Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-08-28
PEOPLES PARTY TICKET
Platform Assails the County
Government and Demands
Reduced Salaries
How the Loaves and Fishes
Were Distributed at the
First Barbecue
Old Ahern Lodging House De-
stroyed by Fire---No
Insurance

The first convention Of the Peoples
party of Whatcom county for the nom
ination Of candidates for county offices
was held yesterday at Purdy's hall.
1t was an orderly assemblage of intelli-
gent and reputable citizens, too large
in point of numbers and too respectable
In its personnel to be fair subject for
rdicule, however difficult IL may he TO
comprehend how cause so weak in
point of merits should gain so many
converts. The convention was called
TO order by II. G. Shelton and after the
usual preliminaries John Il. Critics,
Thomas Farrell, w. d. jenkins and
Frank O'Neill were nominated for
temporary chairman. A dispute i'm
mediately arose as to the manner Of
voting and after considerable discus
sion all the names We're withdrawn
and Mr.. Shelton was elected temporary
chairman and w. =. G. Adams tenn
porary secretary.
Committees were appointed as fol-
lows:
Credentials-A. G. Vail, +. 5. Prouty,
Joe Wright, A. Taylor, j. A. Barker.
Resolutions-J. X. Critics. j. q. Mil
Ter, Thos. Farrel, O. =. Haight, w. p.
G. Adams.
Order Of Business and Permanent
Organization-F. O'Neil, j. +. Miller,
II. A. Barber, w. w. Sisson, w. B.
Leitch.
The convention then adjourned until
| O'Clock.
On reassembling the report of the
committee on credentials allowed Mr..
Shaw 10 represent Ferry, the regularly
elected delegate being absent. The re-
port was adopted.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization recommended
that the temporary organization he
made permanent, and that the central
committee he empowered toconfer with
the Peoples party of San Juan county
for the nomination Of n candidate for
superior Judge should they succeed in
finding any one willing to accept. The
report also recommended that nOmina-
tions he made by secret ballot. To this
w. ID. jenkins and Others objected,
favoring "A viva voce vote. The amend
ment prevailed and the report was then
adopted.
Prof Clark, the singer, who had en-
tered few minutes before, was invited
TO entertain the convention, and sang
the peoples Battle Hymn" being
enthusiastically cheered at the close.
He made a few kindly remarks about
the Whatcom papers and retired.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following:
We, your committee on resolutions,
would most respectfully make the follow
ing report, and ask that the same be-
adopted as your county platform
We heartily endorse the platform OF the
Peoples party, both state and national,
also their nominees Tor state ad national
offices.
WHEREAs, The colnty government has
been extravagantly administered, and the
interests OF the tax payers have been en-
tlrely ignored; therefore, be II
Resolved, That we do Insist upon the
most rigid economy In the administration
Of county affairs. And lnasmuch as great
partiality has been and can be shown In
appropriations for road purposes, there
fore we demand that our county commits
missiOners shal 50 conduct the business
OF this county as 20 render equal and
exact Justice 70 all concerned.
WHEREAs, Railroad companies have
absolutely refused 70 recOmpense farmers
and Others for stock killed by them along
their respective lines, working great
hardships 70 settlers along said lines,
therefore, we demand a law requiring
railroad companies 20 fence In their lines,
a failure to 40 so making them liable for
the full value Of stock 80 killed, and the
expenses OF collecting the same.
We demand that the salaries and per-
qulsites OF all county officers be reduced
forty per cent
We demand laws giving this county a
township organization.
We demand that all officers elected or
appointed within the county be required
10 give good and sufficient bonds for the
faithful performance OF their duties.
Resolved, That we earnestly condemn
discrimination by political parties against
any OF our citizens simply because they
are known TO be old soldiers.
Will ID. Jenkins offered an amend
ment demanding that improvements
on every farm and homestead I'm the
state be exempted from taxation. The
resolution provoked a long and lively
discussion which was terminated by it's
withdrawal and the platform was then
adopted.
The convention then proceeded w.
make nominations In accordance with
the order of business adopted.
John Miller, Of Ferndale, o. p.
Haight, Of Enterprise $. ID. Rlnehart,
Of wager, j. Mcclellan, Of Nooksack,
and J. r. Reeves, Of Blaine, were nomi.
mated for state senator in the Thirty
third district. Mr.. Reeves didn't pine
for the distinction and Withdrew, a.
did also Miller and Mcclellan after the
informal ballot was taken. On the
formal ballot Haight received 80 and
Rlnehart 35. Halghps nomination
was made unanimous.
For the legislature, Frank O'Neil, q
Delta, and A. +. Reeves, Of Nooksack,
were nominated In the Fortyeighth
district and w. B. Leitch, OF What
com, and A. +. Baatz, of Fairhaven,