The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-04-08


| Of United States for homesteads of. Ameri
can citizens, and restoration to the public
domain of all unearned railroad grants; aud
we contemplate with pride the progress OF
republican legislation and administration
! in all of the directions named.
Sixteenth-While inviting to our shore:
the worthy poor and oppressed OF othe'
nations, we demand enactments OF law that
will protect our country and people against
the influx of vicious and criminal classes of
foreign nations, and the importation Of
laborers under contract to compete with
our own citizens, and earnestly approve the
frigid enforcement of the existing laws by
the present administration. =.
Seveuteenth-We are opposed to the. i'm:
migration of Chinese laborers to the United
States, and demand such existing laws as
shall effectually and forever exclude Chi
nese laborers from American soil. =, -.
Eighteenth-We are in favor of an amend.
ment to the constitution of tile United
States providing for, the election of United
States senator by direct vote Of the people,
Nineteenth-Good roads being essen.
tial to the welfare of all communities, and
especially to the farming community, We
asnr such amendment to the existing laws
as will enable the several counties of the
state to levy tax not to exceed five mills
fcr'road purposes. il :,.:
Twentieth-We take pride in commend
ing the work of the last republican congress,
which, in the face Of democratic flibuster-
ing. passed the Mckinley tariff law, re-
ducing the surplu revenues many millions
of dollars; increasing the free list by adding
thereto many Of the great necessaries. of
our daily life not produced here in sutfi.
cient quantities to supply the demand; and
otherwise readiusted the tariff laws; passed
the customs administration act; pension
laws; land grant forfeiture act, restoring
many million acres of land to the public
domain; the postal subsidy act; the anti:
lottery act; the antitrust law and many
other great measures, in the interests of
the general welfare of the American people.
Twenty .frst-We congratulate Che coun-
try upon the success and prosperity that
have marked the administration of Presi-
dent Harrison. It has brought dignity,
vigor and craftsmanship to the conduct Of
our foreign affairs, and will settle many
grave International complications upon a
basis which secures every American right,
and has indicated to the rations Of the earth
that it is able to and will protect the rights
of the United States and of the people
thereof in every quarter of the globe. .
Twenty -second-We favor the prompt
construction of ample defenses for all the
United States, the building of an efficient
navy, and the maintenance of the Monroe
doctrine.
NOMINATIONS, ETC.
After the adoption of the platform the
convention proceeded to- the election Of
presidential electors. Following is the re-
suit: J. F. Caples, Portland; HI. b. Miller,
Grants Pass; G. M. Irwin, Union, and w.
D. Hare, Hillsboro. .....
The following were chosen as delegates to
the national convention: JOS. Simon, Port
land; Jonathan Bourns, Portland; Thos.
Fl. Tongue, Hillsboro; o. G. Applegate,
Klamath county; C. NJ. Donaldson, Baker
county; G. E. Wolverton, Albany; g. w.
Fulton, Astoria, and K. Il. Hayes, of Tilla-
nook. The convention took o recess till
8 p. IN.
The delegates from the first district met
during the recess and agreed to a resolution
for separate congression convention here
after, to nominate congressman and dis
trict delegates to the national convention.
One member was named from each county
as follows: Congressional district commit
teemen: Benton, George A. Waggoner;
Clackanas, j. 7. Apperson; Coos. Robert
Walker; Curry, Z. D Hume; Douglas, c.
A. Sehlbrede; Jackson, blank; Josephine.
R. ID. Smith; Klamath, blank; Lake, A.
Snider; Lane, blank; Linn, S. A. Dawson;
Marion, w. NJ. Bushey; Polk, Ira S. Smith;
Tillamook, J. w. Maxwell; Washington,
T. H. Tongue; Yamhill, J. w. Hobbs.
The convention reassembled at 8 p. m;
and proceeded to ballot for the fourth
delegate at large. r. r. Hays, OF
Tillamook, was chosen on a second ballot.
E. l.. Smith, Wasco; I. n. Snider. Union;
H. r. Kincaid, Eugene, and Mckinley
Mitchell, Marion, were selected .as alter
mates at large. l.. @. Garrigus, Marshfed
J. S. Cooper, Independence, first district
j. NJ. Long, vMnltnomah county, second
district alternates. -.-.... =,
Nominations for congressman in the first
district were then declared in order. j
Jaskulelx, of Douglas. named Hon ..Binger
Herman, who was nominated by aecla-
nation. -. -. <
In the second; district, w. r. Ellis, oi
Heppner w. j. .Snodgrass, ,:of La Grande
G. 4. Johns, Of Baker. City; and j. q
Leasure, of Pendleton, were named for con-
gresham. 49, =; 4.4..,:,-.;!
On the fifth ballot for congressman in the
second district; Ellis, 10; Leasure, %
Snodgrass, 10; scattering, 8. Ellis re
ceived go votes, q bare majority, but before
the vote: was announced, Union county
changed her ten votes from Snodgrass te
Ellis. :.
Circuit court judges were then nominated
| as follows First judicial district, w. C
Hall, klamath Falls; second district, Ex
Senator j. C. Fullerton, Of Douglas, ane
w. S. Huford, of Benton, were the nomi
nees.-, Fullerton received 10, votes and wa.
declared the nominee, Hufford IA, blank 3
Fullerton. was declared the unanimous
choice third district. Geo. III. Burnett re
ceived % votes, Judge Boise 10; fourth dis
| Nc Bride; sixth district, Harrison. Kelly
| seventh district, George D. Watkinds.
District attorneys-First district, H. j..
Benson, Grants Pass; second, Seymour
w. Condor, Eugene; third. james Nc.
Cain, Lafayette (McC Cain &c., Geo. Bing.