The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-04-13
GLIUDL.UAA CONVENTION.
Held Last Saturday-A Strong
=. Ticket Nominated.

On last Saturday at 1880 a. m. the
county republican convention was called to
order by County Central Committee Chair
man Thos. FL. Cooper, and VIM. Jolly was
elected temporary chairman, and Bert
Bowersox temporary secretary, and Miles
Starr, asst. secre airy. Committees on or
der of business, credentials, permanent Or
ganization and resolutions were api o.nted by
Chairman Jolly, to report at l:30, at which
time the convention adjourned to meet.
Pursuant to adjournment the convention
was called to order by chairman Jolly.
The committee on credentials made their
report and the same was adopted, finding
81 delegates entitled to seats in the cOn
vention, practically as published in this
paper last issue as followa:
Corvallis No 1, VIM Knots, L Shedd,
Minor Swick, Sol King.
Corvallis No. 2, w S Hufford, S l. Kline,
RIM Davisson, a M Witham and VIM
Skipton.
Corvallis No 3. John Simpson, VIM
A>oS"Op ~ "A w oSSOhSib NJAASAhA'NAA W '~NAS'
Geo E Lilly, Bert Bowersox.
Corvallis No 4, Thos Cooper, August
Fischer, S G McFadden, Geo Wallace.
Blodgett, Scott King, Wiley Norton.
Wren, Bob Matheny, Geo Bayne, w Fl
Dily.
Monroe, Miles Starr, f Il Belknap, Mr.
Farley, Joe Edwards, B NJ Jolly.
Kings Valley, Chas Rice, II W Miller, ]
M Watson, w C Fisher.
Summit, 3 d Petit, Horace Underhi.l
Phaomath, VIM jolly, Alex. Shines, Lee
Henkle, ] A Williams, Johp Gsllatly, II 0
Loggan,i A Bowersox, Geo Cooper, VIM
Mcdonald. -
Soap Creek, VIM Ryals, .iTolbert Garter,
Mr. Parker.
Fairmount,. DR. Leeper, M Bronson, ]
McClung.
Willamette, John. Buchanan, Geo Dow,
James Wilkinson.
Alsea, Abe Clark, Jasper Hayden. Vim
WArfeld.
The report Of the committee on permanent
organization was then read and unanimously
adopted, making the temporary officers, the
permanent officers of the convention. The
committee on order of business also submit
ted their report which was adopted, giving
the order of business and order of nornina-
tions to be aRade. The committee on reso-
lutions were not in readiness to report and
asked for further timo, which was by motion
granted.
The chairman then suggested that the
delegates had better arrange themselves In
precincts 10 facilitate rapid voting, and
apeh motion the convention decided that it
should require majority of all votes cast
to nominate candidate, with the exception
Of the six delegates to district and state
convention; to elect, the six receiving the
largest number of votes would be declared
such delegates.
Nominees for district and state delegates
were: Thomas ii. Cooper, Levi Henkle, r.
M. Davisson, Miles Starr, John Buchanan,
Dr.. Leeper, Geo. Wacgoner, VIM. Knots,
Minor Swick. E. Woodward, Tolbert Car.
tee, w. T. Peet, w. S. Hufford.
Geo. Lilly and A. w. Bowersox were
then appointed tellers, ballot by roll call
resulted in the election of T. II. Cooper,
Levi Henkle, r. NJ. Davisson, Miles Starr
K. Woodward and VIM Knots, receiving
from 27 to 81 votes each while the minority
votes were about equally divided among the
remaining candidates
For representative, Tolbert Carter opened
the nominations by presenting the name of
DR.. Leeper with very nicely worded in.
PRODUCTION for the gentleman from Fair.
mount precinct Other nominees were r.
0. Logan, Miles Starr and Thomas H.
Cooper. Ma Starr declined in favor of Mr..
Cooper, and ballot resulted: Leeper 1,
Logan IL, Starr 6, Cooper 81, whereupon
Mr.. Cooper was declared the choice of the
convention for representative, who then
tAanked the convention for the nomination,
and promised "to fight the enemy with re.
publican support to win at the June cleo
tion."
For county judge w. S. Hufford was
nominated by acclamation.
dehry hoEtnauer ana Chas. Ilerce were
placed in nomination for clerk. and upon
ballot, MIR. Korthauer was declared the
choice by vote of 81 to Is. Mr.. Kort-
hauer could hardly find words sufficient to
express his exuberant thanks and in well
worded sentence promised faithfulness to
she honor bestowed upon him.
Nominations for county recorder were II.
T. Bristow, B. w. Johnson and Lee Beach.
This seemed to be the bone of the conven.
tion, and required four ballots to elect 81.
T. Bristow. The ballots were:
NAME. lst. End. 3rd. 4th.
BrissozT, 90 26 % 90
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