, 1889-09-12
WHO THEY ARE.
Gossiping Talk About the Candi-
detos Who Were Success
NJ at Walla Walla.
None OF Them Natives OF Wash
ington, but All Good Men
and True.
The Hospitality Of tho Convention
City Generously Extended
to All Via.tcrs.


visitors and citizcns of Walla Wulla'
There was but little friction throughout
the two days session of the last territor-
ial, or rather first state convention, and
one would have expected more from it's
largo numbers. There are just twenty
five days left in which to do any cant
paigning, and while there is no doubt Of
the success of the entire state ticket by
a majority of upwards of 5000, there is a
doubt OF the legislature, unless some
very effective work is done in that time.
Ex-Governor Ferry
SOUNDED THE ALAIM
in that direction when called upon for
speech after his nomination. There is
where the democratic party intends to
concentrate all its strength and make all
sorts of trade in capital with woman
suffrage and the prohibition question.
1t will be supplied with plenty of
funds and eloquent speakers. John L.
Convey of Olympia, president of the First
National bank of that place, and IL. o.
Fairweather, the Sprague bank presi-
dent, are to run the campaign for the
republicans tho former west of the Cas-
cades, and the latter east of the noun.
tains. They are old republican workers
and will inject the enemy at Phillipi,"
or anywhere else. The national COM
mittee and the East money centers will
have confidence in these two men, and
more money for legitimate campaign
expenses will be forthcoming than at any
past period.
Now that the nominations are over
and those who did not get Office are sat
lsled to try again, aud in the meantime
light in the ranks, it makes the out
look for the state ticket rs bright as the
atmosphere around Walla Walla these
charming nights. The convention was
fortunate in getting good permanent
chairman, who, though new to the bust
ness, was dignified and had grit enough
to keep matters moving along nicely.
1t was not until twenty minutes past 0
o'clock Wednesday evening that the am
nounCement was made by Chairman II.
l.. Stiles that John l. Wilson, of Spo-
kane Falls had received the nomination.
for the first congressman Of the new state
of Washington. Smalls opera house
was crowded with delegates, and the app
plause was tremendous. 1t was the first
nomination of the first new state conven-
tion, and was not settled until three
ballots had been taken. His competitor,
X. O. Dunbar, of hliCkitat county, going
down for the third or fourth time IN an
endeavor to attain seat on the floor of
The American house of representatives
at the hands of Washington cOnven-
lion. Dunbar made the bruvest battle
Of his life and lost. SO close was the
contest that his young and eloquent
competitor had, when the ballots were
counted, but four votes more than was
necessary to nominate him. The
speeches which followed by Wilson,
Dunbar and Weir were brilliant, clo-
luent and forcetul, and showed that
sither. would reflect credit upon the
new state in the halls of con
journ had been voted down the CON
yention almost ran wild with excitement
20 get at the governorship nomination.
IL was quickly disposed of. When the
end of the first ballot was reached the
Did ex-governor,
Z. p. FERRY,
had six more votes than was necessary
and amid the greatest enthusiasm he
c;ttpe to the foOtlights of the stage and
made brief and sensible speech on the
importance of the approaching election.
Then the convention adjourned until
Thursday to complete the work SO au-
spiciously begun.
There is no telling what might have
happened with the goVernOrship had an
sons nomination, as was attempted, be-
cause Barter was in the wihl and the
able young leader of the King county
delegation had blood in his eye against
Ferry. The convention knew what it
wanted, however and none of the dele
gates were allowed to sleep until they
were aware who their standard bearer
was to be.
The report of the committee on creden.
tials, which created the
FIRST LIVELY Squirt
in the convention, was severely criticized
outside as well as inside the convention
as unfair, unrepublican and without
precedent. 1t turned out fthe conven-
zion about dozen gentlemen who had
come hero TO represent friends who We're
unable to be present. The report was
based upon an outrageously false state
ment relative to proxies heretofore in
territorial conventions, and after brief,
heated discussion it WAS adopted. No
persons were allowed to vote
unless they were members
of the delegation. Had there
been county delegation present com
posed OF persons entirely outside of duly
elected delegates that county would not
have been allowed representation at all
by the adoption of this report. o. q.
Jensen, one of the members of the com
mittee, stated to your correspondent
s biiut tlie mann opJttt VI tlic itIlOtt WIS "
get rid of the presence of an objectionu-
ble man from Tacoma one Wickersham,
member of the convention by holding
proxy from one of the Pierce county
delegation. This action of the conven-
tiOn bore harder on the above named
delegation than any OF the Others, be-
cause tine Pierce county convention in
Tacoma refused week ago by very
decisive vote to allow the chairman to
east the votes of abstiyt delegates and az
This convention gave the chairman oi
the delegation that power to bring the
report OF the committee to logical CON
clusion, and it would only be necessary
IN the future for the counties to elect n
chairman each and let them as
semblc and make the necessary nom
nations. This would be economical
out not exactly republican. The matter
was happily adjusted for future Convcn-
lions by a resolution passed just before
adjournment fixing the status OF dele
gates and their proxies. Chairman John
tee, in referring to the report of the
committee, said he attended state con.
yentions for twenty years in Ohio, and
was member of the national conven-
lion of 1880, and never knew the right
Of proxy to be questioned before.
When the thirty-five members OF King
countys delegation woke up Wednesday
morning after "A short nights rest, they
Dreakiasted and began the
BuTToN-HoLfsG PROCESS
IN earnest. Before night fell they had
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