The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-01
rWg CANDIDATE or KING
COUNTY

The delegates q King county TO The
Republican state convention 20 70
wslIa walia instructed fo present 20
the convention the name q John X.
KEnnesr, y ho j. the choice OF the Re
pabgicans Of King county for the oEiaee
Of governor. The resolution contain
ing tssi. instruction MAS passed BY tise
Republican county convention with
out . dissenting vote. This fact speaks
volumes in behalf Of Mr. kinnezr. for
IL exen pllises the hsgh regard In which
be 1. held BY those who sDoS pifn
best. The unanimous support u the
delegates o: the Republicans Vi King
County for 50 high an Office as that os
governor ol Washington Is tIsiHg oi
which any man MAY feel proud.
John 4. kinnear was born In iEas-
ana, but he removed with his parent.
To Illinois when he vas a child.
When the rebellion broke out be sas
. stGaent at Knox college, Illinois
Though but eighteen years OF age he
promptly closed his books and Ell
listed as q private ia the army Of the
Union. His war record Is the
record of the Western army He
participated in more than twenty
pitched battles and. boy as he
was. bore himself In manner that
would have reflected credit upon a
veteran of the army OF the empire
Hi. eompany-Gonlpany T., Eighty
sixth Illinois infantry-entered the
battle OF keuesaw Mountain with
seventy five men and came out With
only sixteen, and Of these sixteen
John X. kinnsar, the future governor
Of Washington. sas one. He marched
with Sherman 20 the ses and paFtiei-
pated In all the battles which marked
that wonderful campaign IN the very
heart OF the Coniesieraey.
When the var over. young kinnear
returned To his Interrupted studies.
In due time be was admitted Ia the
bar and began the practice OF the law
at Paxton, Illinois, where be was city
attorney for three years and mater of
chaneery oil his district for four years.
In isso. at the request of the RePuhli-
can state committee, be made a thor
ough canvass OF Eastern Illinois In
behalf of the Garfield electoral ticket.
In isss be decided 10 remove 10 the
Pacific coast. and selected Seattle a.
his future home.
Mr.. kinnear' 5 record since his re-
n,oval 10 Washington territory il ia
millar one. In 1854 he was elected a
member Of the lower house of the leg
islatare from King county by an over
whelming majority. lie at once took
n high position as legislator and
was recognized as on. OF the leaders
on the Republican side OF the hsuse.
In ISIS be was elected 10 the upper
house of the gislature by large ma
ioritv over J. L. Ronald. the Demo-
cratic nominee. Because OF the pas
sage Of the admission bill by congress
the legislature to which he Was thus
elected never convened. but Mr.. Kin
near vas chosen by his constituents
ca represent them in the constitn-
tionaI convention. His services in this
body are too fresh in the public mind
20 require recapitulation. Ii is sufli
cient Ia say that he was one OF the
leaders in the convention and that his
int.asnoe In shaping the constitution
was very marked.
Mr.. kinnear Is recognized as al
earnest. able aud fearless man. lie is
thoroughly in sympathy with the
ideas which are dearest 10 the people
of this common wealth. lie Is in
every way lifted 10 dll the office OF
governor with credit 10 himself and to
the state. and his nomination would
unquestioRshly attrac; hundreds of
independent voters 10 the upport OF
the Republican ticket.
The Republicans OF King county
commend this candidate TO their iel-
low Republicans OF Washington and
earnestly request that his claims he
given the consideration which they
merit