The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-09-15
THE SLATE GOES THROUGH
The Machine Mas Well Oiled and
Put In Motion.
FUCKERS NOMINATION FORCED
Pressy's Friends on the wsrSath-Everythid
to BE Sacrificed BY the Repubissss to
Elect the Representa-
tive.
TUCkER'S NOMINATION FORCED

Suhut to tue CHI OF the chairman, Ut.
Hare, with 10S delegates 10 attendance.
The first order of business was the ele, =
ton of temporary chairman, and on
motion DR.. Hare was again called upon
to preside. G. A. Anderson was elected
secretary and W. ]. Aumiller assistant.
Upon assuming the chair the genial
doctor, whose qualifications as an after
dinner speaker are well known, gave the
delegates smile and "thank you" for
the honor bestowed upon him, and stat
ed that he was pleased to note the enthu-
siasm within the republican ranks at this
time, and that the ring of which Bill Me-
kiniey was the leader would doubtless
bring the opposing. forces forth to slaugh-
ter this fall. OF course all OF this sound
ed nice to republican ears, and there was
hearty applause.
After the appointment OF the different
committees the convention adjourned till
after dinner. This gave the delegates
ample time to caucus and find out what
they wanted before reassemb bling. When
the chairman called the assembly to order
again there was look of satisfaction on
the faces of some, while others bore
marks Of disappointment, and as the
machine rolled on and later developments
took place it was an easy matter to dag
nose the cause.
Sperry's slated ticket went through
with a whirr. In several cases the con-
vention took only time to permit the
formality of nominating speech, when
the motion that nominations close and
that - be declared the choice OF the
convention" was usually put and car
ried. Mr.. Englehart received the nomi.
nation for the legislature, and profiting
by the knowledge that a Wilson man
would probably meet with Waterloo in
that convention, stated to the delegates
that iii elected) he would go to Olympia
unpledged and would use his own dis
erection in the matter of choice for
United States senator. He was also pop
ulistic enough to state that he believed
in low railroad fares and rates.
After all the fiat. footed refusals he has
made to accept nomination for the Of
flee Of sheriff, Mr.. Tucker has been
obliged to yield, and Mr.. Phillips, the
man whom the people of the lower
county desired and were given to under.
stand would have, was obliged to with
draw. This was too much for many OF
the old republicans to swallow, feeling 90
they do that they have again given the
nomination to one who four years ago
sought the nomination at the hands of
the same party, and when defeated in
convention worked against the success
ful nominee in favor of a democrat
throughout the campaign. Again, they
argue, he was the nominee two years
ago and was defeated. What more has
he right to expect from his party?
When it came to auditor there Was 2
slight contest between E. G. Peck and e.
f. Kelso, but Mr.. Kslso had no difficulty
in carrying off the honors. Mr.. Kelso is
an old resident Of the county, and neces-
sarily had the larger following.
But where tho most disafection was
affected was in the disposal OF the nomi.
nat ion for treasurer. Mf. Presey had, ,
to the date Of the convention, been the
only real candidate. and was conceded by
all to be the probable nominee; but
black horse was trotted into the arena
unexpectedly in the person Of w. B.
Dudley. ]. E. Shannon had also been
nominated, and when the first ballot
found him with the least number OF fol-
lowers, but with sufficient votes to tell
the tale. he Withdrew In favor of Mr..
Dudley. Since then the uncompliment-
airy benedictions OF an irate Pressy
crowd have been thrown upon hims
The lower county in all fairness 20 was
conceded the Office of clerk. This nice
plum the lower aggregation insisted on
having, and the convention unanimously
gave it to them in the person of George
Allen.
To bold their old friend and ally. Rob
ert Scott, and as a salve to the dsap-
pointments he has suffered in not having
been recognized by the party for services
rendered in times past, he was unquali-
fiedly and unreseryedly given the nomi-
nation for assessor.
But the colossal joke was the nomina-
ION for prosecuting attorney. This office