Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-09-03

al whom had come So lar III response
t. patriotic duty These views were
echoed bv III, Lieutenant, but untor-
,unat,!y III, country delegates did not
catch on One ii tnr-e InC"rrupt-
ihlr sovereign. arosr and declared that
hc dii not want anybody nominated
for county utfice wh">t reputation
could not stand two months crusade.
He was cooked and rrimed and loaded
for bear. and wanted to go on. Thus,
ala>, III" Captain saw his double
fingered aspirations vanish IN thin
air:
The view dissolve the vision die
Twas but enchanted ground
The Captain, when this resolve was
" formulated" intimattd that he was
about to make a Damon-and-Pvthias
sacrifice for friend, IN the first
choice that would hc made by the Con
vention; that it was his present pur-
pose to subordinate self for the adj
vancement Of another Although he
did not state who his Pythias was, 1t
was well known to most of the Con-
vention, and for some reason they re-
solved that the combination" should
not work. Probably they thought
that the Captain had received his
share Of favor, and whatever might
have been their disposition in regard
to any further action relating solely to
himself, they did not propose to be
guided by the sentiment expressed in
the homely but expressive adage Love
me, love my dog" The ballot dis
closed a decided preference for Mr.. J.
P. Tweed, a gentleman who, while he
has been a resident of the county
many years is little known to the peo-
pie, but as some compensation, is said
to enjoy the friendship and confidence
of the Rod and Gun Club. There was
but little contention on any of the
nominees except Sheriff. Quite a
dramatic incident transpired when
Mr.. Billings, with the melancholy Wis
age and measured stride of Hamlet
proceeded to the center of the hall and
Withdrew his name, declaring that h,
wanted no nomination from that Con.
ventiOn. The countenances OF some
of the delegates blanched with terror
as they were thus suddenly forced tC
face the inevitable. Captain Messc-
gee was then nominated, few Billings
votes being cast for Mr.. Jas. Brewer
Judge Ready, who has hitherto been
the standing candidate for Probat,
Judge, likewise made il virtue of ne
ces>ity and Withdrew his name foi
that office, when ii became evident
that younger man had Roots on that
important position.
But little of importance transpired
afterwards, except the coup d'etat by
which Capt. Brown vanquished the
holder of the temperance (Follansbee)
proxy. The limb of the law who had
thus " crawled under the canvass" 60
Robinson) had prepared a list OF
names for Central Committee and
moved its adoption. Before second
could he had, Capt. Brown had the
floor, and moved to take up the nom
ination of precinct officers, which was
promptly seconded by his orderly and
carried by the Convention. Soon al
this work WAS completed, Capt. Brown
sprang up and moved the selection OF
a committee by precincts. This car
ried, and the organization was retained
by move which in military parlance
would be denominated strategy"
The session of the convention, as
that of the Olympia primary, Was pro
longed till 9P. NJ, the first time that
such an event has occurred in our 10
cal political history.