The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-09-20
POPULIST CONVENTION.

Pursuant to call of E. G. Nordyke
Chairman of the County Central Com
mittee of San Juan County the Peoples
Party Convention convened on Shaw's
Island, Saturday, September 18th, 1894
E. c. Nordyke called the meeting te
order. E. A. Taylor was chosen tenn.
porary chairman and w. H. Black was
chosen temporary secretary. Following
committee on credentials was appointed
James Tullock, T. I. Paxson, Joseph
Reddick; Committee on Resolutions
August Void, E. D. Dawson and E. G..
Nordyke. Mr.. Mallory spoke for the
edification of the convention while the
committees were in session. Committee
on Credentials reported the following
named gentlemen as entitled to seats in
the conventions:
Thomas Upston w. III. Black
D. P. Kepler Charles Bramer
Harry P. Nichols j. s. Reddick
James Tullock John N. Fry
E. f. Allen DIR. Dawson
e. A. Taylor August Void
Alfred Douglas E. c. No: dyke
T. T. Paxson Bert Tiff
T. A. Wakefield
On motion the temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent.
The Committee on Resolutions and
Platform reported as follows:
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE
PEOPLES PARTY OF SAN JUAN co.
We, the members of the Peoples Party
of San Juan County, Washington, In
convention assembled, do affirm our
allegiance to that great declaration of
liberty, known as the Omaha Platform,
adopted by our party in National Con-
vention assembled at Omaha, Neb.,
OH July 4, 1892; ana, we do adopt the
same as our platform of principles.
We also avOw our support and alleg-
lance to the platform, adopted at our
last state convention.
We recommend to this Convention
that in county affairs we pledge our
selves to economy and reform; believing
that all reformatlons should begin at
home we recommend that all candidates
who shall accept nomination at the
hands of this convention, or any other
convention to which this party shall
pledge it's support, do pledge themselves
to administer the affairs in accordance
to the principles of our party.
WHEREAS, 1t is the opinion of this
Convention that the Republican Party
of San Juan County has grossly mis-
managed the affairs of this county; that
In that party the money power of our
county is directing the affairs of our
local government; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That it be the sense of
this Convention that we earnestly urge
all good citizens of San Juan County to
join with us in citizens movement,
without regard to political politics or
party preferences, that our county af-
fairs may be freed from the control of
corrupt rings and combines to the end
that the finances of our county may be
controlled and administered with just
ness and fairness to all as against the
lavish and reckless expenditure of the
present administration.
We strongly denounce the machine
methods of the Republican Convention
which assembled at Friday Harbor, on
Monday last, as menace to the liberties
of the people, and as a presage of a worse
condition to come.
We recommend that Wednesday,
Sept. Goth, 1894, at $50 p. M, be the day
fixed by this convention for said Citi-
zens Conventions; and that Saturday,
Sept. 22d, from two to four o'clock pm.
be the time for holding primaries; and
we earnestly urge every friend of San
Juan county and reform to attend said
primaries, to the end that good, loyal
men be delegates.
AUGUST Void,