Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-21

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= .ifh 80 extremely inssIisRens boo4'
st.nee. which had been drawn
80 .rr~ua~ernast thas
NGGe1er ~ 80 - -.
msim Armso1R 1919
q. ueopls Of Seattle. Among mess
80 "a Be seen many promi.
s1ees "a po~x.;.,.. D..
- Democfas sAa
-.aioepa Indeed. the IsfSsr seemed
majority. Although bat iistIe
-. ....,;s~~tea Il A 80 IN.
mf1os'1 49,.
s,1jeeee became inhesesseA ~ s1s 40
- orooseded. and some OF the
-. ware vary vel reeefved
-, s;~-.,..;.;<. -,
1nHD pss
s6e1 20 hsax calmly fne nue o. the
-. a. bs presented Among those
es -...rr;ed seats On the platform, BE-
- - speakers, were Major A. Il.
~. I. B. Andrews, Mrs. Laura Il.
80 snd others. Mayor Leary pre-
49, He introdnccd as the nrst
1.sslar
NR- c. n. HAsFosp.
~ srsf compared tie platforms Of
~ TO parties, claIn1k saa. snns -
- Repoblscans was al tnat ooaia o.
ferirsd, and bitterly planning sa1ge
~ iurned bis attention 70 the kepub-
- Convention, ana demanded That
- RseubIicAns OF Ming County stand
s. y decision, - y wonio % nossne.
mnnIy nor true INST 70 90 q. soornees
s.ooed ~ then TAKEN up. ~ astack
go Is betnR based upon the oriei
fTSwp up ~ BIN so,ne sl'ne -, mo
SI6ljehed 10 the POSI- ~ ki.tissk5ukh of
kenday morning. soornces, tne spedk-
= aid, vas NOT . consistent forfeiture
~. Al attorney WAS sonna ~ nis
sash % make before tne cous. Mnas ne
1Iieved % - z true 81 oslsaon ~ .ns
-. He believed tna. speEnees vas
heneH "a what ne tnen uialntnineu.
0e shen referred 70 MAJOR ArmrtronR.s
f1noos Northern facinc decision whils
feene Comnissisnef OF tne Land
Gle, sayinf tbht &c hhl never ssen
- dscision. and doupsed Wnetnsr y
IA ever been MADE.
MAJOR ARMSTRONG
:. !. :. t,,.dfv oailed far ana came In
-. ~ wss renasved with con.
49, I'll. .-.1sree' ana withant uancb
p.s 49, ...k,ss v.ada aha falIovino "a
s'a.
J, ~, :. v.n1ubayed nv thoae vbo
e. - seeeent Ana witnessed. the proceed.
49, y, ~ TsrritorisI Rer,6bIisan Con.
ss. = 80 4, this citv Iast septembsr
. . a, ..-ssfer portion. 81 the second
r - 1900 ~ tbs conatrnction : m
81 - "a ! risfsorm. tbat altar shs
syss.- IA hesn anhmi,fed a. the
$3.50 .....si,.. - aecf;ona and adopted :
s 49,. tstsn from a ~ 4 oscleck In
.slp,....'ss..,. srT shat the flret huasrasa
...n.s.xsd sftrr The conysntion con-.
.A..s.s - ths sSoufion ~ the following
ss.y. ~ 4 rart N the ulatform.
.nssa5..si Thnt Il Il tina ssnsa az This
....'. s.,s that fhe land incInded
s,s.,s. - o,srs N the United Statea ~
A y. No. "a n .
= ~; ~ h~srsh Iina scroas the Cascade
= s.sa - ~ made subiect 10 sale
80. sx;ssino lavs of the limited stafas.
- - ascceeda tbareof. toosther witb
81 = - lsnda ren,aining unaold a.
80 - sxcivst,on AZ three wears from tina
- = Jsrrary 1896 n ~ given ~ IA
$500. 7. crcyidsd sneb hrauch line
shslI than ~ eomplefed. and provided
er,fhar shat M lands or prooesda 81
80 thereof shall ~ ciyen 70 or brlonU
4 ala eomnanv until suoh line sbaII ~.
eonnieled. and that upon faiinre 10
eomoleis ana fniak said branoh linz
wilb,u fhs time Aforesaid. that said
s,srt shsiI ~ shaolntely and .ncondi-
,IonslIy forfeited. and our Delecata In
1aacrsss 4 hsreby instructed la do An
Is ~ rover 10 aoeomulish this measure
4 ~ earliest practicable .poment',
The eiroumafapces under which tbis
rasolnti n vas aaopted gives Il Greater
fores ana effect and makes II mora hind.
inr unon the oony ention and the eandi.
dsis isominstsd bv that Convention than
Il Il hsA BEEN adopted when the main
platform was acted ON. Il Expresses
mors fully the exact ssnse and will Of
liz convention and the Repnblieau par-
+ Il thia Territory than anv other mart
b he platform on the railroad ouestion.
il va introduced nv tbs Whitman conn
h delegation. and supported nv the
King cenuty delegation al renresentino
y nearly Is possible their views on the
subject Of what action should be taken
by the Republican, party in regard 10
What il known aa tina Cascade land
grant. This resolution. which muss he
aaoeptNd A. she Anal expression M shs
vssws Of the Republican party ON this
question. IN in INV Indictment frse from
any ambiguity IL meaninc Il plain
and d eusceutible az INT one ;ntarnra-
tatioa; that Il. the Government ahaII
Immediately take possession NJ aha lands
included IN the Cascade branch land
grant and restore them 10 the nnblie
domain. 10 81 aiapoaad AZ unasr ax.
sank laws 10 actual settlers In
"a ssch settlsr a, 90 en- M, s 1sr r..
sascs and meaning Of this declaratian
10 Immediate forfeiture. "a the onlv va,
BY which the 0oyerpment oar rssu,ns
possession Of thu GRANT h bv an art ~
Congress restoring the Land emhracea
therein 10 the public demain. and ran
defiag them subject IA saIe nnder ex.
Issinq land laws reonlatinc ths sales ~
the public lands. both mineral and soy,
oultnvsl ~. ssss .'A. $40 ast, :.