, 1874-10-08
Washington Territory Republi-
can Convention.


can Convention.
The WashiI gton Territory Republi-
can Convention met at Browns Hall,
Vancouver. September %. 1874. at 2 As.
p. NJ, and was called to order by Irving
Ballard, of Pierce county. Secretary of
the Territorial Republican Central Com
mittee.
On motion of Mr.. Higgins. of King,
Mr.. Thos. H. Brents, of Walla Walla.
was elected by acclamation as tempora-
ry Chairman of the Convention. and
upon taking the chair, made q brief
speech.
On motion of Mr.. Jones. Of Whatcom,
Mr.. c. B. Bagley. of Thurston, wai
elected Secretary, and
On motion of Mr.. d. Bagley. Of King,
Mr.. Fletcher, of Clarke, was elected
Assistant Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Higgins. of King,
lie Chair appointed a committee of five
on credentials, consisting of Higgins, OF
King, Maxon, of Clarke. Zarlng of Wal
la Walla. Hayden, of Thurston, and
Harmon, Of Pierce.
On motion of Gov. Salomon, of Thurs.
ton, the Convention took o recess of &c
minutes.
Onre-assembling. Mr.. Higgins, Chair.
man of Committee on Credentials, re-
ported the following list of delegates:
Chehalis and Pacifc-S. E. Barr, five
votes.
Cowlitz-E. G. ingalls,. j. S. Hunt
ington, :. W. Beall and r. q. Smith.
Clallam-C. NJ. Bradshaw, 2 votes.
Clarke-S. D. Maxon, J. NJ. Fletcher,
]. B. Mcdonald and W. S. Douthitt.
IsIand-R. B. Holbrook and o. 81.
Morgan, &c. NJ. Bradshaw, proxy.)
Jefferson-D. NJ. Littlefeld, c.. M.
Bradshaw. and T. T. Minor, ID. NJ.
Littlefeld proxy for Minor.)
King-George N. McConaha, s. F.
Chap,n, David Higgins, and Daniel
Bagley.
Kitsap-H. Mckay. Thomas Watson,
q. c. Seavy, proxy and Joseph Com
stock, (H. Mckay. proxy.)
Klikitat-Edwin Richardson and E.
S. JosIyn (by Edwin Richardson, proxy.
Mason-Thos. Mcdonald and Edwin
Eells, Clearance B. Bagley, proxy fol
Eells.)
Pierce-Hill Harmon, Irving Ballard
and c. P. Ferry.
San Juan-H. Mckay. 2 votes.
Snohomish Gardner Kellogg, and 81
Ross (by G.. N. McConaha. proxy fol
both.)
S:evens-A. Earring and W. c. Pain
ter.
Thurston-E. P. Ferry. E. s. Salo'
men, ". McMicken and J. r. Hayden
Wahkiakum--E. G. Ingalls,, vote.
Walla Walla-Thos. H. Brents, W
G. Painter. W. Vowter, s. M. Waite
(by Thos. H. Brents. proxy E. G. Ross
(by A. Earring. proxy W. Whicher (by
E. S. Kearney, proxy J. M. German
(by W. A. George, proxy,)
Whatcom-W. P. Jones, Jas. Brook.
in and f. L. Shannon wv. P. Jones,
proxy for Brookin and Shannon.
Whitman-Wm. Vowter. 2 votes.
Yakima VIM. Lewis and Jas. SIM
mons Irving Ballard, proxy.)
During the reading of the report the
Convention was serenaded by the band
of the 23d Infantry. and vote of thanks
was rendered them by the Convention.
The report of the Com mittee on Gre.
dentials was, on motion, unanimously
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Jones, the tempo.
rary officers of the Convention were de-
clared permanent.
On motion of Gov. Salcmon, q com.
mittee of nine was appointed on resolu'
tions. The Chair appointed the follow.
ing named gentlemen: Salolnon. Nc
Conaha, Ingalls,. George, Richardson,
Ballard, Jones, Bagley and Baxton.
On motion of Gov. Ferry the Conven.
ton proceeded to nominate a candidate
for Delegate to Congress.
Motion by Mr.. Higgins. that the vote
for candidate be taken viua uoce, al
called from the roll by the Secretary
was Withdrawn.
Mr.. Littlefeld then put ir nomination
E. S. Kearney.
Mr.. D. Bagley presented the name o.
Orange Jacobs.
Gov. Ferry arose and said: at wat
we'll known to all throughout the Terri
tory that Mr.. Kearney's name had beer
mentioned in connection with the nom.
ination. Many of the leading newspa.
pers of the Territory had favorably spo
ken of him as an available candidate
Mr.. Kearney had time and again refused
to be known as an aspirant for the hon.
orable position. Mr.. Kearney is an old
resident of the Territory, and desires
harmony in the proceedings of the
Convention. In behalf of Mr.. Kearney
he therefore withdrew his name as q
candidate before the Convention fol
Delegate to Congress.
After the withdrawal of his name, Mr..
Kearney moved the nomination of Mr..
Jacobs be made unanimous, and Mr..
Jacobs was. by scclamation. declared to
be the nominee of the Convention.
Three cheers for Jacobs, the mex.
Delegate to Congress from Washington
Territory, were then piven vr;tb rro.t