The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-11

mated tho foregoing ticket. At 2.30 o'clock
this morning the convention. after dis
orderly and inharmonIons days work. was
still hammering away on the ticket. al
though more than half OF the delegates
regularly elected had left Armory hall.
The big fight Of the day was over the
three superior indgeships. for which there
were four aspirants. namely: Judge w. II.
Moore Judge Benson, Judge Jacobs and
n. c. strudwick. The fight had narrowed
down TO two candidates. namely. Judge
Moore and AIR. strudwick, the rcnomina-
tion OF judge Benson and judge Jacobs
heing conceded by reason OF the stand
taken by the Populist and silver Rcpue-
lican members OF the conference commt-
tse named yesterday morning by the three
separate conventions.
After the fifst ballot IN the union con
vention had been taken on the judge
ship, II was found that Judge Moore and
Mr. Strndwick had about aa equal fol-
lowing In the convention, Before tho re-
suit II tho ballot could be announced.
however deal was entered into be-
tween Mr. Strudwicks managers, L. G.
Gilman and Alfred Battle, with Eugene
Way, the Peputst boss. which resulted
Ia throwing the practically solid vpte OF
tho Pop,1s,s OF the city from Judge
Moore 10 Mr. strudwick.
The remaining Pcpulists swung into
ane despite tho efforts 81 the reprcsen-
taiivea of the labor unions on the floor
az TIE convention 10 stem the tide. and
motion 70 declare Judge BENSON. Judge
Jacphs and Mr.. strudwick the nominees
~ the convention was carried by aecsa-
nation the chairman, George r. Cotter-
ul aisrvwnrtisng the protests OF the
frIends ~ judge Moore.
The rest ~ the county ticket was nom
mated without dtiteulty, except IN the
case 81 tho auditor J. Hehmsnn and
ANS On tbe secona baliot ar Hohmann
withdrew in favor ~ Mr. Conway
taasr Democratic Hammer.
The three elements az the flslen party
resolved to ~ into the campaign as Nom.
hsfe ~ The Democratic party on terms
neroesi 10 by "A conference committee OF
rishtesn each af this three conventions
nstnlng AZ members ~ thr morning ses-
sfana The canfefencc committee spent
Tho whole aay IN formulating plan Tor
q union uuaer the Democratic banner,
The conference committee met 90 :
o'clock Yesterday afternoon e tho West
era Central labor rnten hail and elect.
- Jetge winsnr chairman The silver
Erpunitcan mambrrs sought % have A
resolution passed acr1rtipniHE the offices
under tho rlle followed by the fusion
conference committees - lSqa and lsss.
Two ~ tho four Democrats conferees
we've Hiiitng that Tbs grnsratnuae should
h carried eai Fhs silver hesNhllnans
took tho Initiative Tor The pusnosn -
fanainx Judge Jaeoas ana John Wallace.
the topansfs supported q because thew
wnrc Interested IN The candidaey af J.
! Hohmann Tor nusiltNr
+, McEiroy and Alfred Battle Demo
cratic runfcrNUa- ejtter3Y nf'lnNsrd this
proposition % divide the offces They
advocated n untun enNVNntlau The
6>zmoefats after a somewhat stormy ses.
sion. served notice on their colleagues
that they would rcturN "a their carven.
tion fhr distractions They obtained tho
passage - q resolution ie the nerro-
cratic convention providing that thew
should b. empowered ouiy 20 iav tho