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Purdy of Athena, v Toner Of Cot
tonwood and ] B Saylor of Echo,
were placed in nomination for
representatives. The last three
named were the successful candi-
dates, the vote standing as follows:
Killian 40, Purdy so, Toner So,
Saylor "a.
There was number of interested
lady spectators present at the con-
ventson, among whom were Mes
DANES A D Stillman, @ P Marshall,
John Vert, C S Jackson, G o
White. ] A Howard, Frank Clop-
ton, r nj Turner.
Splendid music was furnished by
the Athena and Weston bands. A
piece of music was rendered after
each nomination.
In winding up the business Of
the convention, the election of the
state delegates was the most inn
portant item. The issue turned on
the question of the candidacy of
T. G. HALEY and A. D. Stillman
for the district judgeship, each de-
string the nomination at the hands
Of the democratic district conven-
tion of Umatilla and Morrow coun-
ties, In case either secured the
Umatilla delegation, the fight for
the nomination was on, as this
county casts ten votes to Morrow
county's four in the state conven-
tion, The contest was very warm
and several nominating speeches
were made in placing names before
the convention, as candidates for
state delegates. Straight Haley
and Stillman tickets were before
the convention, each having been
printed, expecting that Senator
Raley and T. #. Rourke were on
both tickets. The HALEY ticket
was elected straight. Daring the
count, intense interest was mani
tested, and halfthe delegates crowd
ed about the secretary's desk as the
tellers called of the names.
Following are the names placed
in nomination for delegates to the
state conventions:
Ed Boyd, ] H Ralev. J L Kill.
lian, r M Powers, Il B Plants, A
D Stillman, A Dillon, G G Os-
burn, I f Rourke, J e Lathrop, w
J Furnish, Chas Bowling, G p
Davis, d J Phelps, r B Beatie, D
McRea, M X Cunningham.
Furnish, Bowling, Raley, Davis,
Phelps, Rourke, Powers, Beatie,
Osburn and McRea having received
a majority of the votes cast were
declared the nominees for state
delegates, and HALEY had won the
day.
Before adjournment, w, ]. Fur
nish introduced the following res
olution:
Resolved, that the delegates to
the state democratic convention
from Umatilla county be and they
are hereby instructed to use all
honorable means to procure the
nomination of Hon. j. II. Raley
for joint senator from Umatilla
and Union counties"
Col. Raley protested against the
adoption of the resolution and gave
as reason that he was under OBJ
legations to support Union conn-
ty candidate, should one be pre-
sented. Raley requested that the
resolution be laid on the table.
Motion to this effect failed to pass.
Mr., Furnish then moved to a.
mend by saying that this conyen-
tion endorses the past record Of
Senator Raley, and that it is the
sense of this convention that in the
event that Union county does not
have candidate. Senator Raley
should be the unanimous choice of
this convention" !"
This carried unanimously. Ra-
ley stated that he had pledged the
Union county people that when the
convention met next to nominate
q joint senator, he would support
Union county man for the place,
and he insist | that he was in du-
ty bound to md by his pledged
word. The sage Of the resolu-
tion in amended form was rcluct-
antly consented to by him.
Senator Raley introduced the
following resolution which was
unanimously adopted;
"Resolved, that the delegates
elected to attend The state conven-
tion assembled in Portland on
April 8. 1896, be and theySare here
by instructed by this convenhon to
use all honorable means to secure
the election Of Hon. w. ]. Furnish
as delegate to the Chicago ma
tional democratic convention"
The convention adjourned at5:15
p. m.
RATIFICATION MEETING.
In the evening, the democrats
ratified. They filled the court