The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-04-17
A sIcKLY FARCE.
TUALITIN, Washington Co., !
n..... A..;l OK 7oTk

ton at Hillsboro on Saturday last
e There was quite large crowd pres.
: ent, much larger than | ever saw in
e Hlllsboro, except during the County
. Fair. About 10 o'clock the delegates
started for the Court House on a
5 swinish trot, headed by the whole
hog" delegation from Butte, followed
, by Independent Republicans, sore
: head Republicans, Nipple Republi-
: cans, with quite mixture of Demo
Gratis. The convention effected
temporary organization, appointed
, the usual committees, and then ad-
, journed until 1 o'clock, in order to all
} low various committees time to report,
and allow the ofiice.seekers a chance
to interview" the delegates, Shortly
after o'clock the Convention was
called to order, and the several COM
mittees made their reports, which
were received and adopted. The first
nomination in order was State Sen.
ator On the second ballot U. Jackson,
Democrat, was nominated. Balloting
for Representative then began, there
being three TO nominate; on the fourth
D
ballot, 0. Watt, Republican, received
the nomination; seven more ballots
was taken, which resulted in the nom
ination Of T. d. Humphreys, a Repub-
lican; as the Republicans now had
two it looked fair to'giye the Demo
Gratis the remaining one. John Sweek,
a well'known Democrat was placed in
nomination, but that gentleman de-
clined, saying that be was no "office-
seeker which created quite a sensa-
ton. j. A. Richardson was next put
in nomination. As soon as his name
was announced he arose and said |
Mr.. Chairman, | beg leave to de-
cline the nomination; there is a reso.
luton adopted by this convention to
select delegates to an Independent
State Convention, and as / was a del
egate to the Democratic State Con
vention, and helped to make the plat
form and nominate the ticket, and am
well pleased with it, | do not propose
to 60 back on what | have already
done" These remarks were greeted
with great applause from the crowd
on the outside DR., i, A. Bailey, a
sterling Democrat, was then put in
nomination The Doctor declined by
saying, "Mr Chairman, and gentle
men of the Convention, l am no Office
seeker, | have lost no office, neither
am | hunting one, and | ask nothing
at the hands Of this convention Mr..
Bailey's remarks were greeted with
loud applause. BY this time it looked
as if something was "rotten in Den.
mark, and the convention wisely con
cluded TO ballot without placing any
name in nomination, On the seventh
ballot, Roe, a Democrat, was declared
nominated, The committee on order
OF business had so arranged the order
OF business, that the Offices Of County
Judge, Clerk and Sheriff came in sue
cesson. For Judge, Archibald, Re
publican, was nominated on the first
ballot. A.Leuelling, Republican, was
on the fourth ballot nominated for
Clerk For Sheriff, G. T. Tosier, Re.
publican, received the nomination on
the second ballot Thus all of the
moneyod Offices were gobbled up by
the honest Republicans, At this stage
Of the convention you could not have
measured the faces of the Democratic
delegates with a ten-foot poll. The
amount of wmking and nudging done
by those on the outside was fearful to
behold, aud ii became evident to tho
members Of that convention that their
nominations were not giving satishc.
tom byt they hardened their faces
aud went on with their work. For
Commissioners one Of the "whole
hog" delegates, from Butte, put in
nomination VIM Landcss, a Republt l
can Of pcousidorate ability aud doubt
full honesty aud made motion that ,
Landoss be nominated by aeclamaton
This causing great confusion, the j
motion was withdrawn, and on the
second ballot LandcSs was nominated
w. w, Graham, q well known Demo ,
crat, was then placed in nomination ,
Mr., J. A, Richardson said, in behalf OF |
Mr.. Graham, that he postiselg eom'd !
not accept tho nomination, AT this
juncturo Of affairs a delegate from
Cedar Creek said that he represented
portion Of tie county that contained
a large population and a heavy tax,
and that they had been denied any :
representation on the ticket, and II
this was the way that business was {
done he would not support it, This !
declaration fell on tho convention like
a bombshell, and it seemed for few
as if the convention would i
fall to pieces, Az this critical me {
ment Mr. Watt came forward, aud be-
soechinoly begged tho convention 10 y