The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-08

ni'ssee be Instructed 10 Demand the mex.
e1tsed States senator. The motion va,
tabled without debate.
NJ Hart moved that the committee be
instructed to insist on a settlement. Of The
senatorial question before the c,r,ms..s.
makes its final report. Adopted.
Name Must He People. Party.
j. l. Metcaf Of Stevens offered this res
oiution:
sersAk, Al 1t Is rumcres that there in
strong move on foot In certain quarters
70 induce the Peoples party to surrender
shsar party name In the event OF fusion
With fhe Free Silver Republicans and the
Democrats.
Resolved, That II Is the sense OF fass
convention that should such fus.on be ec-
fected. the Peoples party viii rot con-
ssnt 10 the surrenderine Of their parry
name. and that the conference committee
selected TO confer with the Free Silver
Republicans and Democrats are hereby In
ssFlcfed mat they have no power or aa-
tnoraty 80 consider such a proposition in
their deitbera song with the conference
COMMITTEES appointed by the Free Silver
Republicans ard Democrats"
An EFFORT was made TO table the resoiu-
ton. but the motion was lost by a strong
vote and the resolutions were adopted
unanimously.
Senatorial Fight Comes Up.
Cline of Thursson offered a motion tina.
II was the sense of the Populis. conven-
ton that the next United States senator
be Populist
A motion was made to lay on the table.
This brought Sutton of Spokane TO his
feet He deplored the condition Of the
Pepuiist party. Unless you organize, /
gay this will be the last convention the
Peoples party will hold In the state Of
Washington" he declared. Unless you
organize you will be showed under 60
deep that you'ii never &c, OUT
Sutton was getting or dangerous ground.
however. and point of order was raised
that he was not talking on she subject.
and the point was sustained.
Mays OF Garfield insisted on having
Popnlsst indorsed.
AS he concluded excitement ran high.
The previous question was called for. but
before the vote was announced a roil-call
was demanded. The counties voting for
the tabllng Of the motion were Chehaiis
and Clarke. while Lewis divided her vote.
as did King, Kittitas. Skagit, Snohomish.
Spokane and Yakima.
Convict Of Lincoln amended C1ine's mo-
ton TO read that the Peoples party an
sist on having the United States sena-
tor"
Not an Opportune Time.
This brought the matter up again
stronger than ever. and those who desired
10 dodge the question attempted to secure
an adjournment, but failed.
Then Repath Of King took the floor.
He feared To have the motion voted on
a, this time. He believed its insistence
meant a lack Of confidence and might en-
danger fusion. THE great Republican
party and the Observation-Disclosures OF Seat
tie" he cried. "are both longing and
waiting for the adoption Of such a motion
as this
Piunamer Of Spokane moved that action
be postponed until after the report Of the
conference committee. IF this is adopt
cd now" he said, "the conference commit
tees would charge the senator up to the
Popuists I'm the division OF offices. II
action is now postponed. 1t can be taken
up later without loss to u.s.
The plummer motion prevailed. and on
motion Of Hodgson the convention adj
iourned until o'clock tomorrow NOM
ing.
After the convention adjourned Senator
George Turner and Congressman Jones
delivered political addresses. each taking
the finance question as the base Of their
arguments.