, 1888-04-26
COUNTY CONVENTION.

| THE REPUBLICANS OF SPOKANE COUNTY IN
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ELECTED TO YAKIMA
| -rHE FIELD AGAINST HARRIs0N-BREEzY
PROCEEDINGS AT THE COURT HOUSE YEsTER-
| DAY.
The republican county convention was
called to order yesterday at eleven o'clock
a. m, by Mr.. John I. Booge. chairman of
the central committee, who was on motion
continued as permanent chairman. Mr..
ID. +. Ham was selected as secretary.
Upon motion VI MIR. Strobach the fol-
| lowing committee on credentials was ap-
| pointed: s. O. Hyde, Col I. N. Peyton
and Alex Watts. They reported the fol.
lowing delegates as duly elected and the
report was adopted.
| West spoKASE-J.:N. Glover, SD. Waters
byJ. N.Glover, ,prox., ]. A Todd by A. A.
| Newberry, prox., Paul Stroback.
EAST spoKANE--S. q. Hyde, w. Fl. Tay-
| lor, A. l.. Davis, Geo. Turner.
| PEoNE-J. J. Piper. l. n Peyton.
| SpANaLE-E. NJ. Woigdt, Il. II. Hiuch-
| cliff
| FIVE MILE PRAIRIE-J. f. Strong, by II.
| A. Clark prOx.
STEvENs-Alex Watt.
Rock LAKE-Ross andsen, by Jas.
| Edwards prOx.
CooLEE j. r. Prather, and Sam Haiml-
| ton only entitled to one delegate.
| KIDD-Joseph Cowgirl
| RIoHLAND-Wm. McCready, by H. l..
| " iIson ptox.
Rock CRsEK-J. ". Edwards.
| CHENEY-H. w kuox Il. +. Whittier, by
H. W. Knox prox.
| WAvERLY--John Roberts, and +. A.
| Dashiel by B. O. Van Houten.
CoRNwALL-J. u. Brosnallan.
RocKPoRD-W. T. Grubb, J. w, Smith,by
AAseaAs-James g. White, by D. 7.
Ham prox.
DEEP CREEK-Matt Downing.
SALTEsE--F. X. Pugh.
COMMITTEE ON DELEGATES.
Upon motion OF W. II. Taylor commit
tee Of five was appointed to report to the
convention the names of seven gentlemen
Tor delegates to the Yakima convention.
The chairman appointed the following
Messrs. Taylor, Grubb, Davis, Hinchiff and
| Piper. Upon motion OF Judge Turner the
| convention took an informsl recess OF fif-
teen minutes, and at the end o, which Mr..
Piper, chairman of the com n,ittee, reported
the following persons as delegates to iaki.
ma. s. c. Hyde. A. l.. Davis. w. III. Tsy-
lor James Edwards, Judge Turner, b. Z.
!, Van Houtsn and Edward Hinchlif.
Mr.. Glover moved the adoption of the re-
J port and the acceptance Of these gentlemen
} as delegates.
Up to this point everything ran as
smooth as grease 1t was evident that the
primary elections had fixed the status Of
I the convention. But as II to relieve the
. mOnotony,
r LITTLE BREEZE
sprang up when Mr. Knox rose and de-
sired to know II the convention was bound
!, by this report.
publican method Of
!, Mr.. Hyde-I rise to point of order. /:
y Mr.. Wilson q member OF the convention
i Mr.. Wilson-I am.
The chairman-Let all the delegates
ccne to the front and sit together.
Mr.. Knox-I move we take recess To-
I" one hour.
Mr.. Glover-I hope the recess will not n
e taken.
|. Mr.. Hyde-The convention is not boun,
o to accept the report. 1t Is merely RECON-
c | niendation.
!. Mr.. Clark-I rise to q point Of order
d The question before the house is mptioI
ir | for q recess.
,e The chairmsn-The motion for q recess i
ID not in order.
70 Mr.. Clsrk--I move we adjourn for tw'
70 hours.
of Judge Turner II want to know
r why the objection to the commit
es tee was not made before it wa
% appointed" Mr.. Wilson-"The action /
l. unfair and not republican" DIR. Grubb-
'e The duty Of the COMMITTEES is to sugges
Or names only" Mr.. StIObach-"It is per
,e iectly in order to vote on the report of tn
t. committee" Mr.. Knox-''We may lik
At part of the delegates proposed and not ALL
~ Mr.. Newberry-"I move each name b
ID voted on separately" Mr.. Watt
Ie Mr.. Wilson--"l move the delegates b
t. nominated by the convention" Mr.
,e GlOver-"I call for the original notion"
a. The ch chairnan-"rhe adoption of the re
y port of the committee Is before the house
t. Whereupon the motion to adopt the re
n port was carried. AYES 23, nays7.
II ALTERNATEs
Mr.. Strobach--"I do not like proxies
~ move that seven alternates be elected, tn
~ delegates already chosen 10 name thei
g owu alternates." Mr.. Peyton-"I woul,
= like to know what improvement that is OIL
- the proxy system2" (Laughter).
The motion to elect alternates was car
n ried, and the convention proceeded as ia
" | in the selection rs to elect Mr.. Booge as al
terpate Tor Mr.. Hyde. MIR. Piper then non
!, mated Mr.. Ii. l.. Wilson as alternate 70
Mr.. Van HOuten. Mr.. Newberry suggeste e.
j. that Mr. Van Houten select his own alter
~ nate. Mr.. Glover moved to reconsider til
, motion to elect alternates.
:. ar. Piper-"As the gentleman did nc
: know there was such a motion, of course h
:, did not vote for 1t, end therefore cannc
~ ~ move to reconsider"
Mr.. WILSON SHUT OUT.
E Mr.. Van HOuten--"I wish to know
each delegate IL to nominate his own altei
y nate2"
Mr.. Hyde-"I move to reconsider the me
y tion to elect alternates"
s- The chairman put the motion and II wa
carried; ayes ~, noes 8.
II Mr.. Glover moved the convention a(
journ sine die. Carried.
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