The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-05-14
TOLD UNDER SUB-HEADS
The Republican County Convention
Creates a Feeling Of Soreness.
COUNTRY DELEGATES WERE On TOP
A Local Attorney Experiences An
Unpleasant Remark ta spokane
Remarkable Result OF Irriga.
tion-properiy Transfers.

The republicans OF Yakima met in
county convention on Saturday last and
we're called to order by Chairman Scott
of the central committee, and after the
reading OF the call the chairman an
noun ced that the first business would be
the election Of temporary officers. The
words were hardly out OF his mouth when
Col. Hewlett and +. NJ. Spain were on
their feet asking for a hearing. The
former was recognized and proceeded to
place Mr.. Scott in nomination for chair
man. Mr.. Spain then placed Il. X.
Nichols In nomination, paying grace
full tribute to that gentleman's abilities
and party services. The seat of power
OF the convention was then strongly
shown for the hsyseeds had the townboys
where the wool was short and proceeded
to run the convention to suit themselves.
Mr.. Scott vas elected by vote of rs to
25 for Mr.. Nichols. Geo. s. Courier was
elected secretary and F. w. Roach as
sistant by reclamation.
The various committees were then ap-
pointed and an adjournment taken to
give them time to report. The platform
adopted opened up in the usual way with
declaration of answering loyalty" to
party and then proceeded to pledge the
delegates and the republicans of Yakima
to any line OF principles the st. Louis
convention might adopt. If there were
individual or sectional differences it mat
tered not for the convention has agreed
to swallow anything no matter what
comes The democratic party was of
course denounced and the pops were lab
eled as wild, fanciful, visionary, i'm
practical and in many instances danger
GUS in the extreme" The financial plank
read: eve believe in paying our just
honest debts with honest money, good
the world over at its face value" Nc
kinley was endorsed and protection was
declared the paramount issue with tail.
ing clause for reciprocity.
A motion was made by Mr.. Spain to
strike out the section denouncing the
populist and democratic parties as impol.
itic but it was sat down upon with fusil-
AIDE of such high-faluting expressions as
'God hates cowsrd.'
The following delegates to the Everett
convention were elected and instructed to
labor for the election of J. M. Gilbert as
delegate to the st. Louis convention: +.
X. Hiscock, l. S. Hewlett, T. w. How.
ell, A. B. Wycko6, George Donald, A. @.
Walker, l. w, Dudley, d. d. Calkins, d.
W. Simmons and Timothy Lynch-which
gave eight delegates to the country and
two to the town. George Donald was
honored by receiving the vote of every
delegation the convention. Colonel How
lett, OF Wide Hollow, appeared to be the
chief engineer Of the convention, and not
only went to the Everett convention him
self. but was accompanied by his cousin,
Colonel Walker, and his son-in-law, S. ].
Cameron, as alternate Of Mr.. A. B.
Wyckof. In very blunt manner,
through the changing of the Mckee vote,
John Reed was defeated for delegate, and
naturally feels somewhat sore over the
treatment after his long and unrewarded
party service. There is other soreness
that is the outgrowth of the convention,
and some OF the city delegates swear that
they will teach the country pumpkins
trick or two when the real loaves and
fishes are up for apportlonment at the
convention for the nomination OF county
officers.