, 1892-08-03
PIERCE DELEGATES.
They Are for DOOlittle First for
Congress.

Judge CaIkins Makes speech 10
the ConventiOn-whY sheriff
Prices Friends Did Not urge ais
CandidaeY-POIitic Pointers.
TACOMA, Ang. 3.-The Pierce county re-
publican convention yesterday selected
forty-dye delegates and forty-fye alternates
to represent Pierce county in the state con-
vention at Olympia on the 10TH The dele
gation's first work at Olympia will be to
secure the nomination of Hon. w. II.
Doolittle for congress. No attempt was
made to change the county republican COM
mittee. The delegates were chosen by sem
atorial districts, John T. Redman was the
chairman, and everything was harmonious
from beginning to end. N. G. Richards
and A. R. Heilig were made secretaries.
The following resolutions were adopted
unanimously:
Resolved, That it is the first wish Of the
republicans of Pierce county that Hon. W.
| DOolttle of Tacoma be nominated formem-
Der of congress; that the delegation from
this county to the state convention be and
is hereby instructed to present his name as
a candidate TOR that office, to vote for him
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secure his nomination.
Resolved, That after securing the NOM
ination of Hon. W. II. Doolttle, the dele
CATION from Pierce county use all honor
able means to secure proper recognition on
the state ticket from Pierce county.
Resolved, That the delegation to the
state convention be instructed to vote as
unit on all propositions coming up before
that body
Col b. w. Coiner was made chairman of
the delegation and A. r. TitloW secretary.
Judge Calkins in an eloquent speech TO
the convention said: The republicans
make three issues in the national campaign
now Just begun. These are the securing Of
free ballot and an honest count for every
voter in the land the protection of the
American laboringmen by a protective
tariff. and the application Of the reciprocity
idea to our commerce with all the world;
and, thirdly, the prevention of the demo-
cratic party from Michiganizing the states
and thus effecting the larceny OF a presi-
dent.
Regarding Pierce county and his reported
candidacy for governor Judge Oalkins
said: "Pierce county is now better pre-
pared to go the state convention and get
what she wants than she has ever been be-
| fore since / have lived here. i am not
candidate for the Office of governor 10
would be unfair for me to stand before the
| interests of this county in any such capa-
city, and / refuse to do anything Of the
kind There must be no candidacy that
comes between us and that which we want
the member of congress. Loud applause.
1t is my idea that this convention should
send to Olympia forty-fve the best known
men and citizens that it can find. That
delegation should go there to secure for
Pierce county what it wants first, and then
take what it can get afterwards" [Cheers.l
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.
TACOMA, August 3.-The Ledger this
morning says: Sheriff Price and his
| friends are said TO have gone 10 the con-
I vention loaded with a resolution indorsing
/ his candidacy for sg1lhtary Of stptp. and
prepared to fire IL az the cOmaiiJtee on
resolutions. A member to whom the sab
| ject was broaohed urged that the resolution
be kept in the pocket of its possessor, stat
ing that otherwise the convention might
take occasion TO set down hard on the
sherilf's boom. He thought differently,
and continued seeking support in favor Of
the resolution. About this time CallSins
made his speech stating that neither his
reported candidacy nor any other candi-
dacy should stand in the way Of Mr.. Doo-
| Titles nomination. Tremendous applause
| greeted his sentiments. Before it was over
well-mown republican, it is related
turned to the sheriff saying that the ap-
plause ought TO be sufficient argument
against his efforts in his own behalf, The
resolution was not introduced, and the
sheriff did not get the desired Endorsement.