Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-04
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1864.
Delegates to the Baltimore Convention.

State Conventions for the nomination OF
Delegates to the Union Convention, t. meet
in Baltimore next Tuesday, for the nomina-
ton of candidates for President and Vice
President, met last week in the States of New
York, Ohio, Illinois and Massachusetts,, and
instructed their Delegates to vote for Mr..
Lincoln as their first choice. The States OF
Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Mary
land, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Minnesota, California and Oregon,
have done likewise. These States constitute
a majority of the whole Electoral College in
Guiding the rebel States, and fully two-thirds
of the Convention which will assemble at
Baltimore. To those above named, we may
safely add the States Of Indiana and Kansas
although we are not certain that any en-
preston has been made by them through
regular Conventions they have manifested q
preference for Mr.. Lincoln through their re-
s~pective Legislatures. The remaining States,
New Jersey, Rhode Island, Michigan, Yer
mont, Missouri, Kentucky and Western Vir-
ginia, have expressed no preference, but the
probabilities are that they will all vote for MIR.
Lincoln on the first ballot, and thus exhibit
an unanimity never before witnessed in a
party convention, and give an earnest OF his
reelection by a unanimous vote OF the loyal
States.
~ Wonder if Gen. Tilton and his Dem
~ocratic" peace friends are still in favor OF
calling a convention Of the States for the pur-
pose of taking the administration of the Gov
eminent out of Mr.. Linco!n's hands, and thus
put a stop to the war by yielding to the South
in her unreasonable demands. The General,
some time ago, declared himself in favor OF
the resolutions adopted by the Democracy"
of Ohio, one of which was as follows:
Resolved, That while We deem it the duty of ev-
ery citizen to sustain the Government constitution
aHv administered, we that the Lcgisla-
lures of the several States adopt tho proper meas
ures for calling a national convention for the pnr-
pose of settling our present diticulties, ana re-
storing and preserving the Union.
It must be borne in mind that the " Democ-
racy' of Ohio had resolved that the President
was not administering the Government in q
constitutional manner, and consequently they
were not bound to sustain his Administration
It was for this and similar reasonable acts
against the Government threatened by the
Democracy" of Ohio, that led to the just
Punishment of their leader, Xallandigham.
REMEMBER-That all who are honestly in
favor of putting down the rebellion will vote
for the Union candidates for the Legislative
Assembly. That those who are not in favor
of this, or who desire to elect men who will
refuse their endorsement Of the cause of the
Government, will vote for the so-called " con.
servaAive" ticket. Let US elect men who will
consider it their first duty to set the Territory
in its true light at Washington, and remove
the onus which attaches to her fair fame from
the late Delegate election.
n The following note from Mr.. Rhoades,
one of our nominees for Representative, we
place before our readers with pleasure. We
trust it will silence all c~avaliug in regard to
the true position Of the gentleman:
Ed. SrAXDARD-Sir: Since my nomination,
some person or persons have seen fit to call me a
"Garrisonian abolitionist' anda amalgamation-
ist. 1t is untrue, and l believe was manufactured
for the purpose of defeating me ut the coming
election. r. NJ. RHOADES.
Black river, W. T., May 80, 1864.
" How did Adam and Eve get out Of Paradise !
Don't know.-GoNen Age.
We have always understood that they were
snaked out.