The record-union., 1898-09-08

All Holding State Conventions at Town Of
El|enshurg.
The Days Sessions Result Only in
Forming Permanent Organiza-
lions by Each Body and the APP
pOintment of Conference Com
mittees to Perfect Fusion.

I1O0S Dy 6acn 6Ouy ana the APP
pointment of Conference Com
mittees to Perfect Fusion.
The Populist, Democratic and Silver
Republican Conventions met here to-
day for the purpose of forming a fusion
and nominating a joint ticket consist
ing of two Congressman and two Su-
preme Judges. The results of to-day's
session We're the forming of a perma-
nent organization by each convention,
and the appointment of conference
committees to perfect fusion.
The day was almost featuresless, and
was consumed with routine matters
The only contest was in the Populist
Convention on temporary Chairman.
j. 3. Hart, who was chosen met with
some opposition from the opponents of
Governor Rogers, who favor the in
dorsement of Congressman James
Hamilton Lewis for United States SEN
ator.
United States Senator George Tur-
ner, in an address to the Silver Repub-
licans, adroitly answered the question
whether he was a Populist or Silver
Republican by saying that belonging
to any one of the three great parties
of reform is preferable to being a mem
Der of the gold-bug Republican party.
There is small element in the Dem
ocratic Convention that is opposed to
the surrender of their party name. and
a resolution setting this forth was in
yIrift 1f
pressing a protest rather than a deter
mination to press the matter.
The undercurrents of the conventions
indicate that fusion will be easily ac-
complished. 1t is pretty generally con-
coded that the PoDulists will secure
both Supreme Judges, and that Con-
gresham Lewis and Congressman
Jones will be renominated.
The Populist Convention has among
it's delegates one woman, Mrs. Peters
of Clallam County, who was seated on
her husbands proxy A fight was
made to have a declaration in the diff
ferent platforms in favor of female
suffrage.
Hkhes absence of Edwin Sharpe.
Chairman. of the State Central Com
mittee, the Silver Republican Conven-
ton was called to order by J. P. Ped
igo of Walla Walla. Only thirteen
counties We're Represented. Temporary
organization was effected by the cleo
ton of j. p. Demmattos of Whatcom
Chairman, and George S. Courier of
Yakima Secretary The committees
were then appointed.
Congressman Jones addressed the
convention at this juncture While
he did not express his own views on
the subject, he suggested that a uni
form expression be made by the three
conventions on the question of terri
torial expansion.
Temporary organization was made
permanent and the convention then
took a recess to 8 o'clock p. m.
The Populist Convention was called
to order by F. B. Baker, Chairman of
the State Central Committee. A T.
Hugwell, Secretary of the committee,
read the call for the convention.
Chairman Baker then addressed the
convention briefly, and announced that
nominations for temporary Chairman
were in order.
John B. Hart of Seattle and G.. E.
Cline We're placed in nomination. When
it was apparent that Hart would be
chosen by large majority, Cline with
drew and moved that the election of
Hart be made unanimous
This was followed by the appoint
ment Of committees.
Recess was taken till 2 o'clock.
When the convention reassembled a
committee from the Silver Republicans
appeared and announced that their
convention was permanently organ
lied, and extended greeting. A COM
mittee was then appointed to visit the
Democratic and Silver Republican Con-
ventions, and inform them that the
PopulstS were ready to do business.
A committee from the Democratic Con-
vention then appeared and announced
that they were organized and were
ready to receive any communications
the Populist Convention desired to
make.
The report of the Committee on Gre
dentials was adopted. The Commit
tee on Order of Business recommended
that temporary organization be made
permanent. The report was adopted
A committee of three was appointed to
visit the Democratic and Silver Repub-
d
meeting of the Committees on Plat
form with a view to forming a union
platform.
The convention then took a recess
until Z o'clock.
The Democratic convention was called
to order by Chairman II. T. Jones of
the State Central Committee. After
the reading of the call by Secretary
Maloney, J. T. Ronald of Seattle was
chosen temporary Chairman by ac-
A. L. Sutton of Olympia
being chosen Secretary.
The usual committees were ap-
pointed and recess was taken till
p. m.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion the announcement was made that
The Silver Republican Convention sent
greeting, and was ready for business.
The report of the Committee on Gre
dentials was adopted
The Committee on Rules, Committee
on Permanent Organization and Com
mittee on Order of Business recon-
nended the following permanent organ
ization: Jere Netrere of Whatcom,
Chairman; A. L. Sutton of Thurston,
Secretary, Fl. Crosby of Pierce, Asso
ciate Secretary; Reading Clerk, w. G.
of King.
The committee further recommended
that III. J. Jones and Thomas Maloney
be respectively elected Chairman and