The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-07-14
Nominations for Prosecuting AttOr.
ney aad surveyor Were PASSED.
Plenty 81 AspIFants for the
More Profitable offices

proxies they were able TO cast thirty-hve
votes. A careful canvass Of the delegates
showed that before the inauguration Of
the new movement twenty were repub-
Trans and twelve democrats, although
some placed in the latter class seldom
voted the party ticket. The following is
the list sof delegates as reported by the
committee on credentials:
North Yakima-John G. Boyle, F. T.
Parker. L. c. Read, P. s. Burke.
Kni4hts Of Labm--John y. r. Hey by
proxy, q. W. dIriner, 3. +. Vaughn,
W. X. CLARK. NJ. E. Reed. ..
Farmers Alliance ami Industrial Un.
ion-G. W. Roberts, L. s. Brown, II. b.
Booth, A. Sweena.
Farmers AIliance-A. r. Cook, II. 7.
Rock.
Prosser-G. W. Wilgus.
Natcheez-Dan Nelson, Ferry Zirkle,
H. Calbert, L. L. Thorpe.
Progressive Farmers Alliance. +.
Powell, Jos. LaFOrtune, LaIe Little.
Wenas-Simon LOngmire, Thomas Thy-
lor, Jasper McGInthlen, Joseph Cochran.
Moxee-L. c. Parrish, W. J. Dickson.
VIM. Mills, Simpson.
Ahtanum-J. T. Marks.
Parker Bottom-Dr. T. d. Brooke.
The morning session was devoted to
organization and the adoption Of the fol.
lowing resolutions:
ResOI ed, That the Omaha platform Is
endorsed and adopted by this convention.
Resell ed, That 1t is the sense Of this
convention that the present delinquent
tax law passed by the last legislature is
oppressive OH the farmers; for by its Ell
fUrcement IL gives those Wh0 may lie I'M
fortunate 10 raising crop no chance To
save their land; Tor il sUld under the
present law they have no chance u re-
deem It; We therefore demand It's repeal.
WHEREAS, Many Of the citizens OF this
county, bOnAfide settlers Oh U. 3. govern
menL land. have resided On, continuously
cultivated aud improved and complied
with all the requirements Ut law govern
Ing such settlement; during this time
their children have grown 10 manhood
and womanhood on these homes TO which
they have tailed 10 obtain title, the issue
VI dual papers ia these casrs having been
prevented by the frivolous and Ialse PR
tests OF the Northern Parilic Land CON-
pAny the persistent attempts Of this com
pany 70 defeat the rights VI the people
mas continuously hRrraSsed aud bur,iened
these settlers with expensive litigation.
Those having authority In these cases
have Witnessed this unequH; struggle,
knowing the hrlplessness OF the SeItler in
the grip Of pOWerlul CVrpOraIiOn, with
out extending 10 the settler that protec-
tiOn which tile Law guarantees to every
citizen. Therefore, be IL
Resolved, That We, the people Of Yak
lima S,unty in convention ii the peoples
party assembled, do emphatirAlly demand
. cessation Of Northern PMifc inIerfer.
enre with the rights Of settlers on public
land. We also demand the immediate
Issue Of final papers 10 all settlers OIL pub-
lie lands no have complied with the re-
Quirenents Of law.
ResOlUSd, By this convention that the
next legislature Ii respectfully peIitiOned
to enact q law against the employment OF
the poliUe system known a. the Pinkpr-
ton detective for;e to take the plare "
the militia force in times Of peare, ard
I
police interference in our civil policy rs a
felony TO be punished BY law.
The announcement that balloting
would be commenced for those Who were
disinterested enough to permit their
names to be used In connection with the
county ofIires, created q revival Of inter
est in the proceedings throughout the
hall. It was clear to be seen that there
were many present who would willingly
sacrifice their own private interests to
serve the dear people, and especially was
this the Ease when Il came to the ballot
ing for some one IN handle the county's
money. Six candidates were named, and
probably twice as many more would
have been in the arena could they have
secured any one to present their Names.
John W. Brire, Of the wenas, was nom.
mated for representative, receiving 20
votes TO for l.. G. Read and the same
number for L. L. Thorp. Mr.. Brice is
we'll known farmer, and was at one time
the nominee Of the prohibitionists for
representative. He was not present at
the convention, being on the Columbia
river where he has land claim. and Il
is not known that he will accept If the
nomination, he having recent, informed
W. II. Lptrap that lie had no connection
with the third party. and that lie was
predisposed in favor Of the democrats.
J. P. Marks, Tobias Beckner, james
Stuart and r. T. Parker were placed In
nomination for sheriff. W. X. Clarke
nominated Mr.. Stuart, but as he failed to
receive the vote Of even the delegate who
nominated him, P. Sanford Burke moved,
after the first ballot, that his name lie
dropped. The motion carried, although
Il had the appearance Of heing super
fluffy. Three ballots were taken, Mr..
Beckner receiving "a votes to 8 for Marks
and for Parker, and was declared the
nominee. ~ Berkner Is large l,nded
proprietor and extensive farmer NJ the
Birkleton neighboFhood, and is held IN
high esteem by all Who know him. He
has always beep q staunch and true dem.
Ocrat In the past, and his friends main-
tain that there has been no change In
this respect. He, alsn, was not present
at the convention, and 1t Is doublInl Il he
Nill acrept the nomination. Should he
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