Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-06

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The result was received with perfect
silence on the part of the audience, and
On the part of some of the d .leyates,
With a slight shiver Of applause, which
began IN the Pierce county delegation
and rolled over toward the corner oc,u.
pied by Island.
A SCENE OF CONFUSION.
For an hour from this The Convention
was scene of the greatest confusion.
The Chairman, either through utter TO-
noranoe of parliamentary Law or actu
ated by q desire TO bulldozs and over
awe the Convention. m AIDE the most I'M
heard of rulings and attempted most
4udiciously to cut off free spsech and
free action. in all of which he W "a aided
and abstted ny Belts. Numbsrs of
resolutions aud substitutes were offered.
but only that originally offered by Dun
bar was passed. The report of the CON-
mittee was then adopted without fur
Their change.
Lewis then moved AZ an
ADDITION
To the platform, the following:
Resolred, That We favor such change
in tue mining laws of this Territory ~
may bs necessary for the protection Of
the lives and rights of miners, aud
which may be recommen led by the duly
appointed Insp .ctor of Mines.
Hopkins. OF Whitman. then offered a
resolution. drawn up bv Daniels OF
Clarke, which WAS identical with the
resolu zion afterward added to the plat.
form i'll regard to the resumption by the
Government of ,nds unsarned at tue
sud of three years. By peculiar hocus
pocns, however, the chair prevented the
consideration of the resolution, and a
recess Was taken un,il 8 o'clock.
Evening session.
Immediately after the Convention was
called to order, q. B. Hopkins, Of Whit
Ia m, introduced this resolution:
Resolved. That it is the sense of this
Convention that the land in ,lud-d
within the grantof the u ,,tsd States to
the Northern Pacific K ilroad Oonpanv
on its bra1cn line acr1,s the Case de
'upuntains be N sde subj at to sale uu-
d n existing laws of tn. Uaited States,
the net proce ds thereof, toeeth y ith
all of s,id lands remaiuinR q, cold At
the expir ,tion of three wears from the
LIST day of j .nuary, 1885. tD be iven to
said company, provided said BRANCH
line shall then b. co.nplsted. and pro
eided further that no lands or proce eds
Of sales thereof shall be given to. or be-
long to said company on said branch
line, until suc1 lias sh sll have b ,eu fll
ly.c 'mpleted, and that upon faiturs to
md Hnfokr "a s.A
within the time aforesaid, thu sail
tionailv forfeited and our ID .le1ate to
Congress is hereby instruct d TO do all
in hts power to acco nplish this mess-
ure at the earliest practicable moment !.
Evans, OF Pierce, moved that the res
olutiou be laid on the table. A call of
the counties was ordered. and tue mo.
zion lost 10y vote Of 9o1< to 591.
The question then REQUIRED upon the
adoption of the resolution. Oa calling
she counties the vots stood: For adop-
ton, 81; against adoption, 81. Great
applause.
NOMINATIONS.
First In the list cams the office of
Brieadier Gtneral. John II. Smith of
Wslla WI a. A. NJ Bro Dkes olkiuR and
Wm Peel Of Chehaii Ga tns tnird
ballot Pei was nominated.
N. 1t came Adjutant Grneral. to which
position X. g. o Brien OF olympia Was
nominated BY acc amt'i u.
For Qaarternsster G,nersl. ID. B.
Jackson of kItsap Vas named, and
nominated by acclamasion.
For Commisssry General, II. W. Liv-
+ - ~ xra ~
imously nominated.
TERRITORIAL CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Coming next on the list, short recess
vas had to allow the various Council
districts to discuss and settle on their
representative in the Territorial Central
Committee. Following - the result
Colu nbia, Within an, Garfield, Asotin.
Franklin, Adams, and waila Walla.
James A. Perkins.
Wahkiakum, Pacific, Covlitz and
Cbehalis, @. A. Reed.
stevens, Spokane and Yakima, A. A.
Nevberry.
Kliclitst, Skamanis and Clarke, N.
II. Bloomfield.
Levis and rhurston. Samuel @. Ward.
Pierce and Kitsap, J. w. Spraeue.
Mason. Jefferson, Clalism and San
Juau. Robert ID. Aitridee.
Island, Ssohomish and Whatcom-
w. ID. Jenkins.
Kine-Georpe Kinnear.
whitman-H. f. StrAtton.
waiia Walia--Geot9e T. Thompson
Columbia, Garfield aud Asotin-C. G..
Austin
Az Larce-S. r. Sahm, of Pierce. cho-
san hv the President of the Convention
Next on the lts, OF nominations came
that If DELEGATE TO Congress-
Allen Weir stepped forward and de.
| livered a csr@fully written 50 ech, dur.
ing the reading Of which he nominated
Hos CHARLES n. BRApsHAv.
or Jefferson. Elwood Evans, Of Pierce
seconded the .minstiou in a shorI
speech. Bradshaw was called for. II,
appeared on the platform and exp aimee
his position on various matters. particn
larls referring to the vari.sus charge
made against him. ia various sourc-s-
Sol. Snith. of KlIckitas, arose, ans
placed IN nomination
HON. =. q. BLooxFTELp,
OF Clsrk- County.
Joaes, 4 So Il sue, said that he voolf
nom q & % N Who was the choise o
E.ss~rn Washington. JOINS n q 6urn
tsiksr and msds . nest little speech
nominA ing
nos. ,. n. ARMSTRONG,
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