The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-21

moud, and Sheriff McGrsw seconded most
heartily. Seattle, be declared, has never
| bad such an efficient administration of its
| police sHsirs as James II. Woolery had
/ given Mr. Woolery had never cast slurs
upon the old soldier. and statements that
be had were maliciousiy false.
Colonel Lyon spoke in behalf Of "Old
| Man Thornton" who was honest and cap
able.
The ballot gave this result: Woo.ery,
| 81; Thornton, 20; Mitchell, !: Cowie. 1.
| The country precincts had been almost
| unanimous for Woosery. the nominee.
| Before the vote was announced. L. u. Nc
| Dewitt Withdrew the name of Mr. Mitchell.
! The nomination OF Mr.. Wooiery was made
| unanimous.
COUNTY rREAsrgER
! For county trea uYer Major Rinehsrt
nominated Byron Phelps. the present efii-
| Gent and able deputy treasurer. Mr..
| Phelps had lived here three years and had
| filed the position of deputy most accepta-
| bly,. Mr. Phelps had fine record as a
solder, and was . favorite with the Grand
| Army men. He lad never been an Office
seeker; hut he was an able public servant
who should be recognized.
| George b. Kittinger then moved, and the
convention voted. that the nomination Of
Mr.. Phelps be made by reclamation.
COUNTY AUDITOR.
| For auditor Mr.. Burleigh presented the
name OF Frank A. Tw'chell, sterling Re-
| publican and tried officer. who would run
so fast that his trail would smoke in the
| face of his Democratic competitor. Mr..
| Twichell as deputy auditor, had in three
| years made a friend of every man who had
done business with the auditors Office.
TTussen p. Dyer moved. Colonel Haines
| seconded, the convention voted that the
nomination be made By acclamation.
COUNTY CLERK.
! For county clerk Major Sheafe proposed
w. B. Spencer.
p. P, Carroll put forward n. NJ. Holmes,
a man who had had experience at the bar,
| and who bad discharged the duties OF the
| Office for two years with great credit
| But Colonel Haines. after stating that
Mr.. Holmes bad allowed his friends to use
his name only after considerable urging.
| read letter from Mr.. Holmes as follows
| SEATTLE. eepf. 20, 1890.
/ To the Repubiicdn Contention Of King County
Last yea, by the unanimous vote OF the Repub-
people. was elected 70 the respous BILE position
| OF county clerk. Deeply sensible of the hign
! honor, have endeavored to perform the duties
Of the once faithfully, and TO that end, ex ept
during the month Of August, have devoted.
| On an averag fourteen hours day.
While Of course. In the great multiplicity Of
| detail and the vast increase Of bus
| ines. there has been some fr ction, /
| think IL can safely be said that the
same trea men, and consideration has been &C.
| corded the humblest indivi ual and the most
| powerful corporation, and that no one has lost
q nickel by any omission CT neglect.
Some Of my friends have thought that by
| party usage was entitled to q renomination
| and nave permitted my name to be used In
| that come elton. However. / nevsr allow pri.
vate interests to interfere with publ, duty. and
have never yet bsen accused, in held o. forum, OF
cowardice or treachery, and not having gone
| before the primarils Tor . renomin alton, re-
specially withdraw my name from the consid.
GRAFTON OF the convention. Very respectfully.
N. n. HOLMES.
Major Rrnehart then moved w. B. Spen-
GERS nomination by reclamation. There
was no objection.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
| For county commissioner Mr.. A. F. Bur-
| leigh, OF behalf OF the south and southeast.
ern portion Of the county. nominated Mr..
Arthur A. Griffin, of Enumclaw.
Mr.. Eoen Smith nominated Horace B.
Stone.
Mr.. Boyd J. Tallman. amid cheers, NOM
mated the chairman of the present board
of county commissioners. Fred Gasch. Mr..
Tallman urged Mr.. Gasch that he might
supervise the completion of the work which
he had begun on the courthouse.
Mr.. Hebron seconded Arthur Griffin,
who. in justice to the southern tier of the
county. should be nominated.
Tho Slaughter delegation. put forward
John Wooding.
A delegate from Kent spoke for Mr..
Wooding as representative of the south
ern tier. Mr.. Griffin had not been nom-
mated nor seconded by the men from the
southern tier. The district bad been almost
unanimous for Wooding in caucus held
on the matter. It would be folly to put
aside Wooding for The sake of the ambition
of u young man who had never teen heard
of before. Ii the other districts wanted
Griffin. let them bring the votes down to
elect him: but Mr.. Weddings own district
wanted Wooding.
P. 2. Carroll seconded Mr.. Gasch as an
honorable and charitable man.
General George H. Tibbtts. of Gilman,
nominated William H. Taylor. who, at
present, was one of the commissioners.
and was filling the position very creditably.
Mr.. kinnear seconded the nomination of
Arthur A. Griffin. whom the southeastern
part OF the county deserved--a part of the
county which had been neglected Pierce
county was trying to get that part of King,
and so the southeastern section should ,,e
recognized at once.
Sheriff McGraw. in behalf of the Fifth
ward, urged Mr.. Wooding. who mad been
honest and efficient
Major Rinstlart said he would indorse all
that had been said of Mr.. Griffin, but the
southern district had been almost unani-
nous for MIR. Wooding. and the wishes of
the district itself was entitled to the Chief
consideration.
Mr.. Tailman said there were nor,ina-
tons for three parts of the county. Mr..
TAYLOR for the Snoqualmie district, Mr..
Gasch and MIR. Stone for the Seattle dis
irict, and Mr.. Wooding and Mr.. Griffin for
the southern district. Since there was bur
one man from the Snoqualmie district. he
moved Mr.. Taylor's nomination be made
unanimous. This was done.
Then Mr.. Hebron suggested that the
precincts in the southern district first give
their vote on either Wedding or Griffin. as
guide to the convention. This was done.
the result being-Wooding 80, and Griffin
10.
At the announcement of the result Mr..
Hebron moved that Wooding be de-
clared the nominee by reclamation.
The vote then came down tn Mess-s