The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-04-14

away of said public money in useless
and unnecessary public extrayagance.
And, as an illustration of this disposi-
ton to distinguish between the worthy
and unworthy, we point with pride to
the action of the democratic majority of
the congressional committee on rivers
and harbors, in recommending appro-
priations of $435, 900 for the improve
ment of the Columbia river at the cas-
cade locks, $3.50, 600 for the improvement
of the upper Columbia and Snake rivers,
$500 900 for the improvement of the
mouth of the Columbia river, and $780,
600 for the lower Columbia and William
cite rivers, at the same time they are
cutting down unnecessary and uncalled
for appropriations for all trifiing pur-
poses and sham improvements, and
carefully economizing in the expendi-
ture of the peoples money.
Resolved, That believing that tariff
reform is and should be the natural bat
tie cry and watchword of the democratic
party, in this campaign, and believing
that Grover Cleveland, of the whole
United States, is the natural champion
of that principle, and admiring, as we
do, his honesty, courage and statesman
ship, and believing that he should be
made the presidential candidate of the
democratic party in the coming national
convention; now, therefore, it is re-
solved, that our delegates to the State
convention be instructed to favor dele
gates to the National convention who
will support Grover Cleveland for presi
dent, and to favor a resolution in the
State convention instructing the dele
gates from this state to support him for
nomination to that high Office.
Resolved, That we believe that the
time has come when there should be
reduction in the compensation of the
clerk and sheriff in this county, to the
same basis which they receive in the
therefore pledge our candidates for the
! legislature to favor an act cutting off the
extra 3315 per cent. over the regular fees
of other counties now allowed to them
by law.
RESOLVED, That feeling prevails
useless extravaganza has accompanied
the actions of our county court during
its present administration.
On motion Ben Wilson and George
Nolin were appointed tellers.
The following names were then placed
in nomination:
For county judge, NJ. V. Harrison,
Geo. Blakely and S. B. Adams.
The first ballot gave Blakely 81 votes,
Harrison 25 and Adams 13.
/ The second ballot gave Blakely 81,
Harrison 26 and Adams 6.
The nomination of Mr.. Blakely was
then on motion, made unanimous.
For clerk, ]. B. Havely nominated ],
B. Crossen the present incumbent, and
E. B. Dufur presented the name of Mr.
Keely of Eight Mile.
Mr.. Crossen received "a votes, against
16 given to Mr.. Keely, and one blank.
4 On motion of E.. B. Dufur, Mr.. Cros-
/ sens nomination was made unanimous
For sheriff. D. L. Gates was nominated
by Morse of Hood River, and Tom Ward
by Judge Bennett. in an earnest speech
supported by one equally as earnest
from E. B. Dufur.
Ward was nominated by 40 votes, tt
20 for Gates, and one blank.
The nomination was made unanimous
on vote of E. Schultz.
For county treasurer, J. P. McInerny
and William Corson were placed il
nomination.
Corson received Al votes to % for Nc
Inerny and one blank.
On motion the nomination of Corsol
was made unanimous.
|, For assessor, g.. T. Prather of Hoot
River, and Henry Pitman,- of Dufur
were placed in nomination.
Prather received Al votes, to % givel
for Pitman.
On motion, the nomination was mad
unanimous.
For surveyor, F.. S. Gordon, of Wamic
was nominated by A. G. Sanford; ant
P. P. Underwood, of Boyd, by w. L
Ward.
|. Gordon was elected by so votes, to i
for Underwood.
For school superintendent E. P
Fitzgerald was nominated by acclama
ton.
i For county commissioner Jane
) Darneille, A. N. Barrett, F. M. jackson
and A. j. Swift, were nominated.
E Darneille received 81 votes, Jacksol
' 20 and Swift 4.
j The nomination of Mr.. Darneille wa
/ made unanimous.
|, For coroner, Theo. Prinz, David Grs