The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-22

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platform committee, brought the report os
sh2s committee 10 the stage Ii war read
amid enthusiastic cheering AZ the conc.5i-
sol 81 the readins. it waS adopted on ma
ton without dissenting voice and without
single amendment besng offered.
Jones Named for Congreaa-
Nominations for congress were nsxt IN
order The roll Of counties was called for
nominations. Chshaiis beisg reached. Dele
gate Schoaesd gave way 10 Yakima Ed
ward Whitson, Of that oounty. manager for
". L. Jones. rose to place the Yakima man
In nomination
Yakima takes pleasure In presenting the
name Of W. L. Jones for congress" se!d be
Es does not belong to the branch Of the
Jones family Of which Cur present con-
gresham ss ar exponent He has no chart
other than Is written IN the history CT this
country during the past two years ZAP
pIause-) Yakima lEas Knocked ot;en a. the
door. but has never before been recognized.
We oNer you a student. ar orator, pa
triot, a man o. strong characteristics. hu,
Of gentle and generous nature Nominate
and will BE a credit to the state that sent
him TO Washington He viii Hot earn fame
as a freak. HE will, however, be found
ever upholaing the hands of the president.
and battling Tor that which rs best for the
state of Washington" tAppiauseo
The Real Jones This Time.
been talked of for several weeks RS possi-
bic candidate for congress. seconded the
nomination of Jones.
He does not belong TO the II. r or Deep
Creek branch Of the Jones family neither
TO the Wheat Chart Wv c. end of it, He
IL the real thing daughter and cheers.)
He's our candidate for congress. No voice
VIII be raised against HIS intellectual
strength, his moral worth or his patriot
ism. I take great pleasure IN seconding the
nomination Of Yakima Jones' tCheers)
When Lewis county was reached y. d.
Cofrrnan. formerly an aspirant for the con-
gresSsionaI nomination. in a speech fail of
patriotic feeling seconded the nomination
of the Yakima man.
Cushman's Name Presented.
w p. Reynolds, OF Pierce. named Frank
w Cushman.
mo state has as much at stake In the
settlement of the great questions which
have arisen since pewey's men destroyed
the Spanish feet IN Manila. as Washing
ton" he said We want a man in con-
gress who will stand for the best that is
contained In the words. American citi
zenship. We want a man who VIII be for
national honor. for protection TO American
industry for the Nicaraguan canal. for a
broadening American commerce in the Pa
efic and for everything for which the Re
publican parry stands today. Such man.
gentlemen of this convention. Pierce eoun-
Is presents 70 you In the person Of Frank
W. Cushman." Cheers from every part of
the han-l
Schsvely moved that both nsn be nomi-
mated by reclamation. and Was seconded
by McMillin. OF San Juan.
With mighty cheer the convention rose
to carry the motion. For several minutes
the par;Isans OF the successful aspifauts
filed the big theater with their cheers and
cries Of triumph
Jones Makes Acknowledgements.
Candidate Jones was escorted 10 the plat
form. Again the building shock with
cheers. He said:
This is a new experience for me for
II ~ the fra. time ! was eyer Nominated
for an sff.ce. have not words In which
10 express my gratitude. All ffa, lies in
my power I will exert 10 place the banner