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

r+ss-~ms '1ss Dr1ec was the e4exzE.c1 %
ss 90 o. the coaaty central commit
r. kAiies placed r. L. Tn0rre's
So aTssEe TIE convention fer rsroen!az-
W.. g. - ,is@ sarfoea committees thar
- s,ss convention taas Roaaia e,sgeestssi
a.lG v fltfs T1ve1 thA1 further rstY15 = sssrxx
20 Ir9.e1 oatii the committees had re-
$3.50 .As carrying 9f a.. motion left a
-ssIa .sfatls. wAieh was aa4cLly f1led
" cars Ter White. ard shs old war h(s--s.
~ S u ~, sio~ :. ascend the beuaa. saying
NaS q preface ina; he wous9 FINISH
"a sIseca when DC rad hxguu Curing ths
al ~. His address. exieertIy ireey5ss-
st.,ss' : ast OF campaign thunsser, was care
AIasJ prepared, most Of .sls statistics fsrs~e-
ssfea from typewriter copies which na
ae~sAsee 20 ne convention ne had ha.: sr@-
r r~t'tll. .or The special beneflg % Tia pose-
Hhica ae elaborated With rIeucnati e4ts
.iIa 81 .Yer-sncreassng volume a voice
10, ssls 'sItossng. which he sa!i the Post
Ahts5igeHcer wous& not dare 10 r,t,Es.l@h,
few months aga : firrn erxs~ss j.;
aa.aaiiag warrants sent the following carcs.-
90 :. TIE FaFels county auditors through
.., Seattle. wash.
. Dear SIR: w-iilyoi kindly g seni az a COPY
o. o. xed .Ai.t AthsaaI STATE meat, and ala Is;
-, 80, aIai Iis names and addresses OF ths
ts-hc1pal a2.deTs Of warrants .r soar com
- ~ deihg ~ you viii greatly oi.!lse.
Yours very truly.
In reply 10 th.a circular MIR. PhiI.i.ss
aonaaar OF hiackitts. wrote that mis- county
sas On q cash bass Current expenses
Lu:4a warrants were paid when issued and
mdff&R@s 1le2n TIE county indebtedness
Iond were very dsiieul1 10 Obtain at
ngofe osiow par. Auditors Of the following
COUNTIES HTote substantially ths same.
osaglt Sac Juan. Aaot!n. Douglas Sao-
nontlsh, Mason Franklin kllsap sgaIla
~ LELAND, Spokane, Kitt.tax Whitman.
Chesal!s. Lewis Pierce. Adams YAKIMA
Columbia ct Az.
h@gA3. SAaEnaniA, Stevens, Thugsloa Wan
AsakGm and Wnatcom.
MT AA9@et, OF Ciallan1 county. wrots
ttaI current expenses fund warrants could
be purchased Ter y ceTsts tui failed to say
anything aoout county Indebtedness fund
WARRANTS
Mr.. Smith, auditor Of jefferson county.
wrote that their county Indebtedness fund
WARRANTS we're selling for ~ csass. bGl d!a
rants
And jefferson" addod Mr.. White witt.
riei hy tfe Republicans in 1896" Thea he
con lue5ed ss!fh tae statement:
Ihis state Of affairs !s owing TO a law
paSssSS 10y P2plIiist legislature March ;,
ls93. which provides that she counties shall
levy a tax based upon al iieslaized agate-
Tnent Of the estimated county expenses for
the ensuing fiscal year. AMI tbs ex 3ensss
mus; NOT exceed the amount u the tax
levy for this purpose. That each county shall
levy TAX each year for the purpose OF
that the proceeds OF this tax together with
amounts paid IN Oh account Of delinquent
taxes shall IN used for no other purpose
than the redemption Of outstanding war
ran;S"
In the course If his speech MIR White
paid "A glowing tribute to President Mchiu-
ley. and IL Was cheefed 10 the echo. lie
SAID: Il wish 10 say that during the entire
prosecution IF the war with Spain President
Mckinley has shown himself - b9 The
president Of the Whole American p-opio"
In This connection be attacked the conduct
% subordinate departments % The govern
ment, particularly the war department, say
ing that the American people would mold
oil guilty suhaiiefDs 10 1t strict accounting.
When AIR, White WAS through Grating tho
convention took another recess. osci!asins
between the vacuum oi business and the
vacuity OF thought. ~ this unhappy in
slant Assistant Attorney General Thomas
Vance. who has bgcu really filling that
office FOR many moons past Slipped quietly
into the hall The convention singled him
otc n an instant ana Ie Nas carried noleus
volens TO the rostrunl. and nsde decidedly
the wittiest speech % the conVen ton. keep
INK tho delegates In an almost continual
roar az laughter for hHlf an hour. He WIS
followed BY G l. futile. 81 the Ssaitle
Review, who pleaded fer an aggressive
campaign with plenty Of ahusa If nvees-
sary The convention heard hisu patiently
and when al nearly ii o'clock he concluded
his speech ard il vas reported that the
conference committee would not reach an
agreement hefore morning. the convention
adjourned untll 10 o'clock this morning.