The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-09-06
Setting UP THE Pins
The Republicans In County Convention
Nominate a Weak Ticket.
TURNING DOWN WORKING REPUBLICANS
The Party Is Ruptured by the Action
OF the Bosses 49, Scan the Ticket
Carefully and try and FIND
where Its strength Is.

Such hustle, hustle and scurry was
seldom seen among lot OF people as was
witnessed on the streets OF North Yakima
on Saturday last. So much hobnobbing.
whispering and clannish caucusing as
the republicans were doing on this occss-
ion, was entertaining to all, even the
poor old Peffersonlans seemed to be
amused.
1t was the morning before the repub-
lican county convention, and the candi-
dates we're as numerous as tieas on a saw
dust strand and as ubiquitous as heavy
fog. The miserable delegate who didn't
want office-and there were not many of
thi, kind-was badgered and cajoled,
flattered and damned until he hardly
knew which one of the boys he was,
while those who were seeking political
preferment" divided their time between
mailing Subject" from the country and
forming combinations which they pro-
posed to violste when anything better
showed in sight. Yakima avenue was
almost impossible on the shady side on
account OF the crush of politicians and
private rooms, stairways and even toilet
closets were made use OF for the secret
confabs. The feeling of joyous and glee-
ful expectancy was in marked contrast
with that which prevailed in the evening
after the conve ntion's work was done. A
large number of candidates had necessar
lily to be defeated, for II republican
wasn't candidate direct in most cases
he entertained the opinion that he was q
very dark horse and had large-sized
lightning rod protruding from the neigh
borhood Of his tail-but there wasn't Of
fees enough to go around. This alone
was not the cause of the depression, which
was feature of local republicanism
upon the conventions adjournment.
There were charges OF violated pledges,
of the trading of every other office for
those of sheriff and auditor, and the
turning down of tried, true and working
republicans for those who had done moth
ing for party Or for people.
In order that there should be harmony
there was caucus before the convention.
The democrats and pops should see no
wrangling or jangllng in convention 80
the platform was prepared in advance by
Hewlett; Whitson was to be made chair
man and the committees were there Sc
lected Thus, at 2 O'Clock everything was
in readiness when Chairman John Reed
of the central committee made his little
bow and read his little speech, asking all
to cast aside their personal differences
and vote for the best men. In accordance
with the program Captain Dunn nomi-
mated Hon. Edward Whitson for temper
airy chairman, County Commissioner
Hubbard nominated j. G. BROKER for
secretary, and Jno. Reed named ]. j.
Wiley for assistant secretary. There WIS
no contest for these honors, so on motions
the chair appointed the following COM
mittees:
Rules and Order of Business-J. M.
Gilbert, Robert Dunn, d. +. Lesh, G. c..
Mills and Jno. M. Newman.
Decentralization Reed, Nelson Rich,
U. F. Diteman, Ira Burgett and Dan
Sinclair.
Platform and Resolutions-W. L. Stab
Ter, Jack LAWS, ]. II. Hubbard, A. d.
Eglin and Fred Parker.
The committee on platform was out 30
long that the suspicion prevailed that the
members had gone up town for drink,
as they had their typewriter document
with them before they left the hall. But
these things have to be down according
to form, you know, in order to stuff the
gullable, so they came back looking
wise and submitted the document which
disapproved of the sitting done on Nc
Kinleyism and announced the insane and
silly proposition that nothing but re-
storation of the republican party to power
can revive the industries of our country"
There was some twaddle about pensions !;
the early opening OF the Yakima Indian
reservation was urged, and the demand
was made on county, state and nation for
economical administration, and advocated
good roads and schools.
The platform was adopted without dis
cussion, as was the report OF the commit
tee on credentials, and that Of the COM
mittee on rules and order of business, the
latter advocating the making of the tenn
porary organization permanent. The
next business vas the selection OF dele
gates to the state convention at Spokane.
Those chosen were J. NJ. Gilbert, ID. w.
Simmons, d. +. Lesh, Fred Reed, A. G.
Walker, A. B. Weed, Edward Whitson,
Nelson Rich and J. j. Wiley. The I'M
successful nominees were John Cleman,
w. F. Morrison, II. c.. Humphrey, ]. M.
Newman and Glen Dudley.
The county central committee was then
named as follows: North Yakima
No. /, Ed A. Lyon; North Yak
ina No. 2, Ira p. Englehart; North
Yakima No. 3, Jno. Reed; Yakima City,
o. Peterson; Ahtanum, Wallace Wiley
Tampico, B. G. Eglin; Cowychee, A. j
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