The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-04-26
UNION PARTY CONVENTION.

The Union party county convention met
in the court house to-day at 10 o'clock and
was called to order by J. A. Kecy, presi-
dent of the adjourned meeting of the 9th.
Minutes of adjourned meeting read by
the secretary, Rev. P. ?. Underwood.
There being no objections the minutes W, re
approved.
On motion the chair appointed A. S. Rob-
erts, A. M. Allen. R. FL. Darneille, S. b.
Phillips, ]. w. Johnston committee on or
der of business, and r B. Hood, Leslie But
ler and II. w. Williams were retained as
committee On credentials.
On motion the following order of business
was adopted: First-Report OF committee
on credentials. STANDARDIZATION of plat
form. Third-General business. Fourth
Nomination of a county ticket in the follow
ing order: First. sheriff; second, county
clerk; third, treasurer; fourth, commits
sioner; fifth, school superintendent; sixth,
assessor; seventh, surveyor; eighth. coroner.
Miscellaneous business. Sixth-Ad.
journment.
On motion the convention adjourned uu.
til l o'clock
Convention reconvened at l o'clock.
The committee on credentials reported
the following entitled to seats In the con-
vention: Deschutes--A S Roberts, p z
Underwood, H Mccoy, NJ Freeman. King
sley--S B Phillips, L Boynton, J Bitter,
o. Harner. Columbia-A VI Allen, fl "
Gilpin, r Lowe, Albert Allen. Dufur-L
Holgate, L Nedrow. I Smith. Eight Mile
e NJ Hartman, H Williams, K Ii Dar-
nielle. Vest Dalles-J W johnson, L e
Hodgon, Leslie Butler, r F Wickharn, Dave
Graham. East Dalles-D Roberts, R B
Hood, W Spicer, F Chase, W H Taylor. S
Morgan. Mosler-Jas Miller, ,Jno Welberg,
W c Mcclure, Wm johnson.
On motion the Union state platform was
adopted. a
On motion the following were appointed
tellers: E NJ Hartman, L B Hood, Seth
Morgan and E Nedrow.
On motion the nomination Of officers was
ordered to be made by ballot, and that
majority of all votes cast should be required
to a choice.
For sheriff the following names were pro-
posed: E Mccormack, A M Allen, E
Ferris, w Ii Williams, L w Trout.
Each candidate was thoroughly tested
and his political record investigated. j Z
was nominated on the first
ballot.
For clerk there was but one name pro.
posed and Jno A Kelley was nominated by
Several names were proposed for treas
,rer and all declined, but finally Leslie
Butler was prevailed upon to accept. though
protesting, and was declared the nominee.
The names of W L Ward and Ezra Hen
ION were presented for commissioner. Ward
-eceived 81 votes aud Henson 7. Ward
having received majority was declared the
nominee.
The names Of VIM Campbell and P 2
Underwood for assessor resulted as follows:
Campbell, s; Underwood, 81. Underwood
having received majority was declared the
nominee. A canyass of the vote above
named showed that there was one too many
sotes, so the vote was reconsidered and
second ballot taken with the following re-
'ult: Campbell, 6; Underwood, 81 Un-
lerwood was again declared the nominee.
On motion the office of surveyor was left
blank.
On motion the Office of coroner was left
blank.
Miscellaneous business was taken up and
IN motion two parties were named for joint
representatives between this and Sherman
,onnty to be ratified by the executive COM
nittee of this and Sherman county, and the
lanes of DIR. Darniell, Of Wasco county and
Tohn Meder of Sherman county were sug-
,ested.
There being nothing further of Importance
o transact, our reporter adjourned, leaving |
he convention still in session. The above |
eport contains all the proceedings that
Gere of Importance, but the convention was
conducted with such irregularity that full |
eport would be encountered with much USE
s-s a aver and he erole Ieous n0nser Sc.
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