Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-04-27
Democratic Convention.
FULL REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS AT
NORTH YAKIMA.

NOilH fAhlMA.
The meeting of the delegates Sc.
lected by the various Democratic
county committees to elect delegates
to the National Convention convened
at North Yakima tho l7th and was call
ed to order by w. ii. Whittlesey, of JEFF
ferson county. On motion of J. Parks,
of Spokane, c. ID. Emory, of King, was
nominated temporary chairman. DIR.
A. n Marion, of Whitman county,
placed in nomination H. NJ. Chase, OF
Walla Walla. On motion of M. Kauf-
man, of Pierce, F. l. Blodgett, OF
Thurston. was elected temporary Sec
rotary. The chair appointed Robert
Frost, of Thurston, and J. b. Slater, of
Stevens, tellcrs. On motion, vote by
ballot was taken for chairman, result
ing as follows: Emory Is, Chase 5.
On motion of Parks, committee
of five was appointed on credentials as
follows: Parks, Chase, Humphrey,
Whittlesey and kaufman. and said
committee reported as follows: King
county, C. d. Emory; Jefferson,
w. II. Whittlesey; Thurston, Robert
Frost; Pacific +. /. Blodgett; Pierce,
NJ. Kaufman; Cowlitz, William
Humphrey; Stevens, J. B. Slater
Spokane, J. F. Parks; Adams. A. N.
Currier; Whitman, A. N. Marion; /;
Walla Walla, II. NJ. Chase; Garfield,
F. w. ID. Mayes; Columbia, L. d.
Drake; Douglas, George Bradley
Whatcom, Captain Roeder; Yakiml /,
G. J. Hill; Kittitas, Daniel Gaby /;
Lewis, Frank Donahue; Franklin,
Josh Clark, by ii. NJ Chase, proxy !;
Skamania, c. ID. Emory, proxy; Sno-
homish, G. ID. Emory, proxy; Okla
hogan, J. b. Slater, proxy.
Two Representatives were on the
floor from Lincoln county, N. 7. Ca
ton and r. A. Wickam. Committee
on credentials reported in favor of Mr..
Wickam, and after statement from
each of the gentlemen and upon mo-
ton both were allowed a one-half vote.
Temporary organization was made
permanent. The following resolutions
were offered by NJ. Kaufman and
adopted:
The Democracy of Washington Ter
ritory, in convention assembled, de-
clare:
First, That the entire conduct OF
President Cleveland, and especially his
late special message to Congress in
favor OF revenue reform, in which he
arrays himself on the side OF the great
masses of the people against organized
monopoly meets our hearty commen-
dation, and points to him as sthe proper
person to be our standard-bearer in the
coming Presidential campaign.
Second, The wisdom OF the Admin
istration In the selection of Eugene
Semple as Governor of this Territory
has been fully vindicatcd. His indus
try, prudence and urbanity show that
the appointment WAS one entirely fit
to he made.
Added to resolution No. / by N. 7,
Cation:
Resolved, That the delegates to the
National Convention, which oonvenes
at st. Louis be instructed to use every
legitimate effort to secure the nomina-
ton Of Grover Cleveland as the stand
ard.bearer of the National Democracy
for the Presidency of the United
States in the coming Presiden tial
Campaign.
On motion the election OF two dele
gates and two alternates TO the Ma
ttonal Convention was had, and east
of the mountains being first taken up
J. F. Parks named J. J. Brown oil
Spokane; H. NJ. Chase named Dr.,
Alfred N. Marion of Whitman; j. b.
Slater named Alfred Hayden, Of Spo.
Kane, resuiting in the election OF ]. J.
Brown for delegate, and upon motion
DIR. Marion was elected alternate hy
accamatiOn
For delegate from Western Wash
iNgion, Robt. Frost nominated J. r.
Ronald, of King; VIM. Humphrey
named J. B. LaDue, OF Cowlitz. and
NJ. kaufman named Stuart Rice, of
Pierce, and upon the second ballot
was declared duly elected delegate
and on motion ]. II. Ronald was
chosen as alternate by acclamation.
After adopting resolutions thanking
the people of North Yakima for cour
tesies extended, the convention ad
journed sine die.