The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-14

that the Republicans have already begun the
work of Organization.
The Island county delegates are Thomas Gran
ney. clerk of the court at CoupevilIe. and John
NJ lett, OF Oak Harbor, weiI-known pioneer.
who Is now dairy farmer He has served a.
county commissioner and deputy col
lector of customs. Though not .
delegate, Captain G. W. Morse, OF
Oak Harbor, has come with them. Mr.. Morse
was born in Maine in 1880 and has lived in
Washington of and on for over thirty years
He has followed chip carpentry and seaiaring
most of his life, and helped build one OF the
hrst vessels ever built on the sound. he Is q
member of the legislature. Captain Morse and
the island delegates are working TO send A. W.
Bash to Minneapolis.
Dr.. g. B. Conover, of Port Townsend. chair
man of the jefferson county delegation, says
that his county wants an uninstructed delega-
ton. Tie delegates are W. II. II. Learned. ex-
mayor of Port Townsend; B. Robinson, a
farmer; F. A. Bartlett. D. NJ. Mayo. and J. L.
Blake, of the Port Hadock Mill Company.
Collector Andrew WATSON was with the
crowd at the Occidental hotel, and
he expressed himself as against ham pering the
national delegation by instructions OF any kind.
Judge J. n. Scott was Of the same mind Frank
b. Hastings is the couuty's choice for
national delegate. He came to Port
Townsend with his parents in 1852, having
been born in Oregon in ls47. He clerked in his
fathers store, succeeded to the business
farmed for time and then drifted into the
commission business; now he is in the real
estate business. He was a member OF the state
senate in the last legislature
The King county delegation held q caucus In
the evening at Republican Headquarters in the
Butler block. Major W. V. Riuehart called the
meeting to order and Colonel J. W. Langley was
elected chairman twas unanimously resolved
that J. ?. Fay nominate Hon. John H. McGraw
as King county's choice for delegate, and @. g.
Lyon will nominate W. r. Forrest Tor alternate.
J. w. Langley was chosen to make a speech
nominating Hon. W. II. Calkins, OF Pierce
county, for chairman of the convention.
1t was also resolved TO name for the county
q. G. Lyon for the committee on platform ana
resolutions. Boyd J. Tallman for that on ere
deutials, and J. " Frink on permanent organ
!zation.
Among the Lewis county men on the ground
is Colonel J. N. Benedict, OF Centralia. be is
an old Union West Virginisn soldier and
one who gained his title by active
service in the field. He is a retired
farmer, an ardent politician and
strong Republican. W. 4. Reynolds, of Che
halls. IS another good man. He was formerly
district attorney. and left Office with fine repu
tation for official integrity. He is large prop
erty owner. He is in favor of an unin-
structed delegation. Another member is
George s. Rice, Of Winlock. He is
a banker, and the present chairman of
the Lewis county Republican central commit
tee. L. A. Davis is from the unsurveyed por-
ton of Lewis county. He is an old pioneer, and
of the Farmers Alliance branch OF the
Republican party. d. W. Bush, editor of
the Chehais Bee. is here alternate for
James Urquhart J. E. Whitney, of Centralia
and editor of the Chronicle, said that he is op-
posed TO instruction OF the delegation. He felt
1t would prove harmful He says Lewis county
is better organized than IL was ever before, and
that he has no fear of the result of the campaign
Lincoln county, which is in excellent political
shape, has sent strong and representative del
egatcn. The delegates are working strongly to
secure the election of +. NJ Winship for dele
gate to the national convention. They
say that Lincoln county has never
been in the habit of asking for
recognition. but that they want this honor and
feel that they ought to have It The county
will pull out good fat Republican majority.
