The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-13
DELEGATES IN TOWN.
Republicans Gathering From
ALI Over the State.
cAucUses IN HOTEL LoBsIEs.
whitman, walIa walIa, Garfield, Che
halls, skagit. Yakima. Mason and
Columbia Men Here.


at Minneapolis meets in this city tomor-
row. The delegates began to arrive in
town yesterday morning, and by midnight
fifty or more were in the city. X. X.
Nichols, of North Yakima. chairman of
the state central committee, came in
the morning and went to the Ar
lington hotel. He was Joined in tho
evening by the chairman of the COM
mittee, Eugene T. Wilson, of Ellensburg,
who arrived with the Kittatas county DEL
egation. Mr.. Wilson is native of Wis
consin, in which state he was born in 1852.
He came to Washington in 1876 and To-
Gated in Columbia county. He has been
connected with various newspapers
in Eastern Washington, and served
as chief clerk in the legisla-
tive council of 1856. He removed
to Elleusburg in 1857, where he occupied
several important municipal positions.
He is hold-over from the first state Sem
ate, and was chairman of the Republican
state central committee in 1890. In
January, 1891, he was president pro tenn of
the Senate in place of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Laughton, who during the absence
of Governor Ferry filled that position.
Mr. Wilson expressed the opinion last
should go uninstructed.
Nearly every large county will present
candidate for delegate to Minneapolis,
and some of the smaller ones, in order to
keep in the fashion, will do the same
thing. The Kittitas delegates, who are
now at the Arlington, said last night they
had no one in particular in view, but they
would undoubtedly join the procession by
xi,a tf,,,a fl. ha
titas men are Dr. w. II. Hare, William
Stephens. J. +. Frost, L. r. Grimes. DIR.
/. n. Power and Walter J. Reed,
OF Ellensburg, and DR.. W. H. Harris and
Dr. ]. II. Lyons, of Roslyn. Mr.. Grimes
is a member of the executive committee of
the Washington Worlds fair commission.
Dr. /. n. Power has the proud distinction
of having been born at the capital of this
state. He is a little over 40 years of age.
He received his classical education at the
Willamette university and secured his
medical diploma at San Francisco. In
1883 he located at Ellensburg. He was
elected a member of the last territorial
legislature.
The Skagit county delegation consists of
James Power, of La Conner; W. A. Jones,
OF Hamilton: Thomas Cain, of Edison and
y.
Arlington hotel, and J. B. Moody, of
Mount Vernon, end Thomas p HASTE, of
Fir, who are at the Diller Mr. Power was
born in Ireland. but comes from the Buck
eye state. He was educated for the print
er's trade. From 1870 to 1873 he occupied
position in the public printing
Office. He came to this state in 1873, and
landing in Whatcom started the Mail In
1879 he took his newspaper and plant to
La Conner. In that year he was elected
to the legislature. He served in the con-
stitutional convention. He is an extern
sive hop grower. Mr.. Jones is superin-
tendent of the Hamilton coal mine; Mr..
Cain, who has been inspector of customs,
now has a hotel at Edison; Mr.. Moody
is clerk of the Skagit county court;
Mr.. HASTE, farmer and county commits
sioner, and Mr.. Magee, a member of the
Anacortes city council. Most of the dele
gates are said to favor J. B. Mcmillan, of
Edison, as delegate to Minneapolis. With
hem at the Arlington are Postmaster c.
D. Kimball. of Mount Vernon, and
DR.. G. V. Calhoun, of La Conner.
DR.. Calhoun, member of the state medical
board, is also widely known in the state
on account of his active interest in
Worlds fair matters. He was born in
1887 in New Brunswick. When but a
small boy his parents moved to Maryland.
lie secured his medical education
at Glasgow. In 1862 he returned to
America, and in 1866 took charge of
tine Marine hospital at Port Angeles. The
hospital was removed to Port Townsend
and DR.. Calhoun worked in the institution
in 1876 when he moved to Seattle He
was n member of one of the territorial
councils and was for four years regent of
the State university. He moved to La
Conner in 1850 and since that time has
lived in that town, enjoying the confidence
and respect of all. He is a finely educated
man, of commanding presence and wide
influence.
The Island county delegation. consist
ing of Thomas Craney and John VI. lett.
will arrive today.
The Nalla Walla county men, who are
also at the Arlington, are urging William
kIrkmsn as delegate to Chicago. He is
an old settler, and though he has never
held Office, he is n regular attendant at the
Republican conventions. In the delegation
with him are DIR. III. K. keylor, a member
of the state medical board. Mayor John
Roberts, an iron founder, W. I. Dovell, a
young lawyer and clerk of the United
States district court. State Senator Il. T.
Thompson. Charles l.. Whitney. a fruit
grower, s NJ. Cambern, well known and
successful lawyer, State Senator Platt
Preston, of Waitsburg, and ]. J. Dixon,
superintendent Of the Union Pacific
machine shops at Nal.ula. Mr.
Thompson claims Ireland as his
native land but when he was only wears
old he came 70 America and began his
American life in Iowa. lie started
as farmer, but ambition led him
into the Law, which profession he
began 10 practice in 1874 He
came to Waiia Walla in 1877 and was
prosecuting attorney of the county Tor
four years. lie has also been mayor ol
the city. Judge OF the probate court and
was for seven years the law partner of
Senator Allen. Mr.. Preston IS New
Yorker. s. years of age. He came 10
WaitsbGFg in 1896. and since that time has
been engaged in mercantile and mining
pursuits. lie was a member of the terri
torial legislature and mayor of Waitsburg
for many years. His career in the state
senate was brilliant one.
+. II. Gibson, of Ritzville, carries with
him the credentials for all three Of the
Adams county delegates. lie is at the
Arlington.
At the same hotel is the Whitman
county delegation, which is pledged 70
Thomas J. Smith as delegate 10 Chicago.
Mr.. Smith. who is one OF The
prominent members of the delegation.
was born in Missouri in lS+5. HIS parents
early moved 10 Oregon, but he has lived
in this state since 1s6I. At one time he
was member of the territorial legislA