The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-28
MASS MEETING
OF REPUBLICANS
II Mas the largest Convention Held
10 a Great Many Years
in This City.
THE PEOPLE TAKE THE REINs
Meeting Spill, luio Three SeetioAs. 0ne Tor
Each kafd--Tbe Delegates chosen To-
day Mil Name the couuty Officers
iof the Essuiug Term

The largest mass meeting OF Repubii-
cans that perhaps ever took place iE the
city. WRA held last night. All through
the day there seemed TO b. a general feel
ing that II was time that tho business
man working man. capitalist and all
others Interested IN maintaining purity
In politics, took hama In the primaries.
Tho selection OF delegates At city or
county primaries. is the first step towards
securing good officials. and never before
In ClAtsop county. has 80 much interest
bten taken az was exhibited last
night CarrutherE' Hall could not begin
10 hold TIM Republicans who assembled
To take part In che formation OF the
county's hnairf. In the crowd could be
Sren overy man prominent IN tho ranks.
while upon every side joutllng elbows
with tho leaders. were the rank and file
OF the party.
Chairman Fox called the meeting to
order. And stated that the people were
assembled TO select names 10 be voted
upon today as delegates to the county
convention. The lrst thing In order was
tho selection OF n chairman OF the meet
ing. and upon Tho motion OF Judge Gray.
y. J. Taylor was unanimously elected
chairman OF the Second ward division.
ana W = McGregor was made chairman
OF tho Third Ward contingent. W. @.
Howell was chosen secretary OF the Sec
ond Ward party on motion II was de-
eided TO divide the meeting into three
parts corresponding with the differ
ent wards The Second and Third re-
maincd In session In Carruthers' Hail.
while the First adjourned TO the court
house The Third Ward organized In
the back room. and without delay pro-
laI 90, hal F1N r-fpAtNaNan 70
sent that prccinct In the county conv ~
ton They went about the business with
out discussion. and quickly disposed OF
the matter by cltrtiug the following nom
inecs;
Thco. Sivcrson. 20: Ivar Anderson. II:
Geo Nelson. y: W. =. McGregor. ": W
II Barker a. W. Painter. 60: Geo. Lc-
land. p. John Enb,rR -. C. Olvis. IL:
y. HAuke. ~; Enock Peterson. - Twen-
ty-nine votes were caat. and the success
ful candidates received the number set
opposite their names
Tho Affairs OF the Second Ward
did not run quito 80 smoothly as the
Third Ward Hardly had Chairman Tay-
lor called the meeting TO order when
the suh-stratum OF war between several
factions broke out In angry words. Judge
Gray secured the noor and called upon
all good Republicans not TO vote for Mr.
J W welch because he had used under
handed means TO stun the ticket by
having his name placed ON each OF three
different tickets Mr.. welch AZ one
took up the glove and dlsowned being In
terested IN any particular ticket pre-
pared before the meeting. Judge Gray
denied the statement and made few
personal remarks which were hurled
hRck at him with interest. Matters be-
gan 10 get warm coats came on and
the situation looked serious whom Chair
man Taylor called for order and the
main business OF the evening proceeded.
on motion OF F. L. Parker nominations
were made OF delegates TO the county
convention. the first sixteen receiving the
highest number OF votes to he declared
the elected candidates. The chair ap-
pointed II. q. Smith Messrs. War; n
and Beverldge as tellers Thirty one
nominations were made, and after the
chair declared nominations closed. bal
lots were cast The total number OF
votes was i07. and after one hours count
ing, the tellers declared the following
sixteen gentlemen elected as candidates
from the Second Ward 10 be voted upon
today;
Martin Foard. l07: q. O. Moen. iO7;
Chas, Larsen. 80: W. T. sChutter. Ss: G.
zeigler, S John Fox. S5: II. D. Thing. 50:
NJ ], Meara, IS; Fred wickman, s.: F.
L. Parker. ST. r. ], Taylor. IS: s. A. Ko-
Eer. NJ; A. +. Krager. 81; c. A. Powell
81; August Nelson. so; J. W. welch, 81.
The First Ward contingent which ad-
Journed 10 the court house, gathered
numbers on the way and completely filled
every nook and corner OF the district
court room. even Overlooking into the
halls ana auteroorns, An Organization
was effected by the election OF j. A. Full |
ton as chairman and #. J. Carney as
secretary
f. H. Winton opened the hall by NOV |
Ing that twenty-five delegates be selected |
by acclamNtiou, vivo voce nominations |
to be made In the audience. Several
amendments were Immediately offered |
which resulted in the question being al
together lost, and the regular print d
slips containing the names previously Sc
ected were used, There was no occur
renee TO mar the peaceful serenity OF
he meeting. resulting in the selection of
ne Following names, by the adjolned
vote to be voted for at today's primary:
There wero two tickets in the f,eld.
Known respectively as the Kendall and
Fisher tickets because individually head
NJ by gentlemen OF these names. The
Fisher ticket as whole was defeated.
rhe following are the names OF those
'hosen, all being upon the Kendall
ticket:
f. p, Kendall 900; c. W. Fulton. POI;
Frank Patton, 900: O. f. Heilborn, 90:
Martin Johnson, 2S4: Frank Norberg. s22:
/. f. Prael, 2Si; ~ Clinton, 225; Alex.
iilbert, 22i; ], A. Dufry, 2lS: c. H. Stock
on, 1871; p. j. Goodman. 22S; Walter Ride
lalgh, ZIG; Frank Carney, 224; Duncan
Mclean, 299; j. w. Surprenant, 22i; An
Irew Bringdale, 220: John L. Carlson,
%; d, J. McVIcker. 225; w. N. Smith,
Oi; Grant Trullnger, 22l; Thos. LlnviIle,
49, A. S, Reed. 225 d. McTavlsh, ss1;
andrew Henderson. 900.
John l.. Carlson, II. f, Prael and Mar
In Johnson, more fortunate than their
elbows. were placed upon both tickets.
)nly few OF the votes were scattering.
he great majority contenting itself with
'oting the tickets already prepared.