, 1872-04-25
The Republican County
y e Convention,

County Convention, ordered to be held
on this, the Goth day of April, A. D.
1872, assembled at the County House
They were called to order by DR.. J.
Settle, Chairman of the Central Com
mittee, and on motion made the Rev.
Daniel Bagley was chosen temporary
Chairman and G. N. McConaha and F.
H. Whitworth, Secretaries. sss. II
The Chair then appointed D. Horton,
J. Lea1y, H. Vanasselt, L. Mcmillan
and NJ. Stark, Committee on Creden-
| tials. -. ..5 asa
The Convention then took recess of
ten minutes; after which time J. Leary,
acting as Chairman of the Committee
on Credentials reported as follows:
To the Chairman of the County Con-
vention held at Seattle, April 20, 1872.
The Committee on credentials beg
leave to report the following delegates
| and proxies for the several districts or
precincts of the County:
Lake Washington Precint, VIM. Hoff-
man, 5 votes. lTts
Freeport Precinct, J. c. Hornbeck, 8
votes; DR.. r. H. Lansdale, 2.
Cedar River Precinct, John McIsaac,
votes.
White River Precinct, I. K. Stark, l
vote; Thos. Alvord, 2; Louis Mcmillan,
Ii S. P. Willis, 2; Jos. Brannen. /; Mr..
Scott, /; Mr.. Cow, /; DR.. L. Ballard,
1. s-s... ....- .,r.-fe,e
Mox la Plush Precinct, J. Horton, J.
Dunlap, E. Carr, S. B. Foster, H. Vaa-
pell, NJ. Anderson, S. J. Holgate and F.
NJ. Byrd, vote each. rt
Dolan's Camp Precinct, Robt. bt.Abrams
proxy, vote. I5a
Snoqualinlie Precinct, Daniel Bagley,
2 votes. r,E ,fsa -a-s s.f
Seattle Precinct, D. NJ. Crane, l; D.
Higgins, 1; J. Settle, /; D. Horton. 1;
Daniel Bagley, l; L. P. Smith. 2; l. NJ.
Hall, l; John Webster, /; L. Y. Wyckoff
III. Waddell, 1; E. Hanford, 1; J. r.
Robbins, 1; Robt.s~Abrams, 1; David
Graham: 2; George F. Whitworth, l; G..
N. McConaha, 1; A. B. Young, 8 Il for
Keazer and one by Proxy;) D. N. Hyde
L; DR.. Calhoun, 1; VIM. ii. Gillian, 1;
Gardner Kellogg, l; R. W. Pontius, 1.
John Leary, 1; NJ. A. Kelly, 1; o. G..
Shorey, l; E. Bryan, j. H. Payne, 1;
j. C. LeBallister. 1; FIJI. Whitworth. 1;
Chas. Ba.chel, l.; Amos Brown /;
Total number of Delegates, 68.
Your Committee also beg leave to
state that D. Higgins was objected to as
Delegate and refer the said vote to the
Convention. D. HoRToN.
JOHN LEARY, Chairman.
Secretary. t '''' d '''''~
Motion made to strike out Keyser's
name as one of the delegates of the con
ventlon, motion lost.
Motion made and carried that David
Higgins be allowed seat as one of the
delegates of the convention. f
Motion made and carried that the re-
port of the Committue on Credential.
be amended by permitting I. NJ. Hall tt
cast Keyser's vote in the Convention
The report of the committee was the1
accepted.
The Convention then by vote declar
ed the temporary, the permanent organ
ization. El, ll. .ff
The Convention then proceeded t.
the nomination of candidates for the re
spective county officers. The chair ap
pointed J. Leary and W. H. Gillian tel
lers. An informal ballot was had whicl
resulted as follows: D. Higgins receiv
ed 25 votes; D. Bagley, IL; L. B. An
drews. 10 and G. Clymer, 2.
Motion made and carried that dele
gates holding proxies should write th
number of votes they were entitled +
cast and sign their name on the ballot.
Motion made and carried that the con
vention proceed to formal vote in tn
J nomination of Joirt Councilman whic
} vote resulted as follows: Daniel Bag
lev received "a; D. Higgins, 81; C. ely
mer, III. B. Andrews, Z; Total, 63.-
Mr.. Bagley, having received majorit
of the votes cast was declared the nom
nee, subject to the concurrence Of tn
Kitsap County Convention.
Another informal BALLOT was had fc
l Representatives, which showed SO vote
for l.. Mcmillan: DR.. ]. Settle, "a; {
Clymer,- 42; g. NJ. McConaha. l; I
r Higgins. 4; Stark, 1: A. Cow, IL; 7. N
e Alvord, 1; Scott, 8; Blank, 1; L. B. Al
: drews, 1. f.s-
p Motion was made and carried G. Cl.
!, mer and L. Mcmillan be declared th
J. nominees for Representatives.
il Motion made and carried that the vol
o for Auditor be- formal whereupon II
names of w. H. Gillian and G.. Kelloe
j. were proposed The vote was as 70
6 lows: g. Kellogg, SO and w Fl. Gill
u am, 81. The vote was retaken upon Il
/ ground that more votes were cast tha