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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Social Democracy of America, the (search)
n a State or Territory, they will be organized centrally; when the members are sufficiently numerous they will aim to get possession, by lawful and constitutional means—i. e., by the use of the ballot—of the political powers of the State or Territory, and to organize that according to the principles of the Social Democracy, so far as the Constitution of the United States may permit. Immediately after the publication of the Social Democracy's plan, the governor of the State of Washington, J. R. Rogers, invited the society to take into consideration the advantages possessed by that State for such colonies, but later it was announced from Washington that Col. Richard J. Hinton, chairman of the Social Democracy's colonization commission, had signed papers by which title to 350,000 acres of land in Cumberland and Fentrass counties, Tenn., was transferred to the society. Col. Hinton said that the Tennessee colony would be the first organized and that colonies would be settled in Idaho and
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Washington, (search)
ssumes officeMay, 1860 W. H. Wallaceassumes office1861 L. J. S. Turney, actingassumes office1861 William Pickeringassumes officeJune, 1862 Marshall F. Mooreassumes office1867 Alvan Flandersassumes office1869 Edward S. Salomonassumes office1870 Elisha Pyre Ferryassumes office1872 William A. Newellassumes office1880 Watson C. Squireassumes office1884 Eugene Sempleassumes office1887 Miles C. Mooreassumes office1888 State governors. Elisha P. Ferryassumes officeNov. 18, 1889 John H. McGrawassumes officeJanuary, 1893 John R. Rogersassumes officeJanuary, 1897 United States Senators. Name.No. of Congress.Term. John B. Allen51st to 53d1890 to 1893 Watson C. Squire51st to —1890 to — Vacant Upon the expiration of John B. Allen's term in 1893 there was a deadlock and the office was vacant until Wilson's election in 1895.53d to —— to — John L. Wilson54th to 56th1895 to 1899 George Turner55th to —1897 to — Addison G. Foster56th to —1899 to — Wash