Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-10-27
PeOpIp'> Nominees i'm LOWS.

tive Of Lewis county interests Ill
cur Territorial Legislature, than
that of the Peoples Convention,
Nj. Henry Niles. Acquainted with
our local history from !iir very be
g,uuiu-; cogLiZlnt of ali the wants
nl his constituency, he possesses
re ltuul-lie energy, experience anH
itl,nirI.e to srcuI,- .uch legislation
n viii materially hasten the dawn OF
.t"~pcrl.v which, has aliea Is Ie5un
=" slci It's luvl3u,afinG rays over the
fruitful soil # oh Lewis. lie Is
u.riuostionub.v one Of tie best paI-
la.men;ariails IN the Territory. 1t Is
II fatal error 10 ignore the benefits
I" IL. derived from experience IN the
duties Of legislator. The session
of Ike Assembly Is 81 shot, and the
duties incident to it 50 alduuu> that
It /, y matter Of Glentcr importance,
than Is generally conceded, TO make
il wise selection. Thee fouiths Of
the session generally passes before q
new member Is ;alrly aware OF The
means usually employed TO secure
success, and fully that proportion
of the membership each session sit
as wooden images OF are cont oiled
by the manipulations of sbrewd
but interruptions politicians. The
question of primary importance TO
the citizens is, who will best advance
the interests of the county or dis
trict? A vote at therolls, is the only
means by which the individual can
answer it, and accept or reject the
aid which competency and expcr-
fence affords.
Messrs. J. L. Shelton. l.. A. Da-
Wis and VIM. ID. Boone, the Peoples
nominees for Commissioners, ale all
faithful and competent men, fully
Identified with the prosperity of the
county.
Mr.. Brooks, the nominee for Au-
ditOr, has held the Office before, and
his service has been noted for the
accuracy of his work and the ac-
commodating manner in which it
has been performed.
Mr.. UrVuhart, the present Treas
urer, is on both tickets for re.elec-
ton. He has made good officer
Miss Florence Page, the nominee
for School Superintendent, is n
young lady of excellent education
and splendid ability. Her opponent
is Mr.. Brouliet, preacher, who
unites politics with religion in such
IL way sometimes as to leave one in
doubt as to whether lie is most Re-
publican or Christian.
Mr.. A. b. Dillenbaugh has had
experience in the Office of Probate
Judge, and his administration has
given universal satisfaction, so far
as we can learn. He will have no
difficulty in beating his opponent,
Mr.. Hartman.
Mr.. Samuel Berry for Surveyor,
and Mr.. J. S. Herndon for Coroner,
are both popular men.
The Conven ton which nominated
this ticket, was the largest ever held
in the county. Its deliberations
were harmonious and the result
satisfactory. There seems TO be very
little doubt but that it will carry by
an overwhelming majority.
PETRoLLUM--The adage that we
must go away from home for the
news, is illustrated by the following
excerpt from the Portland Telegram.
Let us hope it is true: Some weeks
ago, Tacoma man discovered,
eigh cen miles from that city in the
Puyaliup valley, two miles from the
Northern Pacific railway, a good
quality of petroleum. Creeks in
that vicinity have indicated the ex-
istence of oil, but no one else SO far
as known, ever took the trouble to
investigate the matter. This week
sample of the Oil was brought
here and its illumination power in
crude state was found to be equal
to refined petroleum of ITO deg. test.
Kelly, Dunno & Co., of this city,
have an interest in the land on which
the oil was discovered, and it is un-
derstood that company will be
formed to bore wells. Should there
be any considerable supply of oil
and this can be ascertained ONLY
by boring-the owners will have
struck a bonanza. A later report
states that representative of the
firm Of Ferry & White has gone to
San Francisco, to purchase the ma.
chinery for sinking oil wells on the
Puyallup.
SECTION 3.O76, of the Code, in re.
lation to opening and closing of the
polls on the day of election, is as
follows. 1t will be seen that the |
polls cannot be closed at noon, as
was formerly the case.
At all elections the polls shall he opened |
at nine o'clock in the morning and shall
continue open without recess until six
o'clock in the evening, at which time the |
Judges shall close the polls: Piopttied,