justice Frank W. SpeAr.
oc the Ninth. also spoke in favor Of tho
report Charles L. Rcpath gained ~.
floor 90 speak bIs yielded 10 Land, who
clipped the wings or Repath's orafory by
Withdrawing 5he motion.
fha question vas put on The original mo-
ton 20 a 3opt the report as read
Everything at This lime looked calm
and feaerfu3, bas in a Second The convea-
tion was thrown into a ;anult. he frs,
~ tae day. From his p.aee among TIRE
delegates * the FIRST wAri hohAed ao a
aery mAr eavelope3 81 ginger bread
IA ke'- II VAS SsmVci r. Terwlll ger. a
delegate from the Sixth precinct. and lie
snnugu ei his position 80 no. aumiafak.
a'sl9 teysas '.lf ANYBODY Nsnts n r;s@
q ta us E'rauiis'~." ho cate3 out ia 4
'~at Hosea +Iet tHem cornc - us Fer
fuanY wears / havN been a p9pullst. an.i
know gaar e she PopaAst PARTY spQrcacac.
tie l,vnearats o- th~ Republicans On any
terms. T. s. = eouer u.
Here sFeg gers No.ee was ..s. fn 8
storm OF ca1-cails Shouts ana hls9ea
dar.ag which he mounted a cu44r au.
waved his arms yteI~0tv - van At.
teus-s - make himself heard ana er ~.
*foaf f'sr q f@w ~.e.arlz thss display =
terrfa~r aast~st thr otd u 5.a af a ~sss
test- continued After be ss$ vasrst al,
small aessA - l13'Eoston. he sst a5wn
Thr Feoa~s IVES adopted ever a 7a. r4sl~.-