The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-03-30
Repnhllcan County Convention.

The GLACIER man took in the repub.
iican county convention at The Dalles.
It was full convention-that is, full in
the sense that there were very few
proxies; the members were not full Of
anything more than enthusiasm. The
Umatilla house, az usual, was the head
quarters for caucusing and electioneer-
ing on the night before the convention,
and some Of the enthusiastic crowd kept
it up all night. Chairman Henry l..
Kuck Of the county central committee
was elected temporary chairman Of the
convention. The temporary officers
were made the permanent officers, and
Chairman Kuck presided with dignity.
The selection Of delegates TO the state
and district conventions was first in or
der and the following were elected: Us.
schenck, II. l.. Kuck, NJ. T, Nolan, MP.
Igenberg, George w. Johnston, A. Stew
art, L. L. Smith, II. c. Rooper, i. n.
Jones, c. S. Smith The cut-and-dried
way the republicans Of Wasco county
have Of electing delegates to the state
convention seems rather arbitrary, but
It may be all right when they get used
10 it. Without any previous announce
ment Of q committee or caucus being
empowered to act, Hon. j. w. Morton
arose in the convention and read the
list Of ten names and moved that they
be elected as WQsco county's delegation
70 the state and district conventions. No
further nominations were made, and
the motion was put by the chairman,
though his own name was in the list,
and the motion carried without a dis
senting voice.
Next followed the nominations for
county Offices Robert Kelly, having
served the county faithfully az sheriff
for one term, was nominated for gee
ond term by acclammation. For clerk,
A. e. Lake Of Wamic was nominated
over Simeon Bolton by q vote OF 55 to
45. For county judge, Capt. A. S. Blow
ers won the nomination on the first bal
lot By vote OF 50 to q for Chas. Haight
and Ia for James Kelly. NJ p. Isen-
berg presented Capt. Blowers name in
a Aowery speech, during which he re-
ferred in an affecting manner to the
passing of the Grand Army, Of which
the captain is an honored member.
G. l.. Schmidt OF The Dalles was nom
mated for assessor by vote Of 81, to 30
for W. II. Whipple, the present incum-
bent, and II for j, w. Koontz. For
school superintendent G.. L. Gilbert was
renominated by a vote of rs TO "a for
Troy Shelley. Mr.. Shelley had decided
TO enter the race only the day before the
convention, but developed considerable
strength for the short time he was in
the field. Mr. Gilbert has made an eff
cient superintendent, and the many
friends he has made throughout the
county will increase his handsome ma
jority Of two years ago, For treasurer,
G. l.. Phillips was renominated, receiv-
ing So votes to AZ given for g, j. Farley.
Peter A. Kirchiner Of Antelope was
nominated for commissioner by acclaim
nation. j. B. Colt was renominated
for surveyor by q vote of II TO 27 for
Geo. +. Campbell, W. II. Butts was
renominated for coroner by acclamma-
tion.
The ticket, taken as whole, is made
up OF representative citizens, and the
GLACIER takes no risk Of being consid-
cred false profit by predicting the cleo
tion Of the entire ticket by the usual
majority