Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-02
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TIE TERRITORIAL CONVENTION.
Special To posr-J~-x,,-nv

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DAYTON. W. T., Nav The cunven
ton net AZ 10 O'Clock a. III. On motto,
of Jacob SutZ-l. of stephens. L. A. Ma
ware. ot Yakima. Was elected temuo
raiy Chairman. and John Arthur. o.
Pierce. and +. Il. johnson. of Wall,
Waisa. temporary Secretaries.
L nplittae on Credentials vas sp
pointed, consisting OF t. W. Wheeler. o
Walla Wal George ID. Hill. of Seattle
\. II. Owings. Of Ih1rston, c. Il. Hop
sins, Of Within IN. and 4. 4. Newberrv
of Spokane.
The convention then took a recess o.
nfteen minutes for the Committee OF
Credentials 10 report.
The committee reported ~ delegates
represented. with none present. from
Chehalis. Clallsm. khcki.as, Mason
SAainanla and Wahknkam counties,
On motion The temporary orcan;za
ton was made perunsuent. and the fol
lowing committees were appointed:
On Observation-Disclosures, of Pierce
Kinney, OF Yakima. Cavanaueh. ot
hitsap. Owiugs. of rhurston, ana vii
son, OF Spokane.
On Ora,r of Business-Braishaw o.
Jefferson. Na1nn, of Cla Ike and kel
locg, of Lincoln.
Ii was resolved by the convention
tsat Blaine Is the choice of this conven
ton for the nominee at Chicago.
John l.. Wilson. of Spokane. J. L. An
ders, of Walla Walla, and George ID
Hill. # Ming were nominated for dele
gates. hill and Wilson were elected
by reclamation. and s. F. Sahm, OF
Pierce. and William Slime. of Wall,
Walla, were elected As alternates.
The convention then adjourned.
VIRGINIA STRAIGHT OUTS.
RICHMOND, Va. April 81. - The
Straight-out Republican State Conveu
ton was called TO order by John L. De-
sendorf, Chairman of the stats Com
mittee. The platform rectes that this
represents the true Republi-
can organization of the State. uustained
by the foul breath of regulators. con
dennis the action of President Arthur
i'll forcing Reputation by Virginia. a
measure which could not have been
but for his persistent
support: deprecates any attempt t.
build up the Republican party in the
South by the abolish ment of the fund.-
mental principles of the national party;
approves the acts of Congress for re-
form of the civil service condemns
Arthur for permitting its ruthless vio-
lstloh III Virginia prJclsims for Blaine
and Lincoln. While ssnding delegates to
uninssructed, recognizing that
the naming of the candidates should De
practically lett t. the States furnishing
the electoral votes.
COLORADO REPUBLICANs.
DENVER. May l. - The Republican
State Convention organized this morn
ing with Hon. |. +. Braun as Presi-
dent. Resolutions were ad ,pted
against the decentralization of silver,
rec nRniZing the great interests of Amer
lean labor. its claim upon the care of
the Government and it's right to equal
with capital, declaring
against reduction of the tariff on
wool rs threatened by the Morrison
bill, commencing the national admins.
tratiOn as eminently wise, patriotic,
and paying a high COM
pilment to President Arthur and Score
tary eller. The convention unani
mously elected the following delegates
to the national convention: Judge FL
bert, &. c. Davis, General Hamill, A. l..
Emigh, A. Gullett and p. f. Crowstt
The delegation ia uninstructed. but
each in speech pledged himself to
support Blaine. The following WAS
adopted:
ReSoired That this convention, repre-
senting the desires of An over " helming
majority of Colorado Republicans,
heresy declare in favor of the nomina-
lion of James &. Blaine for President.
WYOMING REPUBLICANs
EVANSTON, Wyo., May 1.-The Repub-
ican Territorial Convention met here
today. After a somewhat stormy ses-
sion j. w. Mildtam and James France
we're elected delegates To the National
Convention. The delegates favor Blaine.
THE WISCONSIN DELEGATION.
MADISON. April 30.-The Republican
State Convention selected delegates to
the Chicago Convention uninstructed
Resolutions approving Arthur's admin
Istration were adopted and the conven-
ton adjourned. The delegates have all
nine fer Blaine, three for Arthur
and one for Sherman.
FLORIDA REPUBLICANS
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. April 80. - The
State Convention assembled
at st. Augustine today, and recess was
taken until tomorrow morning. A
stormy time is expected.
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS.
ST. PAUL. May 1.-The State Repu5
lioan Convention met at noon TODAY.
General John b. S,nborn was elected
temporary chairman, which was a de-
cided Blaine victory, rs the lines we're
drawn on the temporary organization.
On reassembling at $3.50 a permanent
organization was effected aud a plat.
form adopted, which, Oh the tariff
question, says: I'VE advocate tariff
laws which. while furnishing the neces-
sary revenue, shall favor the labor aud
industrial enterprise Of the country.
and not assail them. While We insist
cause OF the dangerous surplus in treas
ury receipts. At the same time We deem
it essential that this reduction should
be made with the least Injury to the
labor aud manufacturing interests Of
the country. We are in favor Of the
fullest discussion in Congress Of
the tariff question and com
mend tho action of the majority
of our repre- ,entatives in agreeing
thereto. while We cannot fully subscribe
to the provisions of said bill as II now
stands in the House. because it falls to
reform any inequalities u taxes. dlsre
CARDS the business wants Of the country
and if adopted wodld cripple many in
dustrles and at the same time probably
increase the revenue We also recoR
nIzs in the progressive changes in
industrial conditions, the necessity for
an investigation OF the tariff upon "A
basis TO the end that it may
be considered ~ to its real iafluence
upon labor, capital, production and
revenue.
The platform further declares in
favor of unlimited coinage of both
gold and silver upon tho bssi. of TIE
value Of each in the market,
of the world, the issuance BY
the treasury of gold and silver
certificates equal 10 amount to the sur
plus of gold and siver.in the Treasury,
on the basis Of intrinsic value. whether
coined or unco,ned, and of redemption
and cancellation bv the Treasury of all
other evidences of debt heretofore is
seed for or designed TO circulate as
money Is fast as such gold and silver
certificates are issued and available for
that purpose, to the end that all
promises to pay by the Government to