The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-04
I MMEpYArELY after the passase Of the !

IMMEDIATELY after the passage Of the
resolution of instruction 70 delegates
to the state convention. nominations
were called for sheriff. ]. II. Schiveiy
named Sheriff Van De vanter. Re said:
Il am not a professional nomnator. and
have no desire to detain the convention.
I therefore place In nomination Sheriff
Van De vanter. One good turn deserves
another. Our sheriff has given US clean
and efYicient administration, and ono that
rebounds to the credit Of the Republican
party" (Applause.)
Frank p. Lewis named Mr.. Wooding.
Sheriff Van De vanter won on tho FIRST
ballot the First ward voting solidly for
him with the exception of two votes. The
result:
Van De vanter. 25s; wooding. 1s5
The Van De vanter men became frantic
with Joy when the vote was announced.
and the sheriff held . levee In the rear
of the convention for half an hour. At
the same time Mr.. wooding took his de-
feat gracefully and declared that he would
allow no one to Be more loyal than he
In supporting Sheriff Van De vanter.
Without any nominating speeches, the
following were named for superior Judges:
Boyd J. Tallman. A. e. Grimm. w. r.
Bell, J. w. Langley. w. r. Scott, Richard
Osborn. A. w. Fratcr. J. w. Coriiss. Henry
F. Mcclure.
The result was the nomination Of Mr..
Bell. Mr. Tailman and Mr.. Griffin on tho
following vote:
Taiiman, 71sis: Bell. ees; Grimm, -
The convention adjourned at this point
TIN $50
1t was past > o'clock before Chairman
Piles. by vigorous and long continued use
or his gavel. called the convention TO or
der and announced that the business of
the day would be resumed. From that
time on, however, there was no delay and
the choice OF the party for the remain
ing county ofiices was made in one. two.
three order. In only one case was the
slate broken, that being when Capt.
George II. Lamping. popular member
of the Young Mems Republican Club and
veteran of the Philippine campaign,
was nominated for auditor over +. NJ.
DeMors. Of Ballard. through the STAN
pede to him OF the delegation from his
own ward, the Eighth.
When Chairman Piles called for noni-
nations for prosecuting attorney a babel
Of shouting arose. Though the din the
voice of L. u. Andrews. OF the Sixth
ward. was heard placing In nomination
II. w. Craven. He was recognized by
the chair. Then VIII III. Morris. OF the
Second ward. presented TO the convention
the ''choice of the majority OF the voters
OF the Second ward w. II. white" The
announcement was greeted by tremend-
Gus cheers. 3. w. Foots, T. p Flax and
John q. Barnes seconded Mr.. Cravens
nomination and score OF vociferous dell
egates from both country and city that
OF Mr.. White.
The roll call showed n total OF sls votes
cast. Mr.. white receiving the nomination
with z7T 10 over AIR. Craven with iss %.
The country. especially In tho north end.
came In strong for the Second ward man.
Chairman Piles had scarcely announced
nominations for county clerk when J. ~.
sohively. from bis seat In the Second
ward delegation. sprane "a his feet with
a shout Of 'Koepfii." A storm OF cheers
and the footing OF TIN horns echoed the
announcement from all PARTS Of the hail.
william Insiis for the Fifth ward. nom
mated Ellis Morrison Robert Wright.
for the sixth ward nominated n. J. Lee.
A storm Of seconds was suhfued by tire
chair crying, That enough, gentlemen;
that's enough; lets get 70 haliotiux
From the nrst IL was easy 10 see that
Y A. Koerfi led In the race. and when
the city was reached his strength In
creased rapidly. He wen hy sS l-5 votes
cut Of 40; Morrison III -, lee II
IRA Bronson. Of the Eighth ward. OBJ
tasned the honor Of nominating Capt.
r.arnring for auditor. but HIS attempt
20 pay q triaats TO ''tAe gallant warrior
In a turnult Of cheers from his own dese-
Cation The cheering was taken up In
the First ward delegation and II became
niatn that u Was thu intention OF tho
Eighth warsers TO stampede the eonven-
tion for their candidate.
But the Ballard delegation, fourteen
votes strong. stood calamity hy Mr..
DeAoss. ana. its members standing on
thsfr chairs, shouted their deaance and
battle cry Of Ballard ard DeMoss-
across the hall Ralph y. Nichols, Of
Columbia precinct, seconded IAmpings
nomination as "a student friend ana
former University OF Washington boy"
John II Powell. Of the Third ward.
made himself heard above the tumsit.
nominating Mr.. DeAloss. Mr.. Schiyeiy
seconded the nomination. and. with q
chair under his ak feet and over Of
stature. Mr.. Morris Ahettsd him Ballard
came in on the chorus: Ballard has so
votes: psMossl peNossF'
p. D. Hughes, from a chair In the Sew
enth ward delegation. yelled over the
heads OF the cheering delegates a second
to tho nomination OF the soldiers can
dttRfe" Chairman piles haugeA sha taxk