, 1878-03-02
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purpose Of electing delegate to repre-
sent the Third Judicial District in the
Constitutional Convention, and dele>
gate at large. convened at Yeslsrs Hall
at l o'clock.
On motion Daniel Bagley was elected
permanent Chairman, and Irving Bal.
lard, Secretary.
On motion G. II. Hanfcrd, E. Ed
ridge and Henry Landes we're appoints
ed IS = conmittre on credentials.
On motion the convention adjourned
antil committee on credentials reported.
Convention rs-assembled and the
committee on credentials reported that
The following nalAed gentlemen were
entitled to seats in the convention:
Clallam County--Thomas Aber-
natby, with proxies of r. Delanty
and F. A. Bartlett.
Jefferson County - n. Landes,
with proxies Of D. w. Smith, J. j.
VanBokellen, Chas. E. Bartlett. Ar
thur Attridge. w. A. Inman, N. s.
q. Fortmsn, Geo. R. Gooch.
Island County-Dr. J. G. Kellogg,
r. H.. Helbrook. and John Alex
ander, by H. Landes, proxy.
Whatcom County IS. Calhoun,
with proxies of Fl. G.. Barhousen,
William Monks, J. s: Conner, J. M.
McGlynn; R. E. Whitney, with
paoxies Of John Evans and William
Pitchford; E. E;dridge, and by S.
Baxter, proxy. John A. Tennant.
SRohomish County-M. w. Pack
ard, with proxies Of Benj. Stretch,
E. G. Ferguson. R. Haskell, W. c..
Oliver, I. Cathcart, and J. F. De-
'Arcy.
King County - Irving Ballard,
Daniel Bagley. r. M. Stewart, Jas.
Roach, L. B. Andrews. Geo. D.
Hill. G. II. Bankson, julius Horton,
E. G.. Perkins, and by W. 81.
Pnmphrey proxy G. w. Tibbetts;
G. Clymer. W. H. Pumphrey, J. G..
Nixon, w. S. Hanks, w. B. Hall by
G. H. Hanford proxy, o. G. Shorey,
Josiah Merritt by s. Whetmere
proxy, R. G. Shinn, F. W. Sparkling,
J. Simonds, j. s. Anderson, S.
Wetmore. G. S. Dudley. S. B. Young
by L. Blackwood proxy. S. Baxter,
VIM. Beveridge, L. G. Smith, j. P.
Adams, NJ. C. SAKE.
1t was NOV ed and seconded that the
report of the committee on credentials
was read and adopted.
Kitsap county not being represented
Albert Snyder was elected as delegate
from that county.
Moved ard carried that the conven-
:;on proceed to the nomination of a
candidate for delegate at large. E. Eld~
ridge, James Seavy and D. P. Jenkins
were placed in nomination with the fol-
lowing vote: E. Eldridge. 30; James
Seavy, 16, Jenkins. 9. Mr.. Eldridge
hav ng secured a majority of all votes
cast was declared tho nominee of the
convention for delegate on the Repub-
Iican ticket for the Territory at large.
On motion James McNaugh. was
placed in nomination for delegate, also
D. P. Jenkins. D. Bagley.
James McNaught having received q
majority of votes cast was declared the
nominee Of the convention.
On motion the nomination of E. Ed.
ridge and James McNaught was declar-
ed. unanimous.
Upon the reassembling of the con-
vention the following message was
received from Jamea McNaught:
PoRr TOWNSEND, P b. ss. 1878
HON. Gro D. HILL:
account OF my business engagements am COM
PEELED to decline. JAMES McNAuGHf.
On motion made by s. Baxter, and
seconded, that Col. G. Fl. Larrabee be
endorsed by this convention as candi>
date for the Sd Judicial District.
Pending which on motion convention
adjourned for half an hour.
On rsassembling, on motion Jas.
Seavy Of Jefferson county. was unan-
imously nominated by the conven-
ton as delegate from this Judicial
District.
The convention then adjourned.
TAKE NOTICE. - The spelling
match, under the auspices of the
ladies of the M. E. Church, will
come off at Yesler's Hall on Friday
evening, March 18th. This post
ponement of one week is made by
request. The ladies will make am-
pie preparation for q pleasant. in
structive and satisfactory evening to
all who attend. The prize of ten
dollars in gold coin to the best or
thographist of the evening. is ex-
citing considerable interest already
among the spoilers of the city.
Students, printers, and all others in
terested in the important art Of spell
ling correctly are invited to COM
pete for the honors of the occasion,
A SPECIAL contract has been made
with the post Office department for
the carrying of the mail from Ia
coma to Olympia tri-weehy: The
steamer Zephyr will commence the
service in the morning.
AFTER considerable hard work the
new underground locomotive for the
Seattle coal mine was hauled up to