The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-14
NOTES OF THE CONVENTION


The scene yesterday morning upon the
opening ~ the convention was one of
general disorder and disgrace tn the
party Upon Judge c. H Carry. ot Port
land. dcVolvcd the duty ~ calling the
meeting 20 order Prior 90 the assem-
bling ~ the members. q petition. re-
questlng that T. e. Taylor, OF Umatilla
county. De- called to the chair and signed
by .; ~ the N9 delegates outside of Multi.
nomah county. was handed Judge carey.
who stated that he would refuse Jo en.
tsrtaln o.. knowing this the god.staui'
ard faction decided % nominate Mr Tay.
Tor Carey however refused to recognize
the delegate who made the notion but
gave the floor 90 one RIsmus. ~ Portland.
who nominated a Nutchr,ltc named Pat
torson This started the row which
proved very amusing but was one of the
most disgraccful scenes ever witnessed IN
an assembly ~ civilized people
Among the ncwspapyrmen who attended
the convention yesterday were II W
Scott r. g. Middleton. y J Lrylson ana
u. F. Reed ~ the OrcgouAu. charles
Downing ~ the Portland Tribune. II. L.
Wells. of the Associated Press. \ D.
Grinn. OF the New Age. \. V. Il snyder
~ the McMlnnville Transcript ". r..
CLARKE, ~ the Gervais Star: g. r. Alley
~ the Baker city Republican, p y Ire
land NJ the Moro Observer John "
Kelly. of Portland represented the Even
Ing Budget
+. l.. Smith, of Hood River. who was
one of the most prominent delegates 40
the convention. was once speaker OF the
lower house In this state. He has always
been prominent republican and has
made a reputation for himself as presid-
Ing officer u political and legislative gath
crngs While well along in years. he Is
still In fun strength and ylgor and his
speech nominating Mr. Moody was = gem.
Mr. Smith Is a man In ten thousand.
The hired Mitchell roOters made them
selves generally obnoxious yesterday by
their persistency In Kissing the delegates
Of the opposing faction. They were called
TO order several times.
The delegate who lost PAIR OF gold
trimmed spectacles yesterday can recover
the same by applying to James ". Welch.
G. W. wlngate. Of this city. has develop
ed much strength as a candidate for sec
retary Of state He seems 10 have many
friends In nearly every delegation.
Malcolm 4. Moody" said a delegate
rs the man Of all men for the Columbia
river Heart and soul ne is for anything
and everything that will advance our
commerce while Portland was against
both The Dalles and Astoria Moody
fought hard and long for the cmanclpa-
tlon of both The Cascade locks have
been completed. Astoria has its railroad
and by barge or rail the wheat from the
Interior will be loaded at Astoria on deep
sea vessels for shipment TO the ports OF
the world. interior commerce viii be- de-
vclOped and by the combination ~ forces
on the upper and lower Columbia, the
state Will be given such a growth In popu-
lotion commerce and manufactures az
will place II at the head of the list
Funny things are seen when you haven't
gun or kodak Jostllng alongside the
| comfortablc-l Hooking. wcll-drcssed silk
hated delegate were seen the "heelcrs," +"
or "hcnchmen" and general "cappcrs'
Of the confidence game OF politics who
would not be admitted to the parlOr or
table Of the principals they serve. They
are always In every political gathering,
from q ward meeting 10 n national con-
vention Their faces give them away
They are I'm It for the dollar they can
make and are the element that keeps
the decent citizen away from convcn-
tlons and often times away from the polls.
They threaten the very foundation Of the
government Then there are the young
men. the dudes, the ncdgllng lawyers all
striving to be somebody and get some
thing from the public patronage that will
give them a start In the great game