The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-09
ELLIS NAMED
BY REPUBLICANS
Free Silver Candidate ReHOminated
for Congress by First Dis
trict Convention.
THREE BALLOTS NECESSARY
Souad Noney Delegates 20 the Nationsl
coa,eation distracted for Hkinley--
State Conventions Mil Meet
10 Portland Today

Portland. April s.-w X. Ellis. OF
fioppncr. a free silver llan, was re-
nominated for congress tonight. on the
third ballot. by the Republicans Of the
Second District. Wallace McCammant,
OF Mgiltnomah. and c. ". Parrish. OF
Grant county. sound money men. were
elected delegates TO the ST. Louis con-
yentlon. and Instructed for Mckinley.
Ellis nomination was brought about by
combination OF Ellis toea with the
anti-simon delegates from Multnomah
county when the convention met this
morning and elected c. W. Fulton. OF
Clatsop. chairman. and A. W. Patterson.
OF Heppner. secretary. II Was apparent
that the anti-Slmon men would at least
have a representation In the convention.
Committees were appointed on ereden-
tialS. and order OF Business, and the
convention adjourned until 40.
Il was nearly o'clock before the COM
mittee on credentials reported. There
were three reports submitted. a majority
and two minority reports. The majority
report favored seating the anti-Simon
delegation: the first minority report IA
vored the Simon delegation, and the sec
ond minority. presented by +. j. Taylor.
Of Clntsop. favored seating General Geo.
II. Williams and Hon. Sol Hirsch, who
were on both tickets. and giving each
side one half OF the remaining forty-siK
delegates Several speeches were made
on both sides. and finally the convention
called for a statement from General VIII
liams. as 10 the justice OF the claims OF
each side
Mr.. Williams reluctantly consented.
and, In a brief speech. gave his views.
He said both sides were wrong: that
both had used money at the primaries.
and that a great majority OF the respect
able citizens were crowded away from
the polls by hirellngs and prevented from
voting al the primaries. He said the
most satisfactory solution would be TO
give each side a one-half representation
A vote was taken by ballot by he dele
gates from all counties except Multno-
nah on the adoption Of the report OF
the committee on credentials. The vote
resulted thirty-seven 20 twenty-nine in
favor OF Mr.. Taylor's minority report.
giving each side a one-half representa-
tlon, The convention then adjourned un-
Ill p. m
EVENING SESSION.
When the convention reasscmbled. the
county delegates were allow
ed TO cast twenty-three gotes each. ex-
elusive OF the votes OF Williams and
Hlrsch. and nominations for congress-
man were then declared In order. Brown.
OF Morrow. placed W. r. Ellis in noml-
nation. IL was seconded by Beltz. OF
Umatllla: Hume, OF Multnomah. and AL
len. OF Columbia.
+. l.. Smith. OF wasco. then placed In
NJ. A Moody. OF wasco;
C A. Johns, OF Baker. named ]. L. Rand,
Of Baker
The first ballot resulted: Ellis. 81:
Moody, 40; Rand, II; Caples. /, Necessary
to choice, IS
The anti-Simon faction cast twenty
three votes for Ellis and the members
Of the Simon faction cast their twenty
three votes for Moody.
The second ballot resulted: Ellis, g:
Moody. 80; Rand. G
The third ballot. EIlls. 50: Moody. e.
The next order of business was the
OF two delegates TO the ma
tional Republican convention. Jonathan
Bourne, Jr,, OF Multnomah; C, w. Rar-
rish, OF Grant; Wallace McCammant, OF
Multnomah, and Fred ". Hendley, OF
Umatlila. were nominated
The ballot resulted: Bourne. Sc; Hen
dley, &c: Parrish, 90 McCammant IS:
Paxton, OF Multnomah, introduced a
resolution lnstructng the delegates to
the national Republican convention to
work for Mckinley first. last and all the
time. The resolution was adopted with
yell, Bourne and Hendley We're elect
I'd as alternate delegates to the national
w. II. Parker was chosen a member
of the congressional committee from
Clatsop county. The anti-Simon people
stole a march on the Simon faction by
securing the vote of Williams for Carey,
which gave him twenty-five, ensuring his
election.