The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-28

The split In the King county vote occa.
stoned momentary excitement. The vote
was nrst announced as ffty-three Tar
Bridges. but Paul Land and three other
delegates at once protested and announced
four votes for Brady. The anti-Roeers
king county men declared that the dele
kation had decided to vote as a unit and
that Land had promised to follow The
majority. The four Rogers men Insisted
however, on being counted for Brady,
kitcktat. San Juan and Wahkiakur,
counties, entitled 10 an aggregate of
eighteen votes, were not represented In
me convention, leaving total OF only
side Of King. Pierce and Thurston ysra
represented by fun delegations and the
total number OF those actually participat-
ing was not more than 20
Bridges I'm the Chair.
Bridges was escorted TO the stage and
presented 70 the convention "a TIA tefn-
porary chairman. He thanked The dele-
rates briefly, made q remark or two an
ne, business for which they had assem-
hed ana asked their pleasure "a NJ
Price, OF Tacoma. was elected secretary
by nrelamation
The first action Of the convention was 10
Of the hall and incidental EXPENSE. Iats
were PASSED and n was later Announced
That 81 IS had been cont rihuted
ouoNing The settIement o. the hnsn-
clst question " was moved that n com.
mitfee ~ uine be appointed To c0nSiSTr
and decide the contest IN Pierce county
~ su'e ndmsnt was offered that each
county name member ~ such a rom.
nittse. The vote was taken BY yeas ana
nays, and although 20 the average 80 =
The volume % sound vas about equal and
division ard roll call wefe loudly dcupnd
%. Chairman Bridges promptly declared
she amendment rejected The orfN5nai
motion Was carried IN the same way. upon
the zaY-se % tho chair
Then. 70 show his perfect tr1ueyt,ait,,,
In tho matter, Chairman RriagrS 49,
hoanesa t1At ne would not name the nine
commune, eInsn. hut werh rex certain
county DELEGATIONS 60 name one zach
The Rogers men greeted this announce
Fnent ~ r1aguanimity with great A.
rianse but. much 10 their surprise. Mr
iFidTes named TIE counties himself ara
then let the counties game their commit.
tecmfn In this wsy''he Rogers re9r,tr
we're shut or q she COMMITTEES. sscurias.
through Bridges permission h.gf teo
nfufreTs. The committee was as s9iin-ys.
~ T. Forest Thuretor. g. A uaas Whit
raan. % 0nstine spakane y a
= r. Thompson. Mason. ~ y. Warsfn.
Lincoln, All anti RnEeTa. and g. So coll
hy fskima and a. 4. Porter. snoho-
ulen. favorable - me governor
Following these announcenents Witch
were made about 4 W re- the gouver-
ZION took 2 reccss ~ cue hour 10 allow
and rcaoft.
The thafrmmn's strong Report
Upon seaHsfnbiinF At : O'clock IL IN.
learned that 10 decision has been a.
rived 81 bF tho cnwmiftea Then 80
lowed tho only sensation X fhe dav IN
expected 49, 81 was. unimpnrfanf IA 7,
seemed, aud gruUtired ss 81 was cad
WITH nearly hsIf finished ere vrrart r,
Cha iruan Mclaughlin ~ the stafa ,l+1-
uiftee. waH no biE thing N fhe session
and for time almost Threatened fhe
grasp ~ the autl-Rogera peoute uron NE
convention. although - eject was IN
tended 20 be exactly the reverse
Bridges recognized Mclaughlin v,ho
stated that hf wished 70 make a report
the office which be has held during me
past tao years The delegates a,ftlsd
down ia their chairs 10 anticipation ~
being bored for half an healr 81 - rs
statement 0f the finances ~ the Marty
organization, and BY suggestions Tor the
coming campaign They were not dis