Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-05-18
DEMOCRATS MEET
IN COUNTY CONVENTION TO
ELECT DELEGATES.


General Issues.
Pursuant to call, the Democracy OF
Thurston county met in convention
in Tacoma Hall, at l p. NJ, Saturday
the 10Th inst.
The meeting was called to order by
J. f. Connolly, chairman of the
county committee, and
On motion OF P. d. Moore, JEFF Can
non, of Tenino, was selected for tenn
porary chairman, and L. C. Van Epps,
temporary Secretary.
On motion, the following commit
tee were appointed:
CredcntialS-B. +. Ruth, II. LII. Nc.
Cray, Paul Connolly, Miner McLane
! 7. NJ. Hedrck.
Rules. Order of Business and Per-
manent Organization-L. Z. Ouellette
Thomas Mallory, ID. r. Drury, II. A.
Graham, Elias Randall.
Resolutions and Platform-John
Miller Murphy, p. NJ Troy, Frank
White, P. ID. Moore, George Langridge.
After recess of ten minutes the
committees reported. The Creden-
tials committee report showed that
several precincts were unrepresented,
and that was fixed by allowing anyone
present from these precincts to repre-
sent them.
The temporary officers were made
permanent and the order of business
laid out proceeded.
The Committee on Resolutions and
platform submitted the following:
Be it resolved by the Democratic
party of Thurston county in conven-
ton assembled:
First-That the delegates selected
by this convention to attend the State
convention to be held in Spokane on
May 10Th next, be and they are hereby
instructed to support for delegate. to
the Democratic National Convention,
only such men rs are known to be
fully in accord with Hon. William
Jennings Bryan on all questions now
before the people for settlement.
Second That we indorse the can.
didacy OF Hon. James Hamilton Lewis
on the Democratic national ticket for
Vice President.
Third-The delegation selected by
this convention to attend said State
convention be, and they are hereby in
structed to vote as unit on all ques-
tions rs majority thereof shall di.
rect.
Fourtll-The delegation selected
by this convention to attend said State
convention be and it is hereby in.
structed to use all honorable means to
secure the selection of Hon. Thomas
Mallory as one of the delegates from
this State to the Democratic National
convention.
| Fifth-That in case any of the
delegates from this county being un.
able to attend the State convention,
their votes shall be cast by the re.
mainder ofthe delegation"
The platform as reported was as fol-
lows:
Looking toward the future, but
not unmindful of the lessons and
teachings of the fathers of the Repub-
lie from Washington and Jefferson ia
Jackson and Lincoln, we demand that
the government founded and preserved
by them shall not depart from those
principles of humanity, justice and
equality upon which they built the
| constitution.
eve sincerely deplore and condemn
the action of the Republican majority
in both of the two Houses of Congress
and OF President Mckinley in refusing
to be bound by the constitution in the
government of Puerto Rico and the
other islands recently acquired from
Spain and in putting the United
States in the attitude of having the
most despotic and tyrannical colonial
policy OF any modern nation.
ave denounce the whole Republi-
can scheme OF colonies as Dependent
cies not only as unconstitutional but
as extremely impolitic and unwise
and unworthy of liberty-loving Ameri
cans.
ave believe this policy has been
dictated to and forced upon the ad.
ministration of President Mckinley
by the mercenary combinations known
as trusts. The trust is supreme in
politics as in industrial activities. In
both it is an unmixed public evil
The economic advantages of industrial
combinations are entirely lost to the
people and swelled by the profits oil
arrogant and constituencies magnates
who feed on the reprehensible indiffer'
ence of their victims. We require
our delegates to the national conven
ton to urge upon that body the selec
ton Of the most practical and effectu
al of many plans for curtailing the
powers of the trusts and to pledge the
party TO specific legislation upon
these lines.
ave still indorse the movement foi
the historic union of gold and silver
rs primary money metals and in gen
eral those principles of government,
reform enunciated so clearly in the
last national platform of the party.
1--WE are opposed to the retirement
of the greenback currency and to the
national banks having a monopoly Of
the paper money of the country.
awe are unalterabIy opposed to
miltarism and conditions requiring a
large standing army.
ave are in favor Of home rule fol
our cities, equal and just taxation and
municipal ownership of public utili'
ties.
1--WE extend our sympathy to the
citizens OF the South African Repub
lies in the gallant fight they are max.
ing for life, liberty and home.
1--WE are in favor of federal in.
come tax and the election of U. S
Senators by the people.
1--WE instruct the delegates from
this State to cast the vote of the State
for William Jennings Bryan for Presi
dent"
| While the reading Was in progress
the mention of the names of Bryan
Lewis and Mallory evoked applause
At the conclusion of the reading Jesse