The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-01
King County to Urge Seattles'
Claims Upon State. Committee.
MANY ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR.
This City mas Not Had q Nominating
Convention Of Either Pasty since
OLD Territorial Days-TmpIied Tn
derstanding ut the Last state
Woula He the Choice This Fall.

publican state central committee will
meet in Seattle for tho purpose OF fixing
the date and selecting the place for the
fall nominating convention. The COM
mfttee will meet in this city at state
headquarters IN the Pacific block. III the
wishes of King county Republicans are
carried into effect the committee will
nafne Seattle as the convention city. In
nli probability tho convention will be
held between August Il and %.
Seattle Is amply prepared to take care
of tho convention. which win number
nearly 200 delegates. under the ordinary
superintendent In point OF hotel ac-
Communications Seattle offers the best ad-
wantages OF any city In tho state. not
withstanding tho fact that the hotels
of tho city have been doing rushing
business for tho past two or three years.
As tho city has grown. and with II has
come nm Increase In the transient trade
OF the hotels. new houses have been
opened, new buildings have been erected.
and the result IS that, according to the
statements made yesterday by well known
hotel men. there VIII be plenty OF room
and the best of service for the delegates.
As a matter OF fact, Seattle IL entitled
beyond any reasonable doubt to the
award OF tho next Republican state con-
ventfon. IL was the express understand
ing at the last meeting OF the state com
mites which called the delegate con-
vention ~ Ellensburw that this city
would have the fall nominating conven-
ton. This statement is made on the au-
thority Of Chairman J. II sehiveiy and
Claims Date Tive Years Back.
Moreover. tho claims Of Seattle for the
nominating convention Of 1900 date back
two years or more. In 1925 the eonven-
tion met at Tacoma. when p. C. Sullivan
was an applicant for tho convention at
that time, but on a close vote It went
20 Tacoma Tho most powerful argument
rel ~ ekAt t~s~ bat t,att
was thu honie OF tho leading aspirant for
the nomination for governor. On close
vote the convention was given to Ia
In 1888 the members Of the state COM
mittss were inclined 10 give Seattle the
conysnton, but this city was not an
preferred 70 waive the claims Of Seattle
until the general convention of this year.
believing that then the nomination for
county. Olympia was the only import
ant rival to Tacoma for the convention
Of 1898. and the latter city was finally
Al that timc the general understanding
was that II Seattle wished to have the
fall nominating convention Of 1900. she
fortified last March, when the committee
net hcrc and called tho delegate conyon-
tien AT Eilensburg Al that time many
pressed a willingness to vote for Seattle
IN thu fall OF this year should this city
ASH for the convention.
Ne Convention Since Statehood.
Seattle has not had = state nominating
conxention OF the Republican or Demo
Grade parties since statehood. In 1899 the
Republican delegate convention was held
IN this city and delegate. elected 10 the
whae BENJAMIN Harrison was renom-
mated for the presidency. This was the
Last state convention held In this city.
The fell convention went to Olympia,
where Gov. Meuraw was named In 1894
the Republican state convention was held
ut spokane IN isse the delegate con
convention TO Tacoma That city got
the nominating convention again In 1898.
tee. has received letters from two or
thrce memberr OF tho state committee.
IN which opinions were expressed favor
sss f ~. w snf qs"s stated t 1y
croxdea whh travellers. and that under
mes. ssg !. r. psn,g Of w So,S a be
rss~ M was sssSraiy ' founded cum I" on the the
sssye & %s s.n, Tcssn hi. Of the
run. sioh rsacSsd S sS ,iac IN April slp
hs Duplicated this summer. At any rate,
sh~ssnnsoda,ipns q is claimed. for the
cnes Ssinqnnnt OF the delegates
Promised TO seattle.
when the committee called tho recent
delegate convention ~ Eilenshurg Il WAS
expttottiy Expressed. that the fall CON
eenfs9A would ho sent 10 Seattle While
nst wIshIrE to innuepco the action ot
tha, s~siue - ~ evsry ar reason enti,isd
30 tho convention. and should set e.