The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-08-12
rAvoEs THE Asr1-orrroS BEL.
The Party Pledged to Policy which
VIII Bring an Open Col
uIubia River.

OLYMPIA, Aug. 12.-Hon. John l..
Wilson, present congressman from Spo-
kane, and w. a.. Doolittle, of Pierce
county, were nominated for congress by
acclamation, and Anders and Scott were
nominated on the first ballot for SUI
preme judges, in the state republican
convention yesterday, after the adop-
tion of the platform, which expresses
an unhesitating acceptance and adher-4
ence to the principles of the platform
adopted at Minneapolis by the republic
can national convention of 1892;
pledges hearty support to the nomi-
nees of the republican national conven-
ton; indorses the administration of
Gov. Ferry; faYors the reconciliation
of silver upon recognized parity with
gold; calls for the allotment of lands in
severalty to the wards of the. govern
ment; and throwing open thereafter of
Indian reservations in this state to the
American farmer and producer. 1t de-
mands general and special appropria-
tions for the speedy survey of unsur-
veyed public lands, in order that the
state authorities may secure hundreds
of thousands of acres granted to states; I;
favors settlement of title of the So
called lieu lands of Washington de-
mands proper settlement of all har-
Dor lines, tide lands and other matters !;
promises needed legislation to pro-
mote the irrigation of arid lands !;
regulates the use of water for irrigation !;
favors the enactment of new and better
laws; believes in the betternnent of the
condition of our industrial and laboring
classes; believes in restraining all en-
croachments of any person or class of
citizens upon the rights of others, and
denounces introduction of imported mer-
cenaries as seditious asserts the ability
of the state to deal with all local disturb
ances, and promises prompt exercise
of executive power when necessary for
the protection of property; demands
| that the Washington delegation in con-
gress shall use all honorable means to
secure speedy completion of the Mica
ragua canal; favors eight hours for a
days labor on all public works; believes
all public officials should be held to
strict accountability for all official acts !;
urges increase in the efficiency of the
common school system; favors the pas
sage OF the anti-option bill, or any other
messure having forits object the preven-
tion of gambling in farm products. The
following was put through as an amend
ment: Resolved. That we recognize
the Importance to our people of the i'm
| provement of our rivers, and harbors,
and that we especially commend as
worthy of attention of congress the Col
unlbia river, the harbors of our Pacific
coast and of Puget sound, and of the
ship canal connecting Puget sound with
lake Washington that we condemn the
action of the democratic house of repre-
sentatives in refusing an appropriation
for the opening of the Columbia river,
and the Washington ship canal; and
that we most heartily approve the course
of Senators Allen and Squire and Re-
preventative Wilson in their advocacy
of these measures that we are heartily
in favor of the speedy opening to settle
ment of the Puya1lup and other Indian
reservations in the state. The amend
ment was carried by a vote of 207 to 164.