Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-05-01
Democratic Territorial Convention.
VANCOUVER. April y. 1869.

The Democratic Convention of Wash
ington Territory met at l0o'clock. at thu
Orc Elmo Hall; in this place. +. II. DID
gan. Of the Central Committee, called thu
Convention to order. Z
On motion, }. II. Lasatcr was chosen
temporary Chairman, John NJ Murphy
temporary Secretary, and \. j. Kane
Assistant Secretary.
\ Committee of five was then appointed
on Credentials, consisting Of Frost. Mix
Brace, Longmire and Ostrandcr.
Recess was then declared until halt. pas
eleven o'clock. at which time the Commit
tee on Credentials made the following re.
port: .tTt
Your Committee on Credentials have
examined the Credentials presented t.
them. and report the following named par.
ties entitled to votes in your Convention
for the several counties herein named
Snohomish County-M. ii. Frost, and
+. II. Marks.
Clarke County,. s. Lovclacc, Lewis
Van Vleet, Jos. Pctrain, VIM. Bratton. sen.
II. NJ. Knapp. J. l.. Rankin, J. Bozarth.
| Peter Fox.
Clallam Coun:y--G. II. Gcrrish and J
Il. Leighton. both by j. A. Kuhn.
jefferson County--E. s. Fowler. J. p,
Judson, and Edward Strand all by Kuhn.
proxy.
Island County,. Il. Swift, and T.
Darlington by Swift, proxy.
King C'ounty-W. II. Robertson, John
| Wclch. T.. VI. Smithcrs and John Collins
all by Swift, proxy.
Kitsap County-J"hn Conglon, \. $
Miller and :. q. Williams; all hl T. \.
Wilson, proxy.
Walla Walla County,. 7. REESE, 3,
l.. Sharpsticn. j II. Lasatcr. $. =. Page,
F. p. Dugan, ". II. Newell, J. ID. Mix,
Fred Slime, T. J. Lee, Daniel Stewart. by
Sharpstcin. proxy. Jesse Drumheller,
by Slime. proxy ; and T.. Ping. by dclcga-
ton. proxy.
Yakima County,. II. Goodwin.
Cowlitz Comnty-Dr. y. O>trander aud
Vim. Humphreys.
Whatcom County--lIcnry Rocdcr and
VI. r. Jones by Rocder. proxy.
Chchalis County-D. b. :. Henry.
Pierce County--Frank Clark, +. \.
Light and Stephen .Judson.
Thur>ton County-Lcwis Shelton, G.
W. Hilcs. by shelton. proxy James
Lomgmirc. VI. &. t;oodcll and II. Butler.
Mason County.-Lcwis Shelton.
Lewis County,. VI. Mcdonald and
$. A. Philips.
Stephens County-C. II. Montgomery
aud VI. O~penhcimcr by Montgomery,
proxy.
Skamania County--W. Collins, and j.
W. Brace.
In reference to the votes Of King and
Kitsap counties, your Committee find that
the delegates elected from those counties
transferred their votes to proxies, and
those proxies r%c.transfcrrcd said proxies,
which facts are submitted to the Convcn-
ton. VI. II. FRosT. Chairman.
The second proxies were allowed to cast
the votes.
On motion. Jay u. Potter was allowed
to cast the vote Of Pacific Couuty-two
votes.
\. II. Simmons was allowed to cast the
vote of Klikitat county, when the report
was adopted.
\. committee Of five Oh order of bust
ness was appointed. consisting Of W. II.
Newell. James Longmirc. DIR. Ostrandcr,
l.. Van Nlcct and Lewis Shelton.
On motion, the chair appointed a com
mittec of seven on resolutions, as follows
-. l.. Sharpstcin, NJ. II. Frost, Frank
Clark. Jay u. Potter, II. Butler, Capt.
Swift and j. ID. Mix.
The Convention then took a recess until
3 o'clock this afternoon at which time the
committee was ordered to report.