Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-04-07
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Nominations Made up to
the Adjournment.
HERMANN AND ELLIS
For the First and Second Districts
Other Nominations.

For the First and Second Districts
Other Nominations.
Continuation OF last evenings report.)
LAND, Or, April T.
The convention again reassem-
bled and the report Of committee on
credentials was read and adopted
after few minor corrections. The
committee on permanent Organiza-
ton and order of business then
made their report. The temporary
officers were made permanent.
Following order of business was
reported; 1st platform; I'd appoint
ment of eight tellers; Sd nomination
of four presidential electors; 4th
nomination of eight delegates to ma
tional conventions; 5th nomination
of two congressman; 9th nomination
of circuit judges; 7th prosecuting
attorneys; 9Th board of equalization;
9th recess; 10th nomination of joint
senators; 1lth nomination of su-
preme judge; 18th nomination of at
torney general; 18th nomination of
state central committee of one men,
ber from each county.
Committee reported that each con-
gressional district should nominate
a congressman before the conven-
ton. w. l.. Boise, chairman of the
committee on order of business
stated that the committee desired to
bear from the convention on the
matter of nomination of congress
man; Apperson, of Clackamas,
favored two separate conventions
for nomination of congressman.
The report was adopted AS read.
Apperson, of Clackamas, offered a
resolution that separate district
organization should be provided for
the future selection of congressman
of the district, delegates to the
national Republican convention for
said district, and for the selection of
one committeeman for each county
In the district.
Shelbrede of Douglas offered a
similar resolution. Both rcsolu-
tions were referred to the delegates
in respective districts. A spirited
debate took place between the Multi
nomah delegation and several Of
the gentlemen from the First
district. After the disposi-
ton of the order of business
report, the committee on resolutions
not being ready to report, the con-
vention found itself with no business
before it. A motion to adjourn was
voted down and then it was evident
the delegates were desirous of being
enthused by some of the orators
present, Loud calls We're made for
Caples and Olmsted, the latter how
ever came forward and addressed
the convention.
The following were nominated for
presidential electors: w. ID. Hare,
Of Hillsboro; John f. Caples, Port
land; III. b. Miller, Grants Pass; G.
NJ. Irwin, Union.
The following were chosen as dele
gates to the national convention:
Joseph Simon, Portland; Jonathan
Bourne, Portland; Thos. II. Tongue,
o. Q. Applegate, klamath
county; @. NJ. Donaldson, Baker
'ounty: G. f. Wolverton, Albany;
:. w. Fulton, Astoria; and r. II.
Hayes, of Tillamook. The conven.
ion took recess TIL s p. m.
The delegates from the First dis
rict met during the recess and
greed TO n resolution for a separ-
tie congressional convention. here
.fler, TO nominate congressman aud
district delegates 10 the national
One member was
amed from each county as follows
congressional district committee
len: Benton, Cleo. A. Waggoner;
'lackamas, J. 4. Apperson; Coos,
'obert Walker; Curry, r. ID. Hume;
douglas, @. A. Shelbrede; jackson,
--; Josephine, II. ID. Smith, !
Ilamath, --; Lake, A. Snider;
'ane, -i Linn, 5. A. Dawson