, 1857-05-29
Proceedings Of The COlOred Republican Convention
held at 0lYmpia. Nay Is. ISL

held al Olympia, Nay Is, 1857
The convention met pursuant TO a call
from the Central Committee, at Masonic
Hall, at l o'clock e., four wire workers
and eve persons aOorEsd by the wires-n
al, nine intense patriots, and about forty
spectators
The convention was called to order by
ElWood Evans, Esq.
On motion Of F. s. Balch, Esq, d. r.
Bigelow, Esq, was chosen chairman pro
ten.
On motion of ElmwoOd Evans, Esq, +.
s. Baleh, Esq, was chosen temporary sec
retary.
On motion Of d F. Brown, Esq, the
chair appointed Messrs. Brown, Evans and
Balch a committee on credentials-who
reported the delegates and proxies.
On motion Of +. S. Balch, Esq, the re-
port was adopted.
On motion Of Elwood Evans, Esq,
d. r. Bigelow, Esq, was chosen chairman,
and F. s. Balch, Esq, secretary Of the
convention.
On motion Of Elwood Evans, Esq, o
committee was appointed to draft resOlu-
tiOns. consisting Of Messrs. Evans, Balch
and Brown.
On motion of B. f. Brown, Esq. the
convention voted to proceed to the selec-
ton Of a delegate to Congress.
r. S. Balch, Esq, stated that the Pierce
county delegates were instructed to 60 for
W. Il. Wallace, Esq, but as Mr.. Wallace
was his neighbOr, and very clever gentle
man, he (Bslch) did not wish to see him
slaughtered in congressional race at this
crisis, and that therefore, by the request Of
Mr.. Wallace himself, be should withdraw
his name from the convention, and wait
for something to "turn up" which would
give the republicans majority in the Ter
ritory, and that then he 1.-THE delegation
from Piercel should urge the claims of bis
neighbOr.
ElEood Evans, Esq, stated that be,
as the Thurston county delegation, aud as
the proxy Of the delegates from half a
dozen other counties, was instructed to
vote for Hon. D. R, BigelOw.-but that he
had listened with pleasure to the positions
taken by his highly esteemed friend from
Pierce, and that his argument had made q
profound impression upon his mind. He
therefore felt ike adopting the same course
as his distinguished friend from Pierce, and
at the express instance and request Of Mr..
BigelOw, who was too important an acqui-
sition to their party to be mercilessly
slaughtered at this juncture BY nomina-
ton, be should withdraw his name, or
rather, not propose it. He further stated
that be had been casting about in bis mind
for victim for the slaughter, and that he
had at last found one who was willing TO
be offered up, aud the time Of whose de-
parture was at hand. He therefore had
the honor Of presenting the name Of the
Hon. Alexander S. Abernethy, as a per-
sou willing aud suitable to make the race
--one who never expected to go to Con
gress, and who therefore would not be dis
appointed when defeated. He thought
MIR. Abernethy would do very well to keep
the party together until they had acquired
more strength in the Territory, when they
would trOt out q faster nag.
The presentation Of Mr.. Aberuethy's
name, together with the eloquent speech
Of the prOpOser, produced profound SEN
satiOn, 50 much so that both were received
in deep and very erpressire silence.
No other names being proposed, the
vote was taken whether Mr.. Abernetby
(the only candidate proposed y should be
nominated, which was decided BY vote Of
seven to two, in the affirmative. A re-
markable coincidence is here noted. The
nomination is made by the same division
which occurred in the Supreme Court in
the Dred Scott case This striking coin.
cidenee is Voriously explained by different
persons. Some think it signifies that the
person so inauspiciously nominated will be
terribly beaten, and, taken with big dis
gust" at his failure, will go over to the
Judge Taney side of the "nigger question"
Others say it signifies that the Dred Scott
decision, like bleeding Kansas" is to be
used as trap in which to catch "gulls," +"
BY The initiated while others, still more
cOn6dentially assert, that it foreshadows
the entire destruction Of the black republ-
can party.
On motion, ElwoOd EVaus, F. S. Baleh
and B. +. Brown, Esqs., were appointed a