The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-25
New Republican County Commit
tee Meets and Organizes.
|. n. knfckerbocker, Of Auburn,
0ns; Treasurer, ". III. Lewis-Ar-
mory Hall Engaged for Republic
an Meeting Next Saturday Night
Arrangements for Sub-Committees

TIE rswly elected Republican county
central committee met yesterday after
BOON 1T o'clock and organized for the
a-iaous work Tow OF hand !. 3.
kaickerbocker. CO Auburn, Was elected
permanent chairman; Fred H LysoDs Sec
Rotary and william Il. Lewis treasurer.
b. little was done beyond the selection
% these officers and tie ef-ec-.ng q gen
eEaI organization
In the absence OF the chairman the meet
ing was called 70 order by the secretary
Of the committee, p V. Davis Mr. Davis
was elected temporary chairman ard a.
T. Ambrose temporary secretary.
The following commit teeEneu were pres
en.: First ward James WILSON; Second
ward. .. X S!ckies: Third ward, VIII Il.
Morris. by ". z. Bell. proxy; Fourta
ward. W Ii. Lewis. FIFTH ward, \. T.
Ambrose. KIN ward. K NJ. Kinnsar:
Sevenla wazd. Capt John Taylor; E.gEth
ward. frel II. Lysons; E-Na ward, Y. ~
Gan. P. J. Smith ana William Mott; South
district. p. H. MeMaslao, ". ). Jennings
and DIR. ]. ]. Smith.
The committee proceeded TO the election
OF q permanent chairman, and a motion
that the selection be limited 10 the MEM
oersasp Of the committee was defeated by
Auburn; VIII H Morris, Of the Third ward,
and Maj W v Rineaart, OF the SIKH
ward. were placed n nomination Tor per-
nlansnt chairman o. thu committee. The
name Of Maj. RiEehar; was Withdrawn,
and the vote resulted as follows: / 3.
kn.ckerDOcker, 8 votes Wan II Morris.
votes; Mai. w. V. Rineaart, votes l. 3.
knicksT5oeGer having received q majority
OF TIE votes cast was declared elected
chairman.
Fred ii. Lysons. OF The Eighth ward.
was placed in nomination FOR secretary,
and on motion Of Z. V. Davis, seconded by
a. 7. Ambrose. was elected BY acc-aEl3a-
ton
William H. Lewis. Of the Fourth ward.
was, on motion OF II. K. Bell, elected
treasurer oy exclamation.
On motion @. Ambrose. the chairman
was authorized and emp o7vered TO appoint
an executive committee, OF such number
as he deems proper, ana report at the
next meeting A I. Ambrose. W. X. Bell
and the secretary were appointed q CON-
EniItee 10 secure headquarters for the COM
U7ittse- A motion h. K. ". klnnear that
I'D Hawkins be appointed L mem Der-at-
table.
On motion OF Tucker. II was ordered that
The four members % the committee winch
had been selected by the North district
be permitted 10 serve. with full vote
each. and that l. Z. KDlcherbccker be
added as a member OF the committee from
the South district. with a full vote
On motion Of Bell, the treasurer was
authorized and empowered 20 select a CAM
paign or finance committee, either within
| or outside the membership or this commit
Hon. j. II. Schlvely. chairman OF the
state central committee, was introduced.
ana IN tAe COURSE oi ieiiisi!As cOiiceiA1iis
the conduct OF the campaign. Informed the
committee that he had secured Arm0Ty
| tall for Republican meetings on November
and :, the hall on the former date 10 be
| at the disposal of the county committee.
A. 7. Ambrose was appointed q commit
| tee 10 secure Armory hail for a meeting
20 be held Saturday evening. October !.
| 1928.
On motion the committee adjourned %
| meet Tuesday, September q. az 2 O'Clock
| 2. n
Speaking Of the organization Of the cotIn-
| ty committee, State Chairman Schively said
| last night: 1T is a strong organization.
| made up OF the elements which Will opera te
| TO consolidate Republican interests and
| could and would work n the utmost har-
| money with and be supplemental 10 the
| state organization"