The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-30

COLUMBUS o Jure e-Tr@-e was q
larger ATTENDANCE a. The state Demo-
cratic convention thsn hax ever beer
EocHr or sz1ea oceaslons Ia Csnfn L MAS
thought today -tar : fusion would - per
f~cred VII a0sh silver Republicans and
ire Para .5srS 90: &c committee On rules
To which rae question Vas referred
could n0y agree tonight or = report -
Efg4 PAGES or the tickets - aotn y tAas.
els tents AMI therefore tne question Il
f1s.an wlH Dc returned % the convention
without recommendation. The platform
x for free silver and nothing else L
Simply rea-i~ns TIRE Chicago platform
ara repeats the language u TIE financial
Plank.
Tn@ preliminary work in the corv@n-
ton showed ir vas almost UNANIMOUS for
fire.. silver and joan p Mclean for sera-
ator Lawrence T Ma ex-Mayur Far
hey and ataer gold standard Democrats
were active n tire chorus for Mclean
bgr they we're c01tendlng for different
mar for governor. In the contest for
governor John c. WelFy and Horace L.
Chapman showed much strength
Previous 10 the district meetings the
Sight against T. 7. Houga FOR governor
beanie - bitter that there ~as much
task Of ex-~angress man Donovan 20 head
the ticket. On all sides IL Sas held taat
10 standard bearer should Or selected - 60
had any gold streak II ms record Those
Who favored Mclean for senator be-
came involved 10 such bitter contests over
Jhe head q the state ticket that * heca ne
doubtful whether the Mclean mana gers
could control the convention III the nom
tnati9n for governor, which involved the
Support OF The state administration for
Mclean in securing the seaatorsaip. The
Mclean leaders held several conferences
during tie day.
The Democratic state central committee
this afternoon gave a hearing 10 represeu-
tativss Of the State League OF Silver Re
pUbiicans and finally adopted a resoiu-
ton recommending that the committee on
rules designate q place on the state tick
- 20 BE- filled ~ Tire State League of 81
ser Republicans This Is the closing -
the efforts a. fusion that have been IN
progress for two days. The Silver Repub-
leans. when this concession was made,
withdrew their objections 70 Sorg Hough
and other candidates.
when the delegates met at SO Z. n by
districts K developed that there was
strong feeling against some OF McLeaE's
managers because OF their attempt 70
dictate the state nominations. especially
thar Of r. T HoUgh. for governor. After
the pulse Of the delegates had been felt
IN these preliminary meetings confer
euce was called for tonight between Nc
Leans managers and the other leaders
Mclean men carried all OF the twenty
one congressional districts by large ma
forities for members OF the state central
committee. and for all the other commit
tees
The committee on resolutions j. compos-
II II radical silver men. NTH the excep-
tious 81 ex-Ciov- james f.. Campbell ex-
Senator Marriott ". z Hackney and
Carl Nan. wh0 are clsssed a conservative
silver men Members OF The state central
committee chosen AZ the district meetings
are classed b silver n1en and favor Nc
Lean for senator. With possibly two ex-
ceptious.
After the meeting OF the delegates BY
districts there W9s = movement 10 bring
ouf 4 new man FOR governor. one VINO had
not been involved IN the complications Of
the past TWO days. and Gen a. ]. Warner
president % the National Bi-MstallIc
League and one OF the silver advocates
in congress. was most prominently men,