Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-04-17

And Nominate the Following
Ticket:

For Representative-w. ]. Edwards
ofMaggille.
For Comfy Clerk-fIenry G. DodsoD
Of Glen,
For Sheriff.. p Davidson Of idea.
For Commissioner Samuel S. Slater
Of Beecher Flat
For County Treasurer--Geo. w. Rine
hart Of Condor.
For Assessor Lewis A. Miller II Lone
Rock
For School supt--Miss Lydia Thomp-
son Of Matney.
For suryeyor--Otho Ward Of Lone
Rock.
For Ccroner--Artbnr Marvel Of Olex.
The populists Of Gillian County held
their convention at Condor Saturday.
Only l8 Of the 81 delegates were present
w ] Edwards was elected chairman and
r b Moore secretary Of the convention.
The chairman appointed the following
committees:
On credentials: q w Marvel, L z
Davidson, s Slater.
/ On platform: w Edwards, Otho
Ward, J X Clark.
On order Of business: II wilkins, l.
l. Shelly. Z A Miller.
4 The report Of the committee on ere
dentials adiudged the following persons
entitled te~seats in the convention:
/ MaysiIe--F B Moore, W J Edwards,
L L Shelley, Slater, shelton.
Condon-AJ J Moore, J r Clark, W
| Ebbert.
4 Lone Rock Morgan Ward, L A Mil
Ter, Otho Ward.
Ferry Canyon-Ed Palmer Oscar Ma
ley.
Rock Creek-G w Marvel, II wilkins
/ 4 A BrassHeld.
Idea--J Il Coleman, L Z Davidson.
The following precincts were not rep
resented: Arlington, Trailiork, Rowe
Creek, Blalock, Matney, Grow n Rock.
Report Of committee on platform and
resolutions read and adopted by sections
Resolution that we favor the election
Of q. S. senators, president and vice
president by direct vote Of the people
carried.
The committee on platform and reso
lntions suonitted the fo,owing report
which was adopted:
lst. We reaifirm the fundamental
principles Of the Omaha platform.
I, ID. We pledge our candidate for thu
legislature to vote for the abolition Of al
useless commissions and boards, anf
the economical support OF all state in
stitutions and reduction of useless clerl
hire.
3d. We demand the reduction OF off
cia salaries to correspond with the re
duction in the wages Of labor and th
prices OF the products of labor.
4th. We demand the re-enactment I
the mortgage tax law, and that e,
emption from tax be allowed for indeb
ednesg where corresponding taxab
credit can be shown.
9th. We favor amendment to OF
state constitution providing for the in
tiative and referendum.
9Th. We pledge our candidate f
= county clerk to do all the work in Il
CLERKS Office that the statute require
= for the constitutional salary only ($l5
! a year..
Z eth. We also pledge our candida
!, for sheriff to perform all the duties
the sheritl's office as required by statu
. for the constitutional salary 5000
year and furnish his own deputy.
~ sth. We demand the free and unlil
tied coinage Of both gold and silver
), the ratio of l6 to |, without waiting
the consent Of any other nation.
al Respectfully submitted; J r Clal
!. Otho Ward, W ] Edwards. committee
The chairman appointed Otho Wa
-. and Henry wilkins tellers.
Most Of the nominations were ma
81 by aeclamation, with the result Civ
above
~ The delegates elected their cent
committeeman as follows: Condor
-- r Clark; Mayyille + B Moore; Lc
Rock Otho Ward Rock Greek II
= Dodson; Idea J L Coleman; Matr
Robt Poag; Ferry Canyon Wm. Me'
to Butte Greek L A Putnam; Arlingt
Clayton shane. ] r Clark was cleo
nee chairman OF the populist county cent
committee.
-di- A cordial invitation is extended to
nominees OF both the democrats and
rec publirans to meet in joint discussion
any time or any place, and il salts
di- tory our candidates would stump
.ns- county with them. Allcommnnicati
P"' on this subject should be addressed
j, r. Clark at Condor.
cad Convention adjourned.