Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-09-07
4 TAME CONVENTION.
THE BACKBONE OF THE PARTY
SEEMS BROKEN.

The Old Leaders Of the Party Rele.
gated to the shades OF Obscurity
The victors Try to Steer the
Craft Into still Waters and
Think They Have Succeeded in
Doing So.
The Republicans succeeded in sub
DUNG the turbulent elements in their
convention Saturday, and it passed off
with scarcely a ripple from the under
current of discord known to prevail.
The deposed faction were too thorough
politicians to make an open fight
against the inevitable, and contented
themselves by an apparent acquies-
cence, TO better enable them to
throttle the victors as the canvass pro-
crosses. They are not to be blamed
for this course, for it is an open Sc
cret that had the deposed chiefs pre-
cipitated a conflict there would have
been a large wash OF soiled linen hung
out to dry, and it was noted that the
victors had their washboards, tubs,
and soap ready for the job.
The committee was called to order
by the chairman of the County Com
mittee, Attorney General Haight, who
prefaced its organization by the usual
stereotyped speech of the party fugle-
man, in which all the blame for hard
times, incident to Republican rule,
was charged up to the Democratic
party. C. II. Aver was then elected
temporary chairman, and that gent tie
man promptly responded to the call.
The set-speech he made indicated that
it was cut-and-dried that he was
selected Is we'll for permanent presid
ing officer. He deplored the condition
OF county affairs, and suggested revis.
sion of the laws which have made such
an extravagant system possible. He
thought the Republican party was the
proper medium for reform, although it
was patent to his auditors that Re-
publican legislature had made the OBJ
noxious laws which have resulted in
such NAL administration, and that
they have been administered by Re-
publicans almost exclusively the past
decade. If an honest confession is
good for the soul, his spirit must have
found relief. If candor was wanting,
it was found in all its amplitude in the
remarks of the temporary permanent
chairman.
f. J. Smith was then elected Sec
rotary and Mark Reed assistant, but
Mark asked to be erased.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
On Platform-Messrs Eckert, Soho.
field, Coates, Welty, J. E. Aver.
On order of Observation-Disclosures. Weir,
Gilchrist, McMicken, Parsons, West.
On observation-disclosures. George
Marvin Savage, Pattison, Sarjent, Min
ming, Laugblin.
On selecting delegates to the State
Convention, Messrs. Falknor, White,
Israel, Ogden and Pattison.
The convention then adjourned till
80 r. M. On reassembling, and after
adoption of the report of the Com.
nittee on Credentials (there being no
contests) the temporary organization
was, as expected, made permanent.
The committee to select delegates and
alternates to the State Convention re-
ported the following names, which
were formally endorsed by the con.
vention az was resolution favoring
Judge Gordon for Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court:
Delegates-E. P. Ferry, l. C. Ellis,
James A. Haight, NJ. A. Root. o. v.
Linn, ]. F. Convey, C. S. Reinhart, Al
len Weir, F. w. Stocking, J. OBJ Sco-
hey, J. s. Thacker, E. G. Kreider, VIM.
McMicken, C. A. Mead.
Alternates-R. G. O'Brien, T. N.
Ford, ]. G. Horr, Geo. B. Lane, George
Gelbach, C. s. Eaton, J. s. McCallum,
M. E. Reed, u. L. Collins, NH. Ow-
ings. Geo. A. Barnes. F. J. Mossman,
Harry West, c. J. Van Eaton.
The committee on Platform reported
the following resolutions, which were
adopted:
We, the representative delegates of
the Republican party of Thurston
county in convention assembled, make
the following declarations:
First-That we affirm our allegiance
to the principles IS expressed in the
Minneapolis platform of 1892.
Second-That we commend the Re-
publican State administration, and
particularly its head, John H. Nc
Graw, as honest, able and intrepid in
the discharge of its duties.
Third-We call On our legislative
delegation to use their utmost efforts
in reducing the cost of State and
county administration to the lowest
limits OF safety and efficiency.
Fourth-That it is the sense of this
convention that all employees of the
county be resident taxpayers; and
further, that the purchasing agent of
the county be instructed to deal with
people within the county when it is
possible to do 90 without prejudice to
the interests OF the county.
Fifth-That we commend and hear
thy approve the action of our County
Commissioners in their reduction of
expenses, and pledge the no ninees of
this convention to q continuance of
the policy of economy.
Sixth-We demand q rigid revision
of our revenue and assessment laws in
the interest of economy, and a simple
and less expensive public service, and
We believe that the assessment of real
property every year is q useless and
needless expense. Such property as
sessed once in three years would be
often enough.
Eighth-We pledge the people of
Thurston county that the nominees
of this convention, il elected, will con-
duct the business of the county during
the ensuing two years in consonance
with the foregoing resolutions.
w. F. Patterson nominated s. w.
Fenton for Representative; C. H.
Aver nominated Reese Brewer; w. 1.
Agnew, J. OBJ Scobey, and J. r.
Welty, N. H. Owings. On the first
ballot Fenton and Scobey were nomi-
mated, the vote standing: Scobey 68,
Owings 46, Fenton 80 and Brewer IS.
For Auditor, C. N. Moore, P. d.
Moore and G. s. Hopkins we're placed
before the convention. Hopkins re-
ceived 81 votes, C. M. Moore 80 and
P. d. Moore Is. Hopkins nomina-
ton was then made unanimous.
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