The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-03
For Harmony and Good Faith.

The Republican convention of King
county met yesterday. adopted plat
form indorslng the administration and
the representatives OF the party in ma
tlonal affairs. and selected a list of dele
gates to the state convention. In the
preiminaries to the convention there
was perfect harmony, within the under
standing arrived at some time ago. The
Republicans of the county decided then,
very wisely as 1t seems to us, that Sc
attic had suffered sufficiently from dis
sensions within the party They there
fore buried all past differences and
pledged themselves to work hereafter
for the success of united party and
for that influence in It's councils to
which this county Is fairly entitled.
II win, we think. be agreed that King
county is not exceeding her due in ask
ing that two Of the delegates to the ma
tional convention be assigned TO
her as her fair proportion. This
county casts almost one-fourth OF the
total vote of the state. 1t has
no senator or representative. What
ever may be the cause of this nom
represen ton, the voters OF the
party have no interest in or de-
sire to perpetuate II. 1t was agreed
therefore, in a friendly conference Of
l.l.t a a.r n lion. t1Nsas - Fl
delegates to Philadelphia might be ask
ed for In fairness; and. In the absence
of other candidates. two gentlemen were
named who were satisfactory 10 all con
cerned
No slight amazement was occasioned
by the appearance Of any opposi-
ton whatever 70 this plan on the
floor OF the convention None. we
believe, was approved or win be couu-
tcuanced by its members or by its dele
gates 10 Ellensburg. because this would
be not merely violation OF good faith
but most unfortunate occurrence for
the party itself We prefer to consider
it the work Of few disgruutied indl-
vlduals. who are most hostile 20 the
realization OF party harmony because q
would Illustrate their private ends.
/ There were some indications OF this "a,
the primaries. where advantage was
! taken In a few eases % negligence d.
the voters. because they had assumed
naturally that no contest could arise.
There we're some ether evidences In the
convention. though they were auickly
trowned down.
| We believe as we have said. that these
are purely individual and personal sber-
| Wtions. Intended 70 create disseusIan
Within the party We know that the
gentlemen who are representative % Re
4 publican sentiment In this county and
( who became party 20 the understanding
I arrived at wu abide by II loyalty. be-
! cause they are honorable men. To con-
1 ceive OF them as coolly breaking faith
! Is impossible We believe. Therefore
I that the delegation which has been sol
! ected 90 the state convention VII woss
1 unltedly and earnestly Tor the ends
| agreed upon; the assignment OF two del
| egates 70 King county. and the selection
for these places of the two gentlem "a
| whose names alone have been mention
| ed in that connection
This being the path %; honor. party
interest ami party success. we have NJ
doubt that 1t viii be followed II II
were supposable that there could Dee any
departure from it, or any attemp, - set
aside or ignore agreements made in good
| faith and by common consent in the
| interest of this city. this county and the