The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-03-30
psmoeratis county Convention.

The Linn county democratic con-
vention met Mt the court house in AL
bany, Saturday the "a, at 10 A. n. The
convention was called to order by w.
r. Bilyeu, chairman Of the county
central committee. No time was vast
ed in speeches, and after the chairman
had stated the object of the meeting,
the convention proceeded at once to
business.
On motion of J. i. Cowan, G. e.
Chamberlain was elected temporary
chairman.
On motion of Sam May the Temporal
ry organization was completed by the
election OF o. p. Coshow secretary, and
G. J. Shedd assistant
A committee of three on credentials
was appointed by the chair as follows:
T. j. Black, J. b. r. Morelock and Il.
Senders.
a committee on permanent organiz-
Ation, consisting Of J. T.. Cowan, c. II.
4alston and Sam May, was likewise
gppointed.
On melton of Enoch Hoult a recess
of fifteen minutes was taken in order
to give the committees time to report.
After recess the committee on ere
dentials reported the following dele
gates entitled 10 seats in the conven-
| ton, which report was adopted:
EAST .ALBANY.
John Hoffman, Geo. Chamberlain,
Brice Wallace, c. P. Burkhart, John
Tsom, i. Senders, Abe Hackleman,
Phil Swank, A. e. Bloom.
WEST ALBANY.
Z. L. Bryan, Ubbe Peters, Geo. w.
Cline, c. II. Stewart, DR.. J. L. Hill, ].
L. Cowan.
HARRISBURG.
Enoch Hoult, d. s. Busey, Sam
May, ]. w. Grimes, Geo. NJ. Afford,
William MeCulloch, Oliver Hyde, Geo
Huston.
BROWNSVILLE.
J. b. r. Marelock, G. H. Gable, J.
D. Arthurs, f. NJ. Jack, E. B. Michael
VIM. Cochran, o. P. Coshow.
HALsEY
Robert Andrews, ". J. Ribelin, T.
J. Black and J r. Bone
] sHEDD.
John \. Mcbride, John Morgan and
Neil Rhedd.
SYRACUSE.
John Cox, L. c. Stratton and F. NJ.
Miller.
| /. N. Wheeler L. c. Rice and Milt
snyder
sANTIAM.
Jas. Peery, J. T. Bilyea, Jesse South,
James Crabtree, David Bilyeu and ].
B. Fitzwater.
/ WATERLOO.
/ Oscar Healy, George Mckinney, :.
A. Devaney and o. Jennings.
SWEET HOME.
4 Thos. Morris, WIN. Rumbaugh and
+ VIM MeKinnon.
FRANKLIN BUTTE.
! David Myers, John Blyeu. ], X.
Thomas. Jasper Crabtree and John
Curl.
scIo.
Harvey Shelton, f. p. Devaney G.
W. Hunsaker, /. n Griffin, J. 7. Fol
lis. A. J. Shelton and Thos Munkers.
LEBANON.
J. r. Keebler c. II. RaIston, John
A. Beard, j. c. Bilyeu, JEFF Coyle and
f. c. Hansard.
BRUSH CREEK
/ W, J. Philpot and G. splawn.
cRAwFoRDsvILLE.
Geo. Finley and ". c. Robinett
FOX VALLEY.
David Scott, by II. Lyon proxy, and
H. Lyon.
Thomas Thompson and Jesse Barr
ORLEANS
D. Turner and \ Stone.
ROCK CREEK.
/ James Turnidge, by II. 8. Williams
proxy.
The report Of the committee on or
ganization, recommending that the
temporary officers be made the perma
nent officers and arranging the ordeI
Of business, was adopted.
J. Reiblen moved that the votes b,
cast by ballot, and an amendmen
, that the ballot be by viva voee voti
proposed by Enoch Hoult was carrie,
by Q vote of 43 to 80. The origina
vote then prevailed.
DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION
f The following were elected as dele
gates to the state convention: ]. L
Cowan, J. X. Weatherford, C H. Raj
; ston, L. Senders, L. j. Black, Enocl
Hoult, I. d. Miller, W. r. Bilyeu an,
; James Peery.
Il The convention then adjourned un
til p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2 Pho following names We're placed ii
l nomination for representatives: Jet
: Myers, a. Blevins, e. A. Hester, J. L
r. Morelock, Abe Hackleman, Philli
Swank, G. w Hunsaker r. c. Miller
: T. J. Black moved that the motion
whereby the viva voce system of vC
3 ting was adopted be reconsideret
which prevailed. The original motto
that the convention vote viva VOC
was then voted down.
The vote for representatives stood