Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-10-13
The Territorial Convention.

aud effected temporary organizs-
ton by the election of Mr.. N. T.
c. ,ton Chairman, and j. &. McFad.
den and J. w. Jessup Secretaries.
On motion, the Chairman appoint
ell as a committee on Credentials,
Messrs. w. j. Bowman, w. D.
Smith, J. T. Shelton. G. J. Buys,
J. f. Edmiston, who reported the
following delegates entitled to seats
in the Convention:
Spokane-M. G.. Barney, Peter
Bracken, J. w. Sieman.
Whitman-Geo. J. Buys, C. H.
Warner, j. B. Taylor, L. NJ. Ringer,
NJ. J. Dryer, j. V. Odell, W. S.
Newlan.
Gartield-J. E. Steen. F.. B. Lo.
gan, J. W. Offield, s. W. Sweezea,
E. Oliver.
Columbia-J. E. Elmisten. j. G..
Hill, j. f. Gordon, L. d. Doake,
J. W. Jesse.
Observation-Disclosures White6eld,
Fred Osier, G.. Hartman.
Whatcom-C. Denevan, N. Nc
Nau,ara, W. Noulter, NJ. McElroy.
Jefferson -Chas. Eisenbe,s, }. A.
Kuhn, X. c. Hill.
Clark-B. F. Shaw, P. A. Kane,
&. Hayden, w. H. Delay.
Cowlitz VIM. Bybee, c. c. Boz
alth.
Lewis-Henry Miles, J. T. Shell.
ton, Chas. Bishop.
. Thurston-N. Ostrander, J. G.
McFadden.
Mason-John McReavy, Robert
Watkinson.
Callam-Harry Pitcher. Smith
Troy.
Pierce-W. Bowman, P. F. Gault,
J. S. Walter, S. Judson, A. T. Pat.
rick
Walla Walla-N. L. Cation, J. E.
Budd, J. w. Whelan, Mark Evans,
B. l.. Sharpstein, D. E. Hedges,
W. T. Barnes, H. Prim, Daniel
Stewart, Jesse DrumhelIer.
Klickitat-W. D. Smith, W. A.
Wash, Geo. S. Smith, J. B. Lam
drum, D. B. Cant.
Yakima. J. Suver, Jas. Taylor,
J. r.. Revis, Geo. w. Curry.
On motion the temporary Offices
were made permanent.
The chair appointed the following
committee on platform: j. A. Kuhn,
J. E. Budd, G. J. Hill, Gay Hayden,
NJ. c. Barney. who reportsd the fol-
lowing
The Democrati: party. Of Washington
Trritory, through its delegates in con-
ventiOn assembled. declare:
l. That they are in favor OF cOncedn9 to
the General Government all power grant
ed to it by the Federal Constitution. but
insist that the municipal rights reserved
to the people, whether of ths States or
Territories, shall I've zealOusly guarded.
2. We deplOre as = national calamity the
untimely death of President Garfield, and
we witness in his assassination the direct
and legitimate fruit of the teachings Of
those who to-day control the policy OF the
Federal administration.
3. All Federal offices within the Terri.
tory should be filled by actual settlers
thereof.
1. As matter of right we ask for the
admission OF Washington as one Of the
and We favor the Incorporation of North
ern Idaho within the limits of the future
State. IL
S. We are uaalterably opposed to the 4;
awarded by territorial. county. or other
municipal authority, and we call upon the
legislature to enact such laws as shall
award the fruits Of public labor to thoe
towards the present aud future prosperity Z
of the country.
6. Corporations should be compelled to u
bear and pay their lust proportion Of
perry, the same as private parties. and We II
are in favor of such legislation as shall h
compel all land grant railroads and their Il
grantees to pay taxes on their earned land,
surveyed or unsurveyed.
z. The education Of the people lies 1t X
the base of public liberty aud prosperity, ~
and we favor general system Of FREQ i
education and q liberal policy towards the
educational institution Of the Territory.
8. Corporations employing associated n
capital in works of public Improvement III
useful to the people. but they should b
supervised and controlled in the interests Ri
of the people. Railway corporations have
the right as common carriers operating
tolls or charges sufficient to pay the ex-
pense of their economical administration.
maintenance and operation, and reason
able dividends ON the actual capital in
inatiOn shOIld be prohibited by lew.
9. In the choice of county and district
officers we favor the selection OF men Of
known ability and integrity rather than
is fealty to party interests, and we are 0p-
posed to boss rule and machine methods,
from whatsoever source they may en-
enate.
The platform was adopted unan-
imously.
The following candidates were
nominated by unanimous vote:
Delegates to Congress, Hon. Thos.
Burke. of Seattle; Brigadier Gen.
eral Samuel Vinson, Adiatant Gen.
eral L. L. Dubeau; Quartermastsr
General, j. w. Bonner; Commits
sary General W. A. Wash.
District Attorney for the counties
OF Mason, Chehalis, Cowlitz, Lewis,
Thurston, etc., j. G. McFadden, OF
Thurston. Joint Councilman, Cow.
litz, Pacific, Chehalis and Wahkis-
KUN, Adam Catlen.
District Attorney for the counties
OF Columbia and Garfield, J. r.
Rutherford, of Columbia. Joint
Councilman, J. E. Edmiston.
District Attorney for the Walls
Walla district, J. E. Budd. Joint
Councilman, N. T. Cation.
Councilmen-Pierce and Kitssp-
d. r. Howard.
SnohOmish. Whatcom aud Island
H. Blackmau,
Joint Representative-Whatcom
and San Juan-H. Clothier.
Island and Snohomish-Peter'
D e Jorup.
1t was decided that the next Con-
vention will be held at Walls Walls
Dele .ates to the National Demo
cratic Convention, j. A. Kuhn, :.
w. Offield; Alternates, j. E. Budd,
John McReavy. The delegates were