Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-05
STATE DEMOCRATS ENDORSE WILSON AND uSTER|
WORK IN HARMONY COMING CAMPAIGN ENTHUSIASTIC
CONVENTION NORTH YAKMA-PIATFORM A
TIONAL AND STATE ADMINISTRATIONS POINTS
TVS LEGISLATIVE RECORD.

reasons for returning both to Office
this fall. Colonel Howard Hathaway
of Snohomish and Carl Eshelman of
Pierce were unanimously chosen per-
manent chairman and permanent Sec
retary respectively.
Turner Receives Ovation.
Judge George Turner. who is a can
didate for United States senator, was
enthusiastically received and deliv-
cred splendid address dealing prin-
cipally with the European and Mexi-
can questions. He expressed abso-
lutte confidence in the wisdom of
President Wilson in handling the Sc
rious situations that confront the ma
ton and averred that Washington
now had the first real governor since
the latefJohn R. Rogers occupied the
executive chair.
There were no real contests for del
egates to the national convention or
the choice of presidential electors.
The districts caucussed quickly and
announced their choice which was
ratified by the convention. Follow
ing the recommendation of the rules
committee, q double delegation was
decided upon by the convention. -Four
women will be on the delegation to
st. Louis, Mrs. Harrison G. Foster of
Pierce, Mrs. B. F. Shields Of King
and Mrs. Mary A. Monroe and Mrs.
Elizabeth Christian of Spokane.
The delegates are:
At large-W. L. Rust, Pierce:
Howard Hathaway, Snohomish; e
L. Mackenzie, Whitman; F. c. Rob.
ertson, Spokane; Alfred Battle, King
e. J. Walsh, Pierce; w. L. Gazzam
Kitsap; Mary A. Monroe, Spokane.
First district-Paul Land, B. F.
Shields, Mrs. M. B. Harker and Will
liam Piggott, all of Seattle.
Second district-T. F. Trumbull
Clallam: w. J. Hughes, Whatcom
W. B. Clark. skagit; I. P. Calhoun
King.
Third district-Mrs. Harrison G
Foster. Pierce; William Ogden. Grays
Harbor; F. c. Edmisson, Lewis; j
A. Langsdorf, Clarke.
Fourth district-M. w. Merritt
Whitman; w. A. Toner, Walla Wal
la; G. M. O'Brien, Franklin; e. l.
Salisbury, Benton.
Fifth district-John J. Maloney
Spokane: Mrs. Elizabeth Christian
Spokane; John B. Slater, Stevens; c
w. Bethel, Lincoln.
Following are the nominees fol
presidential electors:
D. M. Drumheller, Spokane;
George F. Christianson. Skamania;
C. c. Brown, Cowlitz; Francis Dona.
hue, Lewis; G. w. Hoxie. Chelan
Joseph A. Sloan, King; A. T. Stream
Pacific.
The platform adopted by the con.
vention is one Of strong endorse
ment for both the national and state
administrations and asserts that 9
Democratic president and Demo
cratic congress has enacted more re-
medal legislation in the past three
years than had been written into the
statutes in so years before; praises
President Wilson for his handling o1
both foreign and domestic affairs;
points to the development of Alasks
as Of especial interest to Washington
and calls for adequate national pre-
paredness.
References to state issues indicate
that the convention was strongly
against the attacks of the last Re
publican legislature on the initiative
and referendum and condemned the
Whitney election bills. The courage
energy and efficiency of Governor Lis
ter were commended and attention
called to the successful administra
ton of the eight-hour and minimum
wage laws and the increased efficien
cy of state institutions without in
creased cost, and calls for constitu
tiOnal convention.