Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-13

II GEs boc1 charged thai he Mr.. ferrs
0olteo = Republican coouty convention
after Il had b-en regularly czlle3 &
order BY the only competeat authority,
io-wI1 the Chairman Of the County
Central COMMITTEES. and -org4niZed-
snDthsr Convention II the same hall,
claiming the night 10 do 50 IN virtue oil
Ills position AZ Chairman of the Terri
t0rlAI Central Committee. This and
all other q alters stated as fscts in VS.
berdav's article beaded "Oa Consist
eaey can and viii be sabstautlated on
occasion
In yesterday mornings Chyv.A5cl. sp-
pesred the foIIoxing card
0LYxPTA, W. T.. Sept. IL, 1854.
kDTIoR CHRONICLE Governor Ferry
never bolted 3 oouEty convention, or a
X epublicsn ticket, in Thurstoa County.
In 1872 Goyerncr SaIoznon left the Re
publican County Convention. and Gov.
Ferry remained IN control of the same.
and Nominated q regular Republican
ticket. The statement of toe r. I. il
without fouHdstisn. Signed
4. A. PHILLIPS.
I. y. FokD.
SAMUEL q. WAKD,
+. |. NckISSEI,
\. 5. PoETER-
4. NJ. RKED.
WM. BILLINGS.
y. CEosBY.
This, although neither slgned nor en-
dOrsed. 50 far as is apparent, by Mr..
Ferry, compels publication of the rec
ords and facts in substantiation Of the
statements made by this paper last
Wednesday morning.
First. 10 relation to the card from
Olympia, the correctness of which is
challenged and denied under oath, as
follows. by the managing editor of this
pager:
/, 1hos. W. Prosch, being frs, duly
sworn, do declare that the statement
foregoing Of A. A. Phillips, T. n. Ford,
). g. Ward, 1. |. McKenuy and others
Is wholly and absolutely false. | de-
clare this from my osn personal know
ledge and from the official and printed
records. 1Hos. W. PsoscH.
Subscribed and sworn 20 before NE
this l2th day of September, 1854.
koswELL SOoTT.
Notary Puolic.
To further verify the truth of the al
legations made by this paper, the fol-
lowing copy of the minutes of the
Thurston County Republican Conven-
ton, held in Olympia April y. 1872, is
submitted. Ii vas prepared at the time
and Is a truthful abstract of the pro-
ceediRgs of that Convention
rHuRsToS COUNTY REPUBLICAN cosyES-
TON.
OLYMPIA, April -, 1872.
Pursuant to call of the Ihurston
County Republican Committee. the
County Convent n convened at Colam-
bia Hall at O'Clock.
The Convention was called to order
by William AeLsne. Chairman of the
County Committee.
A. T. Elder and Ira Ward were pu, in
nomination for Chairman. PENDING
the question of the vote, Il. M. Reed. in
behalf of The defeated Olympia precinct
delegates, entered a protest against the
seats OF the regularly elected delegates
OF tho Olympia precinct, and demanded
seats for his delegation without creden
tialst. Upon this considerable discns-
sion arose, after which portion of the
outside precincts withdrew, beaded by
Col. l.. p. Ferry.
The vote icing taken A. X. Elder vas
DECLARED elected Chairman.
On motion, z. Il. Gunn was elected
Secretary.
On motion, L. 5. Solomon, Z. Evans
and Geo. Il. White we're appointed a
COMMITTEES ON Credentials.
The committee reported the following
dels gates entitled TO seats
Olympia Precinct-Wm. McI.ane. A.
II. Steele. Evood Evans. HieI Barnes.
VIM. NJ. Diggins. z W. Austin. A. n.
Elder. Marshall Blinn, o. Rauke, Sam
Williams, Fred Prosch, r. X. Perkins.
j. 5. Saford- r. II. Hewitt, w. III. Gosh
man. L. L. Gum, Z. A Hoffman. W. n.
Horton, Alonzo Mcodard, John Mum.
Ailas Galliher. L K MeCauseland. z.
). Solomon. proxy for |. v. Mossnaau.
j. y Dobosns and ID. Z. urntraQer.
Iumwster Preclnct-Geo. II White.
Chambers Prairie Precinct - Jacob
Stnith.
And all other dsltgstss for the pre-
eincts of ths counfy.
On motion. Messrs. White aud smith
wsre empowered t. cat toe vote Of
their precinc 4
On motion, Elxood Evans, Marshall
blinu and q. w. Miller we're elected
Delegates 10 the kalams Convention.
On motisD, the counties Of Lewis and
Chehalis were Invited 10 meet in Joint
convention for the election Of Joint of
GERS st the adio1rned meeting where
upon the Convention adjourned until
the second Saturday IN May. the IIth
prox. A. r. Er.pyR.
Chairman Thurston County Convection.
Z. T. GUM, Secretary.
On the 9th ot April. VIM. MeI.ane,
Chairman Of the Thurston County Re-
pnblican Central COMMITTEES, caused 10
be published over his own signature the
following:
CAKD.
IL rae Rep@blioas Voters Of TAurs.aa
Cessafs,
The Csssrlrr of Tuesday states that
l. z. Beach. L. r. Ferry and John r.
James were elected delegates 20 the Ea-
lana Convention also that "a set Of
delegates from Olympia, elected on the
independent Republican ticket. with
drew from the Convention
1 deem IN NV fiutv aa al atrr..n - a. .