The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-04-07
I'LL FOOLS DoA T 1T COR
T.4LL[S.

Last Saturday was Aprils FOOLS day,
and every thing passed. off in the usual
manner with only one important exception.
The consumers of rag hot-cakes, rag filed
cigars, red pepper candy, ETC., all furnished
amusement for the anxious bystander, VINO
is always ready for hearty laugh on such
occasions. The most important, however,
of the affairs of the d,y was the meeting of
the Democratic County Convention for this
county. On Thursday and Friday before
this important event several of the many
delegates from the far-of precincts might
have been seen entering Corvallis as if they
were burdened with weighty anil important
duties Just ahead of them to perform
They came with tie full determination and
intention of assisting their brother delegates
in placing in nomination such list of
Democratic nominl es for the several coun-
ty offices which when in the field for the
suffrages of their constituents would be az
proved by the faithful Democrats far and
near.
But it was not long after they had arriv-
ell, after making some inquiries regarding
their important mission and of the candi-
dates who would probably be in the field
for the work Of Saturday that they discov-
cred that that eeentful day was all FOOLS
day, and that some of the knowing ones,
in and about and near the county seat
those who deemed themselves party mana
gers-had already arranged matters in a
way to perpetrate practical joke on their
brethren from the more distant precincts
of the county. The duty for them to per-
form would be to elect delegates to the
state convention and then adjourn to again
meet at the call of the cha.rman for the
purpose of nominating their county ticket
by this means practically depriving many
of the delegates from the distant and more
remote precints from having any voice in
the nomination of the county ticket bee ,use
those who live SO far away having been to
the expense and time of making one trip
to fulfill their duties to the County Con-
veation cannot well afford to go = second
time. the final result of which will be that
many of the precincts will have to 90 ur-
represented or the delegates will have to
send their proxies to- the party managers
who live near y and are always ready to
attend to such duties. In pursuance of
the plans above described the convention
met on the lst at ii o'clock aad appointed
the usual committees after which they ad-
journed and again met at o'clock in the
afternoon. After the committees reported
M. Shannon having been elected permanent
chairman, James Writsman secretary and
A. J. Ray assistant secretary, while the
convention was nominating delegates to the
state convention, w. S. McFadden, who
has always been modest man in soliciting
and receiving official positions and having
been nominated as one "f the delegates, his
extreme modesty prompted him to decline
the distinguished honor. During all this
time, however, he sat with listening ears
and watchful eye to ses that the program
of the party managers was fully carried J
out. After the requisite Number Of dee
gates had been elected the meeting adjourn
ed and the delegates who had made their
appearance for the purpose oil nominating a.
full ticket went home better posted than;
ever on politisal MAI lspt Of affairs and
with an experience ami Sufficient to ever
remind them that pracka Jokes are likely
to be perpetrated on 'aIl FOOLS day