The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-18
Rig Meeting Held in Hall on Third
Avenue, o. J.. Na&snerr Tor
sheriff. -. W. Phipp. for Treasur-
eY, and Mrs. Laurence Gronfund
for superintendent of Public
Achools-MeArtiie for Legislature.
Legislative Candidates.

SaEatOra-Tweuty-fou district, Rus
esu. - Columbia. T~enty-Aftn district.
William McArdle, Tw-nty-six;n fistric:.
UT. Ii. r. Turner, Twenty-seventh dis
tricf, 7. - He5DeT: Twenty eighth DIS
triet. william Base. Twenty ninth dis
tTict. + tlaysoG. 81. Ballard.
Represe ntat'yeg--1 liirty-e ghth district,
q. e. Dupee and r. a. Barnes, OF Briga-
ton Thirty -nlnth district. George Bal
Wisnsg ailf T. Ma'Eon; Forty -hrs, district,
q. +. Aat6er aad ". NJ White. Forty
second district, T. II. " Herman and l..
w. X .,if, t0Fty-inird district. D.. Sseinis,
] T. Draper. OF Ross and J. - Smith. OF
Juanisa.
A mass convention CT the Social Demo
cratic party. called last night at No. lis
Taird avenue nominated the above full
county and legislative ticket. Many Of the
nominees are men WHO have heretofore
borne prominent part in the Populist
party. Tae nominations were all made by
reclamation. The ticket viii be filed to-
day with the county auditor
{. II. Scott, who vac e.ected as a Popu-
iist 10 tae legislature from Kitsap county
in 1s92. and again IL 1894, was chairman OF
tile convention. and l.. ". Kidd. who sat
as q delegate IN the last PCpu.ist convex
ton in this county was secretary. After
the nominations had been made the c0n-
yention Endorsed the nominees of the So
oiai La Dor party for judges OF the supreme
court and fer congressman
platform WAS adopted. IN substance
that Of the national Social Democratic par
~. 1t demands public ownership OF al
pubic Industries. including Ugh; and water
plants railroads. canals. etc: equal politi-
cal rights for both sexes: the adoption OF
the initiative and referendum. abolition of
war and the Inauguration OF a system of
public improvements for the employ mcnt
OF the large number OF unemployed"
The PopIl.st party. fusion and boss sys-
TEN. which controls the fusion organiZa-
zion. were all roandly denounced
L. W. Kidd called the meeting To order
at io:l5. Not 10 exceed twenty men were
present (. III. Scott was elected chair
man and MIR. Kidd WAS chosen secretary
Mr.. Scott. in taking the chair. said
Il became i member Of the populist party
at its birth. attending its first convention
al ElIensburg In lS32 left j, because il
was controlled By lot Of politicians who
manipulate 1t in order 10 obiair Office
There are no representatives ~ the com
mon people on the PopuAst ticket. Eugene
Way and the legislative nominees In the
First ward are nor working people. ] have
not known Way 10 do a day of manua! or
useful labor for years
They say they will give us the initiative
and referendum. Can you trust them
these politicians. when Won remember that
all they want * the job OF making these
laws for YOU ! saw place a ticket in the
fieid which all who believe with Us can
vote
The temporary organization was made
permanent. /. W Kidd Il NJ. Phipps and
]. Mathews were appointed committee
on platform. They reported ~ favor Of
tho adoption Of the national platform of
the Social Democratic party ny above sum
married. The report was adopted
Nominations We're then declared IN or
der and IN" ticke: named MAS made up.
some little time being consumed N max
Ing the selections. EverSthUe was done
by accl&mation. M two mem were noml-
rated far any one Office ard thcre TSs
Hothing Ike 2 contest between the par
ts4uS - any candidate The nominees
WEE as 4 ruie selected from a list IN Sc
ret8ry k.3Ns possession containing The
names II aftv mfr whom IA -ai3 h3A ID
c,are3 Themselves IN favor of the move
ment
Af.sr the selection - me county com
rnittrr with Mr Scott a~ chairman. ani
alr ki1a a. secretary, the convention aa-
taurnea
Secretary Ktda s. the publisher I'll the
Clarion she ucN Socialist sac xiv Heucr
lis Office 81 tha SvR.ti' Material H1"k
tutla.ux waS selected as foe headquarters
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