The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-08-27
told UNDER SUB-HEADS.
The County Convention Of The Rtpubli-
cans Leaves Many Sores Behind.
TIE COURT HOUSE TURNED DOWN
Youug Griunes Arrested by T.. 3. Off
GERS Then Turned Loose ON HAIL
The state Fair Promises 60 Re q
Most successsut Exhibition.

Inc repuDlican county convention,
held at the court house on Saturday last,
was largely the creature OF combinations,
generously interlsrded with deception
and broken promises, which have left on
their trail much bitterness and feeling
that where trust is reposed in politician
there often is TO be found betrayed hopes.
This feeling of soreness IL much more
general than usually follows such
gatherings for even many OF those who
succeeded in their schemes were plainly
told what was thought of their methods
and OF course that doesn't tend to pro-
mote harmony and good fellowship.
Robert Scott, chairman OF the central
committee, opened the convention by
reading bis speech the main object OF
which seemed to be to give Judge Graves
blow i'm the ribs and to boost the can
didacy Of w. l.. Jones, for he recon-
mended that the convention endorse none
but Yakima men, which suggestion was
later on embodied in the resolutions. On
motion by Col. Hewlett Miles Cannon, OF
Sunnyside was made temporary chair
man. George s. Vance was chosen for
temporary secretary and 4. W. Roach
for assistant. The temporary organizs-
ton WAS afterwards made permanent.
After the appointment of the customary
committees and listening to impromptu
speeches by Edward Whitson, Frank
Rudkin and Chss. Uhlman the conven-
ton adjourned until 80 o'clock.
Mr.. Rudkin who has been life long
democrat, was prominent figured in the
convention and it was said the republic
cans made more fuss over that one stray
sheep than the democrats did over the
couple OF hudred who cut adrift from the
z. o. p. and marshaled under the ban
ners of Bryan. 1t has been asse rted that
one OF the chief reasons for Mr.. Rudkin's
switching parties was to get an opportun-
ity to sheath his knife in the anstomy of
Judge Graves but be that as it may he
rapidly pushed to the front among his
strange associates and as chairman Of the
Fairview delegation he was on the floor
oftener than any other member of the
convention. Another ex-democrat in the
person of DIR. G. J. Hill was also dele
gate. Probably there would have been
others had the managers been able to
find any more who had changed that way.
There was much figuring during the
recess and some combinations were brok-
Zen and then reconstructed. The strong
est country combination was that OF the
district below Union gap and even this
was partially disintegrated over the nomi-
nation of auditor, the slate being made up
to carry Anderson along with Walker and
Douglass. Auditor Hall, however, was
little too smooth and managed to secure
the prize on small margin.
Promptly on time the convention was
called to order and the reports OF the COM
mittees read. The st. Louis platform
was endorsed and the administration OF
Gov. McGraw commended although the
latter was rather hard dose to swallow.
Under rules and order OF business the
first work was the selection of delegates
to the state convention. The contest was
strong one as the gubnatorial fight be-
tween Whitson and Lesh and the strug-
gle over the judgeshio cut very import
ant figure. The delegation as selected
was as follows: Geo. s. Vance, L. +.
Sperry, ]. NJ. Gilbert, l. w. Dudley,
Samuel Cameron, j. M. Brown, c. T.
Uhlman, Miles Cannon, Wallace Wiley,
F. Nj. Spain and ]. NJ. Newman. Mr..
Whitson claimed the entire delegation al
though 1t was said there were two or three
who favored Mr.. Lesh. The majority OF
the delegates were for Jones and all at
tended the convention excepting Mr..
Spain who was unable to get away.
For representative DR.. Heg placed Capt.
G. M. Holton in nomination, seconded
by Jack Lewis, while d. w. Simmons
was placed in nomination by Ira Burgett
with second by Frank Rudkin. Mr..
Simmons won with hands down receiv-
ing SO votes to 81 for Holton, who is any
thing but pleased with the treatment he
has received after his long party service.
In few well chosen words DIR. Hare
placed A. l.. Dilley in nomination for
sheriff; the same Office was performed by
r. X. Nichols for III. L. Tucker, while
Mr. Reamy named o. V. Carpenter. 1t
required but one ballot to settle the con-
test, MIR. Tucker receiving 81 votes to 40
for Mr.. Dilley and for MIR. Carpenter,
and was declared the nominee. On mo-
ton of DIR. Hare the nomination was
made unanimous.
For Clerk there were four candidates,
w. HI. Redman, who was named by
Hugh Sinclair; VIM. Burgess by Jack
Lewis; Harry Worries by F. H. Rudkin,
and G. E. Lum by G. S. Vance. On the
first and second ballots Mr.. Worries was
in the lead but on the third Vim. Burgess
was nominated by majority of one.
After the nomination almost everyone
wanted to know who Burgess was and
many still remain in ignorance and for
their benefit THE HERALD will state that
he ia young man who lives on the
Cowychee, was one of the leaders who
brought on the prosecution against LATE
Masters and he is said to write a good
hand"
W. L. Stabler placed James Wiley in