, 1867-04-26
NUMBER 10.
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| would do all that lay iu his power 70 lead The
party TO victory. 1t could not be that the neonls
OF Washington Territory were tagging behind
their loyal brethren 10 the East and West. Tn.
victory achieved on the battlefield, at sucb a
cost, not in gold, but in blood must NOT he Io.,
at the ballot>box. There was not one of thoss
principles unssnetifed by the death of Thousands
OF our brethren who had perished while sbapino
II on the rough anvil of var nor one ,wkioS
cots1 eYer~die. Some of them were forced y.
tnis nation by the stern realities Of treason and
reoeillon, but they were all vital truths now
sno would hye IN our history forever To Ella.
ooratethem before the people would be 10 hin
pleasing task, since thsy e1prsssed N, ss,,,i-
men. f4l s-.1eN t'ss - ',1-s 80 ts'ta
Eha .hassFehle sesntlenaD sat dopn, IA a.
midst u TSheaied cbeera. - -.
The Hon. s: Garfield was then called upon.
aud addressed the Convention In a speech Of
rare eloquence and fervor. He cordially con,
graduated the Convention upon their choice
and promised to do all in his power to secor.
the election of their candidate 1t had beep
urged against him by some that be had no record
as Union mani be defed them to prevent him
from making record in the Union party. On
the platform adopted by that Conventon-a
platform containing nothing to which he did
not most heartily subscribe, he took his stand
with Mr.. Flanders, and would aid him in 6eh,-
ing It out on that line ill the victory was theirs
in June next.
We understand that Mr Garfield will stunp
the Territory on behalf of Mr.. Flanders.-REP.i
Aessrs. Cox Holmes aud Eldridge also sd1
dressed the Convention, all pledging their hearty
support TO the nominees.
MIR. Flanders moved the appointment of
committee OF five, TO nominate a Territorial
Union Central Committee for the ensuing
two years. Carried, and the committee apS
pointed as follows: Baker, McLaue, Stone,
Lockwood and Kennedy.
The Convention then took recess for an
hour. The recess having expired, the Cons
vention was called to order by the President.
Mr.. Baker submitted the following report
from the committee to nominate a Central
Committee: -..
Mr.. President Your Committee would
respectfully report the following named gems
tlemen as the choice of your Committee for
the Territorial Union Central Committee
James K. Kennedy, of Jefferson, Chairman.
Il. A. Davis, of Lewis. A. Cox, of Walla
Walla. S. d. Howe, of Tburston. NJ. S.
Drew, of Kitsap. S. W. Brown, of Clarke.
c. Crosby, of Thurston. We also recon-
mend that the above named gentlemen shall
constitute the Committee on Finance for the
Union party of the Territory of Washington.
D. S. BAKER, Chairman.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Fletcher introduced the following:
ResOlved, That it is the duty OF the Union
men OF washington IrIIrurJ ~ zi1uB su0
nominee of this Convention. .,a
ResolUed, That the Union men of Wash<
ington Territory will do their duty.
Mr.. Fletcher offered resolution of thanks
to the officers of the Convention for the able
and impartial manner in which they had
their duties Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Parker, the Union pa
pers of Washington Territory ard Oregon
we're requested to publish the proceedings Of
this Convention.