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

deal TO say shoos Mr.. Armstrong; wife
crested considerable mirth and
| expense.
E c. Ferguson. of snobom,sh sro.a
aua said Without any preamble
DE- O. V. CALHOUN,
vi ssaeit county," Judge Jacobs &C.,
9nneo this nomination on behalf of ths
hins county delegation.
reynolds OF Lewis coonty, placed the
name of
HON. JOHN p. HoYr.
VI Ihurston. before the Convention.
Inis nomination was seconded oy T. II.
CavanSu0h. 49,
Nominations being closed, the vote
vas ordered taken by COUNTIES tna
CHAIRMAN OF each delegation CASTING
clerk. W 'oS
ALLoTINo COMMENCED.
First Ballpt-C. VI. Bradshaw. Is. !
a. Armsfrnng. S>S; DR.. G. v. Calhoun.
~; n. d. BloomnrId. .; J. p. Hoyt. "a;
lnomas II. Brenss, ON: William A
Newell, 5; John B. Allen, Z; R.O. Dun
bar, l.
second Billot-Armstrons. 26ls Al
len. y; Bradshaw, S5; Bloomfield ~.
brents. l51s; Calhoun, Is; Dunbar. o:
hoyt, 10; Newell. 8
thlrd Ballos-Armstrouo 26Is: Allen
~ Bradshaw. So; Blno,nur,d. II.
nfenis; 10Y: Calhoun, ID; Dunbar, s:
Hnyt. a.; Newell l.
Fourth ba. .ot-Armstrops, 3SlS: Gal
noun 10; Allen. y; b 'ents, l6lS; Hoyt.
10; bradshtw, %; Bloomfield, 10; Newell.
l: Dunbar, Z.
Fifth Ballot-Arms'ronp, S6ls: Dun-
sar, 10; Bradshaw, 81; Bloomfield. "a.
Newell, /; Allen, 3; CalhouI !, IA; Hoyt'
10; Brents. 1871.
Sixth Ball t-Armstronc, 40Js; Dun-
bsr, 10; Bradshaw. 80: Bloomrivld. Il:
Newell. |; Alien. 8; Calhoun, II; Ho,,,
10: Brents 81.
bailotiuS continued with but lit,le
change. King county Was standing by
Dunb4r, IA a rule. With the exception
OF Z. Z. Ferry, attorney for the Nor.
thern Pacific Railroad COMPANY. who
voted for Hoyt all the way through.
Thirteenth Ballot -Armstrong. 81:
81; Brents, z; Calhoun. s;
Dunbar, IL; Hpyt. 81.
IS; Brents, ~; Calhoun 3:
Dumb n, 46; Hot, p,
Nineteenth Ii ,liot -Armstrono. al
bradshaw. ~; Brents, o; Calhoun. 10
Dunbar, 30; Huyt, 10; NJ. C. Moore. IL |
Seeing that be could not get there, Mr.. |
Ounoar, after tue Nineteenth ballot.
withdrew hi, name. NJ. q. Moore also
that his be not used.
IEAnfy. fnnrfh u
doyt, 10; Calhoun, 4; Armstrong, 49
b. 5. Greene. So.
his WAS the first time Judge Greeue's
name appeared. After this ballot Brad
'naw thanked his friends for their in
crest In his behalf and withdrew his
name.
Twenty fifth Ballot-Hoyt, Il; Cal
,onn, 8 Armstron9, ~; Greene, "a.
twenty sixth ,llot-Hoyt, 6l; CAL
louu, 3; Greene, 80; Armstrong, 40
AT this Jancture Calhoun withdrew
lis name.
fSenty.seventh Ballot - Hoyt. SO;
3reene, 81; Armstrong, 53.
Twenty eighth Ballot - Hoyt, 50;
ireene, -; Armstrong, 81.
Twenty niuth Ii ,llot - Hoyt. 81:
ireene, %; Armstrong, SO.
AuhScku DdiIot-ElOyb, %. 1rcoue,
u; Armstrong, "a.
It was evident that the race had got
Town between Hoyt and Armstrong.
Governor Ferry and the rest of the
sdical Railroad element had gone from
5radshaw to Heyt, AID had stage d there
md were likely to stay. Ibis was
nou2h To turn the scale IN favor of tae
'ther man, Armstrong, and accordingly
he King and Clarke county delegations,
o2etAer with Jefferson and Que or two
'ther delegations, threw their strength
OF Armstrong, Rlv,ng him on the thirty
lrst ballot 81 Votes or IN IRE than enough
. nominate.
The confusion at this point was SO
.reaS that Hoyt's vote was not au-
luuaced.
The nomination WIS then made uuan
nous. and Mnl Jr Armstrong was called
or. DE zine forward and after thank
ng the Convection for the compliment.
n adjournment was had tall 10 o'clock
his mornlng.