Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-05

son Of Snohomish and VIM. McNicker
OF Thurston were appointed to escort
mooER
To the chair. On reaching ths plat
form Mr.. Moore addressed the conyen.
tioa As fellows:
Gentlemen Of the Generation II thanh
you heartily for the honor conferred
upon me, and accept this "a mark of
regard for the waila WaIla delegation
and for the Republicans of Wall. Wall
CDunty. trust that moderation and a
desire TO get through our bu ines,
quietly and satisfactorily will prevail,
shd that the Turbulence which has been
displayed 30 early In the day may sub.
side.
FOR TEMPORARY SECRETARY
q. X. Hopkins Vas nominated by e.
wood Evans, and elested. II was then
suggested that sucn members Of the
press a. were delegates to the conyen-
tloH act "a assistant secretaries.
II. w. kairweather moved that a coun-
mlttee on credentials be chosen, one
member of which shalt be chosen by
the delegation from each Council
district, one at large being appointed
b' the chairman. Tue motion was car
ried, and w. j. Peele of Cnenalis moved
that
REcEss OF FIVE MINUTES
BE taken ia order to allow the delApa-
lions 10 determine on their commit tee
men. This was carried, and the d,le-
gates began boboing and buzzine
around the floor. When the time xas
up the Convention WAS again called 10
order and the members of the
COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS
Were announced a. follows:
Ihurst0n and LIE Wis W. A. REYNOLDS.
Waiia William Slime.
Columbia. Garfield and Whitman
h. w. Livingstone.
Walla Walla aud Columbia-R. @.
Newlaud.
Stevens. Spokane and Yakima-A. A.
Smith.
Kiickitat, skamania and Clark-Sol.
Smith.
Cowlitz. Wahkiakum, Pacific and
Chshalis-W. Peel.
Pierce and kitssp-J. w. Sprague.
Mason, Jefferson and CIallam-H.
LaHdes.
Island. Snohomish and Whatcom-E.
G. Ferguson.
King-L. B. Andrews.
The Chair then. in accordance with
the cut and dried program of the rail-
road strikers, appointed Ferry as the
member at large.
On motion Of Evans, the Convention
then adjourned until 2 o'clock D. m.,
and Mr.. Miles O. Moore rushed of to
receive instructions for his future eou.
d0ct from James MsNau9ht, with whom
he was seen soon afterwards engaged In
a confidential conversation.
Afternoon session.
As the hour for reasssmbling drew
near the hall filled rapidly aud by
O'Clock was crowded. The attendance
WAS much larger than at the morning
session, even the standing room being
fully occupied. The audience was most
intelligent in appearance, fully one
third being ladies'. At 2:25 the chair
man called the Convention TO order and
that the Committee on Gre
had not yet completed its work.
but would be ready to report in a few
moments. Fifteen minutes later it was
that the
COMMITTEES WAS READY
With it's report, aud 4. p. Ferry, proxy
from King, who had been selected a.
chairman of the committee, appeared
on the platform TO read it. Before he
had begun. however. a motion was made
that Chief Justice Greene aud Judge
urner, who were in the audience, TO
invited to the platform. This was car
ried, and az the judicial gentlemen
loud applause.
Governor Ferry then stated that the
majority of the committee had agreed
upsn n report. which he would read. A
minority report woald be presented b,
three members of the Dom mittee. which
differed from the N j Irity in fAvorlng
thu admission Of tue delegation from
Yakim4 headed by Edward Whitson.
Ferrs then stated the excuse OF the tn T.
jority for admitting the Hoiton dele9a-
ton, which. briefly stated. was that that
dsleg alton presented credentials oertl-
lied To bv the chairman and secretary
OF tue Yakima County Centr Il Commit
tee. and IN u it Was Mt thought best tn
20 behind suoh credentials. He then
read the
MAJORITY REPORT.
Mr.. Chairman and Members Of ths
TERRITORIAL C0nrsattoH: Your Commit
tee to whom WAS referred the credentials
Of the members Of this Convention
make the following report:
We fiud tue following named persons
entitled to seats in this Convention, to
wit:
Adams County,. b. Whittlesey, by
3. A. Wells, proxy.
Aso,ia County--D. I. weloh. d. Nor
Jan. .. 9. White, proxy for Welch, O.
@. Austin, proxy for Morgan.
Caehs,iis County Wa. Peel, y. j.
McCau land. j. l.. Mcdonald. Il. p.
Frenon. proxy for Mcdonald.
Claliam Countv-C. K. Clapp, Thos.
StrattoI Z. Is. MAstiok, Jr., proxy for
SIrattou.
Clarke County-John JagRy, L.Sohns,
Il. r. Dennisun, q. II. Daniels, Geo. A.
Whlppie, DR.. Ella NJ. whipple, Geo. o.
Hitchcock, ID. II. Ste ,rns. Is. w. Dan
ies, proxy for Hitohcsck and for q. A.
Nuppse.
q ,lumbia County-R. L. Dschiel. X.
q. Nssland, DC. Gurnsey. &C. White.
T.. 4. Wilson, +. NJ. May. L. I. Wilson
proxy for 4. 81. May, O.C. White, proxy
for ID. q. Garnssy.
Cowlitx County-S. w. Beall, w. II.
Black. A. 8. A bernethy, James Wallace.
W. ii Black proxy for w. ii. Beali.
Douglas Coanty-P. N. CORDIALLY. A.
q. Ausell proxy for CORDIALLY.
franklin County-Jno. Shafter and
Geo. J. Hurley. by ). A. Wells. proxy.
Garfield Countv-R. l.. kush. Z. w.
Riley, NJ. q. Williams, james Palmer,
4. Ii. Bradshaw. q. J. Mulky,prox for
M. q. Williams. @. L. Stiles proxy for
James Palmer. X. Q. Rash proxy for l.
W. Riley.
Island County--R. b. Holbrook, T. w.
Calhoun.
jefferson County Henry Lsndes, Al
len Weir, VIM. DeLanty. Il. ID. At
fridge.
KI,ckitat couuty-S. Sichsl, George
w, Miller, II. G.. Clark, 8. NJ. Gilmorr,
II. q. Dunbar, Allen Boneorske aud j.
IA. Warner. Sol. smith. proxy for Gal.
more; 5. Sichel, proxy for Clark and
Bonebraks.
King county--J. K. Lewis. o. Jacobs,
George w. Tibbetts. W. q. Lattimer. u.
A. Weed, q. II. Hsnford, George KIN
near. w, w. Rinehart, ]. NJ. Coima', L,
b. Andrews, 4. NJ. Alvord and II.
Halloraa. 4. p. Ferry, proxy for Geo.
w. ribbetss.
Kissap county-C W. Young. ID. B
Iara.oa N Il Drew and j. Haley. r.