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

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TME RERUDuCAx CONVENTION.
ESPECIAL TO THR Pos1-nsTsLLs0lmcxn-l
vAxcoUvn, Sept. 70.
The delegates to the Republican Ter
ritorial Conyentjon assembled st ths
Opera House In vanoouvsR, September
10Th, at 10 am.
Tho Convention vas called 10 order
By 8. Baxter, Chairman Of the kspub.
lioan Central Committee. reading the
call made ct the meeting Of tbs Com
mittse ON tbs 2lst Of June last, giving
the number Of delegates at lis.
J. Il. Lewis nominated Il. o. Dunbar
for temporary Chairman. Tho motion
was seconded by H. q. 6truvs. Mr.,
| Dunbar was uuanimously elected.
After thanking the Convention for the
honor conferred, and assuring the dele
gates that any errors made by him
would be of the head and not the heart,
asked for the further pleasure Of the
Convention.
A. A. Newberry, Of Whitman, and W.
II. Humphrey, Of King. were unani-
moualy elected temporary Secretaries.
On motion Of d. ]. Crowley. Of walla
Walla,
| COMMITTEE ON cRKDNkTIALs
Was appointed by tho Chair, a. follows:
Crowley, Whitehouse, Whipple, Smith,
Of Klickitat, and FraTy.
On motion Of W. N. Smith, Of Walla
walla, tho Chair appointed
COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATIONS,
Al follows: w. N. Emith, Amss, Holton.
Barlow and M0fitt.
On motion Of H. G. Strive, .
ColnnTrxE ON osDKR or yUsuEss
Was selected. viz, strive, Crowley,
Johnatone Of Yakima, Hill Of King,
and John Davenport.
o. motion Of Judge Lewis. ono dele
gate from each Council district was
chosen BY tho delegates from such dis
tri0t ~ q C0mn,itteo on Resolutions.
After fifteen minutes recess, the fol-
lowing
ColnurrK1 on RESOLUTIONS
Was appointed:
Garfield and Columbia-O. @. White.
Whatc0m, 0noh0miah and Island
James Power.
KinQ-J. Il. Lewis.
WallA WAllaI. y. Lamar.
Jefferson, San Juan, Mason and Clal.
lam-C. II. Bradshaw.
Spokane, Stevens and Yakima-C. n.
HoltOn.
KitsAp and Pisrce-J. H. Houghton.
Whitman-GeOrge Comegys.
Ohehalia, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum and
PaciAc-G. F. White.
Thuraton and LeWis-T. n. Reed.
Garfield, Columbia, Walla WaIla and
Whitman-D. b. Pettyjohn.
Klickitat, 6kamsnia and Clarke-S.
w. Brown.
DR.. Minor arose and spoke substan-
TALLY a. follows:
1t has been customary in the past 70
have speech before permanent OF.
gAnixati0n Of the Convention il effected.
Two years ago ON this door my friend,
John B. Allen, made the speech. This
time Il n my peivilees TO make IL. Ny
name has been moniiOnod O. q oaudi-
date before this Convontion By nv
trteilds, and ] have uoed all honorable
means TO secure the nomination. BE-
cauoo conaider the prize sought worthy
Of an honoyablo effort BY any man. ID
nov believe that 4 majority 81 thisC Con
venti0u prefer another, and I an the
lest man 10 stand out aaainGt The wish
Of the people therefore, nov, for the
sake OF harmony and good feeling,
withdraw my name from bo(oro the
Convention. ! trust my friends will
ne their bet efforts for harmony and
union In the Republican party, that ~
NAV 20 forward 10 tn vietoey vhioh
awaits - d Noyemhee. tApplsuso.1
The Convention adjourned till l:8O
pm.
AFTERNOON sussuu.
The Ccmmit1aa On Crodautialh nade
~ lep0Ee, which Was adoDte6.
The Committee On Permanent OrQan-
nation rsposted, Recommending that
the temporary organisa1ioo b made
permanent.
On motion IT h. @. stsuvs. The
report was adopted.
The report Of the Committee on Order
OF Buntno0 Was read and adop1ed.
The Committee On Reaotatioua n
ported Tie following
PLArronM:
Tho Republican party oe WashinG1ou
Territory recognise that tho sneo6ne ~
prosperity Of the Nation, q veil q Of
the Territory, are due 20 The peincjplee
ct the party, - estahlishod ana oassied
ont and ~ here pledge anew our davo-
taon 70 than principlGo.
Ihe deAtA 0f our la1e psoaidsnk Jae,
A 0axnsld By ths Aand a IN amaanin,
vs !eaard mol only . Natiohal ealam-