The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-08
That Is the Sentiment Of King
County Republican Club.
AN OFFER TO CONSOLIDATE.
Passes n Resolution Declaring II the
Sense of the Organization That
Party Welfare Demands This
Course-WiIIing to Combine with
Mckinley Republican CIub-Rati-
ncntfon Programme Announced.

II is the unanimous sense OF the King
County Republican Club that 1t will not
in any way be guilty OF an action which
will In the slightest manner contribute
20 the existence Of fractional differences
within the party, and with that end In
view the club last evening passed a reso-
luton declaring it's Willingness 10 consol-
idate It's interests with those Of the Nc
Kiniey Republican Club
The resolution and discussion which re-
suited In its passage was the outgrowth
of desultory remarks which were made
at the King County Clubs meeting, held
in Collins hail. Speakers who had been
billed TO address the club were unable
20 keep their engagements. owing In one
instance to death in the family, and In
others to business engagements, and in
a discussion which assumed the sem
biance OF the good of the party the
resolution was put and carried.
The committee which was appointed to
make final arrangements for the banquet
that will be held for the purpose OF rati-
flying the denomination Of President Nc
Kinley reported the list Of speakers who
will deliver addresses upon the occasion.
IT embraces the names OF some OF the
most prominent Republicans In the state
of Washington, The topics assigned TO
the respective speakers cover all the is
sues which, II IL anticipated will be pre-
cipitated into the national campaign.
L. Nj. Wittwcr In behalf OF the Young
Mems Republican Club. assured the elder
organization that the young men had or
ganized primarily for the purpose Of
~ in the matter OF demanding he Office
OF governor. The speaker made the point
that as King county could not consist
entity override the well established pre-
cedent which demanded a ceding of The
congressional nomination to another co1i-
~. Its Interests prompted, and we're just
" entitled 10. the gubernatorial nomina-
tion. He deprecated the use of any polit
zeal organization for the purpose OF add
vocating the candidacy of one individual
es against another, and appealed to his
preferences on the altar of party har-
mony.
Appeal for Party Unity.
r.. II. Herald reiterated the sentiments
of the previous speaker az voicing the
sense of the Young Mems Republican
Club. we should now map out policy
OF party welfare for which we shcul1
contend now, during the campaign and
at the polls" said the speaker;
WIN II. Morris, IN a vigorous appeal
for party unity and unanimity OF pur-
pose, argued that the existence Of two
SoSs MIMI h tns p, Gggny we G}i
IL cited tho partial defeat OF the party
In the previous contest OF two years ago
might again occur. Il the present policy
of internal nntagonlsm was permitted to
exist
A. this juncture one Of those present
announced that he was a member OF ev-
cry Republican club In the county. and
taking advantage OF the sentiment upon
which TO base a motion, Angus Young
moved that u appoint "a committee 20 con-
fer with the Mckinley Club looking To
a consolidation of the two organizations
Charles r.. Claypool moved an amend
ment to tho motion which Eliminated the
appointment OF committee. ana simply
aVowed the sentiment of the kiug Coun-
~ cub that It was favorable to consoli-
dalton.
W r. CAV moved as a substitute FIR
pending motions that the chairman and
secretary he instructed To notify the Nc
kinney club OF the King County CLUBS
willingn ~ to consolidate. and to appoint
n committee Of three to arrange the terms
Of consolidation, H. In their judgment IL
was deemed advisable.
Webster Brown suggested that the ac-
tlon might prove premature in that no
notice that such motion would be ofrtr-
ed had beer, announced prio" - the club
aside without consideration. and the club
unanimously adopted the substitute mo-
tion,
Following is the programme which has
been arranged for the banquet 20 be held
for tho purpose of tatifying the nomna-
tion OF President Mckinley;
For chairman ~ the evening Hon. John
II. Allen
For toastmaster- Hon. Charles Ethel
bert claNpool
Toast. and Responses.
"our Financial Policy N n
CofTman. uf Lewis county
protection by Tarin" Hon Ira l., En-
gi-hAft. ~ Yakima county.
The Nicaragua Canal'-IIon. Charles
q. Bates. NJ l1erce county
Tho Expansion Of a Nation'-Hon
uohn l. WrDon. 81 Spokane county
Tho Merchant Marine Hon James A
Kerr. ot King county
"New Possessions ~ the Great Repuh-
Hc''-Hon u A Fairehild Whatoom
our Foreign Relations and Policy
Hon. George H. Emerson of Cheha.is
county
rho Republican Party FotJows the
FLA" lion. Wallace Mount, OF Spokane
'~Thc Gold standard uon Levi An
keny. ~ waua Wsua county
The Army" Hon William = he, Holds
OF licr,c county
''rhe Na>y ton r ~ uroNncil OF
"The state ~ Washington Uou
y rtckpf,U ~ Whitman county
Tho county 30 klns Hon = H. Piles.
90 King county.
'rho Republican National Platform"
Hon CARROLL a. Graves. - ki;tttas c4un-
~
"our Nominees Hon " II ueysu ot
The committee WAS Authorized is OK
tend Invitations tt ttHer pr tu.u.ut r..
pubiicans ttroUEhauy thr ttAt. 81, uartI.
Cipatr iW t9r banquet AMI Hrss.r *-, IL
addresses The nsues u all uFr..e4 Ntt
have ht"n Announced ss asgisaU4r t'r the
therifrd 90 no iaclUded iu rae }is'
Is Told 20 Compromise
In the federal UrHff Itsfso lIarfarl yes.