The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-22

...s-~szs.: e. .. G.ison for permanent Sec
.~arv. joan E7wels assistant secretary.
..s Harry ". Carros, reading clerk Wood,
= r,ssrscn. ant McM!gan, o. San Juan.
-sre appointed 3 committee To brng Chair
-. Fiske TO the platform. He was re-
.~svss by Temporary Chairman Blake
.rS s~eat cheering. Addressing ifae con-
vsssioa, when Tie applause had ceased,
CHAIRMAN Fashs said:
ladies and Gentlemen and Delegates To
tsss Convention. / bessese ese IN the M
ssrusa saeex sfore ms a tsxe. desire On
=. part OF every Republican here 10 20
- me peils nexi November and TO use sy-
.ry usaas and exert every effort TO secure
srgr, the peop.s 81 W assalngton All .s4jorxs-
ex1f OF william McKla.ey. the grea les.
sxssss:ssan OF fhe age. prolonged cheer
rx, For a generation this land mas grown
rsSef the Industrial po..cy O. the Kepub-
hrzn parry. That policy has made - the
arsssi among zaL.osis- 4 change came four
Wars age. During the hast Democratic aG-
-.nsxgrat.on came financial stress and
ra,n. Around Candidate Bryan shronx@a
fss VISIONARY Of ali classes. vita Mchln-
ky's eisc.}on. ilo.eser. prosperity Began
rs reign once more In Our beloved eos.a-
". tAppsa@s@t
We are now in a period Of great com
aesg.si activity. On the threshold OF this
eaysysagn. Va can point 10 the in4Iaaatatae
t4ef ssai ali the prophecies and prosn ses
.tazs were made or behalf u Mckinley be-
fuee the election Of 1885 nav. since been full
nl<d issoionged and loud APPLAUSE
.Ia isss ae said tbss We would have a
szbss currency, and We have maintained
thai proaa4se- IL fsss under the guidance
II &rk r 80 4 "A raj 4ar a
rcg al.s country entered upon the mos.
sanarAable var Ill history, and lie has
safely guided ~ through II To "a great and
grand victory. tKenexed cheering,
Now We are facing era Of enormous
commercial dese,opns and growth A
tw months ago, great batt.e~aip of the
United States lay peacefully In Havana
kar5or. Then came "a terrible explosion
which blew that magnificent vessel 10 at
CHS and brought death to nearly 3G brave
American seamsn. That blow lifted the
val frox1 the grea; young giant OF Amer
ia Al one bound the United States leapea
from a policy of isolation 10 the foremost
fank o. the worlds grea; powers. ZAP
plaase.l
III IL matter of prsse that the Repub-
bean parts raouid have been a factor al
sas inception Of this new order OF things
il Is matter OF great satisfaction that at
this. the most critical period In our history,
when al THESE delicate questions are to ne
settled and when the first sse.ss into this
new field are 10 bs taken tina. a Repu!ii-
can pre- dent guides the affairs OF the ma
ton backed by a Republican admin.stra-
ton and q Republican congress. / thank
yea most heartily for the honor YOU have
conferred on me in making me your chair
man
The platform committee was not yet
rsady to report.
The convention called for Schivsly of
King.
You'll hear from me during the cam
yaiga. be said from the body Of the house.
Piles Predicts Retribution.
There were repeated cries for S. II. Piles,
0. King
The latter refused TO take the Platform.
I've got a headache" he said When /
make Il Republican speech / want to be
in shape 10 make clipper
The convention insisted that he should ad-
dress them
I'll say that when this ticket is nomin-
ated" said Piles. mounting a chair In
delegates. Il shall do everyth ng possible in
my power 10 elect every man upon II wheth-
er he De friend or foe, tCheers) Let us 20
forth unnfully as men among men after
tbs convention. AS Ajax net Hector on the
Trojan fields. Let us no, cease our Efforts
TIL every candidate nominated here il
elected.
j want to say one thing" continued Piles
taking with great force. There are some
men In this state who go about saying that
our president. William Mckinley. has been
nsgiigent. they charge him with ali sorts
Of crime. / want 10 tell this convention one
Ting, and that Is that would as soon be
hsse Mckinley would steal with trai'oaous
heart those bright stars from that field OF
hue tposnt.ng 10 the flags on the stagel az
10 believe him guilty Of these ahominahle
charges They are false. The Republic
"a party is not engaged In petit larceny.
he wbo dares To make the charges that !
speak OF will md his retrihu..on In due
tine, mark you that" tApplausel
Chairman George w. Schoaela, of the