, 1884-09-27

SAfUhhA hAh........-..SEff zd' 1901
BELOW we rcpublish an article
that recently appeared In the Klick-
ltN Sentinel under the heading
s'AIalor Armstrong" We take
pleasure in producing this testimony
soming as 1t does FROM source sup
posed to be antagOnistie to the nomi-
nation Of Maj. Armstrong, The
writer is none other than Sol. Smith,
who ehampioned the ecause Of Adams
and the crowd Of that kidney that
was refused admission to the terrific
rial convention and for that reason
carries a good deal Of weight. The
Sentinel says; ''The impression
seems to prevail with some Of our
citizens that Maj. Armstrong was
nominated by the railroad influence
at the Seattle convention. An analy-
sis Os the vote demonstrates the
contrary to be true. Mr. Bradshaw
was openly and avowedly opposed to
the forfeiture Of the land grant, and
80 long as he was a candidate, re-
ceIved the support OF all the anti-for-
feiture men, except Governor Ferry,
who voted upon each and every bal
lot for Judge Hoyt, and Col. F.J
=. nottla ~ sroi-nne Eaila. andl =ahal Z
Yakima delegates, who voted for
Armstrong most Of the time. After
it became evident that Bradshaw,
who was the nilrOad candidate,
could not be nominated and
was withdrawn as a candidate, the /
railroad vote was thrown to Judge
Hoyt, and they continued their sup
port Of him until Armstrong was
nominated, and at no time casting |
their vote for Armstrong. Arm
strong was brought before the con-
vention by the conditional forfeiture
men, that Is those who favored the
absolute forfeiture Of tho grant upon
the main line Of the N railroad west
from wallula, and also of the Cas-
eade branch lands, unless the rail-
road should be completed within the
three years next, after January 1,
1885, aud were In favor Of extending |
the grant until that time, as they be-
lIeved the building Of that branch |
would break the monopoly Of the o. |
Ian. Co, from which they, In
common with our people were suf-
fering, as the charges for transPorta-
tiOn upon this line could be con-
trolied and regulated by our legisla-
ture-lt being entirely located within
this terrltOry-and he received their
united support. The convention was
thus divided into three divisions,
one Of which favored absolute for
felture; another Of about equal size,
forfeiture and the other
men; with the last
class are grouped those entirely In
TO the question Of forfeiture.
When II became evident upon the
vote next prior to the last that a
must be made, the Co
lumhia and King county delegates,
seventeen votes in favor
Of absolute forfeiture Of all the lands,
Governor Ferry, Of the King county
delegates, being an antl-iorfeiture
mani went TO Major Armstrong,
r,n1.siII..ai1,r, La l,r eleven Ill1ilaritl'
-00Verhof Ferry continuing his
support, as did the other railroad
delegates to Judge HOyt. This shows
hat Major Armstrong could not have
been nominated without the COM
Of the conditional forfeiture,
md part Of the absolute forfeiture
men, and he was nominated by this
In the face Of the OppO-
litiOn Of the railroad or antl-fOrfeit-
are men. And in his remarks after
the nomination, heartily
endorsed the resolution providing
'or the sale Of railroad lands, belong
ng to Cascade branch grant, to ac-
.ual settlers at government prices,
md providing for their absolute for
Neiture, should this road not be COM
pleted by January LIST, 1888. This
resolution WIS introduced by and
very ably champiOned and voted for
BY those supporting the nomination
lf Major Armstrong. There can be
10 question hut the building Of the
Cascade branch through to Puget
iound, being a competing line to the
}. r. 4 n. Co. will reduce the trans.
DortatiOn charges to the seabOard
ind be Of incaleulable benefit to all
If the residents Of the country be-
.ween the Cascade and Rocky noun
aims, on the east and west and Blue
and the northern lines
II the United States, on the north
lnd south, but our people have no
'aith In this line being built further
han the base Of the Cascade noun ,
Iains, and the resolution passed by
he convention upon this subject ,
vas designed to protect the people,
IN case the railrOad company failed to
complete the line by forfelting the
ands and further protecting them
~ providing for the immediate sale !
10 actual settlers, at government /
prices, and comedies nearly every I
hing that the absolute forfeiture :
nen demand"
w. II. HULL, professor Of the Iowa
tate nornlal sfhOfl. In n letter to the