The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-10
The Canvass for Votes.

There was no trouble OF any kind. and
the campaign was void OF any stirring in
cident. Il was all pleasant enough. The
union sentiment in this territory was so
pronounced that the result was almost a
foregone conclusion. The opposition did
not rise up in great force. In fact. owing
to the turn OF affairs in military matters
many of the bitterest ooppeTthea ads had
left the country. Some went to British
Columbia, others went 10 help the dying
cause.
Il stumped the territory with S. Gar
fielde and others. you will see from
this list of dates and places where / was
due 10 speak. Travelling in those days
was primitive. and we went from place
to place according TO convenience. II was
either stage. horseback, boat or on f9ot,
in fact any way you could catch on. Take
it from the Cascades here. which accord
ing TO this hist was the last place l spoke
al, Friday, May 70, 1850. We Travelled to
Portland from there 10y steamer. and the
service then was about as good as ii is
today From Portland 10 Olympia We
wen: down the river by boat 10 the Cow
litz and from there by stage to olympia
and thence 70 Seattle by boat.
MY opponent. Col. James Tflton. was a
Democrat. a man of sterling integrity,
upright and honorable. He and / were
the best of friends before and during the
campaign. and am pleased TO say we re-
Nominated the Day Richmond Fell.
The convention that nominated me
met at Ciaquato, in Lewis county. a small
place, chosen no doubt In those days be-
cause il was on the stage road from
Olympia 10 the Cowlitz. and a halfway
point for delegates. | see by this old pa
per covering the proceedings of that con-
vention that a point was made by the
editor" and here Mr.. Denny read:
1T Is significant that on the day set
TO nominate a candidate for The Union
party, news of the fab of Richmond ana
surroundings reached US. Ii is ominous
of the success of the Union cause in the
land. Il is also suggestive that the day
set for the nominate OF a candidate by
the copperheads was the anniversary OF
the bouE5ardment OF Fort Sumter
The only thing that cast a deep gloom
over that campaign, but which only
tended 20 intensity the feeling. was the
assassina ton OF Abraham Lincoln, April
H. 1865. was in Olympia al the time and
heard the news the next day. OF course
the feeling WAS very bitter. but fortu-
nateiy common sense prevailed and no
violence took place in this territory.
The CIaquato Convention.
The Seattle Weekly Gazette of April 81
1876, which gives the proceedings of the
convention in full. shows that Edward FL
bridge. OF Whatcom. was chairman and
X. II. Hewitt anu L. r bedcH StCfttdflts
Before the regular ballot an informal one
showed the following candidates: a. A
Denny. L; Holmes, j. Z. Wyche. Elwood
Evans and Capt. Cox. Only one regular
ballot was taken. being the one that elect
cd Denny. namely. Denny Il. Wyche 5
and Evans 81. The nomination was then
made unanimous.
The following Union territorial central
committee was also nominated: q. A
Meiggs, Port Madison Anderson Cox. Nalla
Walla: L. Holmes, Vancouver: a. r.
Burbank Monticello. Q. +. p. Wood, Port
Discovery: William NcLane. Olympia: } d.
T. Browning Claquato.
The Union Vote.
The result OF my election said Mr.
Denny. reached me while was travelling
after closing the campaign. OF course
was not surprised as II had been pretty
well accepted as foregone conclusion. Ac-