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

Chairman COMMITTEE.
Report adopted.
The committee on resolutions, through its
chairman, J. NJ. Fletcher, submitted the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted by the convention:
We the republican voters Of Clarke County,
W. r., recognizing the duty incumbent upon
us rs good citizens and members of the re-
publican party to discountenance fraud, re-
bukc understandable assumption of power,
and to prevent the preparation of an outrage
both upon our public and private rights hold
inw that fair representation is essential to our
political and social welfare; that the major
ity should govern and be allowed free and un-
|trummellcd choice Of candidates; desiring to
promote the best interests of the community
in which We live, and to preserve and
strengthen the. party in whose growth and
existence We have such deep concern and be-
lieving that, although precedent should not
he lightly departed from, yet, where, under
the merest guise of such precedent, gross
abuse and usurpations have been pcrpetrated,
it is our duty, as ii is our right, to cast aside
the form in order to preserve the substance,
do therefore, in Mass Convention assembled,
confidently submit the following:
1st-Ne claim that the republican vote cast
for Delegate to Congress ut the last election
is the only fair method of determining the re-
basis four hundred and fifty republican votes
were cast.
2d-We claim upon that basis the republi-
can voters believing with us and Of whom we
are parD who have signed their names to
the protest calling for this convention, consti-
tute large majority OF the republican voters
of Clarke County.
3d-We claim that the apportonment Of
delegates made by the Republican Central
Committee for Clarke County, and allowed by
the late so called Republican Convention
against the earnest protest OF members OF said
Convention, was unjust unfair, and in viola
ton Of the well established principle that
"a majority shall rule;" that the basis ofap-
portionment agreed upon Of one delegate for
every fifteen republican votes. and one addi-
ti0nal delegate for every fraction Of half or
more than half of that number, was not adj
Lered to; but that for the purpose of gaining
partisan ends, large proportion of the re-
publican voters Of certain precincts were vir-
tually un-represcnted, while others to gain
the same end, were allowed double, and, in
some cases nearly treble the number OF dele
gates to which they were justly entitled.
4th-We claim that the Central Committee
published call for "A County Convention to
meet at the Court House in Vancouver on
Saturday August l4th, 1850, at the hour Of ii
o'clock 4. VI; that instead OF meeting at the
time and place designated, little more than
half of the delegates unfairly elected to that
Convention met by private appointment ut
place called Gridleys Furniture Store, in
Vancouver, on the night of the 18th of Au-
gust. 1880 and then and there really held
their so called Convcntion-agreeing upon
their order Of business passing resolutions,
appointing committees, electing six delegates
to represent this County in the Territorial
Convention, and nominating a full County
ticket
5;h-We claim that nearly one half OF the
delegates elected were deprived Of admission
to and participation In this convention or
caucus, and upon seeking such admission
were refused unless they would bind them
selves by its action and pledge themselves
10 support its measures and nominees.
6th-We claim that the so-called County
Convention held at the court house in Van
couver, August IA, 1880. was really nothing
more or less than ratification meeting held
for the purpose Of ratifying and confirming
in more formal manner the proceedings
frauduentry and unjustly had the night be-
fore, and which were in no wise participated
in by delegates representing n majority Of
the republican voters OF Clarke county
sth--We claim that the six delegates elect
ed by the so-called County Convention to rep
resent this county in the Republican Terrific
rial Convention are pledged to support n
candidate for an important and responsible
Office, who il not the choice of large major
ity Of the republicans Of Clarke county, and
who is so distasteinl to the people Of this Ju-
dicia District that one OF our largest coun-
ties, casting a heavy republican majority, re-
fused two years ago to take any part in the
convention which nominated him, aud in the
succeeding general election east over three
hundred blank votes for the Office which he
now fils . >
Sh--we claim that the so-callsd Republi.
can County Convention has, by the appoint