The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-07
COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIAL PRESS
Monday, October z, 1873.
oesocssnc COUNTY CONVENTION.


held 10 this city on Saturday last, an
official report Of which will Be found
in this paper. would compare favorably
in representative ability with any con-
vention Of that .arty ever before held
in this Tsrritor and its nominations
ore. In the main, very creditsble to the
party, giving m assurance to the
people that the election OF either OF the
party tickets presented would not be
very cslsmitous to che public interest.
The most notable thing in the con.
vsntiop, however. il the platform. as
compared with the platform Of the Ter
ritorisl Convention Of the same party.
The Territorial Convention resolved
THAT We are unqualifealy in favor Of
the extension Of time for the compile
ton Of tho msin line and branch of the
Northern Pacific Rsilroad, and that We
recognize - enemies Of the prosperity
Of our people all who oppose such ex-
tension"
Col. Nash, of this city, Was the
. Chairman. and N. T. Cation the candi-
date for Delegate. WAS . member of the
committee which reported the foregoing
resolution. The County Convention of
the same party, Of which Col. Nash
was On sctive and prominent member,
unanimously adopted the following:
Resolred. That We sre unaiteraJ1y
opposed to the renewal or further con-
tinusnce Of this vast land monopoly"
Judge Thomas Burke. the mover Of
this resolution, was immediately there
sitter. on motion Of Col. Nash, III we
are not mistakenly nominated for Pro.
bate Judge by exclamation. II his re-
solution did not express the unanimous
sentiment of the Convention. 1t sp-
peared TO. for NO member voted sgsinst
It ON ito passage. Thus we find the
Convention which nominated Mr..
Cation in the name Of the Democracy Of
Warrington Territory geographically in
.taror Of" and. the Convention of the
Democracy of KiHg county "unalter-
ably oppesed to T" the same measure. and
that the Territorial Convention "recog.
nise - enemies Of the prosperity Of our
people all who oppose such extension"
II these resolutions mean anything. they
mean this. That the Democracy rep
resented In the Convention which nom.
mated Cation. recognize - enemies of
the prosperity OF our people," the
Democracy Of King county, and the
democracy Of King county, as repre-
scented in Convention. accept the guage
Of hostility rendered them. and unani-
msusly reject and Tspudiate Mr.. Cation
and his platform Col. Nash and Mr..
Russell concurring in the reputation Of
the platform which they helped to
make. being members OF both Conven-
tions. This leaves the Democracy of
King county without Q candidate for
Delegate; for . either Of them are
honest or sincc.s in their solemn pro-
teststions, Mr.. Cation cannot expect the
support Of people he has denounced
- enemies to the public prosperity; nor
could they consistsutly vote for can.
didats and policy eopbasieally declared
b them to Be inimical TO what '.justics
to the settlers and the public inter-
ct Of the Territory imperstively re.
quire." We leave the matter for the
politicians 10 reconcile. The people.
vs trust. will 6nd their own solution Of
the difficulty.