The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-09-23
Clarke County Republican Conven
ton.

In another column OF to'udy IN DE-
PENDENT will be found report of the
proceedings of the Republican Conven-
ton, held at the City Hall last Satur-
day. Everything passed off harmo-
niously, and with perhaps one or two
exceptions, the nominations may be con-
.;dered the best that could have been
made under the circumstances. A few
of the chronic croakers of the county
will doubtless charge that the ticket is
made up of too large proportion of
young men. 1t is true, that four or
five of the candidates have yet to reach
the meridian of life, but they all have
had some experience as servants of the
people. Hon. Alvin Clark furnished
the best reply to this objection when he
said, "The only way to keep up good
team is to break in the colts"
With regard to our own candidature,
modesty demands delicate mention. So
far as these columns are concerned, suf-
fee it to say that if we are elected, we
shall attend to the duties OF the peo-
pies representative with energy and to
the best of our ability. Uninhuenced
by either fear or favor, we shall so act
as in our Judgment to secure the greatest
good to the greatest number of our con-
stituents. Our colleague, Mr.. {. T..
Stiles, is a man with whom everybody
throughout the county is acquainted, he
having grown up here from boyhood.
He has good judgment, energy, hon
esty, and as one Of the officers of the
last Assembly, has acquired some leg
islative experience, which gives him
the advantage of one who has never
been present during session of the
Legislature.
The candidates for Commissioners
Messrs. Meeker, Fales and Christ, are
representative men of the solid class
from the body of the county. They
are all old settlers, thoroughly identi-
fed with the interests of the county,
capable and honest and will doubtless
receive hearty support at the polls.
]. H. Fletcher, the nominee for Sher-
if, is the present Assessor of the coun-
ty, and man of sterling integrity and
good judgment. He has multitude
Of friends among the people of the
county.
Since the hearty way in which the
convention made the nomination OF
Chas. Brown for Auditor, it is scarcely
necessary to offer further praise in his
behalf. As soon as it was announced
that nominations for Auditor were in
order, his name was upon the lips of a
dozen delegates at once; and, amidst
the heartiest applause, the rules were
suspended and he was by reclamation
declared the unanimous nominee Of the
convention. The county has never
had better Auditor. TIE people be-
lieve it and will no doubt so express
themselves at the polls in November.
The nominee for Treasurer, +. W.
Bier, like others upon the ticket, is not
bowed down with an age of decrepi-
tude, and Notwithstanding the poet
says, "Silvery hairs the brain doth
clear" the people will find that Mr..
Bier, with his golden locks, is well
qualified for the position. He is II
moral, temperate and steady young
man, whom the voter may honor with
bis confidence without fear of after re-
greet.
The progressive and public spirited
citizen, who desires an Improvement in
the financial affairs of the county, looks
to Mr.. Tooley, the candidate for As
SCISSOR, to help on the cause of reform.
II elected, and there is every probability
that he will be, he will have an oppor-
tunity to distinguish himself by incrcas-