The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-04-30
HARMONY RULES
6. @. P. SESSION
AT BFLuNGHAM
PROGRAM OF REPUBLICANS
CARRIED WITHOUT HITCH
DELEGATES ELECTED - GTY
KELLY ENDORSED.
BY Frank p. GOss.
staff Correspondent P.-I.

ID. TTdnk L. NOSS.
staff Correspondent P.-I.
BELLINGHAM, April 27.-In state
convention assembled here today. the
Republican party elected delegates to
the Republican national convention:
nominated seven presidential elect
ors; instructed the delegation to Chi
cago to promote the candidacy cf
United States Senator Miles Poin-
dexter for the presidential nomina-
ton; adopted platform, and defeat
ed, by vote of 225 to S04, minor
ity report introduced by the commit
tee on resolutions directing the state
CONTROL committee to issue a call for
another state convention and conven-
tions in each of the five conpression-
al districts to be held July 6, for the
purpose of recommending to the cleo
tors of the state one person only for
each of the several offices to be filled
at the next general election.
Elimination Primary Defeated.
The defeat of the proposed elimina-
tion primary was accomplished after
a debate in which full latitude was al
lowed by the chairman, and which ar
rayed the leaders of the party against
each other. The issue turned on the
effect of such primary on the direct
primary law of the state. but the vote
by which the report was rejected is
interpreted not so much as an indorse-
ment of the present primary law but
as an overwhelming statement in the
party against any attempt to repeal
it except through the medium of
legislative enactment.
The four delegates at large to the
national convention were elected by
the state conventions of the five con-
gressional districts. The district del
egates did not instruct their dele
gates in relation to the candidacy Of
Senator PoindeXter. and it is the un-
derstanding of the ten delegates and
their alternates who were elected by
the district conventions that they are
uninstructed; the resolution adopted
by the state convention is held to be
a direction to the delegates at large
only. If this is true, Washington
sends four instructed and ten unin-
structed delegates to Chicago.
Poindexter Resolution is Unanimous.
The PoindeXter resolution was in
troduced by the platform committee
opted unanimously and to the cheers
of the entire convention. Senator
PoindeXter sat on the platform
throughout the proceedings in the af-
tcrnoon and smiled and waved his
hand to the delegates when they
yelled their greetings to him. The
text Of the resolution follows:
"Your committee beg leave to sub
nit the following further resolution
unanimously adopted by your COM
mittee on platform, namely:
eve, the Republicans of his home
state, hereby express our unqualified
admiration of United States Senator
Miles PoindeXter.
"Webelievc his loyal and unswerv-
ing support of American principles
and American ideals, and hi. high
and unfaltering courage in public
life, show him to possess in a marked
degree the qualities of heart and
mind most needed in a president of
our nation.
1--WE, therefore, heartily endorse
him as "A candidate for the Republi-
can nomination as president of the
United States, and direct the dele
gates from this state to the national
convention Loyalty to use every
worthy means to bring about his
nomination.
Guy +. Kelly for Committee.
Guy F. Kelly is assured of election
as national committeeman for the
reason that his supporters were care
f1l to have him endorsed by some Of
the district conventions as well as by
the state convention.
The convention treated the women
delegates generously Miss Eliza
beth NJ. Meyer, of Adams county
was elected secretary; two women
were named alternate delegatcs-at-
large Mrs. Sarah Weewin, of Seat
tie and Mrs Frances NJ Haskell. Of
Tacoma; one woman. Mrs. Emma
Smith DeNoe. of Tacoma. was nomi-
mated for presidential elector, and
three women. Mrs Joseph Latham, oi
Seattle; Mrs. W, r. Brown. of Vader
and Mrs Sarah Flanagan. of Spo-
kane. were given representation
AMONG the district alternates.
Only once did the high-powered