Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-09-22
DEuOCRATIC CONVENTION
~ Eastern End Of the County
Carries Home the Spells.
.,arssses by Franklin X. Lane, of
~ Tacoma News, and L. Q.
Gilman, of Seattle.

Ne democracy of Chehalis county as
/ .,ohled in convention in Aberdeen last
c.,u,aay night and named its candidates
:. oa,ee The convention differed in
:. essential respect from any other dem.
,,,.t;c convention ever held in Chehalif
..,ntv. Never before in the history o.
A. county has there been such healthy
.;v.lv for the different Offices Sc
oItan before the nominations have gone
..heepiug; but times have changed fol
The better.
The convention assembled in the
Palace theater and organized by electine
\ D. Arnold of Hoquiam, temporary
chairman and Mr.. Redfield, OF Ocosta
,mporary secretary. A. j. West, Of
Ahardsen, was made permanent chair.
nan and w. ]. Starr, of Montesano
armament secretary. Mr.. Redfeld was
psde assistant secretary.
After adopting the report of the com.
nittee on resolutions, the report on order
d business was taken up and the nomi-
nation Of treasurer made the first thing
On the program. The principal fight Of
the convention was for this nomination.
Montesano presented the names of M. G.
Cochran and D. w. Fleet, Aberdeen
Offering that Of Al Kroenert. The voting
resulted in the nomination Of M. G..
Cochran on the first ballot, as follows
Y G. M. Cochran, 81; D. w. Fleet, %; A.
]. Kroenert, %.
W.B. McGerry, Of Aberdeen, and w.
P. Eshom, Of Ford's Prairie, were nomi-
mated for The legislature by reclamation.
Patrick Murray and E. B. Couch were
placed in nomination for commissioner
from the first district and Mr.. Murray
selected by the following vote: Murray,
n; Couch, AZ.
For commissioner from this, the Sec
ond. district F. G. Porter and Eugene
France we're named, and Mr.. Porter Sc
lected by vote Of "a to AZ.
For the third district Edmond Croft
and Peter Autzen were named and Mr..
Autzen selected by vote OF 63 to 38.
HIM. Sutton, Of Montesano, was chosen
BY acclamation to be the candidate for
county auditor.
For sheriff ]. B. Casebolt, of Ocosta,
George Geissler, Of Montesano, and G.
W. Blackwell, Of Grand Forks, were put
up and It was necessary TO take two
ballots to secure choice, which proved
to be Mr.. Blackwell. The ballots were
as follows: First-Casebolt, 35; Geiss-
Ter, 10; Blackwell, AZ. Second-Case-
bolt, 80; Geissler, II; Blackwell, Sc.
J. E. Lyons, Of Cosmopolis, was nomi-
mated for county clerk by reclamation.
For county superintendent of schools
l. 3. Mahaffy, of Elma, was chosen over
". I. Adams, Of Hoquiam, by vote o.
6Sb48.
v. B. Ogden, of Hoquiam, was the
choice Of the convention for assessor Over
n. D. McAllip Of Grays Harbor City.
Egg. Hunt was nominated tor sur.
veYor over Gilbert M. Ward by vote o.
5StoSO.
u. +. L. Carr, of Montesano, was
named for coroner and Steven Grover, Of
Copalis. for wreckmaster.
The nominations were closed by the
nomination Of ]. G. Cross, of Aberdeen,
ior county attorney. After the nominal
lions were all made the hour was 10:25
?. m. and the speakers who were present
mad but little time for their addresses.
However, they were listened to with
much pleasure until nearly midnight.
Mr.. Lane very forcibly linked the
canal, Laughton's administration and the
acts Of bribery and corruption of the last
Fepublican legislature together, and
moved how all of these made chain
mat would drag down the Republican
party to destruction.
Mr.. Gillman's speech was short, but
lorcible and telling, and must have made
Some democratic votes.
OF Interest to Loggers.
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