The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-17
OREGON REPUBLICANS
Nomination Of Candidates for
State Offices.
THOMPSON FOR GOVERNOR.
foar 0mesass Receive the Complsmsns
Of Re-Nomtnssion-The Aus
sraissn Ballet system.


PorrrsSr. April l6-The Republican
state convention met in this city this morn
ING. Temporary organization was effected
cy elecfing +. H. Tongue. cf HiIlsbosc,
CHAIRMAN Committees On platform. Gre
dentsAls and order of business were ap-
pointed and recess taken til afternoon
Tn reassemhaing the COMMITTEES on Gre
dentiAis reported that 2ss delegates were
ennued 70 seats IN the convention.
Ine COMMITTEES on platform then
reported The platform. after eaIo-
gaxlng the Republican party. declares thai
We favor honest. efficient and economical
administration OF every department Of The
government. both state and national,
that we regard the free school system Of
our state IS the special care and pride OF
the Republican party. TO be cherished a.
one OF the hulwarks OF the liberties of the
people: that whereas the Republican PARTY
has always eonsended for pure electoral
system. in pursuance OF this pos;cy we
favor adoption OF The Australian ballot
system. and We pledge the Republican
party to enact such . law at the next ses-
sion OF the legislature, substantially upon
the lines and ch aracter of the act a. drafted
by the Ballot Reform League of Oregon.
THE Republicans Of Oregon send greet
ings and congratulations to their brethren
OF Maine for having furnished Thomas B.
Reed, an honest and courageous statesman.
who, - speaker OF the house OF reprcsen-
tattves, has secured for the people the right
OF the majority TO govern.
We rejoice in the fact that in the last
presidential election the American people
voted to sustain and uphold the Republican
doct rine Of protection which the Demo-
cratic party proposed to destroy. and we are
in favor Of continuance of the system Of pro-
lection which has developed the manufac-
turing and agricultural interests of our
country and protected American laboring
men from degrading competition with the
pauperized and poverty-stricken labor of
the old world; and to this end We endorse
the provisions Of the bill known IS the
Mckinley tariff bill now pending before
congress.
The great interests of the people de-
mand moro money for use in channels of
trade and commerce; therefore. We de-
clare ourselves In favor OF free and unlim-
tied coinage Of silver.
I'VE demand immediate forfeiture By
congress OF the land grant Of the Northern
Pacific railway from wallula 10 Portland.
We are heartily in favor Of the passage
through congress of the bill providing for
. boat railway at the Dalles OF Columbia
river, which has been passed in the Senate.
I'VE favor enactment Of iaw in the In
terest OF the wage-earning classes. in facto-
ries. mines, workshops and public works,
fixing eight hours - days work. and We
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tam Is unjust to the honest labor Of our
state.
We are opposed TO further immigration
OF Chinese laborers to the United States and
we demand more stringent and effective
measures for carrying into operation en-
actments OF congress excluding Chinese
laborers from American soil.
I'VE reiterate our approval of the policy
Of liberal appropriations for internal i'm
provements. especially for rivers and har-
bors.
We sincerely approve the efforts of
Irish and English statesmen to secure by
peaceful methods the American principle
of home rule for Ireland.
We denounce all trusts and combine
tions that have for their object the con-
trolling of the market value OF necessaries.
and favor abolishing the same.
I'VE congratulate the country upon the
success and prosperity that have marked
the first year OF President Harrison : al
ministration: we rejoice in the conduct of
foreign affairs. which has settled grave in
ternasionai complications upon q basis
which secures every American right. and
which by friendly advances and hospitality
have strengthened the bonds OF sympathy
ana interest which Join Us TO the republics
OF the American continent; anG We CON-
mend the present national administration
for applying surplus funds 10 the par ment
OF interest bearing bonds as contrasted
with the Democratic policy of lending the
surplus to banks. which retained their
bonds and collected interest thereon, while
using the peoples money. which should
have been applied 70 the payment of said
bonds"
The platform was adopted as read with
out debate,
The following nominations were then
made: For congressman. Binger Her.
mann, OF Roseburg. renominafed: COVER
nor. y. r. Thompson. of Portland: secre-
tary OF state. q. W. Mcbride. of S., Helens.
renominated: state treasurer, Philip Net
chan, of Grant county; Judge OF the SUI
presae court, l. :. Bean. of Engene: state
superintendent OF schools K. u. McEiroy,
OF Corvallis, renominated; state printer. r.
C. Baker, Of Portland. renominated.
The following district attorneys were
nominated: First district. c. b. watson:
second. 5. W. Condor: third, George @.
Bingham; fourth. T. A. Stephens; fifth. r.
A. Mcbride: sixth. J. s. Rand seventh,
for circuit judge Of the sixth district
James Iofgn. OF Portland. was chosen
chairman Of the state central COMMITTEES.
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