The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-15
MITCHELL TlCTllM IS OUT.
OnEcOs CONVENTION RErTsEs TO
GIVE THEM sEATA
n n D~etAeA Vet g Perpetaate the
OlA FaeaisnaI Ffghs ~ DisiAisg
the seats-GeeP In Nominated tor


ASTORIA. Or. April Ex-senator Mitch
els delegation frum Portland, including
all the leaders OF his faction in state pod
ties, was ANONYMOUSLY thrown out Of the
Republican state convention today Inc
convention. by the decisive vote of lS5 to
81 refused to admit the Aifsheiiises on
the basis OF ons-han vote 10 each dele
gate. as was done two years ago. Later.
bv vote OF l55 to S. the convention
adopted the report OF the credentials COM
msitee, giving the Muitnomah county seats
10 the regular Republicans. headed by Sen
a;or Simon. This action was taken by
the delegates from MI the counties out
side OF Mnitnomah county. IL is generally
ccnce1ed thar the decision OF the con-
yenfion marks the final overthrow or
Mitchelidsm In Oregon.
Mifcheil's leaders, headed by Sol Harsch.
chairman OF the state committee; George
H. Williams. formerly attorney general
OF the United States. and others OF lesser
note moved heaven and earth to OBTAIN
recognition. When persuasion and prom
isss failed they made plteoas appeal 10
the convention not to throw out such
eminent party men as Williams and
Hirsch. w. r. Hume. Of Portland, who
stated their case TO the convention. openly
threatened that II the Mitcheiiites were
turned out the ticket would be knitted IN
Multnomah county. Threats and pleadings
had no more effect on the convention than
promises and persuasion had had on fndi-
yidual delegates. and the Mitcheilites
were ousted. The convention was or the
opinion that the time had arrived when
the interminable Mul,nomah county wran-
gel should be settled for all time. and that
men whose position on the money ques-
ton Is unQualifiedly In favor OF the main
tenance OF the gold standard should be
in the future the guiding spirits In tho
party.
The nomination OF Hon. Theodore
Thurston Geer, or Macleay. Marion coun-
ty. for governor was made by acclama-
ton. all the delegates arising and cheer
Ing enthusiastically and waving their hats
and canes. The nominating speeches of
Geer's candidacy were the best ever heard
in an Oregon convention. Mr.. Geer was
urged as candidate who firmly supports
the gold standard; as man who stands
In close and quiet communion with the
Industrial classes: as a native Oregontan:
support Of all friends and advocates OF
sound money. regardless OF party and as
a man In whose hands every mans prop
erty will be honestly and conscientiousy
guarded.
The convention was thoroughly har-
monious after the retirement of the Multi
nomah Mitehellites. ard conducted it's
business with expedition
The platform adopted contains the fol-
lowing financial plank:
We are i'm favor OF the maintenance
OF the present gold standard We are
unqualifiedly opposed to the free coinage
OF silver and 10 all other schemes looking
TO the dfhasement OF the currency and
the reputation of debt. We believe that
the best money in the world is none too
the laborer as the fruit of his toll and to
the farmer as the price of his crop.
1--WE condemn the. continued agitation
for free silver as calculated to ieopardize
the prosperity of the country and to shake
the confidence Of the people in the main
tsnance OF wise financial! policy. We
Efforts Of the free Silver INFAMOUS lne
ray class against class and section against
section We declare that the interests
country alike demand a sound and stable
financial system"
Concerning the threatened war with
Spain. the platform says:
while We deplore the imminence of war.
We recognize that the country Is on the
eve of a war undertaken for the vindica-
ton of the national honor and the per-
Torrance of work dictated by every in
stinct OF humanity. We declare that the
administration is entitled In this conflict
70 the ronfderce and support Of the entire
people"
An amendment to the platform con-
dernning the action of the last iegisla-
ture for It's failure to organize and elect
a United States senator was defeated
The remainder OF the ticket Is made up
as follows.
State treasurer-C. S Moore. OF Klamath
county.
Secretary OF s.ate-F T. Dunbar, OF
tfatssnn comfy.
State printer-w. II. Leeds. of jackson
county.
Attorney generai-D. r. y. Blackburn, of
Linn county.
Superintendent Of public instr7tc:ion-J.
II. Alderman. Of Multnomah county.
r. r. Geer the nominee for governor. is
tine first native son of Oregon 10 receive a
nomination for that Office. lie was born
In the Waldo hills near Salem. 4. years
ago. and has lived on a farm ever since
He has been a member Of the lower house
OF the legislature for eight years. and in
1891 was elected speaker He has always
been a pronounced advocate of the gold
standard
NJ A. Moody who was nominated for
congressman in the Second district. il a
Young man. and Is also a strong believer
IN the gold standard.
COLFAx LAWYER IN TROUBLE.