Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-08-21
DEMOCRATIC nominees
The Candidates tor County Of
fees Elected at the Con-
Vention
A Good Ticket Nominated and
no Dissatisfied ction Ex-
pressed
Boy Injured on Harris Street.
Minor Locals of the Bay
Cities

Yesterday was gala day for the
Whatcom county Democracy. 1t was
expected that the gathering of the un-
terrified at the convention would
be the largest and most interesting in
the history of the party in this county.
And so it proved. The delegates from
the country precincts, or the greater
portion of them, arrived on Friday
evening and conferred with their breth-
ern of the Bay Cities. But no definite
line of action was agreed upon. There
were numerous candidates for the diff
ferent offices, and each was confident
of success, but when the smoke of bat
tie had cleared away there were not
few who lay wounded, if not dead.
The main fight centered on the nom-
ination for county attorney. There
were four avowed candidates in the
field, and of these Fairhaven furnished
two-I. n. Maxwell and 6. V. Alexan-
der, while New Whatcom presented f.
J. Hill and Chilion Riley. Two dark
horses in the persons of Jerry Neterer
and j. G. McFadden were also spoken
of, but Attorney McFadden withdrew
all claims, and Judge Neterer dis
claimed all pretensiOns to the position,
and in fact was not a candidate.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock Chairman Nc
Ginnis of the county central committee
called the convention to order and
Secretary j. NJ. Edison read the call.
Then came the nomination for tempor-
airy chairman. J. l.. Quackenbush, of
New Whatcom, and +. $. McCord, of
Fairhaven, were placed in nomination.
Capt. Quackenbush was elected. The
usual committees consisting of those on
credentials, permanent organization,
order of business, platform and resolu-
tions, were appointed and the cOnven-
ton adjourned until | o'clock.
1t was nearly two before the conven-
ton was again called to order. The
committee on permanent organization
recommended +. 5. McCord for per-
manent chairman, and J. NJ. Edison
and j. B. Dawson for permanent Sec
retaries. The report was adopted and
Chairman McCord, on assuming the
chair, made an eloquent address and at
once placed himself on record as an
eloquent young apostle of the doctrines
of his party. The order of business re-
ported by the committee was adopted
and the convention settled down to
work, but not until DIR. jameson had
offered resolution to the effect that
the delegates residing in the different
commissioners districts be allowed to
nominate their own candidates. The
resolution was lost. Then the commit
tee on resolutions and platform re-
ported and the usual platform denounc-
ing the Republican party, and COM
mending the Democratic national plat
form, Cleveland and Stevenson, and
impaling the Republicans of the state
for their sins of omission and commits
sion, was adopted. A resolution con-
demning the,action of the Republican
party in favoring the Lake Washing
Next in order was the endorsement of
a candidate for superior judge. Judge
Winn had no opposition, and his NOM
ination was received with cheers.
Every one in the hall was awaiting
the fight over the county attorneyship.
The first to be placed in nomination
was L. J. Hill. T. NJ. Smith, of Lum-
mi, made the presentation, and he was
followed by Edmund Cosgrove, who
seconded the nomination. w. H.
Plattor, of Fairhaven, placed /. N.
Maxwell before the convention, and
Herbert Shaw made plea for the Fair
haven attorney. w. +. Hughes then
named G.. V. Alexander, and J. b.
Dawson placed the name of Chilion
| DiIax, hafora tho convention Tho n rot
ballot was informal, but 1t was evident
that Hill held first place. Hill received
| 81 votes, Riley 20, Maxwell %, Alex
ander q, and McEadden received a
complimentary vote of two. Another
ballot was taken without choice being
made. Riley withdrew and Hill re-
ceived the nomination, the vote stand
ing: Alexander, is; Maxwell, 80;
Hill, 81.
The fight for the county attorney
nomination being over, things cooled
down and the other nominations were
uneventful. M. Il. Tawes, of Ferndale,
and Willis Evans, of Birch Bay, re.
ceived the nominations for representa-.
tives for the 48th representative district
and G. V. Reid, of Fairhaven, and DR.
Biggs, of New Whatcom, for the 49th
district. S. T.. Mullen was placed in
nomination also, but made no effort fol
the position. l.. w. David, of Blaine
had no competitor for the place on the
ticket for senator from the 33rd sena.
torial district.
As was anticipated, Ellery Rogers
the present county treasurer, was unan
imously renominated.
The contest for county clerk lay be
tween Medill Connell and J. +. Rev
nolds, both of Whatcom, and the loi
fell to Reynolds, and Connell moved tc
make the nomination unanimous. Thf
was done with alacrity, aud then fol
lowed the nomination for assessor.
Percy f. Smith was nominated, and
Chairman McCord, leaving the chair
made an eloquent appeal for Mr.. Smith