The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-04-20
DOWN AT ASTORIA.
No Contests for Nominations ak
the Democratic State
Convention.

The following report of the dem.
ocratic convention at Astoria il
take form the Oregonian of We'd
nesday:
"There is harmony in the demo.
cratic ranks of the state of Oregon.
1t is the sort of harmony that
exists when the lamb and the lion
lie down together with the lamb
inside of the lion. The coocoos are
victorious, and the kids are, figur.
atively speaking, wiped off the face
of the earth. So complete was
their rout that their crushed spirits
never nose sufficiently for even =
mild protest against the platform
that eulogized their arch enemy,
Cleveland, and gave a vicious
swipe at the great and good Pen.
noyer. Killlether was there 40 q
delegate from Umatilla county, he
having secured a proxy that en-
abled him to air his eloquencc,
and while he met with disastrous
defeat at the Portland primaries.
he had more to say on the door d
the convention than any other man
present, and scared away off into
the re .lms Of poesy time after time.
The convention as whole lacked
many of the beergarden features
that made the last democratic state
convention famous, but at times
there were interesting little diver.
sions that furnished some excite,
ment for tho crowd. Captain Not.
fett furnished the first Of these,
when lie opposed the uon,inatiea
Of Holman for chairman, on ~
grounds OF his being wrong On -
money question, accusing him q
being associated with the banking
interests, and in other ways being.
for "political and non political"
reasons, unfit to preside over tho
deliberations of demcratic con-
vention. He was promptly called
down by Cox, of Multnomah, who
vigorously demanded that he re-
tract what he had said. Tho
captain gracefully apologized, but
the slight wraugle started continu.
ed until Ferguson, of Yamhill, de-
livered philippe about the men
wearing Jefferson Club badges act
ing in such an undemocratic man.
ner. He concluded his remarks
with significant glance at:sths
Multnomah delegation, and said
that all of the row seemed to come
from where the badges were thick
est. This brought j. j. Kelly to
his feet, and in his usual vigorous
style he stated that any man who
accused the wearers of those
badges Of coming to the conven-
ton as clique or clan was guilty
of falsehood. Keily's threatening
attitude seemed to restore peace,
and as the seemingly Objectionable
candidate had withdrawn, the
squabble ended.
For governor, Mr.. Worthington,
of klamath county, nominated 81.
B. Compson, of Klamath.
Huston, of Washington county,
nominated W. r. Galloway. of
Yamhill county. The ballot re-
suited as follows: Galloway 13O:
Compson IS. Galloway's nomina-
ton was made unanimous. The
delegates of the first and second
congressional districts then organ
lied and proceeded to nominate
congressman. j. X. Weatherford
was nominared in the first district,
and j. II. Raley,in the second, both
by acclamation.
In the evening the state ticket
w"s completed as follows: Secre-
tary of state, Charles Nickel, Of
Jacksonville; treasurer. Thomas L.
Davidson, of Marion county; su-
preme judge, A. s. Bennett, of
The Dalles; attorney general, W.
FL. Holmes, OF Salem; superinten-
dent of public instruction, d. V. S.
Reed, Of Eugene; state printer,
John O'Brien, of Portland"
Later-For prosecuting attor-
ney second district, Geo. A. Dor
| ris, of Eugene; joint senator, O.
II. Lee; joint representative, w.
II. Brunk.