The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-09-02

ponderance of power in the hands OF Il NIL
norty, and leaving to the majority no other
alternative than an appeal TO the mass OF tne
republican voters of the county, who alone
hold the power which delegate conventions
are intended to, and should ever faithfully
represent.
We hold:
LIST: That we constitute majority of the
republican voters of Clarke county.
2nd: That rs such majority we were not
represented in the so-called Republican Coun
ty Convention.
3rd: That said so-called County Convcn-
ton did not meet at the time and place APP
pointed by the central committee.
4th: That delegates representing ma
jority of the republican voters of the county
were not allowed to take any part in the pro
ceedings whereby the political future of this
county for the next two years was decided
upon.
18th: That as a majority of the republican
voters of the county we have the undoubted
right to shape our political future, and to
elect six delegates to represent the republi-
can party of the county in the Territorial
Convention.
9th These delegates are entitled to re-
cognition by said convention because they
represent the republican majority in this
county, and to deny them recognition as such
representatives is to deny the right and
power of the majority TO correct the fragrant
nernrtratcd nv thc use of those instrumcn.
talities so necessary to order and discipline
Mr pivpe Of ufI when in the hands ' of
dishonest and designing men.
And in pursuance of the foregoing facts we
state:
LIST: That we are unalterably resolved to
crush out this great wrong.
md: mat we utterly REJECT thc claim OF
the so-called County convention TO repre-
sent the republican voters OF Ciarke county.
3rd: mat we hold said so.cailed cenVen-
ton to be void and OF no erect, hereby re-
nouncng its action. ana absolutely refusing
atS T Ts wa pan s in the
Territorial Republican Convention by our
SIX iesa uitod re tIS Mlo
cans of Clarke county, nearly three hundred
Eth: That we submit our case. confident
that the simple justice We ask will be un-
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Inc convention then proceedeu 10 the
election OF SIN delegates to the territorial
convention, rs follows; H. Z. biack"ood'
OF FERN frairle; W. !. hhlghI' Oh rres'oh'
W. III. omall"ood' OF vancouver; 'apt. H.
h. rates. OF Llhcolh' d. D Lyons Oh Lewis
hlVer' ana u H. steward oi vancouver
Ihe following submitted ny the commit
tee on resoiuVlohs' was then UNANIMOUSLY
adopted;
Whereas, y. H. Bloomfield, Prosecuting
th dti nr r tat oti "a u inn
ious to large majority of the republican
voters OF Clarke county. therefore be 1t
Resolved-lhat our delegates to the he
publican ieirltorlai convention DC instructed
to use all honorable means to defeat his re-
nomination as q candidate Tor that Office.
Several gentlemen then addressed the
o..
convention, JuStiylhS ts action ana eH-
pressing the opinion that it represented a
Iso o.;or;., sc Aha ra,rl,;oo,s &c +ha
i"'Se "'"Jo'''y vi '"e i'P"''i'""' VI 'h'
county, whose determination 1T was to re-
nud;o+o tho act;op os the convention of the
18th inst. These remarks were received
with applause.
The convention then proceeded to the
election Of the following Republican Cen.
trail Committee: John F. Smith, of Van
copver chairman. s C. Harris Of Brush
Prairie. Geo. w. Jones of Preston: J. w.
Bartlett of Lewis river: A. McAndrew of
Lincoln.
Mr. ! NJ Fletcher moved that the editor
Of the Vancouver INDEPENDENT be reouested
TO publish the following resolution. which
was rejected Inv the delepate convention of
the 18th of August:
the delegates to this convention have held "A
delegates from vancouver precinct ana other