Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-09-13
THE DEMOCRATS.
"A Full LIST OF NOMINA.
TI0ES MADE.
Semp.e for Governor and Griflitts
for C0ngressman-AnOther White
Chapel Victim.

ELLENsBURGH, Sept. 9.-The State
Democratic Convention was called to
order by NJ. kaufman, Secretary of the
Committee, 147 delegates present. =.
II. c. Wallace, of Pierce, was elected
Temporary Chairman, who received IS
votes, his competitor, Platter, receiving
50.
Henry Keeling, of Walla Walla, and
L. C. Gum, Of Cowlitz, were elected
Tempo AIRY Secretaries.
The following gentlemen were APP
pointed a Committee on Credentials
White, of King; Sharpstein, of Walla
Walla; Dumheller, of Spokane; Lewis,
of King, and Marion, OF Whatcom.
The following gentlemen were elect
ed as n Committee on Credentials
Adams, Jas. Mccain; Asotin, J. r.
Syotterly; Chehalis, NJ. l.. Goodell
Clarke, w. III. Johnson; Clallam, o.
McGinnis; Columbia, II. E. Humph-
rey; Cowlitz, VIM. Pumphey Douglas,
S. C. Roberts; Franklin, Chas. Winn
Garfield, r. E. Wills; Jefferson, VIM.
Donovan; King, w. E. Durie; Kick
itat. T. w. Stapleton; Kittitas, NJ. j.
Maloney; Kitsap, C. ID. Emery; Lewis,
A. NJ. Wehner; Lincoln, II. McPher-
son; Mason, d. Hannigan; OkanOgan,
T. NJ. Baum: Pierce, Stephen Judson
Snohomish, H. H. Blackman; Skagit,
E. English; Spokane, I. p. Hogan
Thurston. Robert Frost; Walla Walla,
F. J. Parker; Wahkiakum, J. H. Ora
ham; Whatcom, H. H. Moore; Whit
man, J. L. MCGEE; Yakima, Nathan
Bartholett.
The Convention then adjourned to
1P.M
Semple seems to be the preference
for Governor, and Grifiitts for Con-
gress. The citizens of Ellensburg have
made great preparations for the Dem
ocratic Convention and guests.
The committee reported the list of
delegates, which was adopted.
j. Hamilton Lewis was elected
Chairman and the temporary secreta-
ries were made permanent.
Mr.. Lewis in taking the chair made
one of the most eloquent addresses
ever delivered in the Territory. The
Convention at its close arose as one
man cheering with the greatest enthu-
siasm.
The following is the Central Com
mittee: Adams, A. Coffey; Asotin, j.
O'Keefe; Chehalis, VIM. H. Blair
Clarke, VIM. II. Johnson; Clallam, d.
McGinnis; Columbia, J. E. Edmiston
Cowlitz, James LaDu; Douglas, w. H
Anderson Franklin, Fred Hartman
Garfield, r. Z. Mills; Island, Walter
Crockett; Jefferson, VIM. Donovan
King, Harvey f. Shields; Klickitat,
C. Dorland; Kittitas, NJ. ]. Maloney
Kitsap, Philip West; Lewis, ID. w
Newland; Lincoln, C. C. Mays; Ma
son, David Shelton; Okanogan, NJ. G.
Barnes; Pierce, NJ. kaufman; San
Juan, f. d. Warbass; Skamania, Geo.
W. Stevenson ;Snohomish, J. r. Winn
Skagit, Fred Pope; Spokane, G. H
Mcclure; Stevens, J. B. Slater; Thurs
4 ton, F. l. Blodgett; Walla Walla, S
Nj. Marion; Wahkiakum, J. E. How
ard; Whatcom, H. G. Van Reykin
Whitman, w. J. Hamilton; Yakima
s. Vinson.
This committee were empowered by
the Convention to appoint an Execu
tive committee from their number.
Convention took recess to 4 80 tC
allow time for Committee on Resolu
ton to prepare report.
ELLENsRURGH, Sept. 1O.-The Chair
man called the Convention to order al
4 rs p. NJ. yesterday, and the Sec
rotary read telegram from the
Democrats of Clatsop county, Oregon
sending greeting and predicting sue
cess, which was applauded.
Hon. Charles S. Voorhees,, being
present, was called for and made a
speech which was received with loud
and long applause, after which the
Convention adjourned until Z o'clock
Pm.
1t was s o'clock when the Committee
ON Resolutions announced itself ready
to report, an hour having been taken
up by bands and speeches.
J. r. Munday read the platform,
which was adopted with the greatest
enthusiasm.
Nominations were then called for
for the Office OF Representative in
Congress.
Junius Rochester, of Seattle. placed
in nomination S. A. Wheelwright,
Mayor of Tacoma.
Mcclure, of Spokane, placed in
nomination Thomas c. Griffitts.
Several counties seconded the NOM
ination of Griffitts.
A delegate from Spokane seconded
the nomination of Wheelwright.
GRIFFIrrs NOMINATED.
The nominations were closed and a
vote taken, and as result Griffitts re-
ceived 116 and Wheelwright 80, as fol-
lows: Clallam 2, Garfield 3, Jefferson
4, King II, Kitsap 2, Skagit 4, Snoho-
mish 4, Walla Walla 3.
Before the count was declared Roches-
ter asked leave to cast the vote OF King
county for, Griffitts, which the Chair
man declared left no other candidate
in the field, and Griffitts was declared
the nominee by reclamation.
+ He was escorted forward in response
to loud calls, and in long speech ac-
know1edged his thanks and said he
would come out of Spokane county
with 1000 majority.
NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNOR.
White moved,to adjourn, but it was
cried down and nominations for Gov
ernOr called for.
Col. Shaw, in few words, nominated
Eugene Semple.
Hugh Wallace took occasion to say
that Pierce county came here with no
favorite son to present for the office,
but sought the strongest man. The
delegation had come here, looked over
the ground and decided that the man
was Eugene Semple. He had many
qualities that would recommend him
for the office, one of which was that
he was foe of corporations, and the
people would vote for him.
No other names were mentioned
and the nomination was made unani.
nous.
In response to a call he made a
short address of thinks.
LIEUTENANT-GOvERNO
For Lieutenant Governor, Bell, OF
Cbehalis. named NJ. Y. GOodell, oil