The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-30
POPS QUIET CONVENTION.
ATTENDANCE SMALL AND FRO
CEEDINGs Pf.RFusCTORY.
The only Noticeable Incident Was
the Turning Down Of r. r. Baker,
of the Present State C0mn3ft~e,
Who Was Sos Elected ~ Delegate

Special Dispatch 20 tas Post-Tn.eli.g ensser.
TACOMA. avg Is Pierre ecsanty Pop
rIsGsa me rs convention here today 20 &C.
3se. delegates 20 TIE Esiessoa'rg conver-
tsou TIE sGFno8t was decidedly srnsIi.
and the proceedings ors tsae w.yoie VOID Of
interest Considerably less than ons-hait
o. IRE full representation was ~ attend
sace. The last vote pollss On The roer a.
shs afternoon session saowed q total a.
.sndanee OF Hlxty-rsfne delegates, but the
syessge during the day was about eighty
Eve. Of q to,2s representation % - dele
Sases.
The convention was opaned this morn
tns wlsA the election 8, 3. F. Day. Of sum
ger. To serve as chairman. NJ. NJ. sam
mons and ". g. Bloom we're made sscre-
fairies. Committees on credentials and per-
nsnent organization we're named and a
recess taken to allow OF their preparing
taer reports. Both reports were adopted
without opposition. the iattsr committee
Recommending me selection Of ten dele
gates from each % the five senatorial dis
srsrts ia the county. also fo,r a. large. the
Halter to be ehossen by the convention ssa a
whole after sae districts had reported their
esieetions.
Upon the districts separating TO decide
upon delegates the rivalry between Judge
". II. H. keAn and Attorney g. +. He'Is-
spn for the nomination on the state ticket
to the supreme bench came slightly into
evidence Excepting II the Twenty third
district. however. little interest was ds-
played on This gclnf-lr fact. little effort
was fnate to bring the matter .nto .se1ie.
In the Twenty third keans friends rath-
or got the worst of IL. on the whole. +.
Il baker. vilo IS A known kean support
er together With several OF his close
friends was turned down and beaten for
q place on the delegation Taree tail~ead-
ers lkeaa men. presumably, Received a
tie vote. allowing all three TO hold seats
IN ,ao convention, but cutting them down
s. toto 10 east but two yoteE-
Delegates In the Nineteenth district
Gaasse the following selections: u. f. Day.
f. e. Keith. william McNlcol. h. r. Ros-
ers NJ l.. Athey, John Mckenty, ]. A.
Williams, Peter Stedsmita. Henry Moore
ard Il. +. Jacobs.
In The Twentieth district tina state dele
gates selected are: ". i. Hitchcock.
Charles seymour. A. Simons. p. f. Heus-
tan, Ernest Lister ii. III. Sammons. w.
s.. bloom. john Turner. L. {. Stewart aud
l.. T.. Albert.
IL the Twen.y~arst district the selection
OF delegates was. II. ". Boyer. +. i
IularG, ". T. Grass, J. Mann. \. Nor
fed T. J Crowley 4. q. Oliver l.. :.
Whitney. william Oy!ngson and Edward
Heieh-
Delegates selected from the Twenty Sec
o9.d district arc; T.. Y. Ennis. B:se Eddy.
T. L. Doherty. A. T. Tugwell. A. W.
Etuhfman = A. sinimons. W. w. Day. +.
"A McCoy and 6. f. Leaper.
Tie Twenty-third district delegates. as
elected. are ". II. ii. Kean. a. q. Gala.
&. F. Owens John Hartman. John Taylor.
J. &. +. Johnson. Frank Halstead, A. l..
ii adlsy, ]. Ii. Nesbitf liwo-taIrGs1. A. d.
Boafdman ltwo-thirdsl. ]. c. vollmer
uwo-thlrds). The last three named are
entitled 10 TWO votes AS whole.
Upon the delegates having been report
ed. motion WAS put and carried that
.rasnuch aa the out-of-town sections had
not been equtaSiy represented in the Sc
lection by senatorial districts. the four
delegates at large be chosen from the
country. In accord with this motion,
Walter Baker, OF Stella ccom: Frank Keep
ka, Of South Prairie: ". J. Hard. OF Fern
Hill. and Wade Fl. Smith OF Orting. were
elected delegates at large. TIE highest
vote Gust was 70. Walter Baker. being 81
ballots.
\ molten to elect four alternate dele
gates at large was voted down, also an
effort 70 take up the matter Of elecslng
new o-esa.gn committee. The latter
was ruled CT. of order. having no, been
provided fer In the official call CT III the
regular order OF business.
Following ihls came the only direct et-
aort 70 have the convention take action
a. intofS.ng a candidate f1r the euprenla
senca. The following rather vague peso
iniioa on thss score MA presented and
yea1
~ ,lereas. The publication at this time
o. the fact Thar Pierce county popiil.ss. a
have united oa candidate for the office
a. s3iea OF tbs supreme court would great
y all IN securing slppoFl from oisaer PARTS
or tHe stale, we deetn Il he~s that the dele
gates ~ the state convention give their
eptire sapnorf 10 candidates selected hy
this eogsventi0n.s
The RESOLUTION was declared vague. al.
though !; was tselgly understood that II
II should pass uis convention wo0la d.
c4sis upon a ckeice FOR the place before
adjournment AyCuraTm. Was shut ar
from the moment IL vas heard Rad bv a
nation - laF Il Or the iaa1e ANA RS. +, Z
vote called 20 decide tie Issue. The eh air
eeeisreG tae result b in farhr 80 tas,.rs.
" t'S''''+it''e @st9 - A@fffS. e7''Th z+ftCT',
he convention then adjourned }eaxlue
al iha details ~ The county election -
TIE nominating convention.
N apparent marked hack ~ Interest Is,
TIE wofk sa Aaus anl tfe srnan attend
anff oI dFS' &a.Cs made TIE gathering 2
Is'l"ss y 9Hy-@ 4sily oue when eofuparsfl
WE The usual aolsv sua Aatis contested
l'afu}iSt eosyes ;ians 81 she past. II ves
ts'ri@ a f,asIcr aFeraea t3cn Us a " ea1-
haE was araotscs.lt deva'3 * aps2.a} .ss:e~.
err te Saen ~ sxteet ~ "a no s4sr...},
's''st'.ze'i as = convention of the People :
nary