Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-04-27

Salomon-How can you contest q seat
until it is obtained?
Ferry-We have objected, and that is
the same thing. -
A Rising Statesman hailiug from Tum.
water proposed to bolt. Cries Of" Bolt
boltw1
Salomon-You are always ready to bolt
when you fiud you are 10 a minority.
Ward-If you expect US to come in
yer aud allow you to outvote US yer mis-
taken. 1t would be suicide in the first
degree! Laughter and cries of /" hear VI
Gov. Solomon here produced the poll
book Of tho last general election and
showed, that based upon anything like a
fair count, Olympia would be entitled to
still more delegates than claimed. In
reference to boiling he said: You have
talked too much against Boilers to now
bolt yourselves.
Beach-The apportionmeut is precisely
the same as that Of two years ago. 1t
had served the purpose before Gov. Sal
ONION came here and it would answer
every requirement after he had gone.
Ferry-It is the same as before the
Governor came with his Chicago tactics
He knew the Governor Of old. He had
lived in country district and Solomon in
the city, and he would here state that in
the distribution Of the spoils the country
never got smell.
Salomon-Because you had no men fit
for office.
Ferry-(Angrily) I voted the Republi.
can ticket before you came to the coun.
try. ~.
Solomon - You mis.state; you have
voted it only since you bolted the Demo.
cratic party in Illinois aud run as an indie.
pendent candidate in opposition to it.
Ferry -(SepulchralIy) l pledge my.
self to sustain the nominee of the Kalama
Convention, whoever he may be. Will
Gov. Solomon say the same
Salomon-Gen. Ferry is not the keeper
Of any political conscience. propose to
vote for Republicans for Office.
A country delegate attempted to pour
oil upon the troubled waters, but was al.
most cngulphed while iugaged in the phil.
anthropic undertaking.
The Rising Statesman then arose and
elevated his chin and right arm, when
Gov. Solomon called him to order, and he
shut up like jack. knife.
Mr.. Evans concluded that it was about
time he said something So he said he
had always been Republican,
Mr.. Henry Chapmau-A Republican !!
Evans-Yes; better Republican than
you. ...4
Chapman-Philadclphia Conventionl
Evans-Yes; went there opposed to
party represented by Lougstreet, whose
hands were dyed with the blood of the
rebellion.
The Chair ruled that in the vote upon the
motion to proceed to vote Uiud poce for officers
of the preliminary organ cation, that he would
recognize only those delegates having proper
ly authenticated credentials.
Question being taken 26 votes were counted
in favor of the proposition. The county dele
gates % in number, and the bogus delegation
voting no.
Hereupon Ferry jumped into the arena, and
declared " BY the authority vested in me as
Chairman Of the Territorial Central Commit
tee, will organize this Convention. Those
in favor Of Mr.. Ward will say aye. Every fol-
lower Immediately shouted aye at the top of
his voice, and Ward sprung like as IL shot
from mortar into chair on the platform,
and several of the county delegates crossed
over to the side of the Independents. Now the
difficulties of reporting begin. The novel
spectacle of two conventions in the same
room, determined to cry each other down by
superiority of lungs, was presented.
On motion, Mr.. Elder was then chosen
Chai rtuo N nv tho Tudepondaufa naoch onI
Gum were chosen Secretaries Of the Conven-
tons respectively. After gravely going
through the formality Of reporting on creden-
tials, each party elected delegates to Kalama:
The Independents, Elwood Evans, Marshall
Blinn and G. W. Miller and the Garfelde
faction, Z. P. Ferry, L. p Eeach, and Juo. r.
James. A resolution instructing for Gar6elde
was then passed by the Secessionists.
The Republicans then adjourned to meet
May 18th, and the Gar6elde-ites May 4th, to
nominate county tickets.