, 1892-03-19
SEVEN GOOD MEN
WILL REPRESENT THURSTON
COUNTY AT SEATTLE.

Work of the Convention Today
Delegates From Various Parts OF
the County-How They Organs
lied and Got Down to Business.
THURsToN's DELEGATES.
At Large-J. W. ROBINSON.
Olympia-N. s. PORTER First Ward.
9 ~. F. CONVEY, Second Ward.
=. R. PATTERSON, Third Ward.
Tumwater-GEo. GELBACH.
Mud Bay-P. MCKENZIE
Yelm-sANDY MCKENZIE.
Politics was the only subject Of discus
sion on the street this morning. Or, every
corner were grouped three or four who
were intent upon learning how the con-
vention this afternoon would terminate.
Two factions were in the field as usual, and
foremost among them was Col. Nick Ow-
ings who has been industriously advising
the delegates as to the best course to pur-
sue. He returned from the east Just in
time to get into the political swim, and ex-
poets to cut a wide swath during the cam
paign in putting up political jobs.
The convention was called to order
shortly after O'Clock by R. G. O'Brien
and the meeting at once proceeded to or
ganize. NJ. A. Root and J. c. Rathbun
were nominated for temporary chairman,
with the result in favor Of Mr.. Root.
s. 9. Woodruff and E. McReynolds acted
as tellers. NJ. G. Royal was chosen secre-
tary.
The chairman then proceeded to the APP
| pointment of a committee on credentials,
and another on business. On the former
were P. W. Mckenzie, G. w. Osborne,
Mark Reed, DR.. NOVEL; and e. Mercy
nolds and on the latter were J. G. Rath-
bun, U. l.. Collins and w. Parsons.
The delegates to the convention were
tlrst ward Messrs. Riley, McReynolds,
Woodruff, Porter, Barnes, Hambright and
Brown.
Second ward, Messrs. Convey, McMieken
Ready, Phillips, Reed, O'Brien, Root
Lammon and Eddy. The latter was absent.
Third ward, Messrs. Ford. Rathbun,
and Wiman.
Chambers prairie, III. A. Raymond, d.
Fleetwood, II 6. Parson and P. Hayes
were chosen.
Gate City, ]. H. Daley and James Med.
Israel.
LCl11LO3 SGUISG 0dSGOl, W. w JGIIGTIGS
and g. L. Collins.
West Olympia, B. M. Laughlin.
Tumwater. DR.. NOVEL;, George Gelbach,
A. G. Cushman and E. A. Eastman.
Puget City, no delegate,
Bucoda, Geo. w. Coates, proxy for An
drew Oleson, Il. 2. Hammond, e. T. Davis,
w. r. Patterson and J. T. Ticknor.
Yelm, no delegate.
Rainier, no delegate.
Grand Mound, Fred. W. Stocking.
Black River, no delegate.
Mud Bay, no delegate.
South Bay, G. w. Osborne.
South Union, John W. Mills, w. 0.
Bush, Chas. Besse, John S. Bush.
McLane, 3. M. French.
Gull Harbor, no delegate
Much time was consumed in discussing
the difficulty at Gate City and Rochester.
The call for election was for Gate City,
with Rochester in parentheses. indicating
that the peopieot Rochester should vote at
Gate City. This was rendered necessary
because OF the fact that the apportiOnment
of delegates was based npon the vote cast
at the last congressional election and that
no apportionment could be made to pre-
cincts formed since then. The motion to
admit one delegate from Rochester was
lost.
w. G, Israel was admitted to represent
Chas. Besse and John Mills, delegates from
South Union.
II. 6. Parsons was admitted as proxy for
d. Fleetwood, on Chambers prairie.
In the election for delegates one repres-
entatiye was given to each ward with N. S.
Porter for the first, j ohm f. Convey for the
second, and J. r. Pattison for the third all
of whom were elected by acclamation,
From the country George Gelbach, of Tum-
water and ?. Mckenzie of Mud Bay, were
also elected by acclamation. George Gas
ton and Francis Rotch both declined the
nomination. A ballot was taken on Sandy
Mckenzie of Yelm, and w. L. Collins OF
Tenino.
Mckenzie was elected Chairman Root
then urgently placed before the convention
the name of Col. Eddy for delegate at large
and w. Q. Bush followed with the nomina-
ton of Judge Robinson, and was seconded
by j. @. Rathbun. w. f. Pattison
OF Bucoda, urged, ON behalf of the
country delegation and Bucoda especially,
the election of Judge Robinson, and stated
that the Bucoda delegation had already de-
cided to cast their ballot unanimously for
the election of Judge Robinson.
The result of the ballot was 33 votes for
Judge Robinson and % for Col. Eddy.
The alternates elected were: First
ward, e. McReynolds; second ward
Joseph Lammon, Third ward, R. A Ford;
county, f. w. Stocking, W. o. Israel, H.
g. Parsons; at large, 7. ". Eddy.
The following resolution was presented
by S. G. Woodruff:
WHEREAS, The city of Olympia is able
and anxious to entertain the republican
state convention next summer, and
WHEREAS, Were there no other consider
ations the fact that it is the state capital
would justify its selection by the central
committee as the scene OF the convention;
and
WHEREAS, The republican party of
Thurston county and its representatives
here assembled are determined to use ey-
| cry honorable endeayor to secure the afOle-
said convention for Olympia therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the Thurston county
delegation to the Seattle convention be and
are hereby instructed to devote all their en-
ergies to the purpose; that they be required
| to canvass the opinion Of the state
central committee at once so as to ascer-
tain whether the necessary number
| favor Olympia; that they be urged in the
event the majority OF the committee are
equiYocal and antagonistic to carry the
fight into the Seattle convention, so as to
procure an expression from that body fa-
vorable to Olympia, and of sufficient force
and vehemenee to leave no other selection
open to the committee. That they, in
pursuance of this policy, be admonished
to abandon all idea of securing representa-
tion in the Minneapolis delegation until
after the location of the convention has
been determined upon.
The resolution was not adopted, but was
substituted with a motion by Mr. Convey
that the chairman and secretary Of
the Thurston county republican central
committee address a letter to the state cen
tral republican committee, inviting them
to hold the state convention i'll Olympia.
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