The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-12
Mr.. cAElzrsas's sFzrcu.


On motion Of Myers Garretson's 5 elec.
ton was made unanimous.
Mr.. cAElzrs1S's sFzEcH.
On taking the chair Mr.. Garretsor
said: Gentlemen OF the convention
am certainly grateful for having been
selected as temporary chairman oi
this convention, and more especially
that | was chosen over so worthy 9
man as nay friend, Mr.. Myers. Ii has
been upwards OF 80 years since the
first Republican convention assembled
in this territory. That was before the
immortal Lincoln, who might be
styled the great founder of that grand
party, was elected president Since.
We have grown old and fought for
statehood. We have been kept in ter
ritorial subjeetion by the party which
we are TO confront at the polls in No
Yember.
Eve are here to-day TO place in
nomination a man who can win ap-
plausel, and who will ably reprcSeD;
US in the national legislature. Who
that man shall be is for You in your
wisdom to decide. There is no ques-
ton Of our ability TO do this, in such
a highly intelligent representative
body OF citizens of Washington terri
tory. Applause. The inspiration OF
the hour. with the emblems of nation
ality all around W that guarded the
of the nation from the
days OF the revolution and through
the storm Of the rebellion. calls for
this. Applause
a. - 81 ,nopsranoI sha Da-
publican party of this territory has
met with defeat. but victory Is sure at
the coming election IapplauSel be-
cause the party stands pledged for
protection TO American labor lap
plausel, for equal and exact justice to
all its citizens, for the best interests oi
the wage-worker, for the annihilation
OF free trade heTesies lapplausel. and
for the great central idea OF American
unity against the world. Applause.
The interests of this great common
wealth are becoming more diversified
every day and that monster OF iniluity
and unlairness, the Mills bill, strikes
not only at the great producing inter
ests of the territory, but actually
stretches out its hand 20 trouble the
newly-developing gold and silver min
ing intere & OF the territory by putting
lead on the free list The blundering
gold bug party has again chosen Is IL
leader Mr.. Cleveland, who had the un-
gall TO attempt Ia instruct
before he was inauguraied TO
preven; the coinage OF silver, in the in
terest OF the goldiies in New York city
who had maize him president. To
crush this ruinoas party and 20 defeat
its un- American scheme IL our duty.
( IApplagsej Why, gentlemen, the Lon
con Spectator, after the nomination OF
said: Grover Cleveland
has done more to advance the cause
OF free trade than any prime minister
of England has ever done
Let US place this splendid territory
in the galaxy of tie Union under
President Harrison loud applausel ;
aud the steppiug-stone TO that real
ization l. the election Of Republican
delegate TO congress. Applause
We are ready foF business.
oTnEE PnELiMISARY BUSINESS.
Alien Weir. Of Jefferson, was eho en-
temporary secretary, and T.. +. Me
Clure, OF LeNi-, assistant secretary.
A motion to appoint committee OF
twelve on credentials. one from each
council ai-frict. prevailed, and the
chair appointed u. I. Davis, Morgan
Morgans, A. J Anderson j. i. Berry,
J Lynch. Ed. Talbot. VIM. Sanders,
Mr.. MeByide. Edward EldFiage. A.
Myers, Mr.. Finch and Caieb Rine-
hart
Hafnes. uf King. moved the appoint
ment OF a committee on platform, oIse
rom each council district and one SO
large. Tbe chair appointed the fol-
lowing FIRST district. W ii. Upton
second. o. &. White; Thru. Mark A.
Fa,lerton; Fourth. j. : Brown; fitth-
". r. PFo,ser, sixth, W. IL Boom
lield; seventh. C. Crosby; Eighth
J. c. Horr; Ninth, ] A {. AeCoy
Tenth, J &. lIaines; Eleventh.. 6. Il.
Hartston, Twelfth, c. n. Bradshaw
al large. +. Il. johnson.
The following committee on perma-
neat or=anizlfien and order of bust
ness Wa appointed Pickar,i Of Whit
man. Coiuer of Pierce, Long of LEAFS
Bo.le of Yakima. Root Of Thnrston.
A recess was taken Till p IA.
list % DElKGAFts.
The convention reassembied at ? p
m, and the committee on credentials
reported The following entitled to seats
in the convention
Adams couuty--Clark Long, e. W.
Al,iin-I. \. gice. W. z. Benedict
f. Baamci tlr. by Allisie I. Neish-
proxy. y. T. Wei h.
Thehali. - Ia-1ses Smith. l.
Weathtr. C. =. Biles, J.. Il Minis. I'd
Nara Campbell, Edward c Flneh
Geo Helaerscn-
C}allsns-C W. Thompson, Wm. l.
Church. Francis Hiukieg-
Clsgse -Ro5t Sohus. u. Ssearrs. ~
Louis sahns. proxy WIN. Y Cr4S
ford. Seoi; SNetlana. Henry CHRIST. -
y. II Bloomfield, proxy; y. H. Hs3'
rs-au. hy y. IL EioomGelds Fzoxy
Ja7sn Gather Av I WentEoTtsl, proxy
\. n. bloomfield, ii. c. Ndmafih.
f'sf-sU,f,54-Eauss- Fudge, j. D. kir
bv. q. G. Garrett, + 81. Morgan, O. {
White, Frank Postsr- /. " c@fstf'li
W. IL. Posts, q. Aoaa, 1e2E s.
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Coslitz-C. r Geagsgt tbe. Z Z
Hantlarton. L e Waiiacs, Pat BAS
ter. ~ gahu8a
paa lss-H. A NM. BY T. G
Lsus. s.r.lxy, l.. r. Kellogg. :.
FrsnkEa-W r. Graz, by l. y
y nes, pEoEx.
ssTs.slsl--J &. Lynch, c Q Aussia
Ia "A. Hathaway. Elnsr segti
Jswss Palmer, r ID smith, W. Z,
Kfstcr. b James PAiueT. proxy Z