The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-13
THE SILVER CONVENTION.
A Small Gathering ami the Proceed
fng~ Unanimous.

Esleashurg. Aug as.-SNeclai--rhe Free
Silver Republican state convention was
cA.see 70 order at 1890 shss narninx by
W. c. Jones. Of Spokane. who declared
tAat the n.n5orS OF Mark Hanna we're
tccay in fxlssas burg with yeliow coin 20
fousent 1iseord among The silver fnen. ard
bis detectives were now az work. lie
urged wise action. and declared that II
geoc judgment were used there would 10
no Retaolican party tho fsA-s .. ".
Thompson. OF P1erce. was named for tera-
poTary chairman and chosen by acclanaa-
tion- Lake y. Wo.farS. Of Whitman. was
made temporary secretary.
~. a. " ate az thss point entered the
hall with a communication from the
Democratic convention. asking fer the
appointment Of a committee 10 meet
ike committee from the Democratic con-
yention. with q view 20 eflectlax 4
union Of strength. HIS oral message
received. and On motion AZ g. a. Lyon
the request was complied With, and the
appointment OF the committee being left
with the chairman he named c. q. AUS
tin. r. B. Blake and A. r. Titlcw. The
chairman also sushcriEed 70 sign a Joint
telegram 10 W. J. Bryan. ple3glng him
the state
John Wiley. Miles c. Moore aud Patrick
Henry Winston were called uaon and made
speeches. The latter said he had never
been In a party ne liked so well as this
one. and he had tried them all He closed
by declaring that he had dissolved the
Winstcnian party and would throw all his
Influence into this cause. He referred 20
George Turner as a modern Pepniist.
The members o. the committee on res0-
lutioas. order of business and credentials
were named by the delegations and rau-
fed BY the convention. Al e o'clock a
recess was taken until p. IA.
The attendance WAS about $50 and about
nsty OF those were spectators
The credentials committee reported In
favor of allowing the delegates to cast the
full vote % their counties
The couusssee on permanent orgauiza-
tion reported VA favor OF Richard n Blake.
OF Spokane. for permanent chairman. ami
Lake ID. Walford permanent secretary.
The presiding officer named Miles {.
Moore and Patrick Henry Winston to es-
cort the permanent chairman 20 his seat.
lie made no speech beyond a few re.
marks. The committee on resolutions not
being ready TO report. an adjournment
was taken TIL o'clock. when the prelin-
mary conference committee was also eX-
pected TO be ready 10 report.
At the evening session Calhoun moved
that a committee of seven lawyers be
named by the chair 10 confer with similar
committees from the other two conscn-
tons 10 pass upon the legality nf the fu-
sion scheme. The following were named:
Winston, Turner. Fishback, Wiley, Aver,
Harris. Lyndsiey. ON reconvsnlng, John
Wiley asked % be excused from the COM
mittee of lawyers. hut the convention re-
fused 20 grant his request.
The report of the credentials commits
tee showed fourteen counties unrepresent-
ed.
Jones. from the committee on resoln-
tlons. asked for further time. so that
platform In harmony with that of the
other two conventions might be formu-
lated. with a view 20 making absolutely
sure OF the state ticket. Wiley called
for A. J. Bietben. late resident OF
Minnesota. who spoke for two hours.
Winston moved that the COMMITTEES for
conference be increased TO fifteen mem
hers, one from each judicial district AMI
three at large Jones opposed IL. and sag
gesied adjournment Wiley agreed with
Jones. Turner urged n larger committee
a motion 20 lay on the table was voted
down. Nesiey advocated one man from
each county represented. Flshback made
a frantic appeal for fusion and urged Win
ston's plan OF making nineteen on the
committee. Neeley's plan was adopted.
The convention adjourned I'll $50 tomor-
row.