Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-09-12

Ell taxing the interest of railroads
in their lands on the same basis
and to the same extent that the
lands OF the citizens are taxed.
We declare that discrimination
made 10y railroad companies against
the people in charges for frcichts
ana passengers, Is gross injustice
and we demand of congress
such legislation as will prevent
such discrimination, and afford to
the citizen ample protection against
such eXtortion.
We urge upon Congress the ne
cc>>ltv Of immediate and liberal an
preparation of money Cor the re-.
moral OF distractions to NAVIGATION
III the Columbia and Sake rivers.
We heartily endorse the law
passed at the last session of the
legislative assembly of the territr-
nv of Washington, extending the
right OF suffrage to women. and de-
clare that the elective franchise
should not be denied to any citizen
on account of sex.
The following additional reSolu-
ton was adopted later on:
ResoIred, That it is the sense of
this convention that the land in
cluded within the grant of the
United States to the Northern Pa
cliic Railroad Company on its
branch line across the Cascade
mountains be made subject to sale
under existing laws of the United
States, the net proceeds thereof, to-
gether with all of said lands re-
manning unsold at the expiration of
three years from the last day of
January, 1885, to be given to said
company provided said branch line
shall then be completed, and pro-
vldcd further, that no lands or pro-
ceeds of sales thereof shall be Civ
Ell to, or belong to said company on
said branch line, until such line
shall have been fully completed,
and that upon failure to complete
and finish said branch line within
the time aforesaid, that said grant
shall be absolutely and uncondi-
tionally forfeited and our delegate
to Congress is hereby instructed to
do all in his power to accomplish
this measure at the earliest practi-
cable moment.
The following nominations were
then made:
Brigadier-general, VIM. Peel, of
Chehalis.
Acknowledgement, R. G. O'Brien,
Of Oily mpia.
For quartermaster-reneral, d. B.
Jackson, of kitsap.
For commissary-general, II. w.
Livingstone, of Whitman.
The following gentlemen were
chosen as the territorial Republi-
can central committee:
j. A. Perkins, c. A. Reed, A. A.
Newberry, N. II. Bloomfield, s. G.
Ward, J. W. Sprague, r. ID. At
ridge, w. d. jenkins, George Kin
near, II. +. Stratton, G.. Il. Thomp-
son, C. G. Austin, S. F. Sahm.
For Republican candidate for |
delegate to Congress, the following
gentlemen were put in nomination
by their friends: I
c. NJ. Bradshaw, of Jefferson;
N. II. Bloomfield, of Clarke county;
J. NJ. Armstrong, of Spokane; DR..
G. V. Calhoun, of Skagit; John p.
Hoyt, of Thurston. Judge Hoyt's
name was presented by Reynolds,
of Lewis county, seconded by T. II.
Cavanaugh.
On the first ballot the vote stood:
Bradshaw, 36; Armstrong 39a; Cal.
houn, 10; Bloomfield, %; Hoyt, fl;
Brents, 81; w. A. Newell, 5; John
b. Allen, 7; r. o. Dunbar, l.
Bradshaw withdrew his name af.
ter the Oath ballot. Judge Greene's
name appeared for the first time
during this ballot. 36 votes being
cast for him.
On the 2Sth ballot Hoyt received
SO votes, Greene %, Armstrong 81.
On the 3lst ballot Armstrong re.
ceived 81 votes-more than enough
to nominate him.
The delegates from the several
districts met separately and nomin.
ated the following ticket for their
districts:
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Clarke, Skamania and Klickitat
counties-Sol. Smith, of Klickitat.
King, Kitsap and Snohomish-
Richard Osborn, of King.
Chehalis, Pacific, Wahkiakum,
Cowlitz, Thurston and Mason-N. S.
Porter, of Thurston.
Spokane, Stevens, Lincoln and
u Ouglas-S. y. ny de, OF Spokane.
Jefferson, Island, Clallam, San
Juan, Whatcom and Skagit-John }.
Calhoun, of jefferson.
Columbia, Garfield and Asotin-
B. F. Sturdevant.
FOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
Clarke, Skamania and Klickitat-
Robert Graham, of Klickitat.
Snohomish, Skagit. Whatcom and
Island-E. c. Ferguson, OF Snoho-
mish.
Pacific, Cowlitz, Chehalis and
Wahkiakum-A. D. Bowen, of Pa
ci6c.
Mason. Jefferson. Clallam ond San
Juan-Morris B. Sachs, of Jeffer-
son.
Spokane, Yakima, Kittitas and
Stevens-John A. Shoudy, of Kitti-
tas.