, 1861-05-10
Vancouver Democratic Precinct Meeting.
JAMES B. La DU, Sec'y.


At a Precinct Meeting of the regular
Union Democrats of Vancouver Precinct,
held on Saturday evening, April 9th,
1861, according to previous notice:
On motion, VIM. Kelly was appointed
Chairman, and P. O'Keane, Secretary.
The Chairman having stated the object
Of the meeting, aud for which it was called,
and having read a copy of the resolutions
offered at the Court House, by Mr.. Lang
ford, disfranchising large portion Of the
democrats Of this precinct,
On motion, committee Of Eve were ap-
pointed to report resolutions expressive Of
the sense Of this meeting, and Messrs Ira
Patterson, L. Mayer, J. d. Porter, j. w.
Nye and H. @. Morse were appointed.
On motion, committee Of three were
appointed to act as tellers and to receive
votes
On motion, the meeting proceeded to vote
BY ballot for the election of fourteen dele
gates to represent the Democracy Of this
precinct 10 the next regular Democratic
County Convention.
On motion, the polls were kept open un-
til the report Of the committee be presented
to the meeting and acted upon. The com
mittee on resolutions having returned, re-
ported the following:
WHEREAs, At precinct meeting called
TO be held by the Democrats Of Vancouver
Precinct, on Saturday, April 9th, 1851,
a resolution was introduced, which resolu-
tion was in the following words:
"Resolued, That all persons who, either
as Republicans, Independent or boiling can
didates, run in opposition 10 the regular
Democratic nominees Of the Clarke county
convention Of last year, are hereby exclnd-
ed from casting any vote, or taking any
part in the proceedings Of this meeting.r
AND WHEREAS, On the reading of said
resolution, motion was made and second
cd, "that said resolution be laid on the
table" which said motion was nst submitted
and voted upon, and the motion tolay upon
the table decided out Of order; and by such
action q large number of democrats we're
excluded from any voice or vote in said
meeting, who were anxious to, and had
heretofore acted with the democratic party,
and who were, according to the usages and
principles Of democracy entitled to a vote
in said meeting, but by the passage of said
resolution felt themselves excluded there
from. Therefore, be it
ResOlred, That we do not endorse as o
principle of Democracy, the doctrine "that
because democrats may have been Of differ
ent opinions iu regard to the merits Of men
for Office, that they, by expressing that diff
ference Of opinion heretofore, have forfeited
any of their rights as Democrats.
Resolred, That we are, as ever, in favor
Of free expression Of opinion amongst all
democrats, especially at their primary meet
ings, and that any attempt to coerce and
prevent that expression is.not Democratic,
and is in direct contravention Of the rights
and wishes Of free people.
The resolutions, after being read, were
unanimously adopted.
On motion, the polls were declared closed
and the tellers having sumed up, the Chair
man announced the same Whole number
Of votes polled, 81.
Messrs. George Grooms, E. B. Smith,
WIN. Kelly, P. O'Keane, Ben. KorteD, G.
w. Martin, N. Ratemer, Wm. Ryan, G..
w. Brady, ]. D. Potter, j. w. Nye, II. G.
Morse, Julius Suiste, and Ira Patterson,
having received q majority Of all the votes
cast, were declared elected as delegates
On motion, the meeting proceeded to the
nomination Of precinct candidates, which
resulted in the nomination of ]. D. Biles
Justice Of the Peace, and E. B. Smith fol
Constable.
Ira Patterson, j. W. Nye and Demo-
Blanehet were appointed as precinct com
mittee for the ensuing year.
On motion, the proceedings and resolu
tons Of this meeting were ordered to bt
published in the Vancouver Chronicle, ant
in all the democratic papers of this Terri
tory. On motion, the meeting adjourned.
WIN. KELLY Chairman.
p. O'KEANE, Secretary.