The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-22

prepare an order OF business.
John b. Hart. OF Seattle. champion OF
Gov. Rogers. moved a substitute that the
convention instruct the state committee
to issue regular call for Peoples party
nominating convention at North Yakima
Said he:
This Is strictly party matter. The
COMMITTEES has asked us what 10 DO. TO
preserve the name. autonomy and party
organization Of the Peoples party. ] say
that all we have TO do is to hold our
regular convention"
Chairman Mclaughlin was instantly on
his feet: Mr.. Harris motion is unwar
ranted and untimely. The committee will
DO It's duty without this action"
Cline and Hart Clash.
c. z Cline made a hot speech. saying
that the issue might as well be met. I'VE
are for Populist principles first, and men
second" he said. 81 would suggest first
that the men who are here, who have
participated in other party conventions. be
asked to withdraw. am one of fifteen
or twenty thousand Populists who are
watching this convention closely. I am
not accusing Brother Hart Of having any
thing up his sleeve. but / want TO say
that you cannot get our vote unless this
convention hews strictly to the line OF
Popuist principles"
Land Commissioner Bridges. " r. Pier
Hart made another speech accusing the
anti-Rogers men OF working out n per-
sonal spite. He accused them OF desiring
a strict middle-o -the-road convention.
The Rogers men appauded Harris at
tack. which reused tho ire OF A. p. Tug
well. OF Pierce. II charge that there are
hired claquers here, belonging 10 other
parties" he said. who are endeavoring
to dissolve this convention"
Tugwell claimed that the whole OF the
fish commissioners force, the Soldiers
Home inmates. under 8. NJ Allen, fusion
superintendent. and half Of the Steilacoom
asylum. led by Auditor Lister, were there
to pack the convention in Rogers interest.
Finally after a lively scrimmage Judge
Winsor's motion to proceed, was carried
70 20 a.
On motion OF Bridges that all delegates
not Peoples party men be barred from
the floor OF the hall. about thirty men
left
George r. Cotterill was made chairman
of the committee on order OF business
which presently reported as follows:
That the delegates should be seated by
counties; that a collection should be
taken up: that a platform committee
should he taken up. that platform
committee should oe appointed; and that
the following subjects be taken UP in tho
order given. for consideration.
l. Platform. 2. Alliance question. J.
Maintenance OF rarity organization. l.
Party name. 5. State convention.
The platform committee, consisting OF
c, f, Cline, f. w Way. IT. l.. Forrest. Il.
r. Hueston and J. p. Hart, reported
platform IA given below. with the excep-
ton that the first paragraph declared d.
rect legislation TO be the main issue.
Resolved. BY the Peoples party. IN
convention assembled:
81. That we indorse the platform and
nominees of the Sioux Falls convention.
20. We recommend the question of an
alliance with other parties to the careful
consideration OF the voters OF the Peoples
party, at their primaries. and expression
OF their will in the state convention.
% The Peoples party organization
must and shall be permanently maintain
ed
-. The Peoples party name shall be
retained. In the event of fusion or In any
event.
'b, We recommend that the state and
county committees call Peoples party
conventions separate from those of any
other party"
Clark Dayis attacked the report In Wig
orous fashion. Direct legislation Is n
dream" he said. the people are not
ready to vote on It. Imperialism and the
money question are the vital lssues'
The Referendum Downed.
Cline replied In equally vigorous fash
ION. and the alteration became a heated
one. Said Cline: II represent twenty
thousand mddlc-of- the-roaders who are
with you II you will make direct legls-
lation tho main issue. With direct legisla-
ton we can solve the other questions"
III. l.. Forrest of Thurston. aired the
record OF the Populist Legislature OF 1897.
He declared his party had boon sold out
like miserable dogs" Said he; ~ could
m bss 4 IN
and II this question is not an issue | Will
stay at home in this campaign"
substitute was adopted indorsing tho
Sioux Falls platform.
Judge Winsor moved that rs condl-
ton precedent 10 fusion the name Peoples
party be- adopted for the combination
ticket.
This brought on another long debate IN
which Il appeared that the Rogers men
planned to put the convention on record
against any concession regarding the par
~ name, IN order. as the governors
enemies claimed 20 make its action APP
pear unreasonable
Frank Baker saw through this and
shrcwdly moved that the question be re-
forred to the state convention. lie made
n plain that tho Rogers men desired 70
bring the convention into bad repute with
the party over tho state, by attempting
20 take radical action Baker won "a
to a.
Forrest brought about another light by
Offering a resolution recommending that
a two-third vote 30 required In the state
convention to nominate a candidate. The
Rogers mon fought this. TuEweu char.
acterized them as petty politicians who
would try 20 force unweicome men and
measures down thu throat 90 tho Popu-
list party
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