The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-04-12
WEDNESDAYS CONVENTION.
Fall Report Of The Republican County
Convention.

1he convention was called TO- order q
1880 A. NJ. by M. T. Nolan, chairman Q
the Republican central committee, VIII
read the call and briefly stated the obJec
and purposes OF the convention.
On motion C. L. PHILIPS was elected
temporary chairman, and F. A. Bale,
secretary with Clarence Barnett as as
sistant.
On motion the following named dele
gates were appointed on order of busines!
and permanent organization: j. A. Var
ney, West Dalles; D. J. Cooper, Colum
bia; w. Vanderpool, Dufur; F. G. Sex
ton, Kingsley; -. Crandall, East Dalles
On motion the following committee
were appointed on credentials: C. N
Thornbury, West Dalles; o. L. Paquett
Kingsley; B. Kelsay, Grass Valley; j
Soesbe, Hood River; P. T. Sharp. Eas,
Dalles.
On motion the convention adjourned
until o'clock p. NJ.
| The convention was called 10 order
shortly after O'Clock by c. L. Phillips,
chairman pro tenn.
The committee on order of business re.
ported: First, permanent organization.
Second, election of delegates to the state
convention. Third, election of county
officers. Fourth, the election of county
central committee
| REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Your committee on credentials beg leave
to make the following repor.. That we
have examined the credentials from the
several precincts and find the following
named persons entitled to seats In this con-
vention; Antelope precinct-T. H. Nc.
Greer by, Alex Kelsey proxJ, G. A. Staley
by M. j. Anderson proxy, R. A. Kelsey,
NJ: j. Anderson by w. H. H. Dufur proxy.
Bake Oven precinct-Grant Mays, Lemuel
Burgess. c. W. Haight by M. A Moody
proxy. Cascades precinct Alex Watt,
Robert Black and c. S. Candrana. Colum.
bia precinct-D. J. Cooper and J. B. Dow
Deschutes precinct-H. Rice, C. S. Smith
and C. L. Barnett. Eight Mile precinct
John Ii. Baker and 4. P. Koontz. Hood
River precinct-A. S. Blowers, J. A. Soesbe,
81. L. Howe, j. w. Baker, E. S. Olinger,
j. Il. Middleton. Mosier PRECINCTS. D.
Fisher and Louis Davenport. Oak Grove
precinct-O. L. Paquet and G. w. Rice
Iygh Valley precinct-C. T. Bonney by A.
Bonney proxy, and Joseph Sherrar by c. T.
Bonney proxy. Rosebush precinct-Wm.
Holder by Levi Hunting proxy, Levi Hunt
ing and B. Kelsay. Kingsley precinct-F.
c. Sexton, John w. Russell and Lafayette
Dow. Warnlc precinct-E. N. Chandler
and A. E. Lake. Dufur precinct-G. w.
Johnston, G. P. Balch, w. L. Vanderpool
and R. SIgman. East Dalles precinct-C.
E. Christman, H. W. Steel, VIM. Michel,
CD. Farley, N. Harris, R. Mays, PIT. Sharp,
Il. Larsen, E. M. Williams, C. ]. Gran
W. Mcdonald and W. Kerns. West Dalles
&C. N. Thornbury. J. A. Varney, N. B.
Sinnott, L. P. Ostlund, John Brtten, NJ. A.
Moody, NJ. 7. Nolan, F. A. Bailey, A..
Anderson, by A. G. johnson proxy, c. L.
Phillips. J. o. Mack, w. II. Jones and C
E. Haight having each received 81 votes
and being a tie, we recommend that they |
all three be admitted to this convention.
Upon motion to reconsider the admis-
sion of the three delegates who were tie,
TWO tickets with the word delegate writ
ten thereon were dropped in hat together
with blank. j, O. Mack and W. Fl. |
Jones drew delegates and c. E. Haight
blank. NJ. A. Moody gave C. E. Haight
his proxy.
Clarence Barnett requested 10 be re-
lieved of his duties as assistant secretary,
and A. Watt, of Cascade Locks, was
in his place. The remain
ing officers were made permanent.
A motion was made to divide the county
into eight districts, allowing one state
delegate to each district,and the delegates
Of each district only to vote for state
delegate from their district Upon motion
The report was adopted.
First delegate district, Rosebush, An
lelope and Bake Oven-one delegate.
Second district, Tygh Valley. Wamac and
Wapinitia-one delegate. Third district,
Dufur and delegate. Fourth
district, Columbia, Deschutes and Eight
Mile-one delegate. Filth district, East
and West Dalles-three delegates. Sixth
district, Falls, Hood River and Mosier-I
one delegate.
On motion a recess of one hour was |
taken to enable the delegates of the vari-
Gus districts 10 get together and elect
their state delegate.
The state delegates elect from the vari-
Gus districts are as follows: First district, |
NJ. j. Anderson; second, G. T. Bonney;
third, G. w. Johnston; fourth, Horace