The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-05-06
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION ENDORSES Ex-
SENATOR TURNER FOR THE vIcE-PREsIDENCY
AND THE NEW WORKERS NAME is NOT MEN
TONED

insist on the nomination - candidates
I IN sympathy with those principles.
The corruption and sEtrAKaEanrs ~
the Republican administration u cont
demned ard q IL branded az an
oieKaFrhy
81 the tariff the following r. said;
The unnecessary and burdsusume
tariff wall around the country ia the
interests Of the manufacturing classes
should be- broken dowu. The trusts,
which have grown up as a result u
the tariff val. must BE- destroyed. the
system o compelling the consumer 90
bear all the burdens q government
b. the payment 81 tariff taxes a. ist
be Departed from. wealth must Be COM
PEELED b. just laws 20 contribute 10
the government IN the shape 81 an
income tnH ard an inheritance tax
the Just proportion Of tho burdens -
government and finally there mast
be a cessation 81 mllltarism imperial
lem and coloniaiism aa presented BY
the Philippine policy Of the Republican
party"
Bryan iH endorsed as follows.
We express our continued conf
denee m the capacity character. cour-
aFe and fidelity TO true Democracy
manifested by our standard bearer IN
! the contests OF 1895 and 1900. William
, J. Bryan"
A to Senator Turner. the resolutions
I say:
We heartily endorse no our candl-
/ date for vice president. George Turner,
furist u high rank. peerless clti-
/ zen IN sympathy with the declarations
7 Of this platform and n statesman
/ whose efforts tn behalf 81 the people
/ make him entitled 20 bo considered
ns worthy u the highest honoru within
/ the Fift Of the party"
The victory Of the Hearst men was
| only apparent however. and r. no.
/ counted Tor by the vote 81 sixteen del
/ ega ties from Columbia and Garfield
Y counties who were controlled b. NJ ~
I Goldman 81 Whitman county. While
/ Goldman II considered a Hearst man.
Il Is said ho was opposed 20 direct
| instruction FOR Hearst. believing IL op-
/ posed Turner'S interests Goldman f.
/ party 60 tho plan nu far as organixa-
/ tian went. but the Hearst men knew
/ that they could not control these slx-
I teen votes fer on instruction for the
| presidential candidate 4 switch ~
the sixteen delegates gave the Turner
men majority ~ nine Ia the con-
veutlon.
II II apparent that few n the Tur-
I ner workers realized the situation. and
I they were kept IN confusion hy threats
Of the Introduction Of a Hearst rcsola-
I ton.
The resolutions committee submit
/ ted but one report, and Il was adopted
/ unanimously.
The Turner men. n they realized
/ that thoy were IN control either had
not tho time. or cared 30 little about
tho matter, that no attempt was made
TO elect complete sntl-Hesfst dele
| CATION.
Only fourteen names were presented
/ for consideration and the following
we're those elected and their vote. X.
W. Starr Douglas county 2iei w. J.
Hyham. Clarke county Mf. NJ. NJ.
Goldman whitman county. SIS; r. G.
Million. skaglt county. ge5 Frank II.
Cole. Pierce county, 4i8; Henry Black
man. Snohomish county 307 Frank II.
Hogan. Spokane county. 800. A. =.
splawn. Yakima county IA l.. @.
Gilman. King county 40. John v.
Terry. King county. SCI.
Tho following we're defeated; Thos.
a. white, Whitman county. $50. a. q.
Mitchum, Lincoln county. iib; J. v.
Daily. Thuraton, ISL G. a. Mantz.
Stevens county. isa
After abe announcement 81 the vote,
Judge Ronald presented tho names %
the following niterfatesi y. G. Rob-
ertaon. Spokane; y. G. Maker. Pacific;
~. 4. Fowler. jefferson; J. T.. Quack-
enbnsh, Whatcom. g. u. Hlothsn, Be-
attiei n. n. Tunatoii. cowiitk. l.. u.
BiGnold, chehaiis; J.F. Collier. Adams.