The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-07
County conventlous.

AZ" 'ee NouuIy uepuOiicau Con-
vention met in Steilacoom on SATURDAY.
and nominated the following ticket !.
For Joint Councilman Francis II
Cook Joint Representative, Edward
Callow; Representative. DR.. Gsndv:
Auditor, Geo. B. Handle, Sheriff Byron
A Young; Treasurer, Wolf Scbaffer.
Probate Judge, W. II. Wallace: Countv
Commissioners. Ed. Hugein. E. G. IL.
gals and DR.. Spiuning; delegates to
the Territorial Convention, B. Barlow
W. II. Blackwell and ]. c. Hall. A
motion to instruct for Thos. H. Brents
for Delegate was lost. A resolution
was passed in substance favoring the
extension of time to the N. p. R.R.Co.
procided work on the braoch line At ,bs
western terminus commence extending
eastward at least t, ity.five miles Der
year.
The Lewis County Republican NOM
mating convention was held ct Chehalis
Station on Saturday, Sept 2sth. Selec.
ton OF Joint Councilman left to dsie-
gates to the Territorial Convention.
Nominations: For Representative, ] II
Fay; Auditor, II J Brooks; Treasurer.
John Urquhart; Sheriff, H. C. Shorey;
Assessor, Geo d Lsughlin; County Com
missioners, Geo L Yonng, " Fl Nc.
kune. II J Duffy; Probate Judge, A b
Dillinbsugh; County Surveyor and
Superintendent of Schools, Henry n
Stcarns; Coroner. s Hernden, III D.;
for delegates to Territorial Convention,
James 7 Berry, c 7 Fay, II Brooks.
Not instructed. On motion. carried,
that the citizens of Lewis (Republican
and Democratic) meet in convention on
the last Saturday in September. pre-
ceding the session Of the next Legisls-
ture, to confer with their representa-
tive"
In the Tburston County Democratic
Convention the following nominations
were made: For Representatives, z T
Young and K B Couch: Auditor, T q
Lowe; Sheriff, d + Drewry; Probate
Judge, F Henry; Treasurer, Joseph
Chilberg; County Commissioners, Robt
Frost; Jas Longmire and s Davenport;
School Superintendent. II lIicklin;
County Surveyor. ID 8 b Henry; Cor
oner, g G Blsnkenship; Westminster.
J L Cook. Messrs A 8 Yantis, A J
Chambers and r Henry were appointed
q committee to meet in conjunction with
. like committee from Lewis county to
nominate councilman. -
In Mason county the Democrats in
convention last Saturday nominated
the following ticket: For Joint Rep
resentative. Franklin p Purdy; Com
missioners. John McReavy, NJ Fried.
son and NJ c Simmons; Probate Judge.
Franklin Kennedy; Auditor, E A Will
lisou; Sheriff, Robert Watkinson; Cor
oncr, Hans Heguas; Surveyor, Chss
Armstrong. The following gentlemen
were constituted delegates to nominate
Joint Councilman: + Kennedy, e A
Wiley and f A Wilson.
The Walla Walla Republican Con.
vention met on Sept. 25th, and the
selection Of delegates to the Territorial
Convention being in order, the follow
ing gentlemen were duly elected by
ballot: Martin Campbell, w N Smith
j NJ Welch, ] II Smith and Amos
Cummings
Resolred. That the delegates to the
Territorial Convention be instructed to
use every honorable means to obtain
the nomination of candidate for Del
egate who is q resident of Eastern
Washington. Carried.
Mr. Whitney moved that the delega-
ton be instructed to secure the nomina-
tion of ] II Smith for Brigadier- Cen
eral. Carried.
Adjourned till Oct. 9th, 1878.
In Whitman county the Republican
Convention elected as delegates to the
Territorial Convention Chss Moore, Jas
Ewart, Chss Porter and C G Austin;
and placed in nom \. on the following
ticket: Representative Jas A Perkins;
Probate Judge, 8 ID Woodward; County
Commissioners. J p Quarles. N McMan-
anon and Nelson Davis: Sheriff, Richard
Truax; Auditor. L T Bragg; Assessor, E
Duff; Treasurer. Jos Davenport; School
Superintendent. Rev. Cushing Eells.