The herald., 1896-04-05
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD
THE PORTLAND REPUBLICANS INDULGE
IN A FREE FIGHT
An Emphatic Split Results and Another
Convention VIII Be Held on nonday.
Pennoyer Looms Up a. Q Candidate for
Mayor-PoIitlcaI Notes
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
PORTLAND, Or, April 4.-The re-
publican city and county convention
ended today in split At the primar-
les today the faction known as the
Simon faction elected rs out of the 124
delegates to the convention, but the
minority. lead by District Attorney
Hume, endeavored to seat their dele
gates and obtain control of the con-
Vention. After a wrangle of three
hours the Hume faction left the hall
and will hold another convention Mon
day.
State Senator Joseph Simon, chair
man of the county committee endeav-
ored to call the convention to order
I The opposition carried Judge Carey TO
the platform and in an instant the con-
vention was in an uproar. Joseph ST.
mon was nominated as temporary chair
man. and in the yell that followed was
declared elected. Then there was a
rush and Simon was knocked off the
stage. Judge Carey attempted to pre-
side and was taken by the collar and
whirled backward A free fight fol-
lowed. Canes were waved in the air
and brought down on the heads of the
cursing. struggling men. Blows We're
exchanged wherever elbow room could
be gained to deliver them. For over
ten minutes the battling. perspirins
crowd surged up and down and across
the stage shrieking and bowling. They
would listen to no words of compromise,
and finally the attempt to organize was
abandoned and recess declared. The
opposing leaders held conference, but
it came to naught
At the conclusion of the conference
the Hume delegates adjourned to meet
Monday and left the hail. The Simon
delegates then organized by electing
Mr.. Simon chairman. and proceeded
with the business of the convention. d.
Soils Cohen was nominated for mayor.
Nine candidates for representatives
in the Legislature were nominated. The
legislative ticket is opposed to the cleo
tion of Senator Mitchell to succeed
himself in the United States senate.
On Monday next the democrats will
nominate Ex-Governor Pennoyer for
mayor. He will then be the nominee
of the populists, taxpayers league and
Democrats, while there will undoubted-
ly be two Republican candidates.
POLITICAL PICKINGS.
STOCKTON. April 4.-The RepubK-
can county committee met today to
consider the matter of calling a con-
vention or appointing delegates to the
state convention and decided to have
convention on the 25th. The delegates
to the county convention will be elect
ed at the primaries to be held on the 21st
inst. A motion was made to exclude
from the committee those who had af-
filiated with any other organization,
the meaning being to crowd out Mayor
Baggs, who was elected as an A. Z. A.
The proposition was voted down by
vote of six for the motion to twenty-one
against it.
UkIAH, April AT a meeting u.
the Republican county central commit
tee held in this city this afternoon the
following were appointed delegates to
the state conventions: T. L. Carothers,
John McWhinney, f. c. Handy, A. NJ.
Duncan, l.. Vandusen, George A. Stur-
tevant, e. F. Decamp. j. c. Ford and
McPhail A poll of the delegation
shows preference with Mckinley with
Allison a strong second choice. While
the delegation goes unpledged all are
free silver men.
SAN RAFAEL. April 4.-The repub-
lican county committee met this after
noon and appointed the following citi
zens as delegates, which is to be held
in Sacramento May 3: r. S. Alexander
w. P. Taylor, Com Harrison, George
Mason, j. w. Atherton and r. S. Bon
neau. delegate-at-large.
RENO, New, April 4.--The Republican
state central committee met here today
and called state convention to meet
at Virginia City May for the purpose
of electing delegates to the St. Louis
national convention.