The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-05-03

| - Inc Etaf stated teFffal oayh
ago. the program OF Mr.. Piles. thu
stalking horse for the Great North
| ern lobbyists in their fight on Cow
ernor McBride's railroad commission
! bill. has declared his intention to
uuaeat the Clancy delegates from
several II the First ward precincts
on the ground OF fraud at the pri-
mary elections.
/ This matter will come up early in
/ the proceedings to complete a per-
mauent organization and viii prob
ably result IN as bitter a convention
I fight as the city has ever known.
and possibly in the boiling Of tho
ticket BY the ciaueys and their fol-
lowers.
At the present time the Piper
/ Clancy forces seem doomed To de-
feat This was foreshadowed short
I - before the noon adjournment.
when the convention. by an over
wheiming ma orIty voted 10 exclude
the entire First and Fourth wards
I from representation on the creden-
tails committee on the ground that
contests were pending In certain of
Their precincts.
Moreover. the credentials commit
tee was notified 90 meet I'm Piles
/ headduaFters, I'm the Seattle hotel
! building during the noon adjourn
meut This ia itself augurs I'll for
the clancys. who have been claim
ing that the Plies people would not
dare unaeat their delegates.
The convention was called 20 or
Z a D. n ~ IL
man ~ the Republican county CEN
trial committee. =. G. Hughes NOM
mated Judge Hufnes for temporary
chairman. VIII II. Morris seconded
the nomination. The nominations
were closed. according 20 the Piles
program. and the ex-mayor elected
with a whoop.
Judge Humes was escorted n the
platform and was greeted with n
storm ~ cheers as he STEPPED for
ward. battered panama In hand. and
matloned FOR oder.
Gentlemen. on behalf % myself and
the Second ward delegation" he said.
= thank you for this honor. know
you did not come here 10 listen 20
speeches. 80 we viii proceed with tho
order of business"
c y. Eaton was nominated for tenn
porury secretary and elected by ac-
cIamation. oliver Anderson. Of South
Seattle. and A. ". Skinner were made
temporary assistant secretaries. Harry
W Carroll was chosen reading clerk
This temporary organization will TN
douhtedly Re made permanent by ths
adoption ~ the report OF the commit
tee on rules and order of business
Fred ". Peterson 81 the fifth ward
tees on credentials. rules and order OF
business and platform be appointed
b. the chair.
John H. Powell Of the Third ward
caused a mild sensation by opposing
the slate program and moving as an
amendment that the different wards
Of the city aud the North and South
Commissioner districts select their own
members for the various committees
The amendment was adopted without
a fight. strange to say. and the mo-
ton as amended passed
The following are the committees as
they were reported 20 the chairman:
credentials-Flrat ward. q. o. Guy:
Second Fred J. Ware. Third. ]. p.
Hartman: Fourth. r. w. Trefethen;
Fifth NJ, u. Sachs; Sixth. A p Bur-
well. Seventh, ]. F. Hale. Eighth.
&
/ South district. ". J. Lunn; North dis
I trict. J. J. Jones.
piatforn-W. w Crandail. w. III.
/ white. J. II. Powell. II. f. Turner. E
I G Hughes. John Megrath. A. II. Stew
art ". W. Lung, w. A. Bailey. eityi
I l. u. Knickerhockor. Y. Turner. u.
/ Taylor A A Smith. South district:
/ r s Thorpe. Harold Evans, J. +.
/ Weber. w c. Weeks. North district.
Rules. ctc.-George w. Clark. @. @.
/ barrow. J. A. Cathcart. DIR. c. n.
I Hove. "a. J. Lea. r. y. Wright #. r.
1 Lewis. j. w Roberts. city; A. T. Van
I be vanter. DR.. J. J. Smith, Or. b. F.
/ Hove. u. c. Betting South district;
/ W. W. Shields. ]. Z. Wall, p. J. smith
W. II white. North district
( Under the motion made and carried
/ Just before the convention adjourned
T at noon In spite % the protests OF
| the Plper-Claney Republicans. made
/ through James +. Wilson Of the First
/ ward the members OF the credentials
| committee from the First and Fourth
ward are eliminated.
/ Although the slate would be greatly
/ changed were the Piper-CIancy Re-
] puhlieans to win their convention fight.
I the following slate. agreed upon in
/ various caucuses lasting until early
/ this morning. is likely TO be nomt,
mated; i
Sheriff.. c. Smith.
Cterk-Otto A. Case.
Auditor-James T. Agnsw.
Prosecuting attorney Kenneth Mack
/ intosh.
Treasurer-Matt II. Gormley.
Superintendent Of schools-r. II.
/ Storey. NJ
/ CsfryqNor-
Coroncr-Dr. T. NJ. Carroll
Judges Of the superior court-Ffve OF
/ the following six: Arthur r. Griffin,
/ GeorEo e. Morris. r. b. Albertson.
/ Boyd ] Tallman. John +. Miller. A.
! W. Ffater.
/ Commissioner. South dlstrict-Danlei
/ II. Abraham.
Commissioner. City distrlct-charlea
/ Baker
/ ]. w. McConnoughey has a bare
show OF defeating Smith for sheriff
/ and Case may lose for clerk and Bakei
Tor commissioner. The others are res
sonably certain.