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

Chairman Griffith OF the committee IN or
gan!zation ana order Of business read the
following report. which was adopted as
read:
First-That the temporary organization
be made permanent.
Secondhand the report OF the commit
tee on platform and resolutions and ether
committees be received ana heard.
Th.rd-The appointment OF 4 conference
committee consisting of one member fron
each ward and three from each OF the rep
resentative districts 10 he selected by the
wards and districts.
Fourtll-That We proceed TO the nonina-
ton of county officers as follows: Sheriff,
prosecuting attorney. county treasurer. au-
ditor, clerk, assessor, surveyor. superintend-
ent OF schools. coroner. wreck master, one
county commissioner FIRST district, enc
commissioner, Second district; one state
senator each from the Twenty fourth.
Twenty NTH. Twenty sixth, Twenty
seventh. Twenty eighth, Twenty ninth sem
atGriai districts: two representatives each
from the Thirty eighth, Thirty ninta. For
tie'h. Forty-first Forty-second and three
from the Forty-thlrd legislative districts,
members from the respective districts only
voting thereon, one Justice of the peace and
one constable from Seattle precinct. Also
a county central committee 10 consist Of
one member from each ward ana three from
each representative district. 10 he selected
from the respective wards ana districts.
The conference committee WAS finally an
nounced rs follows: First ward. L: Q.
4 4,
Third ward Il. +. Hickman; Fourth ward.
Vim. Parmsrlee: Fifth ward. b. r. Brieriy !:
Sixth ward. Frank ". Cottreli: Seventh
ward, 4. J.ffrics. Eighth ward, c. X.
Jeua-r; Ninth ward, Z. &. kriete: Thirty
eighth representa- tive district r. rucy. J
I. Calhoun, |. T. Alvord; Forty third rep
resentatlve district, J. LongfelloW. l.. +.
Charlton. G. II. Richardson.
Chairman Lindsay selected the following
names TO serve on committees 10 announce
20 the Democratic and Fop.siist conventions
that a conference committee Of The Silver
Republicans was now waiting its pleasure.
Committee to wait on the Democrats
T.. r. BuIterworth, John 7. Blackburn and
Frank Pierce.
Committee 10 wait on the Populist con-
vtntion-Frank Griffith. Frank McNatt ard
DIR. DE Voc.
Phillips of the Eighth ward offered the
following resolution which was tabled for
want OF support as Il appeared 20 be an
infringement on the prerogatives Of the
conference committee though Mr. Phillips
explained that us adoption would facilitate
matters and shorten the work OF the COM
nittee very materially;
BE II resolved by the Silver Republicans
OF King county il convention assembled
that the appCrtiOnmCrt made between II .
Democratic. the Peoples and the Silver Re-
publican parties IN 1879; 10 sheriff, auditor.
treasurer. clerk. assessor. coroner. survey
or wreck master and commissioner Of the
city district and members Of the house OF
representatives. should stand as now ap-
portioned and that committee consisting
o. one me Tnbar from each ward Of the city
OF Seattle an3 three me lubcTs from each CT
the country districts to be chosen ~ the
delegations of the wards and districssl BE
appointed 10 center with Ike committee
OF the Democratic and Peoples Dartie - TO
apportion the Justice. constable, senators
and commissioner Of TIM Second district
The convention took a recess AT . clock
To meet again At T2o in the evening.
The Silver Republicans came together at
80 o'clock Cor q few minutes. and then
adjourned unti 10 o'clock this morning a.
there was no prospect Of hearing from the
conference committee before then
i'Ae committee on platform and resolu-
tons viii report this morning.