The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-25
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES WORK.


Fer eighteen weaTisome hours the fusion
conference committee struggled and fought
and wrang.ed and talked over the appor-
uonment OF tho Legislative offices ana the
gommlssioaeFsip from the South district.
II was threa-cofnered fight. The Silver
Republicans claimed the nomination for
conIriszionsr They declared that fusion
could be accomplished only on condition
that they he awarded equal representation
on the board Of county commissioners with
the other two parties.
district. which Includes the Twen,y-fourtn
senatorial district. planted themselves SOL
Idly against giving this office away. Frank
Terrace. v. X. p.erson and Frank cava-
naugh stubhornly resisted the attempts
made by the other ropulist conferees to
concede the Office to the Silver Republicans.
crsts, ' " N'' Ds''''
The Democrats made stand for the
nomination Tor state senator In the Twenty
ninth district, Ex-neputy Collector OF Gus
toms Z. A. NcDonald was slated for this
nomination He had his friends on the
conference committee. The Democrats thus
!ound themselves allied with the Silver Re-
publcans In an effort TO compel the popu-
lists to disEorge.
On these lines TIE various sides were ar
rayed when the conference committee be-
After the division of the legislative ticket
had been discussed by the confereeg
grouped IN senatorial districts. the COM
Bridges presiding. The orators supplied
oy each convention went down TO the
neixhbortng places OF refreshment during
tne cary hours of the morning TO prepart.
Tor the windy struggle that waa on. That
teYday. 'es
The issue before the committee WAS not
one OF principle The question was re S a,ta
from any problem OF party policy. 1t was
amply q stubborn battle for two offices.
Ing lsslsia.iye ticket WAS agreed to with
out much difficulty. except as 10 the SEN
atcr from the Twenty-ninth district. The
county comfniss!onership and this senator
Formed the bone Of contention. on this
Single matter the strong -iungef orators Of
We committee spent their energies for al
most eighteen hours.
The Silver Republicans claimed that II
was good politics 10 divide the board nf
county commissioners among tbe .hrea
parties. giving them The same representa-
tor on the hoard enjoyed hv the Popullsts
, anu painocrats. Their VAL was loud and
ny asserting that they were small In mum
ners In King county and had little in
nnence; that tie Fopulsts should have the
would be expected IN supply the votes for
carrying the fusion ticket Nor, than that
said the Poplilists. the Silver Republlrans
had already been given more indeed than
they merited. '''N'''
The Big Fight.
But bigger fight even thar the str1exi.
Ter the eomfrllesioncrship wac that over tha
nomination fer state senator In fhs, rwentv-
ninth district J. W. Goodwin. who mar
xhaled The members Of tha Democratic
0elega.!on against Lee Hart At r,llenshrr.,
ana whose ambition 50 tn he the Dsuorrati,
boss IN Ming county. pleaded for hoding
cM agalnst SiFing " ths nominate II
- a'iasistood mat Mcdonald. who was a
very. bitter anti~Iiart man during the ttgh,
IN ihe tseUosratie delegation t.ya.,tea a
pleege from Goodwin that ne would us. q =
s .ha snHuyflce AZ MS command. nay. more,
thar ne would lend his Personal ability ana
efforts 10 landing the nomination ~ stat.
senator IN thA Democratic basket for his
sfnila AcIeensld When tIeawiu came "a
Ia.iy me democratic coufexeeS around htr,,
ne dsa not tltd IN them that hearty enfhu-
siasm Ter Mcdonald AMI MS plans az syresf.
ing toe nomination IN the Twentv-rintil
t9tu Tue iopulisis TIA; lie HAD sxnae,t "a
Here vas where the Are vn~x or , 80
Hart who had osteosihlv RETAINED ffn-r,
n,aing N ING ught. became apparent. Lee
tart = Trends were on the conferences m.
nifsee ana ia tho Democrats convenfto,,
aiHloash ~ ni3ie 10 ofsrn effort what
ever 70 control the Democratic prinss dies
Iiiey We're loyal 10 him as they Wcrs a,
Eaenshatg. aowever. Thev hat -. So
kotten. any Mora thta Hart himself fhy
ehar r.; Ter e the fiehF made agains; hin
selves fer this chance 80 even the s~st~ -
nipping Ncpona}#s budding aa,,51ss.,,,.
sor leadership. ana tAey simply took al
When The Democrat. caafe~ras renor.o4
70 iheif convention THAT G.sy had demand
20 Sas state SENATOR Il tha Twra.y -nieth
convention se0t tsem hack without e,s1,
az in#tsltct en favorable IA Mcdonald IN.
lsNFF Ft'e#t". II Is understood. .-sir.#g,t
fist@d attempting r. gee sggcA = f,esa'.t
ton passed.. Hut rs~tlsxsng attev a ,,aE,s-
ef f6e situation igs certain defeat. rae,
gig aot dA%e DtkS tha HE'lf
AnctAer fsetar in ArfNanaEfS fe<aas 4.
y,1s Sea1tfe3 t commute" ~*s Wuuau
ssfneTIae. "ieWNer "f the Si3to~ R,pu5
ncaa conference @oH':s ftee ant -. }3p
parfHeT and intimate Fr.rNa q -.e Wa,
tsE5HAf5@e voice wni sssfs.:.--es. =. -.