The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-04-26
asruslIcAS STATE COs4EsrIos.


will be found below
Balloting commenced on Wednesday
afternoon A candidate for Congress.
being the first which would be chosen
the following persons were named l.
0. Stearns, of Baker; w. j. Snodgrass
and Rev. II. X. Hines, Of Union
Knight, of Marion. Tho ballot stood
-Stearns, 20 votes: Hines, 81; snod.
grass, so; Knight, 6; Williams, 2 and
blank l
Governor came next and the fol
lowing persons were put forward
Failing, of Portland; Thompson, oI
Portland; Watss,of Yamhill; Rowland,
of Wasco.
lst ballet-F'ailing, A; Thompson,
So; Watts, 24; Rowland Al; Beck
man 9.
2d-Failing, 4s; Thompson, 6l;
Watts, 6 Rowland, 6l.
3d-i7ailing, AS; Thompsons 6s-;
Watts, 4 Rowland, 6s blank ].
Adjourned to T:30 o'clock.
Convention met at 7:30 Thempsons
name was withdrawn, and Hare, of
Clatsop, Thos. Cornelius, of Washing
ton, and Beelzman, of jackson, put in
nomination
4th-IIare, so; Rowland, 90 !; Beck.
man, So; Cornelius, 30 ; Failing, 80 ;
Thompson, 2; Watts, g. Rowland's s
name was withdrawn.
5th-Hare, s; Beekman, 5l; Cor
neliRs, IL; Failing, 80; Watts, 2;
blank ?. Failing withdrew.
6th-Hare, so; Beekman, s3; Cor
nelius, 4; Watts, l.; J. II. Mitchell, 1.
Cornelius withdrawn.
7th-The seventh ballot resulted as
follows: Hare, Sc; Beekinan, SO
Watts, O; blank 8.
sth-Hare, T6; Beekman, 90; blank,
4.
For Secretary of State Earhart, of
Portland, and Williams, of jackson.
The ballot stood-Earhart, 1877; VIII
liams, SO; Scattering, 5.
For State Wright, of
Marion; Monteith, of Linn; Smith, of
Linn; Chairman, of Clackamas; Hirsch,
of Marion.
lst Wright, l6; Monteith,
10, Smith, AZ; Chairman, "a; Hirsch,
20; blank ?.
Adjourned to meet at $50 next
morning.
2d-Wright, 20; Monteith, 6; Smith,
80; Chairman II; Hirsch, 80; S Hirsch,
|; blank L. Freman, of Linn was
then nominated, and the names of
Monteith and Chairman withdrawn.
3d-Smith. 49; Hirsch, l02; Froman,
"a Wright, 2; blank /.
For State Hines, of Port
land; Byars, of Douglas; Waite, of
Marion; Carter, of Benton; Chapman,
of Portland Snyder, of Yamhill /;
Walling, of Portland
1st-Himes, II; Byars, 26; Waite,
h; Carter, 81; Chapman, II; Snyder,
l6; Walling, 4; blank l. Snyder and
Byars withdrawn.
2d-Himes, II; Waite. 6s; Carter,
50; Chapman, 5; Walling, l; blank1
Hines and Chapman withdrawn
3d-Waite, 81; Carter, Il2.
For Superintendent of Public In
trutetien-Gatch, of Marion; Condsn,
of Lane; Gault, of Washington; Powell,
of Linn.
Catch, 26; Condor, 81; Pow
ell, 90; Geult. II; Skidmore, 6; blank,
l. Catch Withdrawn.
21-Condon, 81; Powell, ,93; Gault.l
Then came recess for
DISTRICT NosiINATIoxs.
+ When the Convention re-assembled
the following nominations were reported:
First District-No nomination.
Second District-Horace Knox, of
Lane county, for Prosecuting Attorney.
Third District -Hartwell Hurley, of
Yamhill county, for Prosecuting At
torney.
Fourth District. F. Caples, of
Multnomah county, for Prosecuting At
torDey.
Fifth District-C. w. Parrish, of
Grant county, for Prosecuting Attorney
The above nominations were On mo-
ton ratified by the Convention.
The State Central Committee was
then appointed as follows:
Baker, Milton White; Benton, c. B.
McElroy; Clackamas, P Paquet; Coos,
C. w. Tower; Clatsop, F. J. Taylor;
Columbia, G. w. Mcbride; Curry, NJ.
Riley; Douglas, E. G.. Hursh; Grant,
j. w Church; jackson, ]. H. Chit
wood; Josephine, Thos. Floyd; Lane,
]. H. McClung; Lake, c. B. Watson /;
Linn. d. Froman; Multnomah, Joseph
Simon; Marion, R. C. Geer; Polk, A.
w. Lucas; Tillameok, DR.. Lasel; Union,
W. J. Snodgrass; Umatilla, J. G. Di-
sosway; Wasco, E. L. Smith; Wash
ington, J. Castor; Yamhill, ]. w. Watts
ID. Froman, of Linn county, was
selected as Chairman of tho Central
Committee.