The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-20
Saxeu Elected on First Ballot.

J. NJ Jameson. spokane
Thomas Mallory Thurston.
d. d. Pagan, Whatcom.
seven Elected on First Ballot.
On tho ballot each delegate voted for
eight, the results by counties being an
nounced as the roll was called: Inc i re.
suit was: Jameson, a.; sd Dun ioR Cod 3D.
win, sS7: Mallory, 1853; Million, ~; Fasaann.
2i5: Ponder. no; Starr, 81; Cooper Ss'
Billings. 20.
seven Of the candidates. having receiv-
ed majority of the votes cast tt WERE s'gS Se
man, but fell nine short.
Million Beaten.
Not having been elected a second bal
lot was taken to fill the vacant place;
The call was started, and Pagan ana
Fender soon took the ieaa b bnfor ,a' the
call was half over, in the hope of start
ing a stampede In that direction. but 1t
had the opposite enact on me Fagan ad
he was elected the result of the ballot
being: Pagan, 2Sl; Million, 1856; Starr, 10.
The selection of alternates pelng fak ter,
defeated delegates as alternates. II car
ried with a rush, and was then declared
out of order and n9minai3ns for cf after r
L. Lac Carr itch Chehalis; \. b. Brooks, Klicki-
tat; r G. Van Epps Thurston; 7. M
Cooper, Lincoln; +. Fl. Belden, sP 3qF,a
Cowlitz. were placed in nomination;
There being only eight nominations and
eight places to FIJI the selections were
Following were the committees chosen:
Credentials7u,Adams, ); ;so. s:u Milan \,
Bignold; Chelan. DEVIL G. Britt; Clarke.
Walter Seward; Clallam. DR.. F; s. Lewis;
Columbia. James Fitzgerald; Cowlitz, NJ.
f. Billings; Douglas, La McNaught Fer
F. p .I Ellsworth E HsBban J e s.
son, II. c. Wilson; klickitat j. U.
Chamberlain Kittitas, j, H., Morgan;
Kitsap, A. T. Larson; Lewis, M. A. Larg-
horne; Lincoln, Thomas NJ. Cooper: Ma
son, w. R. Lotse; Okanogan, II, A.
Weilder Pacific Val. Heath; Pierce, Ste
phen Judson; Snohomsh, William Currie;
Skagit. Thomas Smith; Spokane, Howard
ton, John NJ. Murphy; Walla Walla. John
?. Kent; Wahklakum, p. M; Troy; Whit
man A. Baker; Whatcom, w. j. Maloy;
Yakima, Richard Strobach.
Rules and order of busiuess-Adams. s.
G.. Weller; Asotin c. II. o. Nell; Chehalis
DIR. S. c. Maker, Chelan. l.. o. Hall
Clarke. Walter Seward; cialIam, Dr. F.
Cowlitz. Alfred Davis: Douglas. Dan
Paul; Ferry. William Mcbride; Franklin.
c. S. O Brien; Garfield. r. X, Harmon:
f. f. weger; Klickitat. |. G. Dunn. Kit
coin, E. l.. Farnsworth; Mason. e. c.
McReavy; Okanogan u. l.. Payne; "a
snohomish, Thomas Moran; skagit,
Thomas shaughennessy; Spokane, Gus
REESE; Stevens. John Kulzer; Thurston.
T. G. Van Epps; Walla Walla, Thomas
]. Rose Wahkakum, p NJ. Troy; Whit
man. $. r. Laird; Whatcom, John Finne-
gan; Yakima Ira Krutz.
Platform-Adams. b. J. Near; Asotin. c.
II. O'Neill: Chehalis, c. NJ. Hodgeson;
fshelap Frank Reeves Clarke. TDurStOn
Daniels; Clallam, DIR. +. s. Lewis; Column
bia, NJ. NJ. Goldman; Cowlitz. Thomas
f. Baron; franklin. c. r. Gietzentanner;
Garfield. r. X. Harmon; jefferson. DR.. II.
c. Wilson; klickitat, Walter Norris; Kit
titas. F. d; schnebly; Kitaap. a, Larson;
ton Mason. ]. A. Gale; Okanogar, +. NJ
Baum; Pacific. j. j. Brown; Pierce. Find
ley Bryan Snohomish, Jasper Sill; Skagit
Gus Heusler. Spokane, Frank Graves; Ste
vcns, A. A. Anderson; Thurston. \. w.
Wisnor; Walla Wa,ia, David Miller; Wah-
kiakum. r NJ. Troy Whitman, ]. w.
Johnson Whatcom Or. c. A. Darling :;
Yakima, Thomas Lund.
The Platform.
The following platform was adopted:
1.-THE Democracy of the state OF
Washington. In convention assembled.
reafiirm the Chicago platform in it's
entirety and pledge our answering
loyalty and fidelity to its noble prin
Ciples
I'VE deuounce the present Republican
national administration in its attitude
toward the trusts, and we believe that
trusts should he controlled 10y the nat
| tuual Government SO far as Interstate
| In their operations, and favor rigid
| laws to this end.
we are opposed to the Republican
! policy OF imperialism.
We denCuuce the Republican party
| for its previous attitude on oimctailism
| aud puint 20 the record nf legislation
| IN rho last congress as lndisputalie
| proof ~ the par,y's former duphclty on
! the financial question
| We condemn the yacillatiug attitude
| of The Republican administration on
the Puerto Rico tariff ANA condemn
| the Republican congress In passing The
| Puerto iueau tatld act as measure
| towards the people ut Puerto Rico IF
| like character TO THAT against which
| our f1refathrvs ry5clied.
| we extend oar sympathy 10 the
| heroic Beers now struggling Yer Nf1
| land ana Tor liberty
I'VE recognize William Jennings
Bryan JAS thc great Cumm0uer OF the
| present day. who ranks with and VITA
| have "A place iu history with Jrffer-
son. Jackson and Lincoln, and instruct
| OBr Delegates 90 the national conycn-
| tjou 90 assist ia making his uomina-
tlou unanimous.
"Ue are opposed to The unrestricted
| immigration ~ japanese into this
| country. and demand such legislation
| as Mil prevent thrm from becoming
| oomr'u-urs With Nm.risa1 labor.
| The Democracy ~ tho state %
| Washington. recognizing the adNant-
age e. The cause and the benefits 70
! be derived io 'Ge 0"uias '.,Dr... .f
/ haviuS Pacific coast man r,min.
| Ing our confidence IN the 4hi,:lrs
! and CaparNr ~ oUr estcs med citizen
and Democrat. the Hon James Ham
| nton Lewis. iaiorse him as the choice
! ~ the Democracy Of the state %
! Washington for vice president u the
/ United states.