The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-08-27

The delegates and alternates to the
judicial convention to be held at Ana
cortes were then chosen as follows:
DELEGATEs-H. s. King, William
Graham, w. H. Thacker, F. G. Harper
Jos. f. Tucker, r. E. Davis.
ALTERNATES-S. H. Showers, Dr. I
M. Harrison, e. P. Newhall, F. c.
Troxell, L. w. Spencer, &. l.. Carter.
The following resolution of instruc-
ton was unanimously adopted:
RESOLUTIONS.
"The Republicans of San Juan County In Con
vertion assembled, having just chosen delegates
to represent said county in the Joint Judicial
Convention with Skagit County hereby extend
their greetings to their neighbors of Skagit Co.
and assure them that it Is the earnest desire of
all good people of San Juan County regardless
of party, TO aid in bringing to the bench of this
Judicial district the widest experience, the
ripest scholarship and the highest integrity to
be found within the district. The personal and
property rights of all our people cannot be too
sacredly guarded in the choice of the people for
this most important trust. San Juan County
presents no candidate for this Office, but recog-
nizes in the Hon. Henry Mcbride, honored
citizen of Skagit County, those qualities of mind
and heart and those qualifications of experience,
scholarship, judgment and integrity which most
erninently fit him for this exalted position and
which have already caused him to be recognized
as one of the foremost Judicial officers in the
State of Washington. It is with pleasure, there
fore, that this Convention unanimously instructs
its delegates to said Judicial Convention to cast
the vote of San Juan County as unit for the
Hon. Henry Mcbride for the Superior Court of
this Judicial District, and to use all honorable
effort to secure his nomination for that Office"
Delegates to the State Convention
were then elected as follows:
DELEGATEs-F. G. Harper, Fred N.
Culver, John l.. Murray, DR.. |. NJ
harrison, w. f Sutherland and &. f.
Cantine. Messrs. Harper, Culver and
Murray received the solid support of
all the delegates.
ALTERNATES-John l.. Blair, G.. M.
Tucker, r. G.. Kinleyside, G.. II. Butler,
G. II. Showers and Charles Dillingham;,
all of whom were chosen by acclama-
ton.
Nominations were then made as fol-
lows:
For Representative, w. III. Thacker
was placed in nomination by John
Kelley and John L. Blair by j. A.
Gould. Mr.. Thacker received thirty
votes and Mr.. Blair nine, the former
being declared the nominee.
All of the present county officials eX-
cept one who were candidates for re-
nomination to the offices which they
now hold received the we'll deserved
of denomination by accla-
nation, as follows:
Auditor-A. H. Sitter;
Sheriff Newton Jones;
Clerk-E. H. Nash;
Commissioner, Third Dist.-William
Graham;
SurveyOr-A. P. Vaughn;
Coroner-Dr. Geo. S. Wright;
Wreckmaster-J. B. Lanterman.
Some opposition developed to the
of School Superintendent
Dyer, but one ballot sufficed to settle
the contest in his favor, twenty-One
votes being cast for him and seventeen
for W. O. Clark, of West Sound.
There was also contest for the treas
ureship between e. w. Harrison, of
East Sound, and e. E. Cantine, of
Lopez, which terminated in one ballot,
in favor of Harrison, the vote standing
81 to r.
FOR county Attorney, II. .. Mug
was nominated by reclamation and the
same compliment WAS paid to y. L.
LOOs, of West Sound, for Assessor, and
John Buckley, of Argyle, for commits
siOner Of the second district.
After the nominations had all been
made Judge Thacker, the nominee for
Representative was called upon tor
speech and he responded briefly. grace
fully and feelingly thanking the con-
vention for the honor conferred upon
him. The convention then adjourned
and meeting of the County Central
Committee was held to effect a perma-
nente organization for. the campaign.
Chairman Gould having decided not to
permit the use of his name as a candi-
date for reelection, G. H. Showers, of
East Sound, was chosen, and ii. l..
Coffin was re elected secretary.