The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-04-05
COUNTY CONVENTION.
A Good Strong Ticket Named for
Republican Candidates.
Hon. w. H. Dufur Takes the Initiative
in Introducing Popular Measure
Brilliant Speeches Close the
Convention.

Nominations for county officers began
about $3.50 o'clock in the convention
yesterday afternoon.
| M. 7. Nolan moved that the successful
candidate receive a majority of all votes
cast, and Mr.. Menefee moved that the
balloting be done by precincts. Four
tellers were appointed and the balloting
proceeded until at 6:l5 o'clock the last
candidate on the ticket was nominated.
The nominations are as follows:
Sheriff.. J. Driver.
Clerk-A. M Kelsay.
Superintendent of schools - Trov
Shelley.
ASSESSOR. H. Wakefield.
Treasurer-Wm. Michel.
Coroner-W. Fl. Butts.
County commissioner-A. S. Blowers.
Surveyor-F. S. Sharp.
On motion of w. H. II. Dufur Frank
Menefee was chosen chairman of the
county central committee by acclama-
ton and II. II. Riddell secretary. the
delegates to be chosen by the separate
precincts.
NJ. L. Nolan moved that in case any
delegate to the state convention failed to
attend, the majority of the delegation
should cast his vote, but the motion was
overlooked and did not carry. On motion
of w. III. H H.Dufur, unanimously carried
that the delegation be instructed to cast
their vote for Hon. w. r. Ellis first. last
and all the time.
Earlier in the session the following
resolution was passed.
WHEREAS, At the seventeenth regular
session of the Oregon legislature, an act
was passed abolishing 'sthe fee system''
relating to the pay of clerks and sheriffs
and
WAEREAs, The salaries of said officers
1or Wasco county, as provided in said
act, are greatly in excess of the compen-
sation allowed for like services in all
the ordinary avocations of business.
therefore be it
ResoLUed, That our delegates to the
district convention be instructed to de-
mand pledge of all candidates for the
legislature, that if elected, they will use
their best efforts to secure the passage of
bill reducing the salary of clerk of
asco county to 81 200 per annum, and |
that of sheriff to 81 800 per annum. to-
gether with all allowances, including
clerical aid, as provided for in said act.
Mr.. Anderson, of the committee on
resolutions, now reported another batch
OF them, and Mr.. Dufur arose and hand |
ed in another, recommending that the
convention favor the passage of the in
itiatiye and referendum which he wanted
the personal honor of handing in himself. |
He supported it in a vigorous speech of
some length. Mr.. Anderson of the -Du-
fur delegation opposed it, on the ground |
that the members of the convention had
not had opportunity to study it. He
had studied it and concluded that while
the measure might be feasible in such
an old settled country as Switzerland.
which rarely changed snd com paratively
rarely framed law, it would not do for
such state as Oregon to adopt it, when
at the last legislature 600 bills and 400
joint resolutions were considered. or
only four minutes for the three readings.
arguments and final disposition of every
bill for the 40 days session. He opined
that the legislature would be flooded