The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-09-14
Proceedings of the Clarke County
Republican nventiOn.

o'clock, A. M, by Byron Daniels. A mo-
ton was made by Mr.. West that Mr.. Byron
Daniels be temporary chairman. Dr. j. R.
Smith nominated s. W. Brown for temper
airy chairman. The house dividing on the
question, Daniels receiving % votes, Brown
Is votes, and Mr.. Daniels was made tenn
porary chairman.
On motion of Mr.. West A. L. Lindsley
was elected Secretary. Mr.. Hitchcock was
selected Asst. Sec'y.
Mr.. West moved that committee Of five
on credentials be appointed: j. P. West,
Thos Otwel Robt. Davis, j. o. Smith and
M. ]. Fleming were appointed as such COM
mittee.
Mr. Banks moved that committee of
on permanent organization and order of bus
mess be appointed.
L. A. Banks, Joseph Goddard and J. E.
O'Flaherty were appointed as said commit
tee
The convention then took a recess until
| o'clock P. NJ.
| On reassembling the committee on Gre
dentials reported the following persons as
entitled to seats as delegates:
West Vancouver-Dan Baker, S. R.
Whipple, Levi Sparks. Robt Kies, w. B.
Daniels, M. Spurgn, Jos. Goddard, Robt.
Davis, c. G. Gridley by L. A. Banks,
proxy.
East vancouver-S. w. Brown, j. R.
Smith, j. L. Goss, j. o. Smith, G. W. Dur
| gin.
Lewis River-J. H. Timmins, A. Bu-
cbanan, J. X. Gather l. f. Van Airsdale.
Lacamas-M. j. Fleming, H. Z. Clark,
| A. A. Messenger, M. P. Clark.
Preston-G. A. Whipple, d. Stamp, w.
G. Knight.
Fourth Plain--J. E. O'Flaherty, jackson
Davis, J. M. Blair.
Fern Prairie-E. R. Gillian, Pinekney
Blair.
Lincoln--A. A. Lindsey, E. H. Lambert.
Washougal-J E. c. Durgin, j. L. Huck-
ms by j. E. c. Durgin, proxy.
Battle Ground-J. L. Groat j. NJ Burt.
, Eaton--W. L. Hammond. Ira Spencer
Pollock. P. West, Geo. M. Frasey by
Geo. Hitchcock, proxy.
Manor-Emory Harris, L. Vanata.
| Chelatchie-Hein Kulper, VIM. Cahill
Cedar Creek-Thos. p. Orwell, E. R.
Hamilton.
Cathlapoodle-D. w. Gardner, A. Neeves.
! Thos. 2. Orwell moved that Mr. Huckins'
name be stricken out IS delegate from
! Washougal, because he is resident of Fern
Prairie and not Washougal district Mo-
ton withdrawn.
Dan Baker moved to adopt the report of
the committee. Carried.
The committee on permanent organization
and order of business reported and recon-
mended that the temporary organization be
made permanent.
J. 2. West moved that the report of the
committee be adopted. Carried
The order of business recommended by
the committee was adopted by the same mo-
ton.
L. A. Banks then introduced a temper
ance resolution and platform reading as fol-
lows: a,uss
Whereas the use of alcoholic liquors is the
cause of more disease, suffering and crime
than any other evil known to the world, the
the suppression of which is the highest duty
of a civilized people, therefore
Resolved BY the republican convention of
Clarke county that all the nominees of this
convention be, and they are hereby instructed
henceforth and until the close of their otfi-
cial terms, if elected, to use every honorable
means ia their power to abolish the manu-
facture, traffic and use of all Intoxicating
beverages in this county and Territory
Resolved, That the republican nominees
for members of the legislature be- and they
are hereby instructed, if elected, to do their
utmost to secure the adoption of ''local
option law, and also law embodying some
practical plan by which the people of the
Territory may, by their votes, decide the
| question whether or not the manufacture,
traffic and use of alcoholic liquors shall be
prohibited within the limits of the Terri
tory.
! Resolved, That to this cause we hereby
pledge the fidelity and devotion of the re-
publican party of Clarke county.
L. A. Banks moved the adoption of the
resolutions. making one of his stereotyed
harangnes in their favor
j. L. Goss then offered as subs itute for
the Banks resolution the following:
Whereas. one of the foundation principles
OF our government and of the republican
party is that the people are sovereign and
the source from which must spring all or
ganic law, and that the will Of the people
can only be expressed by the ballot freely
cast and freely counted, and
Whereas, the legal votes of the Territory
ought to have the opportunity of deternin-
ing by ballot whether any amendment to the
Territorial constitution which is urged by .
respectable number of voters should be
| made, and
| Whereas, respectable number of the le-
gal voters Of this county have expressed
desire to be permitted to voteon any amend
ment to the constitution prohibiting the
traffic in intoxicating liquors, and
| Whereas. the question Of the adoption of
/ such prohibitory amendment by the people
IL not and should not be political or party
question, but social question to be de-
cided by each legal voter according to his
Judgment and convictions ~ expressed by
his ballot, aud without regard to bis polit-