Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-20
The Court House Convention at Pa
louise City.

Pursuant to published call, delegates
to the number of nearly one hundred,
representing the towns of Rosalia, Oaks
dale, Pullman, Cotton, Staley, Union
town, Palouse City, and contiguous pla-
ces, met in the opera-house at Palouse
City last Saturday evening to take or
ganized action against the proposed tax
levy for new court house at Colfax. 1t
was evident at a glance that the assem-
blage was composed Of representative
citizens and taxpayers, and that they
"meant business" with large B.
Capt. NJ S. Phillips, of Pullman, was
elected chairman; and E. r. Pickerel, of
Palouse, and F. W. Matthews, of Rosa
liza, secretaries.
Quite a number of speeches were made
representing the sentiment of different
portions of the county on the matter IN
hand, all of which were decidedly unan-
imous in condemning the action of Com
missioners Logan and Lee in proceed
ing as they had
On motion, a committee on resolutions
expressive of the sense of the convention
was appointed by the chair, viz: George
Comegys, VIM. Newton, W. E. Dwyer,
H. o. Williams and Thomas Neill. The
committee soon reported the following,
which were adopted unanimously:
WHEREAS, The board of county COM
missioners of Whitman county, Wash,
has advertised for bids to build court
house and Jail for said county at a cost
mot to exceed S65, 00Q":
/ Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting that we are opposed, in toto, to
the expenditure of any amount whatever
for said purpose without first submitting
the question to vote of the people of
said county: and,
WHEREAS, 1t is the belief of this meet
ing that the levying of any tax for the
above purpose without first submitting
the matter to the verdict of the people is
Ubiquitous and unjust: therefore,
Resolved, That we hereby pledge our
selves to use all lawful means to prevent
the consummation of the commissioners
purpose; and,
WHEREAS, Commissioner Jno. M. Hill
has strenuously, and by all means in his
power, opposed said measure:
Resolved, That we extend to said Com
missioner Hill the thanks of all honest
taxpayers of this county.
On motion, committee consisting OF
Geo. Comegys (chairman), e. r. Pick
erel, VIM. Newton, D. F. Anderson and
E. II. circuit was appointed to procure
legal advice.
Messrs. c. Fl. Farnsworth, of Palouse
II. Fl. Selfredge, Oaksdale; A. J. Smith
Pine City; Milton Gable, Uniontown; R
H. Duff, Cotton; W. E. Dryer, Rosalia
Len. Staley, Staley; Matthew Fountain,
Lone Pine; NJ. G. True, Pullman-were
unanimously elected as the executive
committee of the organization. c. H.
Farnsworth was made treasurer.
On motion, the temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent.
On motion, Commissioner Hill was re-
quested to stand firm on the line he had
adopted and "hold the fort" at all
hazards.
A committee of three, Drs. Magee and
Clark and I. l. Hughes, were, on motion,
appointed to wait upon Commissioners
Logan and Lee and ask them to resign.
The meeting then adjourned.
NOTES ON THE SIDE.
There was no mistaking the deter
mined purpose of the delegates.
The newspaper fraternity was repre-
sented in the Rosalia Rustler, Oaksdale
Sun, Pullman HERALD, Colfax Common
er, Palouse Boomerang and News.
Commissioner Logan was at the meet
ing, and in more ways than one demon
strated his entire unftness for the place
he occupies. He didn't know what he
was going to do, but wouldn't vote for
a S65, 1000 courthouse"
1t was the general sentiment of those
present that, Colfax having heretofore
secured all the plums by working upon
the riyaIries of the East-side towns, it