The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-04-18
GALLOWAY NOMINATED
An Orderly and Well-Con-
Quoted Convention.
FULL REPRESENTATION PRESENT
First Ballot Decides the NOmina,
tiOn for GOvernOr---T0 Con-
clude It's Labors To-day.

1t was a few minutes after 10 o'clocl
when the suave Dan Murphy rappe,
the Democratic state convention to or
der, and the noise Of the gavel ha,
hardly ceased before Miller, OF Linn
J was on his feet, and in a glitterinl
speech placed in nomination ]. X
Weatherford, of Albany, for temporary
chairman. The caucus held by the
Multnomah delegation previous to The
meeting had failed to harmonize. and
the result Of this lack Of harmony was
noticeable when Judge Thayer, OF
Multnomah, Immediately arose and
nominated F. V. Holman. Charles
Nickel, of Jacksonville, presented the
name of p, H. DARCY. after which the
Populistic Moffett arose to second the
nomination Of Weatherford, and in do
|
ing so stirred up hornets nest that
gave full promise of creating war in
the ranks. In the course of his remarks
Moffett said that the reasons for his ad-
vocating the election of Weatherford
were political and not personal He de-
clared that Holman was too close to the
money power and that he was hand in
glove with the Portland bankers. These
assertions called forth storm of re-
buke from several of the delegates and
Cox, of Multnomah, insisted that it was
out bf order for any man to make such
assertions in such a place, and demand
ed that Moffett Immediately retract his
statements. Moffett retracted, but in
sisted that the time had come for the
democratic party to line up against the
principles antagonistic to free silver.
Cox then stated that Holman was a
sound money man, and Kilfether stated
that it was no time for any 16 to II
foolishness. By this time lively argu-
ment seemed imminent, and Ferguson,
of Yamhill, arose and administered a
sharp rebuke in the course of which he
said he was panied to see men wearing
the badge of Jefferson democrats in
dulging in any unseemly tactics, and to
all appearances the most Of the trouble
seemed to come from the corner where
the badges were thickets. AS he said this
he glanced over to the Multnomah dele
cation in a significant manner, which |
brought the veteran ]. ]. Kelley to his |
feet with a spirited rejoinder, In the
course Of which he said that any man
that accused his delegation of coming
to the convention as a clique or clan
for the purpose of making trouble was
guilty Of falsehood. AS he warmed up
to his grievance he became so pointed |
in his remarks that he was repeatedly
called to order, but did not sit down
clared that his men were the workers
and vote-producers of the party. In
order to end the row, Holman arose,
and in a neat speech defined his posi-
ton on the money question, and then
declined the nomination and moved
that Weatherford take It, Darcy, the
other candidate, at once seconded the
motion, and Weatherford was escorted
to the chair. He made a five-minute
speech, dwelling on the great good that
the democratic party had always ac-
whenever they had been in
power. and laid all the blame for the
present hard times on the republican
party. There were several nominations
Tor secretary, but the honor was cap
tured with but little struggle by Roach,
of Multnomah. veteran OF 1893, who
had been in the state just about long
enough to have vote. Worthington, a
bright young newspaperman Of Kla-
nath Falls, was elected assistant Sec
'etary. A motion by DIR. Mullinix to
rave all the democratic newspapermenl
pade assistant secretaries. was lost.
rhe chair then appointed the following
Committees:
Committee on credentials-Swope, OF
dultnomah, chairman; Vaughn, Clack-
mas; Myers, Linn; Flagg. Marion;
Waite. Multnomah.
Committee on order OF busIness-Fen-
on. Of Multnomah. chairman; Darcy,
iarion; James. Baker: Sears. Jackson:
'ounsaiD. Of Klamath.
A motion by Fenton that all resolu-
ions be referred to the committee with
ut debate, was unanimously carried.
The following committee on resolu-
lons' consisting Of one member from
ach county. was then announced: Ba-