, 1867-05-17

WALLA WALLA, May 1lth, 1861.
In obedience to the call Of the Walla walla
County Union Central Committee, the Union
County Convention assembled. Mr.. A. Cox,
Vice President, in the Chair. Mr.. W. NJ Smith
was appointed Assistant Secretary.
On motion, Committee on Order of Business
and Credentials was appointed, consisting Of a.
Parker, n. P. Bruce, R. F. Walker, N. B. Ward,
and J. D. Cock. While the Committee was out
the Vancouver delegation was called upon for
an account of its actiens. DR.. Baker being call
ed, responded, giving the required information
The Committee on Order Of Business and Gre
dentials reported the following:
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
LIST, Nomination of Joint Councilman. and,
Councilman. Sd, Five Representatives. 4tb,
Prosecuting Attorney 9th, Sheriff. 9Th, Au-
ditor. 7tb, Treasurer. 9Th, Probate Judge
eth, Assessor. 10th, Coroner. llth, Sur
veyor. 18th, Superintendent Of Public Schools
18th, Nomination of County Commissioners.
I4th, Appointment of Central Committee Of
FIVE.
The following gentlemen we find entitled to
seats in this Convention: S. B. Fargo, PROXY
for E. Il. Day L. S. Berry, proxy fer VIM. F..
.
dersi P. B. Johnson, proxy for A. II. Reynolds
H. Parker Chairman of Committee.
The report was unanimously adopted.
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES.
Anderson Cox was unanimously elected by
reclamation as candidate for joint Councilman
NJ. B. Ward and H. P. Isaacs were put in nom
ination for Councilman. lst ballot-no choice !
H. P. lsaacs, IL NJ. B. Ward, ID f; P. T. Shupe,
2. End ballot-M. B. Ward, II H. P. Isaacs,
IL. NJ. B. Ward having received majority of
all the votes cast, was, on motion, declared
unanimously nominated.
On the first ballot the following gentlemen
were nominated for Representatives J. A. Per-
kins, Thos. Davis, P. B. Johnson, o. Hull, and
S. Maxon.
There was motion offered that the 4th Order
of Business be suspended. After protrRcted
discussion the vote was taken by yeas and nays.
The motion was lost by vote Of IL yeas and
II nays. The Convention then proceeded to
nominate a Prosecuting Attorney. Jas. W. Ste-
vens and S. B. Fargo were put in nomination.
On the first ballot, Mr. Stevens received the
nomination, the vote standing, Stevens l6 !
Fargo IL; Vansyckle l. Onmotion the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Stevens was declared unanimous.
The Convention then preceded to nominate
Sheriff. Messrs. Bond, Day, Tompkins, and
Wagner were put on nomination. The first bal>
lot stood, L. c. Bond 9; L. H. Day, 9; Tomp-
kins 81 Wagner, 2. Second ballot, Bond, IA
Day, 10 Tompkins, 4. Third ballot, Bond, l6
Day, IL. On motion, Bond was declared the
unanimous nominee.
On balloting for Auditor, Lewis S. Berry res
ceived Is J. NJ. Hedrick 7 J. F. Wood 6. On
motion Mr.. Berry was declared unanimously
nominated.
J. D. Cook was nominated Treasurer by &C.
sian--.svu.
P. T. Sbupe was nominated by acelanation for
Probate Judge.
The following nominations were made by &C.
clamAtion R. F. Walker. Assessor; DR. Shouie
Coroner; R. F. Walker, Surveyor c. Esns,
Supt. of Schools s. NJ. Wait, A. H. Reynolds
S. Hamilton, Commissioners.
The following Central Committee was elected
for two years; ]. D. Cook; A. Cox, J. F. Wood,
3. F. Stone, P. B. johnson.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. L. 8.
Berry was adopted.
Resolred, That the Central Committee have
power to fill vacancies in the same.
On motion, the action of the Vancouver Ter.
ritorial Convention was endorsed, and their
platform adopted.
Mr.. ]. W. Stevens offered the following re.o.
iutionS, which were unanimously adopted
Rs'oived, That the citizens of this county are
opposed TO the payment by the United States OF
the fictitious and iniquitous claims of the "Hud
sons Bay Co., and of the Puget Sound Agri.
cultural Co." regarding them as an Infamous
and unjust attempt to swinde the general gov
ernment out of six millions of gold, for their
rot'en and self abandoned mud houses and
stockades.
429;:niVed, That it 1, the opinion Of this Con
ventiOn, that any man who faTOrs, or who has or
would assist in securing the payment Of
the iniquitous claims of these foreign e1iTSScc-
rations, must have an interest In the spoil, and
Tor consideration would swiudle bis own
government.
Moved that copy of the proceedings of thi :
convention be furnished the Walla Walla States
man for publication. Carried.
Convention adjourned sine die.
q. MooEE, Secretary. A. Cox, President.
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