Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-05
Convention Notes.

| SOuVeutlOu NOIcS.
The mention of Bryan's name il
the Convention elected three rousin,
cheers.
Heifner made the nominating speech
for head OF the ticket, after which
Senator Turner was nominated by &C
clamation.
The controlling power in the con
vention was combination of King
Pierce and Spokane, the latter skim
ming the cream from the pan.
An effort to adopt the two thirt
rule for nominations, the uniform use
age in National Democratic conven
tions, was voted down in committee.
The complaint goes up that the
smaller counties had to take bach
seat at Bellingham. Thurston was
not SO far back, however, that Ton
Vance's voice could not be heard.
The Convention, by recommends
ton of the committee on Order oI
Business, endorsed the candidacy OF
Judge Fullerton, taking the initiative
for segregating the Judiciary from
partisanship.
The great speech of the Convention
was made by c. G. Heifner in nomina.
ton OF Turner. Asan orator, Mr.. II
ranks with j. Hamilton Lewis, and is
q reminder Of Selucius Garfelde, oil
the olden times, the best of all.
Will J. Graves, of Spokane, was
named by the State Committee for
temporary chairman of the State
Democratic Convention, and Maurice
Langhorn, of Lewis county, was elected
Permanent Chairman.
The Platform committee was not
satisfied with the brief version of
creed prepared, it is said by James
Garrety, Senator Turner's law partner,
and subcommittee was appointed to
receive recommendation from all the
members.
The Pierce county delegation was
specially pleased with their share of
the convention pie, and after it was
over paraded the streets of Belling-
ham with bandana handkerchiefs wav.
ing and feather in the hat OF each
member. Spokane was ready second
in the demonstration.
1t was contemplated to hold meet.
ing OF the candidates Immediately
after the convention, but as this was
impossible from all not being present.
the matter was postponed, with the
understanding that meeting will be
called next week at Seattle.
Mead, the Republican nominee for
Governor, was spectator at the
Democratic Convention, and when the
Turner cake-walk was on, was seized
by two stalwart delegates and made to
join the procession. He acquiesced in
spirit Of excellent good humor.
Thurston received recognition by APP
pointment OF ]. 7. Otis as one of the
commi ttee on Credentials, Frank Kot
lex as q member of the committee on
Rules. and named Tom Vance as aid
in constructing platform. Henry
Drum was likewise named as one oil
the escort of the temporary chairman
to his station on the platform.
The unanimity of the Convention
was remarkable. Turner and Judson
by reclamation, and the slate" on 6
test question, stood with SIS support
ers to l56 against. The ants consist
ing Of Asotin 8, Chehalis Is. nine oil
Columbia's ten votes cast, three OF the
nine cast by Cowlitz, Douglas IL
Ferry 8, franklin 4, Island 2. Jeffer
son 7. Kitsap 5, five OF the 25 of Lin
coin. sixteen OF Skagit's 90, twenty
three OF Snohomish's 50, Stevens "a
four of the ii from Thurston, Walls
Walla %, twenty.nine of 80 from
Whatcom, Yakima 10. All the nomi
nations were, however, made by &C
clamation.