Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-06-06

I'7'' W bc Ialr, IL would admit 1t.
The Topic Of the Week
Has been the Chicago Convention.
II opened with reversal of the Gus
tom Of allowing the National Com
m''ie" 10 designate the temporary
presiding officer Clayton, of Ar
hats was 10y this maneuver uncer-
enormously set aside and John r.
i.Nhch, "a black man, was placed in
the chnIr. lie halls from M,ssis.
SppI, and IT Is hoped that this early
move firm the kin.-row of States
Will enable the Grand O.l Party to
! ~ean Sambo from his devotion to
Dc M,s-a. George William Cults
made the move which began the
game. Lynch received 1872 votes
nnd CLAYTON :IS3. 1t seems that the
Chairman does not belle his name,
/ ior III the speech he made on ASSUME
i'S hls seat, appears tue sentence ::
" The people Of the country are too
/ loyal ever to allow man 10 he in
ausulated President of the United
States whose title to the position is
brought forth in fraud He evil
IDENTIFY retains a lively remembrance
of tho Republican fraud in 1876,
and fears his party will be made to
take IL dose Of its own physic.
On the second day, Gen. John B.
Henderson, of Missouri, dumped
the black aud was placed in the
char ns permanent chairman. In
his AL iress he reviewed the "past
history of the patty in a single sen-
tehcc, and laid IA glowing tribute to
oil The asplran.s for the nomination,
indicating that he, at least, was
ready 10 side down on either side
Of the many-angled political fence.
A 10 olution, introduced by Massey
OF Delaware, binding the delegates
to support the nominee of the con-
vcn,ion. was "sat down on" as one
of our local bosses would express it,
with emphasis.
The third day was spent mainly
in deciding contests for seats in a
district in Alabama, one in Georgia.
one in Illinois and the District of
Columbia. Yesterday. it is claimed
that Blaines strength was indicated
on n motion to adjourn, They tried
10 force ballot at 2p. NJ, but the
negative on adjournment could only
muster 81 votes. The candidates
before the Convention were: Ar
thur. presented by Martin 1. Town.
send, OF New York; Blaine, by
Judge West, Of Ohio, aud Edmunds,
by Curtis, Of New York.
A, noou, to-day, ballot had; been
taken without resulting in choice.
MRs. H. W. Ostrander, the moth
er Of Mrs. Gen. McMicken and L.
W. Os,rander, arrived here from
Minnesota, last Saturday, in good
Health. She is lady 50 years of
age, but apparently retains all her
mental faculties unimpaired, and en-
joyed the journey and scenery across
the continent equally with her
younger follow passengers. She
will make her home with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. McMicken. A partial EST.
mate Of her worth, where known,
may be formed from the following
extract from the Mantonville Er-
press, published ut her old home in
Minnesota:
| Mrs. X. w. Ostrandcr took her departure
| Monday enronic upon her long Journey
IA Olympia. W. T. She expected to be
met at Owatonna by Mrs. 3. /. Petit of
Faribault, who would accompany her us
far M ~. Paul. Thcre she would meet
her laughter In law. Mrs. l.. W. Ostrand-
or, from Lake Mills. Wisconsin, and 9TH
ers from that vicinity, and thence con.
tinue via the Northern Pacific Railroad
| tn their destination. Nothing that we can
| write at this limo would coinphaszed tho
regret pi cvionsly expressed IN these col
| urnns that our community must needs DO
ucprived Of Mrs. Os veiicratcd presence
aud unqucctioncd influence tor good, or
| the intense desire for her comfort and
safe Journey, t'at follows her from one
and nil.
IN the House on Tuesday. Hiscock
moved to sepend the rules and pass
tho bill repeating internal revenue
| A.