, 1890-08-21
HARMONY PREVAILED
The Convention to Be Held
In Tacoma.
SEPTEMBER rs The DATE SET
The Order of the Primaries and
County Conventions Agreed
Upon-ReappoI tionment

OLYMPIA, WASH, Aug. 10.-Tho next
republican state convention will be held
in Tacoma on September 20. and
will number nearly 400 delegates.
A majority of the state central COM
mittee were present at tho meeting to-
night as follows: II. A. Clarke, of Spo-
kane; William +. Prosscr, of North
Yakima; Il. J. Stein, of Tacoma; j. Il.
Clark, of Port Townsend; J. II. Nc
Graw. Of Seattlc w. II. Hare, of Ell
lensburgh; w. II. Kneeland, of Shelton !;
J. w. Romaine, of Conconully; Il. h.
Matlock, OF Mount Vernon; William
Ridpath of Spokane; William Kirk
man. of Walla Walla; S. A. Wells,
of Ritzville; j. A. Kellogg,
OF Dayton; G. Kalahan, of
Kalama; w. p. Gray, of Pasco; ]. II.
Welty, of Chehalis; A. Il. King, of IL
waco; John +. Convey, OF Olympia; w.
II. Fairweather, OF Sprague.
Among those who were represented
by proxy were U. G.. Lyon, of Seattle; Il.
A. Eames. of Port Gumble Thomas l..
Nixon, Of Tacomai r. ID. Oliphent, of
Pomeroy; c. S. Runhart, of Goldendalc;
Gerome Ealy, of Oak Harbor, and VIII
ID. jenkins, of Whatcom.
The meeting was called to order
promptly ut s o'clock in the
Hotel Olympia. It was held
with open doors and quite n num-
ber of republicans were present
Governor Ferry was introduced and
made an enthusiastic speech. lie was
astonished, he said, 10 see the majority
of the state central committee present
He felt that the influences of the meet
ing would radiate throughout tho state.
The next election was an important one,
land we ought to keep up the majority
given last fall, and keep up the same in.
terest." He had no doubt that there
would be elected a good working repub-
lican majority of both houses,
and that the member of
congress would be elected by rousing
majority. Relative 10 the extra session,
he expected a telegram every hour from
Superintendent Porter, of the census
and his proclamation was all ready to
fill in. He thought tho extra session {
the legislature would be called on or
about the 1st or Sd OF September. |
The governors remarks were applauded. |
The committee then got down to busl- |
ness. On motion of T.. j. Stier, of Ia |
coma, the basis OF representation in the |
coming convention was placed at one /
delegate for every 100 votes cast for John /
l.. Wilson at the last election, one for |
every fraction of fifty and over, and one |
delegate at large from each county, max.
ing about 377 members.
On motion o. Delegate McGraw, OF
Seattle, Tacoma was selected unani-
mously as the place for holding the con-
vention, and Tuesday, the 23i, was
fixed as the date.
Colonel Thad Huston, who acted as
proxy for n delegate from Tacoma, re-
turned thanks to the committee on be- |
half of the people of Tacoma. He paid |
that every delegate, every republican |
and every friend would be welcome. and !
that the hospitality of the great city OF |
the sound would 90 extended to all in a /
manner that would never be forgotten. |
Every body would be properly and hap |
PLY entertained.
The question of conducting the pri-
mary elections, in accordance with the
laws passed by the recent legislature,
was settled by the passage OF rcsolu.
tion offered by Mr. McGraw. of Seattle,
that the election OF dele
gates to the county conventions .
be held under the provisions OF
the act of the legislature approved |
March %, 's9), and that AT the prilua-
TleS eaCH person OUeTlIlR 10 vote sllhl De j
subscribe to an oath that /
he is qualified elector of the precinct l
in which he offers to vote, and a member |
OF the republican party.
Tho time oi holding the state conyen-
tion has been changed to Thursday, the /
25th of September, instead OF the 23d of /
September.
The primaries were fixed for tho 10Th |
of September, Tuesday, and the county |
ure to be held Saturday, |
September 20.
The county conventions were request |
ed 10 see that alternates arc elected to /
all delegates, in accordance with IA reso. /
luton adopted by the last state convon. |
ton. The call to be issued Is to nomin. |
ate a congressman and select state |
central committee for the coming cam
paign.
Mr.. Convey resigned the chairmanship, |
but 1t was not accepted and the com. |
mittee requested him to act until the |
meeting oil the convention.
John ID. Geoghegan acted as secretary |
of the committee.
Among the lookers-on at the commit !
tee meeting were; Governor Ferry, |
Hon. Harvey Scott, of the Oregonian; |
United States District Attorney Wins. |
ton. Assistant District Attorney =. G. !
Sullivan. City Attorney Sam Milligan, |
of Tacoma; General 4. II. Caynnaugh, |
City Attorney Aver, of Olympia |
United States Marshal Brown, of Taco. |
ma; Secretary OF State Allen Weir, Brad |
Davis, Mr.. Boynton, of the Tacoma |
Globe; q NJ. Barton, Colonel T. V. !
Eddys, p. III. Hiltz, General II. G.. /
o Brien and Colonel n. III. Owings.