The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-11
A Solid King County Delegation.

The Republicans OF King county
should send solid delegation to the
CONN., z state convention: a delegation
chosen as unit and prepared to act
as n unit In the selection Of candidates
and all other convention business. Our
people have gone with earnestness into
the movement to restore the proper in
fiuence OF King county In the councils
of the state: to exclude an factional or
personal contests from the state con-
vention: to settle our own differences.
when we have any. freely and fairly.
where they ought to be settled-at home;
and before the judges who ought to
pronounce upon them--the Republican
voters OF King county. To compass this
end a solid delegation must be named by
those who have a right to choose 1t; a
majority OF the delegates to the county
convention themselves
For years King county has been
the football OF Washington politics. 1t
has exerted substantially no influence
In the political determinations OF the
state. II has lost its proper representa-
ton In state and national affairs. II
has ceased to be consulted, because no
one was authorized to say what Its
wishes were. And when the Republic
ans of King. disappointed and humiiiat-
ed. have voiced their grievances. the
conclusive reply by the rest Of the state
was that the other counties had no in
terest in our quarrels. that they could
not with propriety engage in deciding
them. and that when a united King
county should appear in a state conven-
ton. and not before. It would receive
the consideration TO which its popuia-
ton. wealth. business interests and Re-
publican vote entitic II. The reply Is
fair and unanswerable And as King
county Republicans have organized this
year for the express purpose OF claiming
and securing their due. neither more nor
less. their very FIRST duty Is TO put an
end to the practice which has sent to
state conventions divided delegations.
ana INDUCED mutual anImosities at the
expense Of humiliation and loss to the
county and amusement to the remain
der Of the state.
The root Of the trouble is the foolish
and indefenaiele practice OF permitting
the delegates from each senatorial dis
trlct TO choose their own delegates to
the state convention. Instead 81 having
them selected by the county convention
it-cf. This custom Is absurd and sui
claal II IL contrary 10 the arst prin-
cipie OF majority rule. Tha, the party
lH The county should BE- divided In sup
part Of various candidates for ONCE Is
natural aud perfectly proper. The plsco
70 sc,tls these differences Of opinion Is
a, the primaries ana in the county cen
ven,on. Let there ~ the tfcest and
funss, expression Of opinion by the Re
publican voters. and then let ali par
ti~s abide by the result There Is no
more tca 500 phy candidate Nao has
carried one or mere senatorial districts.
but u tu the majority Ia the coua,y
oanveatlou, should Insist on dividing the
delegation and carrying his case before
the state cnuvrntton than there IL Cor
= candidate who is beaten IN ,nat con
,euuoe 'o insist on running tsr omce
met VithstandiaE. ON the ground that
several counties supported him Il We
call the one a bolt and susmatlze &;
as party i.sloysity. Mat - the other'
Nothing IN loeAl politics Is 50 sure As
that a majority Of the Republicans os
his county Wsat 10 see it's interests
take precedence ot those CT any candi-
date whatever. II has been made A
laughing stock. Il has been used T.
pull ches'nu,s cut Of the fre for OUT
siders. until the op.aiou became prssAr