, 1857-05-08
Pierce County Democratic convention

County Committee, for the puTpOSe O
electing six delegates to attend the Terrific
rial Convention, to be held at Drew's Mills
Lewis county, on the IIth of Nav next
and whereas, the minority of said county
convention, by and with the aid and assist
ancc of Messrs. Hugh Patterson and John
I NJ. Chapman. (the Chairman and secretary
! thereof did use their utmost exertons to
ride rough-shosl over the mqjontyof the de.
mocracv of said county then and there as
sembled, and To- crush rs. as it were to dust
and to deprive Us of onr lust and honest
rights and privileges MS American citizens .
but deeming our cause to be lust and right.
cous-nav. but EQoiriug it to he such, we
have resolved lbeinr the maioritv) to hold
meeting, and elect six delegates to repre-
sent us in the Territorial Convention.
On motion of Mr.. Wood, Thos. Dean,
ESQ, was appointed chairman.
On motion of NJ, Wallace. ]. b, Leach
ESQ, was appointed Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Wood, it was unani.
mously resolved that we now proceed to
elect bv ballot six delegates to represent
the Democracy of Pierce county at the en-
suing Democratic Territorial convention.
Messrs. Cronon and White having been
appointed tellcrs. the ballots were cast
and the tcl!ers having announced the re.
suit of each vote, 4 F. Byrd, w. H..
Wood A. C. Lowell John Rirnev Rob.
ert Thomson and William x SAVAGE
Esqs., were declared duly elected.
On motion of Mr. Wood, it was unani-
nlously resolved, that although we leave
our delegates unfettercd, unbound and un-
trammeled by instructions, We would have
them use every honorable means to secure
the nomination of ISAAC |. STEVENS as
candidate for delegate TO Congress.
On motion of MIR. Wood, it was unani-
mously resolved, that whoever the Demo-
cratic nominee may be, we pledge ourselves
to use every honorable means to secure his
election provided, however, that he be
nominated fairly and honorably at the en-
suing Democratic Territorial Convention.
On motion of Mr.. Wood, it was unani-
mousIy resolved, that in the event any
one or more Of our delegates be unable to
attend the Territorial convention, that he,
or they, be authorized to appoint, as proxy,
any one oil our delegates who may attend
On motion of Mr.. Wood, it was unani-
mousIy resolved, that the proceedings OF
this convention be published IN the Pioneer
y Democrat.
In justice to ourselves, we deem it IN
P'aeo ne.o ~ 'AP,a"' % "io'0 'u''' WI! VIC
reSor'eu 10 'ilS S'eP
On moton OF MT FRANK olark, inc vote
onr mr. drIe~otes r;,G rocc % and there was
Snob storro Of !" roysD that tho chairman
ot oncc declared " tho man., have itn Mr.
CIork tben having CHARGED ,rb;gs and non.
residents with yoIinc IN rinse on his nartl
tho nloco was cleored and those who nro,
Cnssed to he democrats were tbcn ordered
70 take scots "insidc the born when sew.
eral wbirs came in and NO objection was
modo 70 onv of tbcm Mr. CLARK then
moved that wc nrorecd 70 elect onr dole.
rates yjro ro,e D which was again lost Inv n
Storm Of ,,o,s 4 gentleman nrpsent called
for n division Of t6c bouso and when the
socrotorv GMr CbonmonI counted the oves
be onnonnced "A and tho novs 36 but The
cbo;rmon docl,rod q ovos AZ novs AZ
,rontlor,o, ,bo oro0 boyo II ~ An orrool
From Tho decision Of Tho chair WINS made
bnt was rnIcd ont Of order Also several
motions and tho contlomen who made
them werc rpled ont of order We now
loo yo orr corso in Tho hands of thn noonln
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Territory of Washington, |
County of Pierce. %
Personally appeared before me. the un-
dersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and
for said county, the aforementioned demo-
cratic voters of said county, who, being
each first duly sworn, say that the Demo
cratic voters of Pierce county, in pursuance
Of call by the Democratic Committee Of
said county, met in convention for the pur-
nOSp Of plpctinr sly 1plpOntpS tO rpDrpSpnt