Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-06
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Then said:
As Chairman 81 the Connisse O
Credentials / desire to state our reason
Tor deciding the case under considers
ton as We did. will not 90 extensive
" into the Argument. | think | viii b
through in five minutes. I know tina
tas convention il tired.
We found two sets of credentials prs
seh:ed from Yakima County. Thus
held by the Hilton delsg .tion we're rag
q ar In form and we're entitled - frs
Considers alton. They bore the signature
OF tue Chairman aud Secretary of tn,
county committee. We couli not %
back of C,l1uty Convention whict
hsd been regularly hsld at the time anc
pisce designated by the county cam
mittee. We found that the other cruvc
vent Of and h-ld = boiling convention
The question VS. decided entirely up u
us Merits, and tue question of forfeit
ufe and non-'orfeItare did not come NJ
IN the cbumittee At all. We regret Ell.
| ceedInsly that ali this feeling SD ~
be displsy ed: that this O l-ssIoa should
have come before the Convention At all
| would clos- here h ID II not be. n 70,
the remarks of Judge L.xiS. tvl-h
to state Ia this Convention that wa.
not candidate In the King County
Convention for delegate to tots Col-
vention | WAS not voted on was NOT
even Therein fact, WAS macy miles
away from toe CITY. newspaper pub
iIshed IN thus city. which prldrs itself
IN It's veraclty, has for Two DAYS uttered
willful aud d-lIb rate falsehood In
statlng tnat / VAS a candid tte for dele
x tte before the PRIMARY 10 my sard
and In tue County Conventions will.
tui and deliberate falsehood. JLd y
Lssis has referred to the 10000 R-puo
iican maj Jrlty In the State of Iowa,
where he formerly lived. Ii he
voted then as be does nov, be
did not form one of that
$1,000. say now that be has not voted
Repu blican ticket for SIX years, and
be dare not deny the statement. /.
however, havs voted the Republican
ticket for 81 years, and have never fal
tered. i have had hard trials In that
time bitter pills, often and often bot
! ALWAYS stsid on the Republican side.
But, Mr.. Chairman, the bltterest pill OF
my life must take next November-l
sly II Wits tears IN my eyes-Ja dge ia
cobs II = Candidate for the Council aud
judge Lewis = candidate for the Assem-
bly, IN toe Republican ticket.
In conclusion, Ferry moved to amend
the motion 50 that IL should read TIL.
adoptio" of the mai 1Ity report instead
OF the minority. THIS placed the friends
OF fakim. IN the negative, and the
convention proceeded to the
BOIL GALL
Adams-l vote, aye.
Asofin-l aye, nay.
Chehsills-3 aye.
Ciailam-2 Aye.
CIarke-S nay.
Column bin-1 aye, nay.
Cowlitz-l aye, 5 nay.
Dougias-l aye.
Franklin-2 aye.
Garfield-4 aye. nay.
Isiaud-2 aye.
Jeferson-4 aye.
kiickit.t-7 nay.
kIng-l2 nay.
kItsap-4 ave.
kIttItas-31a aye.
Lewls-5 aye.
Lincoln II age.
Masoa-2 aye.
Paoitic-3 aye.
Pi-rce-9 ave.
San Juan-2 ave.
Skagit-l aye, 3 nav.
Skamania-2 nay.
Snohomish a nav.
Spokane-2 aye, s nay.
Stevens-2 aye.
Ihurstou-6 aye.
Whatcom-2 ave, nay.
WhltIsan-l2 ave.
Walla Walla-l0 aye.
Wabklaku n-2 nay.
Total-SO4 aye; 81 nay.
As the cali proceeded each large vote
" nay" was greeted with wild applause
from the audience. Each vote AYE"
Vas received with ominous silence, and
the announce m-nt of the tinal resslI
provoked only slight appl ,use among
tue delegates. The Whitson delegation
WITHDREW FROM THE HALL
Quietly and almost uunoticed tie Hol.
ton m-n grlnued, and the outrage was
After some informal discussion on a
of unimportant points, Mier,
IT jefferson, moved that the Temporary
organic ition b. made
PERMANENT,
Aud il was carried. After motion t.
that effect had been carris d, the Chair
the following
COMMITTEES ON oRDEs OF BUSINESS
WIN. McMicken of rhur>ton, X. G.
Newland Of Colu nbi., j. ID. l. man of
Walls walla, Alien Weir OF jefferson,
aud DR. NJ. Ella whipole o: Clarke.
Ii was then moved that II committee
on platform and resolutions be APP
pointed. consisting IF nc fro eaon
Council district aud one At lrRe. after
u short intermissis n the roll of DISTRICTS
was called and the following
CoMMIrTgE ANNOUNCED:
Columbia, Whitman, g urtield. Asotin,
Franklin. Adams and Waiia Walla-
CHARLES b. Hopkins, of Whitman.
Mahkiakum. Cowlitz, Pacific and
Cheh aiis-W. Black.
Stevens, Spok 4ne and Yakima-F. A.
Belts.
Columbia. G ,rheld and Asotin-Chas.
p. Stiles.
Lewis and Thursson-T. II. Cavan-
aueh.
Whitman. A. Perkins.
K,nQ-J. X Lewis.
Klickit It, Sksmania and Clarke-B.
F. Denn,son.
Pierce aud kitsap-Elwood Evans.
Mason, Jefferson, Clallam and San
Jusn-Allen Weir.
Island. Snohomish and Whatcom-
DR.. @. v. Calhoun.
waila Wslla-Dr. j. NJ. Boyd.
At Lsrse-Dr. G. A. Weed, Of King.
An adjournment was then taken until
2 O'Clock
Afternoon Session.
The Convention was called to order
at 2:l5, and As tbs committees we've not
r-ady to report. recess was taken until
3 o'ciock. At that hour the chairman
again raped With bis Ravel and order
was again obtained. The
REPORT
OF the Committee on Order % Business
vas read or Gsusral MsMicken. and
was ~ follows:
Your committee on order Of business
beg leave to submit the following:
Adoption Of the platform of the
Convention.
2-fhat debate on any question be
limited TO i've minutes for each dele
gate. and that no delegate be permitted
To speak more than twice on sny cues
ton without the consent Of the Con-
ventinn.
determination of Territorial officers.
Consisting Of one Brigadlef General.