Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-09-14
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY SATURDAY SEPTEMBER H. 0

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make q usor~ lfi.ral and y.-rfex1.
That our nafion - u t~ congratulated
.n.f in none cfthe great ~i~serhood ofstztes
Federal tayonets are us-d On euforrs, the
laws. hut that all are once more moving
along haruoniou~ly under the Govern
ment. established by the free suflrnwps of
its people. and upheld by their patriotism.
and devotion to liberty.
Upon motion, n. T. Cation, of
Walla-walla, was nominated by &C.
clamation as Democratic candidate
for Delegate to Congress.
Upon motion, Col. George Hunter
was nominated by acclamatiOn for
Brigadier General of Washington
Territory.
Upon motion, Hon. o. F. Gerrish
was nominated by acclamation for
Quartermaster General.
For Adjutant General. B. o.
Dell.
For Commissary GeneralJ. s.
Walker.
On motion Convention adjourned
for five minutes that the Judicial Dis
tricts nominate their candidates for
Prosecuting Attorneys.
Convention met pursuant to ad-
journment, and the judicial Districts
reported as fellows:
First District--W. G.. Langford
for Prosecuting Attorney.
Second District John p. Judson
for Prosecuting Attorney.
Third District-No nomination;
adjourned to first Monday in Octo.
ber next, to meet at Seattle.
The following persons were elec-
ted as the Democratic Central Com
mittee Of Washington Territory, 10
W.T.! Z 81
King county-L. B. Nash, chair
man.
Mason-John McReavy.
Lewis-Henry Miles.
Jefferson-O. F. Gerrisb.
Cowlitz-Jas. B. LaDu.
WalIa-walla-James d. Mix.
Columbia-M. H. Abbott.
Klickitat-S. B. Curtis.
Whatcom-Henry Roeder.
On motion the Convention ad-
journed sine die.
D. B. HANNA, Chairman.
M. H. ABBOTT, Secretary.
G. NJ. HALLER, Assistant Secretary.
The pl,onograph don't believe in
being forever hampered by the ar
bitrary rules of prosody. Hence we
hear it warble:
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her dog hone:
And when shc got there,
She found the cupboard bare.
And so the poor I'D dog didn't get snyi
Here is another specimen:
"Litte Mary had lamb
Its fleece was white AZ snow;
And every where that Mary went
The darncd little thing came tagging after I"
As old Ben. johnson said about
one of his proso-poetical squibs
when somebody said it was not
rhyme, No, but it is true!'
VERY DEFINIrE--VERY.-With the
exception of putting a couple of
words in italics. we copy the follow
ing, rcrbaiim, from the Port Town.
send Aryus:
Forest fires show little signs OF nhAte-
ment in our immediate vicinity. though the
rrossh1s commencement of fall rains i'm
the near future will dossfi~s quench them"
A good deal in the same pointed
style one fussy old woman once said
to another. Hits as cold yesterday
ss it wss morrow, ve shall have .
very WARM day tonight.
Yes'n I think 20. v,s the reply.
Pzaosorn teaches that . dense,
or over-chsrgsd atmosphere some
times sagmenss the human vosce 10
. proais,oa- d~grre- scosdaas wives
and csoSng lovers vii Plea~e make .
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hear th~m-
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