Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-02-25
HARMONY RE|GNS At
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
SESSIONS OF STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE PAVE WAY FOR
COMING CAMPAIGN,

Thurston county will have 16 dele
gates to the Democratic state con-
vention which is to be held at North
Yakima Nay I'd and which 1899 del
egates in all will attend, the basis
of apportionment, date and conven-
tion city having been determined at
the meeting Of the Democratic state
central committee in Everett last
Saturday, the most successful, har-
monious and satisfactory session of
the committee in the history of the
Democratic party in this state. State
Chairman ]. B. Fogarty presided.
Whatever factional differences
there may have been were smoothed
out at this conference, which was at
tended by state committeeman from
81 Of the 80 counties of the state
and many other party leaders, and
the banquet rendered the visitors in
the evening by the Snohomish coun-
ty Democrats was attended by more
than 800 persons. The committee
sessions and the banquet were char
acterized by the greatest enthusiasm
as well as the spirit of harmony, and
Democrats generally have since
heartily approved of the action of
the state committee.
Favor Lister and Turner.
AS the result of this conference. it
was the consensus Of opinion regard
ing the coming senatorial and guber-
material campaigns, that Governor
Lister should be the sole candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
that Office and former Senator George
Turner of Spokane the party candi-
date for the senatorial nomination.
Supreme Judge Chadwick of this
city, whose many friends throughout
the state had urged his candidacy,
withdrew in favor of Judge Turner.
The committee meeting was one OF
the most harmonious held in the
state and the position in which the
Democratic party now finds itself
with reference to state politics Is
much different than that in which
the Republicans are involved, with
two candidates for United States sem
ator and third likely to appear at
any moment. and half dozen candi-
dates for governor. fractional differ
ences were settled before the COM
mittee meeting was called and in
bringing about this desirable state Of
affairs, Attorney P. M. Troy of this
city, state committeeman from
Thurston county, played a leading
part.
A short sharp struggle developed
when the old guard of the party. the
J. B. Fogarty following, made a last
stand to elect Fogarty as national
committeeman, through the simple
expedient of allowing the national
delegates selected at the state con-
vention to name a national commit
teeman when the national conven-
ton met. Martin Maloney Of Colfax.
supported by d. J. Williams OF Pierce
county, opened and led the fight.
Trenholme of King and Troy of
Thurston fought the proposal sue
cessfully, winning by vote OF 19 to
~. This was the only indication OF
q struggle.
Basis Of Apportionment.
The selection of delegates to the
state convention will be left in the
hands Of the various county commit.
tees to determine. No date was fixed
for holding the county conventions.
This will be determined by the CEN
trail committees of the county. The
delegates present, however. inform
ally agreed that the open caucuses
would be called in the counties and
county delegates selected In them.
The apportionment was made on
basis of three at large from each
county and one for each 100 votes
cast in 1914 for Judge w. w. Black
for the United States senate.
The Democratic party workers
who attended the committee meeting
and banquet declared that the po'
litical situation in the Republican
party in the state is such that the
Democrats have one Of the best op-
portunities in years to swing strong
ticket through the campaign success
fully.
Three hundred Democrats, with
sprinkling of Republicans and Pro-
gressives, attended the banquet Sat
urday evening when the opening
guns Of the Democratic state and ma
tional campaign in this state were
fred. The speakers included State