Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-08-20

Secretaries-J. X. Rutherford of Co
lumhia, Chauncey Barbour, of Walla
Walla, and T. B. Wallace, Jr., of
Pierce.
S,rgeant-at-Arms- Ward.
Mr. Metcal'. on taking the Chair, made
brief hui neat speech, in Which some
Of the party landmarks were brought
prominently in view.
The report Of the Committee on Order
! Of Business was read by :. Judson,
Chairman of the committee, which was
/ adopted with the amendment that the
| ballO:ing for the nomination Of candi-
date for Delegate To Congress come last.
| E. X. Hanna, moved the appointment
of Committee on Platform and Resolu-
tions, To consist of one member from
each Of the Council Districts, and that
the separate delegations present to the
chair the name of such gentlemen from
their respective districts. The chair an
nounced a. the committee the following ::
John =. JudsOn, Pierce; J. F. Parks,
Spokane and Stevens; Lillis F. Smith,
Whitman; A. l.. Teele, Jefferson and
Columbia; d. E Hedger, Walla Walla :;
J. B. Reavis, Yakima; NJ. Gose, Gar
field; j NJ Murphy. Thurston; J. B.
Lapu. Cowlitz; H. Dustin, Klickitat ;
Luke McRedmOnd, King, and E. Black
man, Snohomish
A recess was then taken till evening
EVENING SESSION.
The convention wa called to order at
8 O'Clock and +. X. Hanna was delegated
committee to visit the Committee no
Platform and Resolutions and ascertain
how soon the committee would be able
to report. Hanna reported that the
committee would report in half an hour.
and while waiting for the report the con-
vention proceeded to other business,
after several attempts to adjourn Tor half
on hour had been defeated
MIR. ODell moved that so M " of the
report of the committee on order of BUSH
ness as related to the nomination OF can
didates tor Adjutant, Brigadier, Commits
sary and Quartermaster Generals be re-
considered, which was carried A mo-
ton was then made and carried that the
convention do not nominate candidates
for these Offices.
Edmonston, from Columbia county
moved that all resolutions submitted to
the convention be referred to the Com
mittee ON Resolutions without debate,
which was amended by Mr.. O'Dell that
the committee report them to the con-
vention, and SO carried.
sUMPTUARY LAWS.
McLane, OF Thurston county, offered
a resolution which was read by the Sec
Resolutions as follows:
! Da.,.Jra1 That tt,o rx-
laws which vex the citizens and inter
fere with individual liberty.
The same gentleman offered another
resolution OF which the same disposition
was made, condemning the action of
Governor Squire and Judge Roger $.
Greene in connection with the Chinese
trouble of last Fall.
Following is the resolution condemning
SQUIRE AND GREENE
WHEREAS, WatsonC. Squire, Governor
OF Washington Territory, on the eighth
day OF February, 1856, in the city of
seattle, King county, Washington Terri
tory, in violation OF his oath OF office and
the law of the land. and in contravention
of the liberties Of frcemen guaranteed by
the constitution OF the United States,
did proclaim mortal law and suspend
the writ of habeas corpus, and did un-
lawfully and wrongfully arrest and im-
prison citizens without any charge or
crime against them and
WHEREAS, Roger s. Greene, Chief
Justice of Washington Territory, did
counsel, advise and aid said Governor in
the perpertration of the above Outrages
and
WHEREAS, Said Kodger &. Greene did
then and there refuse 10 allow the officers
Of the law TO- serve process Of arrest up
on men charged with murder, greatly to
his shame and discredit; therefore be il
Resotyed, By the Democracy OF W ash
ington Territory i'll convention assem-
blcd:
First-That said Watson c. Squire
and ROdger s. Greene have by their said
conduct caused disgrace and contempt
ON the high official positions held by
them.
Second-That the President OF the
United States is earnestly requested by
this convention to remove SAID Governor
and Chief Justice from their official posi-
ions, and that copy OF this resolut.on
be sent by the Secretary of this conven-
ton to President Cleveland.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on platform and reso-
lutiOns submitted their report, which
was unanimously adopted, as follows:
To the Democratic party of Washing
ton Territory in convention assembled
Your committee OIL platform and resoiu-
tons beg leave to report ~ follows:
We the Democracy Of Washington Ter
ritory in convention assembled do pre-
sent the following declaration of prime
pies:
First-We endorse the administration
to President Cleveland.
Second-The public lands are the her
itage of the people, and should be held
by the Government as sacred trust, to
be disposed Of to actual settlers in small
holdings The Government having here
tofOre, under Republican rule, made UNI
wise and inprovident grants of large
tracts of public lands to corporations for
the purpose of aiding in the construction
of important lines Of rail ray, and said
corporations having in many instances
failed to construct railways in accordance
with the generous conditions OF said
grants, the Government should now
avail itself of the breach of contract, and
resume control OF the granted lands,
thereby closing for the future forever the
open gateway through which system of
landlordism, now bearing such sorrowful
and calamitous fruit in the fairest por-
tons of Europe, is affecting an entrance
into our free republic.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany having more than twenty years ago
been granted lands amounting to an en-
pire in extent to aid in the construction
of railroad from Lake Superior to Pu-
get Sound, upon the most munifcient
terms and conditions, which terms and
conditions it has flagrantly violated, it
has now no legal or equitable claim to
these lands, and can receive none Of
them except as an act of grace on the
part Of the Government We therefore
demand that the Government shall re-
sumo control of these lands, except
as have been sold to bona fde purchasers,
and in such cases the purchasers title
should be confirmed.
The title of settlers and bona fde pur-
chasers (granted) should be confirmed,
and the company should be compelled to
account to the Government for the pro-
ceeds OF such sales. All other parts of
the company's enormous grant should be
restored to the public domain m no