The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-23
PUSHING INTO STATEHOOD.
King County win Be Represented
at Ellensburgh.
Three Delegates TO Go 20 washfng-
ton 90 Urge Admission
10 the Union

In response 70 the cali Of Mayor Moran. .
mass meeting Of the citizens Of Seattle SIS
held At the courthouse last evening for the
purpose Of taking immediate fters toward
acting en the invitation sent By Kistisss
county 70 attend the statehood convention
% be held there on January :. and also 70
discuss and act upon the question Of I'd
mission By aeci2natioa Mayor Moran
was chosen chairman and W r. Andrews
SECRETARY TIE chairman stated the par
pose of the meeting and asked that what
would be doDe Should be begun at once.
c. II. Hsnford Hrsf moved that the meet
ing elect fifteen delegates to attend tie
convention TO be held ct EIlensburgh He
ing any movement TO assist In combined
effort TO have the coming session OF con-
grexs take up the matter of the admission
of Washington as q state. the opinion OF
the people having long since been car
vassed and expressed in the matter. He
was more than warm in showing how this
question was allowed 10 slumber during
the past few years. and expressed himself
as ready and willing 10 cooperate In any
move that might be taken 20 attain the de-
sired end. Continuing. he said he did no;
think tie Ellensbargh convention could
as other localities in the territory had sc
quieseed in the movement, King county
had nothing TO do but 70 fail in line and
represent itself with the others.
Judge Jacobs thought that. the convention
would do more harm than good, from the
fact that the territory would be but par
tally represented at IL, and the showing
would be so light as 10 lessen the eathusi-
asm already shown IN the matter He
agreed that should ali other counties b..
represented there, then King county should
also show its strength, but in any other
case, the less Seattle has TO do with II the
better.
Mr.. Hauford replied that he did not know
II the feeling regarding attendance at the
convention was general, bat that from ad-
vices he had received it seemed that
several counties were waiting 10 learn what
action Seattle would take, aud taat a good
representation there could not possibly
work any harm.
J. c Haiacs agreed with Mr.. Hanfora.
and thought that a delegation from King
county, even II IL accomplished no good,
would at any rate show thst King county
people intend 10 make a hard fight for adj
mission 10 statehood. while ON the other
hand II the convention Is ignored il will
show feeling OF apathy, and possibly re-
Feet disereditably upon the county and It's
people.
Ex-Goy. Squire agreed with Col. Haines,
explaining at considerable length, that
Eastern Washington had already shown
an unusually strong interest, and that to
draw back now. would, 10 put it mildly,
show lack OF earnestness in the question.
He urged strongly the proposition TO send
depuiation to Washington 10 bring the
proposition of admission 10 a vote at the
next session of congress.
X. b. Albertson viewed refusal to act
with other counties a. the convention, as
a show of jealousy on the Fart of Seattle
and King county, and was strongly in
favor of joining in the present movement.
The result of Mr.. Hsnford's motion was
the appointment of Messrs. ID. +. Durie,
G. NJ. Haller, L. f. Blaine. J. e. Haines
and l.. Il. Andrews as committee to fur
nish names of Is citizens with alternates
to act as delegates.
RESOLUTIONS OF ENDORSEMENT
Judge Hoyt proposed that a set OF resolu-
lions should be drawn, ia keeping with
the action ef the meeting, which will be
given publicity by the press. aud will go 10
show what the people here are doing, in
II.
motion. Hon J. p. Hoyt. 7. J. Humes aud
o. Jacobs were appointed to draw the reso-
buttons, which we're returned aud adopted
as follows:
WHEREAS, The city Of Elleusburgh has
requested the counties and citizens of this
territory Ia send delegates 10 a territorial
convention to he held in that city on the
Sd of January, lsog. to consider what meas
ures may be necessary or eXpedient To
further the admission Of this territory into
the Union "a a sovereign state; aud
WHEREAS, Other counties have signifed
their acceptance OF such invitation; and
WHEREAS, We, the citizens of King
county, heartily and fully agree with the
adyisability of holding said convention
aud sending delegates TO represent this
county therein. Therefore be IL
Rcsoirsd, That we accept said invitation,
aud that we elect fifteen delegates TO re-
present this county in said convention;
and be IL further
Rssolred, That We cordially invite the CO.
operation OF the other counties in the ter
ritory, aud would respectfully urge them
to send delegates to said convention on the
basis named in the invitation.
DELEGATES AND ALTERSATEs
The following list OF names was then
presented by the committee; Delegates
IL. L. Yesler. Robert Moran. Bailey Cat
cert, W. q. squire, c. III. Hartford, q. ~
Haller. J. 7. Judson. K. :. Greene, J. C.
Haines, d. f. Durie, r. J. Hoyt, ". r.
Andrews, o. Jacobs and W. 4. Taylor.
Alternately. T. Denny, +. b Miller,
Thomas Humes, z. L. Terry, T. T. Minor,
Charles Munday, J. F. Mcdonald. Paul
d'Heirry, John McGraw, NJ. Il. Maddoeks,
W. X. Brawiey and g. Davies. These
were elected with the understanding that
should the representation BE- short by any
failure to attend. the delegates could by
n tart ,sh 4arS N ill
eies 50 made.
DELEGATES TO WASHINGTON.
Hanford here proposed the appointment
Of three capable citizens as delegates TO
wsshiugton TO forward the interests of the
L~frito-y az the coming session OF congress
Mr.. Jacobs spoke strongly against send
ing people there, referring 10 such move
Is hiring men 10 represent the county. and
was opposed to selecting persons 10 20
there or to paying the expense. The matter
WAS made the subject of a isag discussion,
Mr.. Hsufotd insisting that now, when
thp~question of statehood J. 80 well before
She general public. is the time u crowd 1t
to vote. The only way % do IL success
fully Is to lay IL before the notice OF the
nations representatives individually, and
show why 1t must be done at once.
REPUBLICANS on DEMocRArs9
The question a. TO whether Republicans
fiucnce was also discussed Argument was
advanced gu one hand that the Kepnhli
cans had always been ia favor Of aimis-
sion. and therefore it is the Democratic
element of the house that must he reached.
while in answer il was urged that mas
much as the coming scssioa is a sherf
one and the final one under the
present administration, the Republicans
will oppose the bill. from the fact that they
want the honor al passing IL in = Republi
house. and with the signature of n Repub-
licsn president
The argumeut was finally ended by the
appointment Of Mayor Moran as Il repreSen-
iaii,e of the citizens Of the county, 20
name three persons 20 undertake the MS
Sion. In this be viii act ia conjunction
" 18th committees already appointed b. the
Chamber of Commerce aud board OF Trade
for tae same purpose. They viii select
these delegates aud they are also in
siructcd 10 provide money for the ucccs-
sary expense of those v BON they chose.
BEEyITIEs.
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