The Seattle Republican., 1900-08-17
Mr.. FRINk
IS NAMED
For Governor by the Repub-
lican State Convention.
HARMONY REIGNS
Supreme and the Nomination Made
by Acclamation.
ARINGING PLATE
Is Addressed to the Many Voters of
the Evergreen State.

Believing that there was method
in king county's political madness,
the Republican state convention,
which assembled in Tacoma last
Wednesday nominated the Hon. j.
M. trlnk Tor governor, and thereby
carried out the program mapped out
by the King county Repubhcan con-
ventlon. 30 far as the convention
proper was concerned, it was love
least pure and simple, and all IN at
tendance heartily enjoyed the pro-
ceedlngs. Talk about your going
through with "a whoop, but the con-
yentlon did send things through
with the greatest whoop ever before
witnessed III this state.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Hon. }. Il.
Schlvely mounted the rostrum in the
Tacoma Auditorium and rapper for
order, which was met with rouslng
cheer. In a minute more Hon. Z.
W. Dorr had been elected temporary
chairman and j. viii Lysons had
been chosen as temporary secretary.
The regular committees were soon
named and the convention took re-
cess until z o'clock. On reconVenlng
the Hon. s. q. CosgrOVe was elected
permanent chairman and the secre-
uaryship Of the temporary organlza-
ton remained the same. The COM
mlttee on resolutions not being ready
to report congressman Jones and
Cushman were called for by the con-
vention, and each of those gentle
men favored the audience with a very
brilliant Republican talk, which put
it in most happy mood. The plat
form committee then reported as fol-
lows:
Four years ago the Republicans of
Washington met to mourn over univer-
sal calamity and despair under Demo-
cratic rule. Today we meet to rejoice
over universal prosperity and happiness
under Republican rule. Democratic the
ories become dangerous when coupled
with political power; and they are not
improved by a mongrel mixture of free
silver and PopuliStic VagarieS. They can
be rendered harmless only by maintain
ing Republican rule in nation, state and
county; and to such maintenance we
pledge our strongest effort.
We are proud of President Mckinley
and indorse his able, fearless and patri-
otto administration. We rejoice that he
ic in 0tu1s c-to n n -boo md
continue to be the hOnOred chief of a
prosperous and happy people. He has
fully redeemed the ante-electiOn pledges
of his party. Under his leadership pro-
lection and reciprocity have again been
restored to their proper place in public
law; the Hawaiian islands have become
part of the Union; Spain has been COM
PEELED to lift her heavy hand from off the
made free; Puerto Rico is happy under
our flag; the Philippines are rapidly
learning to appreciate and accept that
kind of liberty which is known and un-
derstood only by the American people;
our army and navy have been ably sus-
tanned; the honor of our flag has been
maintained at home and abroad; the
Democratic hereSy of free silver has
been put to sleep by Republican con-
gFess, and the gold standard has been
reaffirmed in the most positive and salts
factory manner; our country's credit has
been made better than ever before, and
better than that of any other nation on
earth; the sun of prosperity has driven
away the clouds of despair and the civil
1zed world acknowledges and applauds
the glory and honor which have crowned
the nation. This record ought to be sat
isfactory to every patriotic American.
We congratulate the country upon the
nomination of Gov. Roosevelt for vice
president. He has contributed much to
the success and glory of the first term of
President Mckinley, and will add both
strength and honor to the next
q M fhA IL
platform adopted at Philadelphia and
an able exposition of Republican doctrine
and of correct public policy
We unreServedly indorse and approve
the work of Senator Addison G. Foster
and congressman w L. Jones and r. w.
Cushman, who, by their indefatigable
efforts in behalf of the state have proven
themselves more than equal to the burden
imposed by their selection to the high
ofhces which they so ably fill. We espec-
tally commend their effective efforts re-
garding reclamation of arid lands and in
behalf of settlers within forest reserves
With over two billion dollars of foreign
commerce, only per cent. of which is
carried on American ships, we most
heartily indorSe the efforts of the Repub-
llcan party, and pledge the support of our
representatives to place American ship
ping at the forefront of the trade fleets
of the world, and especially indorse the
plank of the national platform relating
to the merchant marine
We favor the building of railroads
within our state as an essential means of
It's development and growth and we also
favor the adoption and enforcement of
just ana equitable laws regulating and
controlling them.
We stand for loyalty to the flag: for
the gold standard of value for all our
money; for protection and reciprocity: /: