The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-11
FREE SILVER WINS.
Democratic Convention Adopts
the is to l Platform.
WHITE Is CHOICE ron DELEGATE
1he Same Crowd In Chargo That Ran
ehs Dsmo-Popuiist Fusion Com
vsntiou In February.

the national convention a. Chicago. met
yesterday morning az II O'Clock IN the at
ditoFfun Of the Third Avenue theater. ard
closed its Iatorx at O'Clock last evening.
The first vote had, that on temporary chair
man. demonstrated that the same crowd
who controlled the recent city convention
had the present one equally In hard. ard
mustered 4 large ma torfty over the COM
bEned forces OF the other two elements
which bad representation in the convention.
The power which they had was exercised
with the same crude brutality which char
scterizsd their work In the city convention.
The weaker crowd. represented by the
sarne rneu who led the fight against fusion
In the city convention. for a time fought
nobIy. but before the final test came were
thoroughly cowef and laid down They
sought haif-hearfedly and unavasiingiy to
Gefea: the radical free-siiyer resolutions.
but did not bring forward candidate TO
dispute with w II. White the honor Of
being King county's choice as a delegate
10 the national convention.
There was considerable bitterness DIS
played on both sides. personalities were
freely INDUCED in. and the lie was passed
on one occasion. but II passed nnresented.
and this ended the only exciting feature
OF the day.
A Trio Of Statesmen.
Ire Hart. Statesman Lane and A. d.
Warner were the bosses OF the convention,
with W. II. White to do the heavy ora
torical business VIII II. Thompson as
eurned the burden of the opposition, with
assistance from l.. G. Gilman and W. 8
Reife. aiso In the opposition, who furnished
ths comedy element
The SkooIam ciubItes and the supporters
OF J. Y. Terry got together from the start.
in pursuance OF prearrangement, but
their united forces barely reached 50 on
the strongest showing they made, their
opponents numbering II on a show OF
hands. while the actual strength Of the
latter was very much greater, as they had
In their hands nearly sli the country prox-
les W. H. White alone having four. Dur
ting the noon recess there was much earnest
consultation among them Both Terry ard
Condor withdrew their names, and paved
the way for the selection OF some one who
might prove strong enough TO break the
forces OF the White men, but without
avail There was no trouble In uniting on
a man, or on a dozen different ones for
that matter. but not one could be found
who would accept and risk defeat on the
floor OF the convention. As a result, on
the proposition of a choice for delegate TO
Chicago tho White men had a walkover
In detail the work Of the convention was
as follows:
The Morning Session.
Falcon Josiin. chairman Of the county
central Gtiniffitttf. the convention
TO order a. ID. Warner. as spokesman for
the neutrality-suspicious. crowd nom
mated J. +. McEIroy for chairman. and l..
G. Gilman nominated T. a. Garrett. John
Mcdonald Lee Hart and A. @. Lane sec
onded the nomination of NcFiroy and s.
8. Carlisle and A. II. Ernst seconded that
OF Garrett. In this preliminary work the
First ward crowd behind Lane followed the
course pursued by them In the city con-
vention and howled down Carlisle while he
was making his nominating speech, calling
out tho bitter remark from him that they
were acting like n lot OF hoodlums.
Hart and Lane Win.
There was a rising vote. and on count
OF hands the McElroy men had II by n
majority Of about thirty. This showed the
relative strength Of the factions. and set
tied the proposition that the slate pre-
pared by Lane. Hart and Warner would go
through.
Lee Hart moved that committee on
credentials, 10 consist OF one from each
ward 70 be selected by the ward delegates
ard three from each commissioner dis
trict to be selected from the country dele
gates. he elected. This carried.
n u. Warner moved that n committee
on order Of business. permanent organiza-
ton and Platform be appointed by the
chair. to consist Of four from the city and
three from the country. The opposition
attempted 10 nave tfie selection lsit 10 ine
convention. but was voted down after the
word platform" had been stricken out OF
the motion,
The committee on credentials was made
np Of \. G. Lane w. II. Middleton. T. a.
Garrett. w. II. Moore. John Mcdonald.
II. @. stoel, W. c. Kil,x l.. II. Hart A.
r. Ernst Luke MeRedmond. J. r. Bra
hauey +. u. Andrews. J. Kelly. $. +.
CoomhS and r NJ SNYDER.
The chair appointed as committee on rules
sud order Of business 4. u Warner. J. w.
Mcleod William Blackman, F. T RAN
dofph. Fred Anthony. Dr. NJ. NJ Hopkins,
Mr. Carson and Mr.. Atkinson.
4 recess was taken until o'clock.
Hot Fight on Resolutions.
There was q long and hot fight IN the
committee on resolutions. which lasted
from the time the recess was taken until
after dock. and resulted r. a majority
and a minority report The majority r.
port recommended the seating, Of all hold
ing regular credentials or proper proxies
The minority contcnded that holders ot
proxies should only be allowed seats when
they were actual residents ~ the ward
or county precinct which they sought 10
represent
Tho crowd was tired Of lts long walt
when the reports finally came In. Roth re-
ports were oral A sharp debate ana par
iam-utarv tansie followed over the man
rer IN which voting should he done. and IL
was finally decided 20 vote viva Voee.
Whites Manufactured Livery.
: dFeary WtanEle followed over the re-
port participated IN by Warner Moore.
White and A q. Lane. Warner made A
pathetic appeal 10 the convention not 10
disfrRnehise the farmers ~ refusing 10
admit proxits Moore r,torted that he aid
not thiak the farmers would be much
represented by proxies a. the hands "
city waNi politicians. WNitc. as the holder
OF several country proxies resented this.
and said he could carry out the wishes ~
the delegates who had inirusie1 him With
their proxies Moore responded that GO was
doubtful. because IN the last four wears
White had been a Republican. Democrat
Rua a FonuNsg Finally. lGy q vote % = 10
70. the majority report was adopted.
Bii Whites Resolution.
". H. White took the floor ard Intro
dacrd resolution as follows.
Whereas. From the beginning OF ne
government. following the policy forn,n-
lated hy Thomas Jefferson ard frnslv ss-
.ah'islfca hy jackson. thc Democrats pa~-
~ has b~cu The party 81 h}-na~talllsgn. IA
VnrinE the free cof1aEe % both silver ana
rold az the national uints. ard opnass,t p,
farming o0t 70 banking corporations ~.
governments Sovereign power OF feSnl--
and controlling the money - ths, -,eorfe
1ha &es u fSIs dcmaaetixjnc silver was
ssrTepa'iouSiy passed without ,hr -
p~ovat - ar kHnw5edEa q tee America,
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