The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-19

bOwEEs or COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
II ls not Il matter ~ any Consequence
p this campaign. bat since tbs question
has arlSan as ~ The fgrss1lctasn c.
party Convention. II il interesting -
oEasare anse TIE 1nbsees- A. the ssse ooH-
Bsntsca IL saK Objected s5ss TIE county
convention was Bot the tDdy to Instruct
tsssnbsrs If tae legislature az 10 ibesg
0aty. bat 9hat wss tsss function Of TIA
legislative district becaGss Il waz The
district which made the nomination. 1t
Ess further argued that IL would be
Unfair 20 nominees who had bzen So
t6ctesd by TIE districts tina; they should
es required 10 obey instructions gixen
SITTER their nomination.
Il may be promised that no member
~ the King county legislative delega-
Goa Will ssck 10 shield himself from the
Consequences 81 disobedienee Of Ii. ex~
pressed Will of the coaysnti1a behind
each merely technical excuse
The sdAson of the CONVENTION may,
oowevsr. .e justified OF the broadest
grounds IL might rs well lie argued
tfsat tie nominations for the legislature
bavtng been agreed upon and Accept
Anes made prior 10 the convention. the
legislative candidates would be At lib
~ M %s vfssS
e tie cegnay convection had 10 right TO
esssrac; ftze Legislative candidates. IL had
- bussoess 10 s1ops = platform for them
= al
The fact IL that neither law nor cus-
kona recognizes any legislative conven-
usis. There Is oniy one convention held
cBaer tbs iaw. and tha, Is for Delegates
10 a conBsy convention al which all Of
Eeers are nominated The cali ISSUED
by the chairman IL the King county
espubilcan COMMITTEES summons Rsrguf,-
EGAns u a CAUCUS primary election and
dominating convention for the county
III King. The object II the caucus and
tns primary IL Ia elect delegates to The
King couaty nominating convention.
Ind Tor NO other pnrp"ss. T1ose dele
gatea are summoned to nominating
toryentian TOR the purpose OF n0rninat-
ing candidates for ali county Offices
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the districts embraced within the
county. Nc, ono word iz said either I'm
HE law or In tbs party Gail. which the
taw ssys shall he Issued tn accordance
with party custom, about a convention
Ter the election IL senators and repre-
eerTsatlvs~.
When the whole number of delegates
t1eeig In county convention. an arrange
t1ent IS usually made by which the SER.
Gsoriat districts shalt v0te for ths mum
tscv - senators and representatives &C
IcEd~si II them zach ty law The object
or this Ia merely 60 subaivide the wcrk
ard - pe1gn!t localities as nearly as
possible Ia make their own choice. hus
sshen sas choiCe Is made s. Is the cheice
Of The convention The Tarue idea Is
followed in thr gaa<ser u selecting rep
teseniatiFes. especially in The city dis.
Aricts. Each senatorial district selects
pne senator ana two reprsss natives
end all the delegates from that seua-
tsrial district vote upsn senator and
representatives: hat custom f-efrrsi;s
each ward % selec, one representative
Or not. rs mas to agreed. i very xtrGk-
Ing illustration - This is found tn
Tie Twenty eighth senatorial district;
where. ~ mutual consent cn the rare
of the wards. the senator was selected
from one and the two representa- 4 -
from the ether. This 8rrar cement aBs
The consequent selections were reTos-,es.
60 the convention. ard II accepted TIE
notion OF the district as abe aericn II
the convention.
That there ia no merit III the clair,
that candidates fer the Legislature are
nominated before the PLATFORM and Tvs
nlutions are adopted Is shown ~ Tire
crser ef business adopted by the csn-
yension- Il decided "a FIRST hear reports
from the committee On credentials. ;heE,
thas on permanent organization. and