The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-10-04
democratic County Convention.

next winter.
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Democratic County Convention.
The convention was called to order AT
Salubria. October /. 1894, by Frank
Harris, chairman of county central COM
mittee c. r. White was elected tenn
porary chairman and o. NJ. Harvey tenn
porary secretary.
Chairman appointed as committee on
credentials Frank Harris. j b. Shepherd,
John Hancock, Thomas Price and S. NJ.
Percified. Committee reported the follow
ing delegates as entitled to seats in con.
vention
Council Vally-William Black, John
w. Hancock.
Salubria-Edward Fulp. T. D. VAN
mach, S. M, Percifeld Thomas Carrick.
John II. Wallace
Meadows-W. C. Jennings G. w.
Clark, G. r. White j b. Shepherd.
Lower Crane William Wilburn. A. A.
Seay.
Manns Creek-Wiliam Stacy
Ruthburg-Charles Wallace.
Lick Creek-A. V. Robertson
Indian Valley-Thomas Price, Emmett
Medley.
Weser-John hawthorn. James G..
BARLEY, o. NJ. Harvey, f. N. Hubbard,
W. b. Kurlz, by J. II hawthorn, proxy.
l.. }. Burns, by J. II. Hanthorn, proxy.
Frank Harris, Joseph Madison, by w. f.
Sommercamp, proxy, George Gildroy and
j. b. Coakley, by George Gildroy, proxy.
On motion the temporary officers elected
were made the permanent officers of the
convention
Chairman appointed as committee on
platform w. f. Sommercamp, Frank
Harris, A. A. Seay, J S. Wallace g. w.
Clark, and as committee on order of
business o. NJ. Harvey, J. w. Hancock
and Thomas Price.
Recess of 30 minutes taken.
On reassemblng of the convention the
committee on order of business reported
the following order, which was adopted;
Report of committee on platform.
Nomination of officers us follows.
State senator.
Two representatives.
Clerk of district court.
Sheriff.
Probate Judge
County treasurer.
Assessor.
Commissioners.
Surveyor.
Coroner
Miscellaneous business.
Selection of county central committee.
Committee on platform reported the
following which was unanimously
adopted:
We, the representatives of the demo-
cratic party of the county of Washington,
in convention assembled. do hereby re-
affirm our allegiance to the time honored
principles of democracy as taught by
jefferson and perpetuated through
Madison jackson and Tilden. and
do make the following declaration of
principles to the faithful support of
which the nominees of this convention
are solemnly pledged
Resolved, That we are in harmony with
the great mass of the democratic party of
the nation in its demand for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
of l6 to |.
Resolved That we favor the enactment
of law or laws that will render definite
and certain the boundary line dividing
. ,a Of l.,I,
to the end that the Seven Devils mines
will be shown to be within the County of
Washington where they by right belong.
and all previous legislation has intended
the same to be.
Our public thoroughfares being the
first and greatest concern of the people, ii
is therefore
Resolved. That we favor such a revis-
ion of the laws relating to public high
ways as will insure the immediate i'm
provement thereof. which we assert can
be accomplished. and at the same time
lessen the burden of taxation resulting
from our present reprehensible system.
Resolved, That we most heartily in
dorse the action of the democratic state
convention in the nomination of those
true and tried Jetfersonian democrats. the
Hon. Edward A. Stevenson for governor
the honest farmer candidate, the Hon. j.
Nj. Ballentine for congress. and that
eminent iurist the Hon. Edward Nugent
for district judge.
C. r White was nominated for state
senator by acclamation.
Frank Harris and NJ. Il. Harlan were
nominated for representatives by accla-
nation.
Edward +. Lorton was nominated for
clerk of district court by reclamation.
Charles w. Walker, William Percifield
and James G. BARLEY were placed in
for sheriff On the first bal
lot Walker received - votes, Percifield 5.
and BARLEY TO- Percifeld then with
drew BARLEY was nominated on second
ballot. receiving 5votes to II for Walker
James B. Coakley and N. NJ. HAWTHORN
were placed in nomination for probate
Judge. Coakley was nominated on first
ballot, receiving Ia votes to 10 for Han
horn, Que blank being voted.
o. NJ. Harvey for treasurer Il. w.
for assessor, Charles Hale
or commissioner first district, A. A. Seay
econd district, and William C. Jennings
bird district, We're a nominated by {
On motion the following resolution was
dopted
Resolved. That the campaign committee
f the democratic party of the County Of
Washington, State Of Idaho be and il is