Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-22

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d.. Croui1. q Wallo Walla, plaesd
Il nominAsjsa our prs1Dnt DolsRsse
Hon. Thomas II. Drsn11. ThsFo betne
no okhoe nominations, on motion Of
u. @. 6txuvot the nOWIAfio0 VA
mads unanim0uA With one dissenting
yoice.
NJ. Bssnts was called for and, taking
the platform, spoke - follows:
Mr.. Preadeaf asd GesflsNes Of the Ee-
publican Cosression: Ftem full heart
. heart ovsFnowinR With appreciation
for the honor you have done mel thank
yo1 While hops to liys and enjoy
health many years yet, and hope to be
have done me the honor to nominate
NE, still hope that may never live to
take the oath Of Office a. your delegate
n Congress again. Ny wish - that this
ehall be peevsnted by the admission Of
WsshinGton Territory into Statehood
before the time for taking such oath
labored in seas0n and out Of season,
labor till the end Of my term.
Washington Territory produces the
best timber in the world, and her citi-
zens are the best platform builders in
the world; therefore now plant myself
fairly and firmly on the platform just
constructed by this convention, and on
that foundation / will fight is out.
Again I thank you, gentlemen, for the
high honor yOu have conferred upon
me. (Applanse.
The following nominations then fol-
lowed in fapid succession, BY acclama-
ton:
For Brigadier Gsnssal-Maior n. A.
0oPherSon.
For Adjutant Gensrsl-K. g. OBrien.
Quartermaster Genefal-Gen. John H.
Smith, Of Walls Walla.
Commissary 0eneral-Chas. Il. Hop
kina, Of Whitnau.
Member Of the Territorial Central
Committee 1t Largs-Captain Geo. d.
Hill.
A rcoess was taken for tho purpose Of
allowing each of tho twelve council dis
tricts in the Territory to name man
for the Central Committee. On reas-
sembling. the following gentlemen were
announced 40 the Central Committee:
Capt. Geo. d. Hill. d. J. Crowley, Il. b.
H0lbroOk. Thomas Heac0ck, 8. Baxter,
q. G. White, H. w. Fairwsather, Il. Bar
low, Il. d. Attridge, Geo. w. Barlow, w.
Z. Ames, A. A. Newberry, and L. G.
Fray.
Adjourned.
Immediately upon the adjournment,
tho various districts got together and
made the following nominations:
Columbia, Garfield, Whitman and
Walla Walla Counties-F0f Joint COun-
Gilman, H. H. Spaulding. Of Whitman.
Columbia and Whitman-For Joint
Representative, John Brining, of C0lum-
bia.
Columbia and Garfield Counties For
Prosecuting Attorney, Colonel w. A.
George.
For Prosecuting Attorney, Third Dis
trict. Chas. n. Bradshaw, Of jefferson.
Kitsap and KinR-For Joint Repre-
sentative, Chas. w. Young.
Pierce and Kitsap-For Joint COun-
Gilman, J. H. Houghton, of Pierce.
Clailam, San Juan, jefferson and Ma
son-F0f Joint Councilman. II. G.. Kerr.
Mason, Jefferson and Clallam- For
Joint Representative, VIM. CallOw.
First Division of second District For
Prosecuting Attorney, G. C. Israel.
Thurston and LeWis-F0r Joint COun.
Gilman. b. G. Ward.
Stevens, Spokane and Yakima-For
Joint Councilman, L. H. Whitehouse.
Garfield and Columbia-For Joint
Councilman, I. n. May, Of Columbia.
Whatc0m, SnohOmish and Island
For Joint Councilman, James Power.
Sn0h0mish and Island-FOr Joint
Representative, +. g. Ferguson.
Clarke, Skamania and klickitat-Fof
Joint Councilman. 8. n. Hamilton; for
Joint Representative, N. 81. Bloomfield.
Yakima, Klickitat, SkAmania and
Clarke-For Prosecuting Attorney, r. q.
Dunbar.
Chehalis, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum and
Joint Councilman, James
A. Burke, Of Covlitz; Joint Representa-
tives. Edward Campbell, Of Chehalis,
and BENZ. Barlow, Of COWlitz.
The Territorial Central Committee
met and elected Byron Barlow, of Pierce,
Chairman, and Il. D. Attredge, of JEFF
ferson, Secretary.
On motion, in full committee, it was
resolved to hold the next Territorial
Convention in Seattle.
On motion, the thanks Of the Con-
yention were rendered to the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, and the Ore
gon Railway and Navigation Company.
for o0urtoeies extended.
Convention adjourned.