Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-09-09
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION,
Nomination Of comfy officers - Endorse-
meni Of Thomas III. 1,enis.

meni Of Thomas III. B,.enis.
The Republican County Convention
met at the Court House IN Laconn on
Wednesday. at IL A NJ, and was called to
order 10y John McGlinr, Chairman of the
County Committee. DR.. Calhoun was
elected temporary Chairman of the Con-
vention, and Rev. E .. Tade Secretary.
On motion the Chair appointed Messrs.
Barkhousen, Vernon, Poison, Harrison and
Abbott Committee on Credentials.
Pending the report of the committee
the convention adjourned. Convention
rtconvened at O'clock, when the COM
m tie req ted the following delegate,
entitled t. SO ITS IN the convention:
Fidalgo Precinct-Messrs. March, Bark
housen and Seebert.
Upper Skaget-Messrs. Smith, Ham,
lit m (by Everett, proxy aid Everett.
WhatcOm - Messrs. Coupe, Eldiedge,
Mcpherson and Vernon.
Skagel-M essrs. Anderson (by Byrnes.
proxy, Pye, Byrnes, Somers, Abbot, Mills
aud Hnyton.
Mt. Vernon-Messrs. Bartlett, A Hart>
son C'y g f Harrison, proxy, Newland,
G 4 Harrison, Coltenbough (by Miller,
proxy, Buck and Miller.
Ship Harbor-Messrs. Nagley, Bell and
Tade.
SemiahmoJ - Messrs. Freese 10y Ell
dredge, proxy, Holtsheimer (by Bruins,
proxy, Stollenberg (by Bruins, proxy and
Buns.
F,rndale-Messrs Cowden, Hope, Fol-
lett, Evans and Slater.
Lac0nn,r-Mess s Calhoun, DR.. CAL
houn, robson, Lindsay. Morrison, Power,
Andrews, Whitney McGinn and Ball.
Ruhy-Thos. II. otIingham (hy William
Miller, proxy.
Guemes-J Edens. p Woedcock (by
Edens, proxy.
Samish - Messrs. Gilkey, Fravel (by
Gilkey, proxy and Thomas
Lynden-Messrs. Smith and Hawley.
Nooksack -Messrs Wight, Peterson (hy
Foutts. proxy, Orange (by Power, proxy
and Reed (by Reinhart, prOxy.)
The report Was accepted and committees
discharged.
Un motion O. Kincaid was allowed to
act as delegate from Baker precinct, and
Mr.. Slater was authorized to cast the votes
of delegates Evans aod Hope.
The following resolution, introduced 10y
McGIinn, WIS unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the Republican party
of Whatcom county, in convention ass
selnble takes this public manner OF ex-
pressing its entire approval of our Dele :
Brents, and that the delegates elected 10y
this convention to attend the Vancouver
convention be instructed to use all hon
orable means to secure mis- denomination"
The following delegates to the Territ0r.
ial Convention were elected by AN infor>
NAL ballot: Kincaide, Power, McGlinn,
MCPHERSON and Bruins.
The convention then proceeded to the
nomination ot county 'fficers. with the toll,
lowing results For Sheriff, Thomas Has
tie; Auditor, Ii P Downs; Treasurer, w
T Coupe: Probate Judge, II J White
Commissoncrs-Edsn Bruins and Dun
lap; School Superintendent, G HARRISON;
Coroner and Wreckmaster, G N Crandall
Surveyor, j A Tenant.
The following gentlemen were then APP
pointed 10y the Chair IA members ct the
County Committee: Eldredge, Bruins,
Barkhousen, Martin, Poison Kincaid and
Gilkey.
The convention then adjourned.
The principal feature of the convention
was the fight made for the Authorship.
between the friends OF Eldredge and
Downs. The latter received majority of
three votes, and anil considerable APP
plause was declared the nominee.