The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-15

The chairman appointed the following com.
mittees:
o. H. Culver of Whatcom, ". H. Kneeiand OF
Mason, DR.. Powers of Kittitas, T. J. Smith of
Whitman, E. c. Ferguson OF Snohomish, F. 7.
Deckebach OF Chehalis.
Credentials-J. T. Robinson of Thurston, J.
NJ. lett of Island, II. L. Henderson of What
com, J. G. Megler of Wahkiakum, T. /. Savage
OF stevens, Wallace Mount of Lincoln, W. Il. H.
Permanent organization-J. R. Thompson of
Clarke, j. E. Candy of Spokane, J. N. Frink OF
King, w. A. Reynolds of Lewis. Fred R. Reed of
Yakima. S. Fl. Nichols of snohomish and W. H.
Learned of Port Townsend.
After these committees were named the con-
vention took recess until 1:3G o'clock in order
to enable the committees to do their work. Dur
ing this recess the committee on resolutions
ganized by electing n. s. Porter chairman; and
then the work of drafting the resolutions was
left to a subcommittee consisting of Mr.. Porter,
A. r. Heilig Henry l.. Wilson, J. II. Fletcher,
Thomas P. HASTE and Platt A. Preston.
When the convention reasssm bled, the COM
mittee on credentials was not quite ready to
report. After the band had amused the audi
ence with some patriotic airs there were calls
for T. v. Eddy, of Olympia, who responded
briefly and happily, touching upon the issues in
the coming contest and the bright prospect of
victory in the fall
While he was speaking Governor Elisha P.
Ferry appeared on the stage and was greeted
gates rose to their feet and shouted and waved
their handkerchiefs.
When the governor began to speak every man
in the hall rose again and gave three rousing
cheers for the first governor of the state of
Washington. Governor Ferry thanked the
audience for the warm greeting, but on the
ground of his health excused himself from an
extended address He added, however, that he
hoped to be well enough in the fall TO speak in
every part of the state in favor of the glorious
Republican party.
The comm t,ee on permanent organization
then reported in favor OF making the temporary
organization permanent The report was
adopted.
The committee on rules offered report to the
effect that the vote be in all cases taken by the
counties in alphabetical order. In the election
OF delegates the eight men receiving the highest
number of votes to be delegates If they also had
a majority The alternates were to be chosen in
the same way.
Rev. John X. Thompson, OF Clarke, proposed
the plan of dstrieting the state, giving King,
Spokane and Pierce counties each one delegate,
and dividing the rest OF the state into five dis
trlcts, as follows:
/. whatcom. San Juan. Island. snohomish,
skagit and Okhnogan with 4l29 votes and
twenty-nine delegates in the convention.
. stevens, Whitman, Asotin. Lincoln and Gar
6eld. 4.40l votes and tweEtyeig delegates.
g Thurston, Mason. kitsap, Jefferson Clallan
and Chehaiis, 1914 votes and twenty-eight dele
gates.
franklin, Columbia and Adams, 4,bL votes and
thrty-three delegates.
5. Pacific. wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clarke Ska
mania, Lewis and klickitai, 4623 votes and
thrty-two delegates.
Mr. Thomson was afraid tina. in a general
vote the small counties would De swallowed up,
the lion aud the lamb would lie down together,
but the lamb would be inside. Mr.. Thompson
wanted each district TO select its own delegate.
Judge Turner, of Spokane. chairman of the
committee on rules, opposed the plan as not
being in accordance with party usage and not
in accordance with the call of the state commit
tee The adoption OF the plan would involve
the expenditure of time and trouble and wonld
be no more satisfactory in the end
I'M. Thompson, of Walla Walla, also opposed
the districting plan. ~,
Thompson's amendment was laid upon the
table and the original report adopted almost
unanimously,
The committee on credentials then reported
as follows:
Adams-E d. ellison, with two proxies.
Chehalis-ti. II. Emerson, J. Z. Pearson, +. q.
pecsebach, c. \. Byles, j. II. White, ID. h.
Wakefield, $780, N. ,,.,,
Ciarke--B. l. Johnson, II. FIetcher, ). ".
Bradley, Henry Christ. J. r. Thompson, l. B.
Clough, with one proxy.
Coinmbia-w. ii. II. Fouts, 7. NJ. May, C. R,
Dorr, with two proxies.
Cowiitz-J. b. MCGOWAN. l.. N. Sims, W. N.
Mccoy, Chandler Huntington, A. l. Lewis
DougIas-Percy Sargent, William Domrese,
with one proxy
Franklin. II. Gray, with one proxy.
Garfeld-C. NJ. Baldwin, c. A. Lundy, ). H.
Walker. H. II. Wise
Ielsnd-John N. lzett, Thomss Craney.
Jettersou-W. H. II. Learned, ;. y. Conover, r.
A. Bartlett, A J, Mayo, Barton Robinson, T. W.
Blake
Observation-Disclosures HILL Morgan
Morgans, W. Williams, r :. 1tton, Michael
Kelly, J. II. Rinehart, George Bothell. W W.
Perrigo, J. NJ. Frins, John " LEY, J. !. McCay Is.
J. Tsllman. j. W. Earbank. ". V. Kinehsri, j.
p Fay, W. Phillips, H. NJ Hill. Il. q. Lyon g.
B. Walker. J. W. lSngler. z. Berrum; alternates
sell. q. W. Lowell T. Il. Roberts, Ira Hoodln, }.
: Snllee, K. W Grover. J. NJ. Lahue. James
Wies, A. Anderson, ". ". Faster, J. J. Walker,
r ". Young. c. NJ. Ogden, p. l.. Hughes. c II
Lilly, W B. Goodrich, }. Mcknight, W. II. Gross,
John Arthur, Clarence HanfJrd.
Kitsap-W. b. seymour. 4. d Smith, A W.
Robinson. by J. T Mitchell proxy
kittitas-J ". Power. v. II. Hare. II. H. Har-
ris J. W Lyons, q. f. Dickins0n,s bv l. +.
Crimes alternate; W, 4. stevens, ". J. Reed, A.
}. Boyle. A. l. Slowel
hhckitat--Iohu cummings. James Wheel
house, c. II. Baker, Jacob Hansaker, W. A. Ak
well. with three proxies.
Lewis. Benedict, ]. E. Whin1ery, D. W.
Bush. ". .. Reynolds, George 5. Rice, J. H.
Long
Idncoln-wuliam Moir. F. NJ winship, J. H
Fricdiande-, II. J. Neeley, l. a. lakster, A. M
Anderson Wallace Mount
Mason-John B. Forces, W. Il. kneelsnd, NJ
g. Phillips