The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-05-06


OLYMPIA. May william Ran
doiph Hearst vas quietly. but firmly
turned down BY the Democracy q
Washington tn convention here last
evening Rather than precipitata an
open fiEht and lmpsrii party harmony.
the supporters 81 sxsunltsd States
senator George Turner Il Rpokaus al
lowed the Hearst men to name a ma
inritY II the delegates % the national
convention. but prevented all mention
% the yellow journalists name from
the resolutions reported BY the plat
form committee and adopted b. the
convention.
Mr. Turner thereby received the fuli-
cot possible iudoTHemsat a. the con-
veutiun's choice for vice president.
without any changing instructions 49,
10 the head Of the ticket The dcleEa.
ton will 20 20 -. Louis uninstrurted
az to q presidential candidate. and tho
unit rule IL - prevail
The convention ola not get together
till o'clock yesterday. after the noon
adjournment. prior 10 which only tenn
porary organization had been effected.
but until so o'clock the credentials
COMMITTEES was aatraY somewhere In
the wiids n Olympia and could not BE-
found. without the report ~ the conn
mittee. the convention was forced 70
cit In ldisness and ne time wore on
the delegates became restless and then
lnceuaed ~PeT
Judge Philips u whatcom and ]. r.
Ronald OF Seattle finally started a
movement 10 discharge the missing
credentials eomusttec and organize a
mass convention. a tracing commit
tee sent ont failed 20 find the oreden-
tiais committee and Judge Ronald be-
gan To insinuRte that the convention
was being trified with.
Temporary Chairman Henry Drum
refused 20 entertain a motion 70 or
Fanixe a mass convention and during
the turmoil Chairman II. -. Merritt
n the credentials committee brought
IN the report.
The work Of the convention began
Immediately The report ~ the com
mittee on organization and order 81
business was divided. The majority
named DR. = 8. Lewis Of ClaIlam for
permanent chairman and the minority
report suggested n. r. Canton Of LIN
coin. W. O. Jones exalted Mr. Canton
IN a speech. and Judge Ronald per-
formed a like service for Mr. IeHl9.
Lewis was the chairman slated b. tho
attempted agreement q the morning.
and t. considered a Hearst man. The
vote. which WIS on the adoption ~
the adoption Of the minority report.
gave Lewis 222ih and Cation 1914 votes.
At 7 o'clock In the evening the com
vention got through ita work without
fight. Very few 81 tho delegates
seemed 10 understand how. and they
cared very little. for throe-fourths %
them ran 20 catch the waiting steam
ors for down Sound without waiting
10 talk II over.
On tho surface the outcome looked
like n compounds, for n Hearst man
was elected 10 the permanent chair by
a ma tority OF twenty-three
The steering committees, who had
labored oil night In an attempt 60 81
feet n combination, presented 70 the
Turner forces an agreement by which
Hearst and n number Of other Demo-
Gratis Of national prominence were 20
receive honorable mention In the reso-
buttons; Turner was 10 be endorsed
and the delegation. while controlled
as 10 numbers by Hearst. was TO In
clude the Pierce ana SPOKANE cendi-
dates. known to be anti-fIcarst
The plan all but went through but
was left In the air up til The Tina Of
converting OF the convention yesterday
afternoon by tho action Of Thurston
ana other Southwest counties In do
handing other recognition than that
given on the proposed slate.
The resolutions passed declare, as
usual. In favor of Jefferaonian prin-
cipiss. az laid down IN the Kansas city
piGforIn In 1896 and reaffirmed in 1900,
and ask that the *. Louis convention