The delegation is headed by Judge Wallace
Mount, of the superior court of the district
Judge Mount says he is opposed to instructed
delegations OF any kind and wants the Wash
ington delegation to go free from ties He
remarked that recent Republican reverses in
Seattle had aroused Eastern Washington and
had had fine effect on their enthusiasm and
desire for victory Another member OF the
delegation is J. II. Friedander, of Wilbur He
has been secretary of the county Republican
work for the party. lie is unalterably opposed
to an instructed delegation. W. NJ. Moore
OF Sprague, Is good, staunch Republican and
master mechanic ct the Northern Pacific car
shops at that town. A. u. Anderson Is clerk at
the Colville Indian reservation. H. J. Nelly is
editor OF the Wilbur Register. +. N. Muship is
well known as the editor OF the sprague Herald,
and S. A. Inkster is the editor of the Lincoln
county Times al Davenport.
For Mason county W. II. Kneeland, OF Shell
ton. Mr. Phillips, Union City merchant, and
John V. Forbes, Of Ksmilchie, have arrived
Mr.. Forbes has been the Coast thirty-nine
years and he has served as sheriff and county
commissioner. He and Mr.. Kneeland declare
that though the county does not lead in popu-
lation it has the eompetest Republican organi-
cation in the state, and that the party has made
big gains there during the last two years.
Pacific county has George U. Holcomh
president of the South Bend Land Com
pany; b. A. Seaborg. a state senator, who
has cannery at Ilwaco; Robert Chibolt
manager for the Pacific Cranberry Company at
Long Bench, and s. $. McEwiug, a Willana
farmer, who is one Of the Washington Worlds
fair commissioners. Mr. NcEwing is supported
for delegate to Minneapolis
The Pierce county delegation went into caucus
at the Northern hotel with Hon. W. II. Calkins
in the chair, and for nearly two hours discussed
means by which FIVE delegates might be
equitably distributed over the state
The delegates were pledged to secrecy.
but II transpired that no conclusion was reached
Mr.. Calkins was interviewed by n Posi-. INrFrrr-
dEScER reporter, but declined to say ANYTHING
concerning either the caucus or the plans
proposed. al can only tell YOU" said no
shat no decision was come to and that
the delegation will meet again at $50 in the
morning. Further than this / must be excused
from saying anything" A. II. Garrettson. of
Tacoma Is among the guests at the Northern,
and somebody has written after his
name in the register the letters M q"
Mr.. Gartetson isa native OF Iowa He was
born in isi7 ami lived on a farm. He graduated
in the Iowa State university ut Iowa CITY and
praotced law in Iowa until lSSs, whea he moved
10 Tacoma and took up his profession
there. He was member OF tho
last house ia the state legislature
The delegates wore two white silk badges each.
one bearing the legend Twenty. three pelegstes
for Bennett" and the other. What's the Matter
with Tacoma She's all Right" Following is
the Pierce county delegation: joseph Mitchell
OF Wilkcson; e. II. Ryan, OF sumner; c T.
stewart Of PGyallup; :. f. Street of Ortiu,-.
alternaios. W. T. Sargent. b. Burnett, J. A.
Kaufman, q. W. Dixon; B. W. Coiner, W. IL
Cslkius, John 7. Rcdman, J. c. shindler. of
Rosedale; Robert 7. kigney, Of Lakeyiew; Y r
Everett. J. II. Price, Il. W. II. Davis, W. Il. File
George Z. Eaton, Byron Barlow, W. 4
Ebefiy, George H. Hollige, George r.
Handle, c. II. johnson, G. II. yesterday, A. r
lleilS, J. + Meade, l. }. Emerson; alterustss
W. \ Frye, ". 4. smell, A H. Garretson. j.
Huntington. Clinton A snowden, elitor of the
Tacoma Iei7er. is with this delegation. Mr.
Barlow was born IN Michigan in 1888 aud moved
with his parents 20 PORTLAND IN lS52 aud
subsequently settled on n farm in Cowiitz
county, Washington, Mr.. Barlow has been a
merchant a miner and served in COMPANY X.
first oregon infantry, in lS6i lie then -
tarael 20 the farm, and IN lSs, and 1870 he was
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