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

..,c county Convention
,,.ocr.tic County Convention !,
r.ddock's Hall at ten o CLOCK
=, - morning, and temporarily
$50. bv the election of ". d.
s.u'1rsss Ca. . Chairman, and ber'ao
| 1bas 14's secretary. Committees on
Drss, ~ Perm.nent Organization,
sosder Of Business C were apPoIn e. LEO
- Chair, and the Convention ad'
go - : the Convention econ
- Committees report and
- =. sor.ry organization was .'iade
= sv nth the addition OF two
fss'sSss,sta, les. H. H. Snow and
- 3 Nash, Esq, took the
= II ". Fl. White. Esq. sub
60 re following resolutions which
.snipously adopted.
49, That in addition to the
~. declared BY the Democratic
rf Washington Territory in their
- coa,sntion at Vancouver, the
- ITO party Of King County de
80 80. We are in favor of manhood
~ and emphaticslly repudiste
-, qualification as q condition
61t TO the right to vote.
a..s1 We are opposed to all sump-
=. hss and oil Legislation debating
/. IS people what they shall eat and
ss;rd We believe in proper license
= requisite the sale of malt and
,;,sous liquors. and to that end OPP
~ interference with present laws
~ subject, and We denounce the
ii sution Law which many prominent
-isn Of the Republican party of
~ annnty attempted to have the last
fs,;,lature Of the Territory pass.
I.rt. We believe that the lsborer
!. .erthy Of. his hire, and to that end
- any attempt to repeal the me-
.Isaies', loggers' and lsborers lien law
1851.
M. We believe that oil kinds OF
.racefty, ave cemeteries and public
,,soerty, should he equally taxed for
janitorial school, road, county and
sslidpl purposes.
IA. We are in favor of . uniform
y impartial law regulating the seal :
= and measurement Of logs.
fhos. Burke then offered the follow
~ resolution, which was adopted
Without 3 dissenting vote:
WHsRxAs, A large portion of tie
choicest farming land of the Territory
i nov. and has been for several years
-. withdrawn from settlement, in
hvor Of 4 corporation known as the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
b Tie great prejudice of the settlers
= 10 the manifest detriment of the
Ist interests Of the Territory at
|rse. and
WHEREAs, This immense land grant
} about TO lapse. by the forfeiture Of
y company,
Rssolssd. That we are unalterably
lpposed to the renewal or further
Ioaiinaance of this vast land mo.
lopoly.
RssOlred, That common justice to
10 settlers. and the public interests
I the Territory, imperatively req uire
lkthese lands so long withheld from
natket. shall be Immediately thrown
pm 10 settlement.
The following nominations were
ben made unanimously:
ouncilman-Joseph Foster.
Observation-Disclosures Padden, w,
I White and VIM. Pickering.
Sheriff IT. d. Huxley.
1feasurer-R. L. Thorne.
County Commissioners NJ. Il
hddocks, James Beglcy and Terrencs
)Buien.
hobate Judge-Thomas Burke.
0bunty Auditor--M. s. Booth.
0lanty Surveyor. G.. Scnrry.
1l1lices of the Peace-Albert NJ.
lal1ee and Samuel F. Coombs.
Quostables, Seattle Precinct-Mr.
louanAn, and VIM. Darlington.
noor-R. Hopkins.
ny Superintendent OF Public
- e. s. Ingraham.
White, Esq, nominated the
e1l1ggeutlemen for members oil
!aeOnH Committee, for the ensu-
~ ~. ~ they were unanimously
~ S1yder, Chairman; Ttoma,
Dls!e = O'Brien. F. H. Hardness
~ Z. A. Hutchinson.