The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-10-05
The Republican County Convention.

The delegates to the republican
county convention convened in ad
journed session on Wednesday after
noon, pursuant to call by Chairman
Brunbaugh. Forty of the fifty dele
gates were in attendance, in spite o.
the disagreeable weather, and all pre-
cincts represented, except Lillewaut
and Dewatto, down Hood Canal. The
following delegates were present
Dayton precinct, John Price, Henry
Winsor, Geo H Weymouth; Satsop
John A Mcdonald, Joseph Carstairs
Henry Martin; Pickering, NJ D Stew.
art, L W Specie; Allyn, P NJ Cole
H r Gale; Union City, Geo Webb. W
5 Brown, Mr. Roberts; Hoodsport, ] D
Dow; Clifton, John Peterson, Vim
Ryan; kaniilche, Joseph Waldrip, ] A
Gale, Francis Carr, John B Forbes
Ed Callow, VIM Callow; Arcadia. John
Saunders. c P. Grindrod; Skokomish,
Henry 2 Allen, Joseph NJ Spar:
Cloquallum, John Pratt; Hartstein
VIM kendrick; Shelton, T W Daniels.
w B Eaton, Saml Caldwell, Hugh
Morrison, Al Munson, A Swanson.
W Woods, Lou Sanderson, Grant c
Angle, Frank Binns. c S Brumbaugh.
G. c. Angle resigned as secretary of
the convention and of the County Cen
trail Committee, being a member of
the State Committee. Al ]. Munson
was selected for secretary, and Frank
Binns, assistant. Convention pro-
ceeded to make noniin ations.
William Callow was nominated for
Representative and there being no
other nominations Mr.. Callow was
made the unanimous choice of the
convention.
For Auditor Fl. c. Hungerford, Eli
y. Robinson, Thos. McLarty, A. B.
Winters and Me1P Hilton, the latter
being withdrawn on informa alton. Nc
Larty received the majority vote and
was declared the nominee for Auditor.
W. A. Ryan, Saml Caldwell, VIM D
Forbes and Chas. Saegar were nomi-
mated for Sheriff; the former declin ed
and Mr.. Caldwell received u votes
and was declared the nominee.
W. H. Maxwell was nominated by
reclamation for County Treasurer.
For Clerk L. J. Morrison and Eli B
Robinson were nominated, and Nor
rison receiving the majority vote was
declared the nominee.
Fl. r. Gale was selected by acclan1a a.
ton as candidate for Assessor.
c. W. Hartman was nominated by
acclans alton for County Attorney. Mr..
Hartman made a short address ex-
planning his position as consistent
with his course during the past two
years, and asserting the fact that the
people must look to the republican
party for relief from the great national
grievances, as we'll as those that con-
front the tax payers of Mason County.
Douglas Shelton was unanimously
selected as candidate for county sur
veyor, and A. F. Chapman for Coroner
there being no other aspirants for the
positions.
For School Supt. G. 3. Gunderson
and J. B. Ritner were named, the lat
ter declining, Mr.. Gunde rsons non1i-
nation was made unanimous.
No one being a candidate for the
''sinecure'' of Wreck ma ster, A. E.
| Freeburger was selected to fill that
position, in the hope a wreckmaster
might be needed to preserve the wreck
of the late democratic ticket
For Commissioners, w. Munroe
Nance was nominated by the 1st dis
trict; L. w. Specie, End district; and
J. w. Roberts 3rd; elected by districts
and ratified as whole by the conven-
ton.
The following precinct officers were
reported and ratified by the cenven-
ton:
Dewatto, Alex Mitchell, Justice; Vim
Watson, Constable; Clifton, Thos.
Brown; J. G. Johnson; Hoodsport, d.
Dow; Elmore Mason; Pickering, Ken
/ ueth Stewart; Elias Johnson; Satsop,
lbs. Cairstairs; Thos. Brown; Arcadia
c. p. Grindrod;..J John Saunders; Sko-
kor1i sh, Andrew Peterson; J ohm Hawk;
Hartst Elm, David F. Young; David
Well: .Xamilche, w. D. Hudson;
Francis arr; DAYTON, A, Emmett;
G. W. Kennedy; Shelton, c Dunbar;
W. R, Stewart.