The Portland daily press., 1890-09-02
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Representative Ticket Non,Ina.
ted Yesterday.

The Republican delegate convention was
called to order at 4 05 p. m. yesterday by
Chairman Lunt of the city committee, who
announced the purpose Of the meeting, and
the secretary of the city committee, Mr.. E.
F. Tompson, called the roll. All the forty
nine delegates were present, either person
ally or by substitute. Mr.. Lunt was then
elected chairman and Mr.. Tompson secre-
tary.
Mr.. W. H. Looney offered this resolution
and 1t was adopted:
Resolved, That the purity OF the ballot is the
safeguard of the stat and nation; to surround it
with every possible protection is a part of good
government; and TO this end the Republicans of
Port aud endorse The secret system OF voting with
official ballots.
Hon. G. p. Wescott moved that when the
convention proceeded to ballot it should be
for all the candidates on one ballot, and the
five receiving the highest number should be
the nominees of the convention. The motion
was carried.
Mr. Foss doubted the vote that declared
Mr.. Wescott's resolution carried. He said
name had been left off the printed ticket,
presented here today. of gentleman who
had been generally spoken of as candidate
for representative. He opposed the action
proposed by the resolution in behalf of the
voters of Ward One. He had name to offer,
that of man who had the respect and conf
deuce Of the community, and who would
poll more votes than any other name on the
ticket. There has often been uneasiness ex.
pressed at the doubtful political condition of
Ward One, and it is well known that the
struggles there have been very close at times.
While the Republicans of that ward will al
ways do all they can for the success of their
ticket, still 1t is always best to prevent, as
far as possible, any solicitude as to its fate,
aud he would therefore propose the name of
George W. Beale as one of the candidates for
representative. who would represent Port
land, first, last and all the time.
Mr.. Lunt. the chairman, then said the reso-
luton was doubted, and called for all those
In favor to vote yes. ..and those opposed no.
The resolution was declared carried, q yeas
to 81 noes.
Mr.. Looney said printed ticket had been
brought into the convention to which there
was no valid objection. But he thought in
the interest of fair play it was no more than
right that the friends of candidates not on
the printed ticket should have time to pre-
pare a ticket, and that recess of ten min
utes be taken for that purpose. The con-
vention so voted.
Upon reassembling after the recess, Mr.
Trefethen moved that the convention re-
consider the vote to ballot for all candidates
on one ballot He believed such course
was un-American, and that each candidate
should be voted for separately.
Mr.. Wescott said the convention had al
ready expressed itself 81 to q in favor of the
resolution to vote for all on one ballot He
believed each name on the ticket presented
would have the requisite majority. he
didn't see why the time of the convention
should be unnecessarily taken up unless any
one of the names on the ticket gets less
vote than is necessary for choice.
Mr.Looney said that he believed others as
well as himself had failed to catch the true
meaning of the resolution. They had be-
lieved no one was to be considered elected
unless be had majority vote. For his part
he wanted every candidate to receive a ma
jority. That's all he asked.
Mr.. Wescott said he would amend his res
olution so that no one should be nominated
unless he possessed a majority.
Mr.. Looney accepted the amendment.
1t was then voted to proceed to ballot and
the chairman was authorized to select the
committee to receive and count votes. He
appointed Geo. P. Wescott, VIM. Fl. Looney
and Chas. E. Jose as committee.
Mr.. Looney moved that the convention
vote by wards, and the motion prevailed.
The first ballot was not counted as there
were 80 ballots, one more than the number
of delegates.