The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1898-03-25
DEMOCRATS AND POPULISTS UNITED.
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the county courthouse requesting all deegues 70
within the railing Chairman PieIce briefly announced
the purpose OF the meeting, to this effect:
That the popuists have assembled IN ana
popuss take up the question ot orn
log alliance union reform and silver interes OF Una
a county and Mr. Pierce urged that all delegates in what
came up remember conduct themselves in manner TO
credit the pcPuist party Of Umsta county and tue
state OF oregon Nominations for temporary chairman being
in order L. E. Pensnd, of Helix nominated temporary
chairman Dr. Garfield was nominated but d1cned thereup
on on motion the nominations closed snd Mr. Penand
unanimously elected On taking the chair Penand re-
marked that he that the had
together work instead OF listen speeches. and he had only
thing urgewhatever they did or did not do not TO
wraugle
JOS T. Hnke nominated for temporary secretary and
on motion declared unanimously elected 0n motion the
chair appointed committee OF FIVE credentials foows
Geo. Carmichael OF Weston A. s. Swaggart OF Athena Cd
Teal Of Echo Heury Pierce of the reservation and Ben Mar
cey, Of Milton.
On motion committee Of five order Of business ap
pointed follows: DR. g. w. King OF Pendleton A. b..
Stanley Of Echo NJ. M Wyrick Of Union j. N r. Gerking
Of Athena, Nathan Pierce OF Milton
They made this report: 1--WE your commte on order OF
business report as follows: We recommend:
"Fst-Permanent organization OF this convention. That,
in our judgment satisfactory order Of business be
ranged until after the report of the conferences committee and
recommend the selection OF such committee to be made a.
Further we recommend the election OF delegates to the
convention during the deberaon Of conferences commit
tee Signed: g. " KNe
A. B; ;so@m;,i,.. sG4s1Gs, >
On taking up the report organization effect.
ed by the election Of T. Penaud chairman and Hinke
80 secretary.
Chairman Penland called the convention order at 80 p
m. On motion committee platform appointed IS fol
Fred Haaca Of Pilot Rock Robt slater Of Athena O. Teal
Of Echo This committee by the motion to confer with
like committee from the democratic convention.
-Four O'Clock doomed in the overhead the
house, when the delegates bsgAn dfoppis in by wos and
threes Five ten minutes passed. and still the conference
committees failed to show up and the chairman hestaed to
call the convention order. At4 Chairman Penand rap
ped the convention TO order On motion it decided to
have assistant secretary and NJ NJ Wyrck being nomin
aed was unanimously elected
Conference Committees Report
1--WE, your committee appointed to confer with the demo-
cratic party through committee appointed by the democratic
county convention hereby submit the following report:
First We recommend that the report Of the conference
committee appointed by the county central committee
opted, with the following change:
THAT the democrat party enqush to the free silver repub
can party the nomination OF county treasurer and the
ocat party to nominate the county the peoples party
to make no nomination for
We further recommend that the convention in
do nominate such candidates the various offices have
been so allotted to the peoples party"
On motion OF Rev Parker seconded by COL Parsons the
above report unanimously adopted
Nomination OF officers being next order L. E. Penland
the conventions able chairman named for the
torship, and unanimously made the nominee.
The poLusts had representative to choose and voted
for three nomnees N B. Gerkiug, jo A. B. Stanley, %
A. f. Toyer 49, Having the lowest number of votes Troyer
Of Milton dropped out, and Stanley OF Echo Withdrew his
This gave the unanimous nomination to Gerkng who
Is q leading farmer Athena.
The for gentlemen named for stood follows
NJ. NJ. Wyrick, 34; Rev. F. W. Parker %; H. E. 0kes
Wyck declared the unanimous choice OF the convention
W. w. Harrah Of Helix, and O. O. Ewert the populist
ddae last election named for school superintendent
Harrah received 43 and Ewar 6 and the former
clared unanimously nominated.
The report Of the proceedings OF the democratic convention
was now brought in and enthusiastically endorsed.
Fred Hasca OF Pilot Rock chosen candidate for county
commissioner.
Dr. FL. s. Garfield unanimously elected chairman aud
T. Hinkle secretary OF the county central committee
Delegates to the state convention elected by the follow
ing votes Robert Lang 63 Robert Slater e5; o. Tee So;
DIR. g. W. King 30; ]. L. Hinke 48, Oo William Parsons
46; c. w. Gates, 45 Nathan Pierce, 53 NJ NJ Wyrick, 3S
George Peeber, 35 A. B. Stanley, 34
popuss central committees be empowered give the union
ticket TO be used the ballot under the Australian
voting law Upon the adoption OF this motion the convention
adjourned and the joint ratification with tho democrats who
had already arrived at the court house, begun.