Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-23
THE Fight WAXETH WARM
Monkey Work Manipulation
Rebuked by Representative
Republicans
A Strong Ticket Recommended
in Opposition to the King
horn Combine
Sewer Workmen Worked and
Plans Made to Pack the
Primaries

The general dissatisfaction among
the Republicans of the city with the
ticket for delegates to the county con-
vention, fixed up in secret caucus by
four candidates for public office, in close
collusion with the most dangerous ele-
ment in our local politics, found ex-
preston yesterday afternoon in ii large
ly attended meeting of representatives
of the various wards of the city at the
office of J. NJ. Miller, for the purpose of
discussing the situation openly, freely,
fairly and frankly, as becomes loyal
Republicans and honorable citizens.
1t was not star chamber gathering
of candidates for official places, con-
spirators against the welfare of the
party and the people, or Republicans
for Doodle only. 1t was an assemblage
of straightforward, honorable men who
believe that the interests of the Repub-
lican party as whole should be para
mount to the personal wishes of any in
dividual, or to the claims of any clique
who believe that the time has come
when the welfare of the party and the
city demands the absolute exclusion
of unprincipled adventures from Off
cial participation in the administration
of public affairs. There was nothing
secret about the meeting. it was not
born of selfish disafiection. 1t was no
table for the presence of many of the
most prominent and Influential Repub-
ican residents of the city, and for the
absence of the would-be bosses who
seek to subserve their personal ends at
the expense Of the party and the peo-
pie. In short, it was an open gather
ing of men who are earnest champions
of honest government, and who do not
believe in cOmpounding iniquity in
politics by combining with tricksters
and demagogues.
Hon. J. NJ. Miller called the meeting
to order and Judge George A. Kellogg
was chosen chairman and Allen Camp
bell secretary. The object of the meet
ing being briefly stated and discussed
il was decided to recommend to the
Republican electors of the city the
names of well-known residents of the
various wards as suitable candidates
for delegates to the county convention.
Each ward was considered separately
and the following recommendations
agreed upon:
First ward-J. c. Garvey.
Seconds. r.. McGOwan, G.. w.
Francis, J. G. McLennan.
Third-George Stowell, w. G. AIler-
ton, John Rankin.
FOURTH. j. Donovan, Samuel
Curry, John Black, J. e. Tuffree and
George B. Dorr.
Fifth-Z. w. Christopher, Eli Will
kin, II. l.. Dickinson, J. f. Perry, Gus
Linden.
Sixth-G. A. Kellogg, l. S. Richards,
d. b. Edwards.
In the event that any vacancy occurs
before the primaries open, by reason OF
the withdrawal of any candidate, the
vacancy will be filed by committee
appointed for that purpose, consisting
of j. A. Kerr, o. III. Culver and Roland
G.. Gamwell
By resolution unanimously adopted
it was decided that any person shall be
entitled to vote at today's primaries
who is Republican, a resident of the
ward i'm which he tenders his vote and
who will be a qualified elector at the
coming election.
The completed ticket of the secret
caucus combination will probably be
made public before noon today. There
is no doubt that it will contain a num-
Der of the names recommended at yes
terday's open meeting, as above given.
All that the HERALD urges is that
honest and intelligent voters carefully
compare the two tickets and vote for
men who will not suffer themselves to
be used as cats paws by the ringmasters
of the Kinghorn combination.