The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-29
BNTI-ROGERS DEMOCRATS
AGAIN PROVE CONTROL
OF THE CONVENTION.

II was nearly II O'Clock. two hours af-
ter the time set for the assembling OF
the Democratic convention. when the
delegates gathered in Arrnory hall for the
great battle Of the day over the election
Of a conference committee OF five. The
Rogers leaders came TO The convention
hall armed with a slate OF five men piedg-
ed 70 fight 10 the bitter end every propo-
sition ininicai 70 the governors interests
The anti-Rogefs men had their own slate
which was substantially as given in yes
terday's Post-1Dtellgencer.
When the delegates entered the hal
they found that the benches and the
speakers stand had been rearranRed so
That the chairman sat on the east side OF
the hall. In a much better position to be
heard than on the day before. Still. the
ARRANGEMENT OF the hail IL even now far
from satisfactory,
Soon after Chairman Heifner had called
the convention to order, George cotter,II
and J. II. Gehr, Of Walla Walla, appeared
az committee from the Populist con-
ventfon 20 announce that the Peouje,a
party men had effected a permanent or
ganizauon, and that conference COM
nl,,es ma been appointed 20 consider
steps looking 10 a fusion
The chairman called for the report q,
the platform committed Mr. Vance ~,
fakimh, a member OF the COMMITTEES
asked that the adoption of n MIA tfor,, ~
postponed until after the three conven-
.lohs had met together. This was agreed
10. vas "h'eeu
fractions In a New Quarrel
a. ms point Chairman Heifner called
~, ~ va. section 81 the report OF the rulcs
~. ~ " business committee providing
TOT the election OF a conference oor,,,,t,,.ss'
OF I'VE members. Mr. Vance movea ,b.,
tne rules be suspended and that the ohairs
mittee. ~" com-
ms was a signal for general nro-
test from the Rogers men Ahei
Or chehaiis. fought the motion v,vorn,,sr,
fie declared that tho convent,o,, 10y.
was able 10 name the committee and tba,
such power should not be vested I'm tho
chairman OF the convention Other "a
herents OF the governor protested evains,
hhlng from the convention the right ~
eiectfng tho conferees "a
70 cain the rufiied waters Frank
Sfhves, MIR. Voorhees, manager who yraa
ready for vote ON the election ~ ,ha
eonferees. asked Mr.. Vance to Withdraw
MS motion, which was done.
jay Z. Allen, In behalf of King eoun.y
and tho Voorhees, combination. named the
voorhees, slate Of conferees, IncIu,ltns tba
Following; II. r. Shaw, or Clarke i ~
uwih. o, King; ~ III. Graves, OF spo-
Kane; ". Il. O'Farrell OF Pierce ana
James Ferguson. OF Stevens.
Mr.. Abel not 90 be outdone toot ,ba
moor 10 name the Rogers slate Of ron
fcrces lie said:
We are confronted here by a siate ~
conferaes agreed 20 by the enemiea ~
uof. Rogers, and which was published IN
.ne fost-lntciligenoer this morning.
am opposed TO states 1 want to name
that sterling Democrat, NJ M. ID God
man, OF Columbia; also Jcre Neterer az
Whatcona, and N. T. OFarrell. OF Pierce
we have with us n slate ----" but be.
Tore he could finish the sentence the dele
gates INDUCED In hearty laugh at tho
Chohnlis mans expense because no baJt
the minute before abused the antI-Rogars
men for having come into tho eonvsn.
ton with ''cut and dried programme"
when quiet had been restored Mr.. Abel
admitted that he had slate In hia own
hands, made up By the Rogers men. and
proceeded to read H. as follows. Judge
Goldman, Jere Seterer. N, r. O'Farreii,
Il. II. Hanna and H. w. Dillon. OF lin
coin.
Senator Turner came TO tho front Of the
hali 60 urge the Rogers men 10 support
the slate named By Mr. Abel He at
tackled tho slate printed In the post-In-
tsliiRcncer and made a strong plea for
the election OF the conferees named by
himself and other Rogers men
Rogers Men xsnauishea.
The roll was then called As the voting
progressed there was even greater In
terest manifeated by the deiegates than
on tho test vote between the same factions
on the election Of a permanent chairman.
Tho Issue was plainly drawn between
Gov Rogers ana the feld Tho fiatd won.
every man on the anti Rogers slate being
elected
The vote was. Frank Graves. So: ]. w.
Goodwin, 2eit y. Shaw. gN: James
Ferguson, s3ag Jnre Metercr. eaa: NJ M
Goldman. SIS y. w, Dillon. s1s. aud y. X.
Hanna, 500 Tho avst four are anti.
Rogers Democrats
Afr o'Farrelf ~ Pierce, being on
both states was elected BY ncciatnation.
making the nfth momber Of the confer
cuce committee. tic - a Fawcett man.
ana his election was considered a clever
stroke by the managers 81 the Tacoma
candidate for governor. lie was placed
ON both states by the Rogers and the
auu-kegsys managers with tho purpose
81 securing his cooperation should Mr.
Faweost withdraw ffem The raca.
Tina Hnti-ReRcra or Voorhees,. Fawcntt
ccnfereoa wen by an ayerage majority %
nearly ~ The vote b. counties was as
follpws;
Tor tho Rogers sla,e--Adams. s; Asotin.
s, chehalls, Is; Chelan. 6. Cianan,.
Columbia. o. Cowilta. =. Forty. 2, Frank
tn. Z. Island 4: Jefferson. g. klickitat.
- Ntt@.ANs . NlA@1p II l+fWts. - Aln-
caln. :; Mason. IA. Pacific, s. Snohomish
~. skaglt. Is, Spokane. Is: MALTA Wana.
q Whitman. "a; Whatcom. u; and Yaki.
ma. II.
Anu~Rogcrs slste--Cheisn. 3. Clarke. %.
ClaMam, a. Cpwmts. 8. Douglas s. Ferr,
O. Garaeld. 6; king. S.. Kittitas. &. Kit
sap. I; Lewis 6, Lineola. II: Mason.
ukRnosan. .. lferca. -. San Juan. G.
SkAmanla. g. Spokane re-. stevens. a
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