The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-11
10 COUNTY CONVENTION.
,-rr COUNTY REPUBLICANS Sc
LEcT DELEGATES.
-. n~sng Endorsed for Delegate
:. uatsonaI Convention, Gen. J.
Ashtsn Makes n Ringing
,~..s-rhe Platform Adopted.

~.x.s r,spatch 10 the Post-rnteliigencer
HZ3<SnHI March f0.-A Republican
k.s~ convention was held today for the
e.4.ss.s a. forty-four delegates to the
.-.s eocvention to be held at Eliensburg,
~ me convention was called to order
=. rrmont Campbell. former Represen-
ss,,vs 4. c. Taylor, OF the Nineteenth
s-~forial district, was chosen chairman
- Exclamation, and motion carried dis
-s1ne With the committee on creden-
~ n there were no contests.
- James N. Ashton was plainly the
~ nsn thought Of as Piecre county's
ss,ssste ID the national convention, and
~. ras unanimously carried that each
ss~s1s,4si district should name six dele
ssc making thirty, leaving fourteen at
ss~s % b named by Gen. Ashton.
d&ierates chosen were as follows:
,,-steenth district--E. l.. Davies. Car
A;n6do; J. c. Taylor, Orting; w ii: Paul
sss,ss. GUNNER; H. G.. Rowland, Puysl-
-: .. II. Sheets. Buckley; Charles Bur-
~ soIsn r dlsffget-w. C. Albee. James
~ q w. Chamberlain. Charles Bed
l Il g. Miller, 7. G. Van Eaton.
fSsnty-first district--James wicker
~" K b. Grafton. NJ. Breton. T. f.
III. walter christian, J. IL; Read.
f9sr,ty second distrlct-W. H. Debo. A.
a Yfsncb. Lincoln Davis. ]. Fl. McDon-
80 A. Crandall. J. J. Glenn.
Tventy-third district-John e. Crom-
~ n w. Clark, w. f. Bronson, Charles
b lsfes. D. w. Barlow. D. o. Smith.
~ fourteen at large will be announced
~ Gen. Ashton Monday. all being con-
armed BY tho convention in advance.
a.. Ashton made the speech OF the
~, n which he thanked tho convention
40 honor conferred upon him, and
M that, while there was no great con-
~ On IN the party. 1t would be called
non. nevertheless, 10 solve some Of the
~ important questions since the war
tetWSsn the states.
Vashinston was the first state TO hold
n eonyention and Pierce county the first
countY to elect delegates, and II became
~ 1uty Of this convention to sound the
sscuin u the approaching campaign in no
uncostaIn tones.
II wos important that this convention
shouid indorse the high principles, the
eGeR1U, the courage and the statesman
shlp al the present administration. They
I'm their fidelity and full recognition OF
~ eminent and iilustrious statesman
~ soldier, William Mckinley, who
&omA BE- nominated at Philadelphia,
~ VIA would be nominated by acclama-
NJ Philippine question was taken up
and the speaker said II now became a
ayeetion whether these millions OF people
Who had come under the folds OF the
American nag should be turned adrift or
should Be- kept within Its folds until such
ume - they could paint their own star
= one Of the brightest on that glorious
Msaer Of freedom
Tie sound money question had been
sttkd In 1880 but the wild half OF the
tHoefatic party and the scattering eie-
aent Of the Populists seemed bent on
Ieitae that boy from Nebraska mount
~ nit< hobbyhcrse OF 10 to 1 again. and
~ kepublican party would be called
upoa 70 knock the hobbyhorse and rider
iute tho oblivion II deserved
Inst the cry that tho gold standard
nAas the rich richer and the poor poorer
~ MISLEADING, he only needed to point
y Nsxico and China 20 show. Those two
XsT countries were not approached by
ntitn on earth In the wealth OF the
80 and the poverty OF the poor.
insre were many other questions to
pe Protection tarlr, which had set all
~ wheels OF Industry going ard made
entire country prosperous. must DO
ons great danger and only one, con-
tpnied them. and that was The trusts
tomofnafions OF grasninC miilionaires
20 unscrupulous promoters to enrich
themselves and impoverish the people hy
Mkme advantage Of the protective tariff
49, ~.
nepaollcsn party could crack n, and
snk u 10 hard that there would never
= any meat In II for the trusts No ex-
unsve legislation was required but sim
IVY short act allowing the courts 20
hsn1is the question and the equity side
.he courts wonid soon wipe ont tho oh
keuonahe features NJ the trusts Make
y IMPOSSIBLE for the trusts To enforce
w contracts IN restraint OF trade or
Arsinsf pubiie policy That was all. That
sg2N settle the question OF the trusts.
Ius Time bad come when the Pacific
eAst Particularly the Northwest was
,nsening the front rank OF Importance
ms.ela zoe mex. decade more than two
hisAs Of the commerce would be conferred
~ faset sound, and Il was time for the
.Ne u b. recognized In the councils OF
'es henghlicaa marty
IA ,hs Ellenshurg convention should rat
X we At o. this convention and ne
2es.1 have the honor az being one OF
~ delegates from this state he should
y eeMpany with his colleagues. make an
sas1 q secure for the state OF Wash
~.r un 'hs recognition to which II was
-. ne spsech was greeted With many
I s.s o. applause. and three cheers for
'~tna were xtven with a viii
INV PLATFORM adopted reads as follows.
Platform Adopted.
80 ~ Republicans 81 Pierce county Tn
wasention assembled
hstsr Y The declarations az its plat
~ the state convention held at
N " IVA IN favor Of the mainten-
30 ~s q the geld standard
49, arc now as then. IN favor az the
s, ss.n''snsEcs q the gold standard and
ss,s aY opposed TO the free and unlimited
~, We asplete the fact that after thirty
ssss gnhroken peace came an un-
s.s ssas, war, hsppfiv the conclusion
4, s1ssls reached without suspicion
" SnNafthy motive ~ nurnN4n ~, n-s-