The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-08
Boss Way Breaks Into the Con-
vention and Attempts to Have
His Man Navin Named for
Councilman From First Ward.
THE convention was late in se,tnr

THE convention was late in getting
down to business when Chairman
Kelleher raped for order at the even
ing session.
Nominations OF councilmen at large and
ward counciimen were called for.
Leander Miller and Alvin Heinrich were
named as councilmcn at large by unant-
nous vote.
In the ward delegations there appeared
TO be little strife for places on the ticket,
except In the First ward. The struggle
there was long and bitter and marked
by many Wild scenes.
Eugene Way, with number of retain
ers. appeared on the floor of the conven-
ton early in the evening. The Populist
boss seemed TO have things his own way.
He was consulted from time TO time by
the leaders of the convention. who. with
few exceptions, appeared to work in
harmony with him.
Ways main efforts were directed TO pre-
venting the nomination OF Councilman
McArdle in the First ward. and TO secure.
IL possible. the nomination of Councilman
Navin who is the First ward boss main
lieutenant.
Chairman Lane, of the First ward dele
cation. opened the proceedings, which
were soon TO become riotous. by announc-
ing that the ward had selected MIR. Nc
Arde rs its nominee.
Louis Huney, a First ward Popuist and
an active adherent of the Way faction.
challenged the vote from the floor OF the
convention.
Several members OF the delegation de-
nounced Huney. saying he ought TO be ex-
PEELED and that he was not a member of
the delegation.
Huney denied this. and then Lane de-
manded that the secretary of the conven-
ton read the list OF accredited delegates
from the First.
~ H.. 49,
First, sixteen answering.
McArdle was, on caucus ballot, declared
the nominee
on motion Of ]. H. DennIng. McArdie's
name was rejected. A long fight over
candidates from the First ended by the
adoption of motion directing the deiega-
ton to ballot again.
For the second time McArdle was named
by the delegation and rejected by the con-
vention.
s. s. Bailey's name was finally presented
to the convention candidate for coun-
Gilman from the First and he was de-
clarcd nominated.
The rest of the ticket was completed
amid disorder. which continued as long
as the Way adherents were In the con-
vention hall.
J. w. Goodwin and Thomas Church were
named for central committeemen-at-
large. The remainder OF the committee
was seiectcu as tOilOWs. FIRST ward. otto
Hansen; Second ward. #. +. Randolph;
Third ward, f. II. Hyman: Fourth ward
J. c. Allen: Fifth ward. A. j. Tenneut;
Sixth ward, ]. +. McEiroy: Seventh ward,
]. NJ Carson; Eighth ward. DR.. Marian,
Ninth ward. A. II. Ernst.
+. r. Roweil introduced resolution
directing the chairman and secretary TO
file the ticket as the Democratic ticket"
thus insuring the retention of the party
name In case a combination Is effected
with the nonpariisans and Populists.
This precipitated another wrangle. The
hall was being emptied rapidly and the
delegations were decmated Still the
full vote was cast In each delegation by
the remaining ones on all motions
j. +. McEiroy declared that tho Rowell
motion was unnecessary and that 1t re-
Elected on the good faith OF the chair
man, He offered substitute giving the
committee power to Oh vacancies on the
ticket. II was declared out OF order
on vote the Roweli motion was carried
after an exciting controversy on the floor
between the warning leaders
A vote Of thanks was rendered tho
chairman and secretaries on motion OF
William Blackman, and then the tired.
sore and weary delegates declared them
selves adjourned.