The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

Alfred battle Made Permanent
Chairman of the Convention


w,en Tho convention assembled after the
..ea rscssa tfe COMMITTEES on crefent a Is
-. not raadv - rspaFt j. f. Ronald
81 FwgE fseFse y hlte. is.as calses1 open
,ssy,n8ea ssith brief speeches. MIR. White
nj haen az akaa~ clzAly a .a.nute or TWO
vhe, The credentials committee "a peared
All he sug his sUeaea short. making way on
e. rossfuai iQg G. Meade LIN 1-y who as
eatrrsan Of TIRE committee submitted ita
ppaFf. After corrections and additions
trsH several precincts tslg report was
aAoyfs4 nos WeVeH, without threatening
q s1scipitafe : lively fight n the c9avsa-
Dor ever the contest from tire First ward
sh.ch had brought about the ilstlcJE OF
A. forenoon.
waea the gs4otl0n 70 adept the report vas
uadlhV Sam &rCaes EoVe1 III amgnd by
snEing Gus ire nannes Of four pfoxi.s IN
he FIrsf wars, wh}ch he sad were sli IN
H. stE.e handwriting and u aq.s4 AIRED To
~. give ts. nafnes Of the four hut said
| sAsy coua be given by the chairman OF
ee Credentials committee The tToxy CT
| laaaAer Miller. Archer sala ~as one OF
| the sGur That pruSy, be aaseg-sscl. had
bees offered 10 hu1, bat he would ,toG cast
| saeh a vote. 100 even for James Hamilton
| Leafs lie said t}at II those fouE names
sere xirikea er he would vote for the re-
sort. feeling that his end OF the ward had
made LIBERAL concession, and fhe convafl
Or would hear nothing mare Of the First
yass fght II .;io names were not stricken
Il the fight would be renewed. He was
ssssrei by the chair that twn OF the OBJ
.e4isGable names had been stricken { r. by
ths committee. and a. u was the man fast
Sas4re CT the convention 10 hear 10 more
u the First ward unploasantness. at least
% pylic, the report was adopted.
Standing Committees.
fF. Randolph moved the appn,n.Ine
4 ia regular standing committees, 10 con-
| 1T Of three from each commissioners dis
n6 oatsids The city and enc from each
sAfi An ameadnent TO give each Of the
6ssficts a representation OF four on each
4 tie eon.miitees wAs defeated by a vote
i TO 60. and the mssian TO appoint the
ssmmiitees was carried After a long ait
aEssd by friction in the First ward and
! he Thirtg-cighth district. the following
committees were nsnnssl. Tie ma n.ss are
over In the following order: First three
On sach committee are from the Thirty
1 ssh.h district, second three fr 2m the For
sy-lhird district others from the city wards
q numerical otder beginning with the
Frs;
Permanent organization, rules and order
II haslness-Patr!ck Hayes. Morreil Mo
Nais, J. ". Nabor, l.. NJ. Barton. J, q.
raloa, W +. Collins, ). y. Gilmore. +.
Griffith. c, a. Dyer. Ii. &. schacht, II. Z.
Rankin.
Platform and resolusions~S F. Cooynbs.
JUICE tfl. t.. DOW, j nrnsiNEt JNUEtffHtN.
n Collins X Nj Seals; Charles H. Glenn.
J. I Ronald, T. A. Guerin John Scaran.
l. r. Tayior Ii. Hemsr. J. VI. Carson. l..
J. Brace. J. NJ. Sparkman.
Canfarencs-~Jacon Julia. John L0ck-idge.
E l.. Msrlaed. w. Z Conway. j. ".
Davis, W A. Van Doosen, Thomas Kelly,
L. C. Gilman, JAY {. Alien, j. ". Goodwin.
T. b. Price. Il. H. pike Daniel kelleher.
psg;oa Brown William Murphy.
J. r. Ronald moved that the .aaIr ap-
point two committees OF three each 10
| not;iy the Pupulis; and the Silver Replh-
4 acan conventions Of the appointment Of
1 conference committee. The motion PREVAIL
ID xgi the chair appointed for the rnpullsts
! Asssss White Rarto and kelleher ara
/ fsF the Silver Republicans Massrs Carlisle,
kalks and Carson.
On motion OF CoIwin s Shank a resolu-
/ ten MAS adopted 10 the effect that sl'ass-
l raea az tha distribution % county c.ilccs
l 1aGe hstwcen the three parties III lSsss vas
| ar aTd equitable. ihe same distribution
l as arpy to county offices. leaving the
4 sas.gence committee To deal only WITH
1 sgSlgtiVe nominations. commissioners JUS
l Zee Of the peace and constable. The Tt=s0-
/ sian also provided for the appointment
q a committee Of three "a inform the two
cher conventions that such acton had
lsea taken, ana the chair appointed Messrs
sAsEs. Th0Tne and Harry Carson.
1 Then came another lni IN the proceed
Hgs, and while the convention waited on
= committees calls were made for Hon
= sweeney a member of me 'oloFa 10
4 p stature; e = Glenn ana Judge r. \.
Ntleasli. az Of whom responded With brief
\ sQeseAeS
Alfred Hattie Made Chairman.
Taa Report o. the committee on perfna-
lsst organ cation. rules and order e bust
ASS, presented by Secretary McNatt, vas
rad ana adopted Il provided that the
Nis2orary orsst3, cation. except "a "a chair-
Ear ard secre. ary - made permanent At i