Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-24

is, to those who have put faith in the
stories of the division in the Demo-
cratic ranks-and SO dominant that a
strenuous debate on the floor of the
convention in the evening session on
one or two features of the platform
was the only thing that could be
seized upon to give color to these
stories of division, the Democratic
state convention in Seattle last Sat
urday, attended by from 900 to 1000
Democrats from all parts of the state,
reiterated it's faith in Democratic
principles, heartily endorsed the ad-
ministrations of President Wilson
and Governor Lister, recognizing
them as the party leaders in the ma
ton and state, and proposed def
mite program of legislation for the
further relief of the country.
The adoption of a plank in the
platform calling for the enactment OF
federal child labor law, precipitated
the debate in the evening session,
Thomas M. Vance of this city leading
the fight against the adoption of the
plank, taking the position that the
federal government should not be
asked by the democrats of this state
to enact legislation regulating affairs
of the commonwealth which could be
regulated under the police powers of
the state. He made ringing decla-
ration for states rights and made q
bitter denunciation of centralization
of power in the federal government.
Various prominent Democrats. in
cluding Charles Drury of Tacoma, led
the fight for the measure and it was
adopted, Governor Lister being
among those who voted for it.
Charles G. Heifner Of Seattle then
moved for the adoption of the plat
form as whole as recommended by
the committee, and while Mr.. Vance,
opposing the motion, declared dra-
matically, IF you swallow this. then
God help Democracy" the delegates
voted to adopt the platform without
further debate by vote of 57S to
256.
Thurston Well Represented.
Olympia and Thurston county were
we'll represented at the convention,
many more of the delegates attending
than had really been expected. On
the committees of the convention the
county was represented by T. J. Keg-
ley on the credentials committee, F.
C. Morrison on the committee on per-
manent organization. and T. J. Miller
on the platform committee.
The plan of the state central COM
mittee to name Arthur E. Nafe, a
young Seattle attorney, temporary
chairman, was accepted by the con-
vention in the morning session after
a lively fight in the committee, while
the committee on permanent organi-
zation had no difficulty in agreeing
on w. H. Dunphy Of Walla Walla, one
of the wheelhorses of the party on the
Eastside, as the permanent chairman.
Carl Eshelman of Tacoma, selected as
temporary secretary, was continued
in the permanent organization, hav-
ing no opposition either time.
One of the features of the conven-
tion was the address at the morning
session by Governor Lister, one Of
the most forceful political statements
the executive has made-a direct ap-
peal to party members to nominate
and elect officials pledged to economy
and reform, and an insistence that.
though the last election indicated the
state was not Democratic, it could be
carried by that party through con-
certed effort. Get in and fight" was
the governors earnest declaration.
I'VE have nothing to apologize for.
Let every Democrat do his duty and
at the next election we will have rep
resented in this state sufficient num-
Der of Democrats, the right kind of
Democrats, in the legislature to give
the state the kind of an administra-
ton it is entitled to-"
Governor Replies to Republicans.
One of the stirring features of his
address was his reply to the plank Of
the Republican platform which ac-
cused him of displacing good men.
long and honorably employed in the
service of the state, by incompetents
whose only claim to recognition is
political activity" concerning which
he vehemently said, amid the ap-