The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-09
SPOKANE COUNTY TICKET.
REPUBLICANS IN CONVENTION NOM
MATE CANDIDATES.
Full County and Legislative Ticket
Named, Delegates Elected to state
Convention and Platform Adopt
ed-Convention Against Moore.

Special Dispatch to the PostIntelligencer'
SPOKANE. June s.-The Spokane coun-
~ Republican convention. for the
nomination of legislative ana
county ticket and to elect thirty
nine delegates to the state CON
vention. was called to order at 10 O'Clock
this morning. The persistent claims OF
Judge James z. Moore. that he had
majority OF the convention behind him
for Endorsement of his gubernatorial can
didacy, had centered all interest in the
selection of the temporary organization
T. y. Rockwell was nominated for tenn
porary chairman, while ex-senator w. IL
Plummer was placed in nomination oy
Judge Moores supporters. As the roll
call proceeded the claims Of Judge Moore
were rapidly dissipated. At the end or
the call. when the vote stood Rockwell
100 and Plummer 81, Plummer arose and
moved to make Rockwells election unan-
imous. 1t was carried with yell. oscar
Low was made secretary.
The appointment Of the usual commit
tees was made and while they were out
the convention listened to speeches by
Hon John l.. Wilson and others
Mr. Wilson was greeted with enthusiasm
and his speech throughout was punctu-
ated with applause.
The committees We're not ready to re-
port until the afternoon session. During
the noon recess Judge Moore made II
known that he would make a nght on the
floor of the convention for the indorse-
ment OF his candidacy, but he evidently
concluded IL was hopeless, as ne maze no
further move,
Plummer fought hard for place on
the state delegation but he failed to get
a sufficient following.
The temporary organization was made
permanent. The committee reported ana
the convention adopted the following
platform and resolutions
Resolved, by the Republicans of Spok-
ane county in convention assembled, that
we heartily commend and indorse the poll
icy of congress and the administration or
William Mckinley president OF the Unit
ed States In reference to Cur Island osSes-
sions and announce our UNQUALIFIED al
legiance to the extension of self-govern-
ment to all the people who have lately
come under the protection of this nation,
as rapidly as they may demonstrate their
capacity to exercise IL. We hold our au-
thority over them to be a solemn trust
to mankind. to be exercised with the SIN
gle purpose OF making them free, pros
porous and happy and we believe that the
Philippine islands have been dedicated
forever to liberty.
I'VE are unalterably opposed to trusts
and monopoles which unduly. restrain
trade and strongly favor a firm and Just
regulation Of them by federal ana state
laws. We are opposed to the assess
ment of taxes on county roads to the ad-
tacent owners and recommend legislation
TO that effect. We hail with JOY and
qualification the progress OF events which
marks the redemption of the state Of
Washington forever from Populism and
Bryan Democracy
A committee of Ave was appointed u
report a list of thirty-nine delegates "a
the state convention. The list as report
ed and ratified by the convention follows
John L. Wilson. c: b. Hopkins. Charles
Sweenv. w H. Ludden, Frank Post, Da-
vid Ham, DR. Witter. II. d. Crow, Joe
s Phillips. ]. W. Merritt. Jack Wilmot
w s Gilbert w. :. Dawson, George
Use d NJ Thompson. ". s. McCrea, C.
+. Lund. ]. $. Shiller, l.. p. Banman