The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-28
ROGERS WILL NOTBE
The FUSION NOMINEE


made speech and attempted TO work up
some enthusiasm for his candidate by
received with faint applause. however. and
Judge Goldman subsidized.
Rogers Men Line Up.
Senator Miller, Of Walla Walla, chimed
In for Senator Turner, the Rogers can
didate. For few moments the Rogers
men had II all their own way with second
ing speeches. Finally Delegate Strobach, Of
Yakima, attempted to have the nominal
tons closed, although but one candidate
had been named.
loud chorus Of noes" went up from
the convention at this suggestion. This
gave Mr.. Graves his chance TO name Mr..
Heifner.
II nominate C. G. Helfner for permanent
chairman" yelled Mr.. Graves.
Then the. Voorhees, leader sat down d.
rectly behind Senator Turner. The tide
seemed to he running toward the Spokane
senator, when +. A. Mcdonald. who IL a
rough-and-ready convention orator Of no
mean ability, took the floor to make a
sounding speech for Helfner.
II have attended Democratic conven-
lions when some Of the gentlemen here
did not know what true Democracy
meant" said Mcdonald. with much vehe-
mence and in voice which could he
heard in every part OF the hall mo man
viii go farther than | in appiauding tne
character OF the senator from Spokane
but there are others! daughter and APP
plause)
II know Senator Turner Is a jurist, but
there is a question in my mind to
whether not he is the man We want for
permanent chairman. know OF no fairer,
more upright and capable man for chair
man than the silver-tongued Charley
Hefner, of Thurston county"
This was the signal for a great demon
stration from the enemies of Gov. Rogers
These had things all their own way for
a few minutes, and cheers rolled, wave
after wave. over the assembly.
Several Endorsements were given Mr..
Heifner. and then the roll was called.
IL was a neck-and-neck race. A dozen
delegates kept tally as the call proceed
ed. There was much suppressed, excite
ment. First one candidate forged ahead
only to give way a moment later to his
The result was: Turner. 22s; Heifner
233.
A moment before the result was an
nounced the Pierce county delegates led
In tremendous yolley OF cheers for the
face blanched, and he sat silently in his
chair, watching the Civilizations of the
anti-Rogers men.
Convention I'm n TumuIt.
All sembiance OF order was lost. Fran
tically the delegates jumped on their
chairs and waved their hats and canes
and shouted in Joy at the downfall of the
Rogers candidate.
In the midst of the tumult Chairman
Vance was seen, but scarcely heard
pounding his table into splinters with
big beer mallet. After a little while the
stentorian tones of the sergeant-at-arms
restored.
In the momentary lull Pacific county
asked TO cast her entire six votes for Sem
ator Turner They had been divided on
the first announcement between the two
candidates.
j.. B. Slater. delegate from Stevens,
challenged the vote from his county,
which had been recorded sixteen for Heif-
ner. We have four votes here for Sem
ator Turner. which they. are trying TO
steal under the unit rule" he yelled
across the convention hall
This time tho Turner adherents took
turn at making noises. They thought for
n moment that the changes in Pacific and
Stevens had elected their man. Chairman
Vance. on a point of order made by Mr.
Graves. refused to recognize the appeal
from stevens, because the delegation had
been sent with Instructions to vote as
unit on all matters. Three votes were
taken from MIR. Heifncr in Pacific and
added TO the Turner column. stlil leaving
the anti-Rogers candidate with a majority
OF five votes.
'rhp roll call.