The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-16


From the committee on permanent or
ganization and order OF business, Chair
man Brown reported in substance the FOL
lowing order:
/. Report of committee on credentials.
3 Election of permanent chairman.
;. Election of the secretary, J. VIII Ly-
sons.
4 Report OF committee on platform.
5. Nomination of the candidates in the
following order: Two congressman. gov
ernor. lieutenant governor, secretary OF
state treasurer auairor attorney gen. n,
public instruction, two judges of the SUI
preme court, four presidential electors.
and, lastly, the election of new state
committee.
The report was adopted.
G.. w. Howard. of Whatcom, on behalf
Of the northwestern counties, named 3.
chairman, as "a man who has served
the party faithfully for seventeen years"
Mr.. Cosgroye's election. after being sec.
reclamation. Mr.. Howard and Mr. Lud-
den, of Spokane, were appointed COM
mittee to escort the permanent chairman
II am Instructed by the committee"
Mr.. Cosgrove said, mot to talk too long.
daughter ! will therefore s6Dn. ma make no
conferred upon me. because two years
ago l was downed for temporary chair
chairman. daughter and appiause) 1t
is great pleasure to preside over a
convention of party which has not two
flags but one A1Ppiansee) not one sv nag az
American people, but one single starry
banner, the emblem of freedom and
justice. CHEERS and applause) / am
proud to preside over a convention which
does not find IL necessary to appoint
committee to divide the offices. We can
do that for ourselves Great laughter
I'm conclusion. I wish to think the
men who have stood by me in Columbia.
Garfield and Asotin counties. The men
who have not been In great combines
cannot appreciate how l feel about this.
Cheers and laughter)
Mr.. Cosgrove suddenly ceased, while yet
the convention was in an unroar of laugh
ter. He made a distinct hit.
Speeches In order.
In the absence of the report of the COM
mittee on platform the convention decided
to have a couple of speeches. Calls were
made for Congressman Jones, and the va
kima statesman mounted the platform.
As his tall form appeared on the stage
the delegates rose en- masse and a wave OF
enthusiasm swept over the vast assemb-
lage Time and again the delegates and
spectators cheered the man from Yakima.
Finally they heard him. He said;
Il am glad to see this enthusiastic
gathering. l am proud to witness the
earnestness and confidence reflected by
the delegates I'm this convention. Ii Is
wonderful contrast to the convention OF
four years ago.
''ln 1896. the Democratic party came
then, as now, with cry OF distrust and
disaster. IL preached calamity. Wash
tngton was suffering from the panic
which had prevailed during the Democrat
&c administration OF four years all over the
country. IL WAS not strange that under
such circumstances the electoral vote of
Washington was cast for Bryan. but,
thank God the nation voted for Mckin-
ley. applause
Since that time the hammers OF indus
try have been busy driving nails into the
coffin of Democracy and Populism. Pros
perity sweeps over the land. The hammers
sing TO the music Of Mckinley and pros
pcrity. (Applause.b
The Democrats and Populists realize
that Repuhlicanlsm means prosperity and
they are coming over 10 us In numbers
Every promise made by the Republican