The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-20
Republican State Convention on
September 25.
CHAIRMAN CONVEY HOLDS ON.
Special Session of the Legislature
Earl Next Month.
No Legal Obstacle to Union Pacific's
Crossing of the Columbia-Ths Cor
win Sails for Aiaska-Speculation as
to Her Mission.

OLYMPIA. Aug. 10. = The next Republican
state convention win be held in Tacoma on the
23d of September and will number nearly 400
delegates. A majority of the state central COM
mittee was present at the meeting tonight, as
follows: H. A. Clarke, Spokane Falls: William
F. Prosser, North Yakima: +. ]. ier, Tacoma;
J. Z. Clark, Port Townsend; J. H. McGraw, Sc
attic; w. II. Hare, Ellensburg: ". n. Kneeland
shelton; ). w. Romaine. Conconully; E. X.
Mattock, Mt Vernon: w NJ. Redpath. Spokane
Falls; William Kirkma1, Walla Walia: S. A.
Wells. Ri'zyilla: ]. A. Kellogg, Dayton; C. Ksla-
han, Kalama; w P. Gray, Pasco; ]. R. Welty,
Chehalis A. E. King, Iiwaco: John F. Convey,
Olympia; w. II. Fairweather. Sprague
Among those who were represented by proxy
were: G. G. Lyons. Seattle; z. G. Ames, Port
Gamble; Thomss L. Nixon, Tacoma; r. D. Oil
phant, Pomeroy; C. S. Reinhart, Goldendale:
Jerome Ely. Oak harnor; VIII ID. jenkins, What
com. The meeting was called to order promptly
at O'Clock IN the hotel Olympia 1t was held
with open doors and quite number of Republi-
introduced aud made an enthusiastic
speech. He was astonished, he said,
TO see majority OF the state
central committee present He felt that the
influence OF the meeting would radiate through
out the state. The next election was an i'm
portant one and we ought 20 keep up the ma
jorify given last fall ana keep up the same in
elected good working Republican majority of
both houses. and that the member of congress
would be elected by rousing majority.
Relative to the extra session he expected q
telegram every hour from Superintendent Por-
ter OF the census, and his proclamation was ali
ready to fill in. He thought the extra session
OF the legislature would be called on or about
the 1st or Sd OF september. The governors
remarks were applauded.
The committee got down to business. On mo-
tion of E. J. stier, of Tacoma, the basis of rep
resentation in the coming convention was placed
at one delegate for every one hundred
votes cast for john L. Wilson at the last elec-
tion one for every fraction of fifty or over, aud
one delegate at large from each county, making
Q convention OF about 377 members
On motion of Delegate McGraw, OF Seattle.
Tacoma was selected unanimously as the place
for holding the convention, and Tuesday. Sep
tember %, fixed as the date.
The question OF conducting the primary elec-
ton in accordance with the laws passed by the
recent legislature was settled by the passage OF
a resolution offered by Sheriff McGraw, of Seat
tie recommending that the election of dele
gates to county conventions be held under the
provisions of the act of the legislature approved
March q, 1890, and that at the primaries each
person Offering to vote shall be challenged.
subscribe to an oath that he is a qualified elec-
tor of the precinct in which he offers to vote,
and o member OF the Republican party.
The time OF holding the state convention was
changed to Thursday, September IS, instead Of
September %.
The primaries were fixed for Tuesday. Sep
tember 49, and the county conventions are to be
held on Saturday, September 20.
The county conventions were requested to see
that alternstes are elected for all delegates in
accordance with a resolution adopted by the
last state convention.
The call to be issued is to nominate a con-
gresham and select state central committee
for the coming campaign.
Mr. Convey resigned the chairmanship, but it
was not accepted, and the committee requested
him to act until the meeting OF the convention.
John d. Geoghegan acted as secretary OF the
committee.
Among the lookers-on at the committee meet
ing wer. Governor Ferry Harvey Scott of the
Oreqoaian, strict Attorney Winston, Assistant
District Attorney P. C. Sullivan. City Attorney
Sam Mullgan of Tacoma, General T. II. Cavan-
augh, City Attorney Aver OF Olympia, Unitad
States Marshal Brown of Tacoma Secretary of
State Allen Weir, Brad Davis, Mr. Boynton OF the
Tacoma Globe, Colonel T. v. Eddy, p. III. Hilrz.
General r. G. O'Brien and Colonel n. H. Ow-
ings.