Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-03-29

to nominate its men, and, as it was doubt
less intended, secured the election Of
Senator Schofield as delegate. When his
name was presented by the Montesano
delegation it gagged the convention, and
would have provoked lively set to had
there been life enough in the gathering
for scrap. One disguised member
looked at another as ii to say, "whv don't
you kick?" But, under the rule adopted,
none we're bold enough to start, villa: all
knew would wind up in wh:lwind.
Harmony had to he prese, we'd at any
cost, although Editor Pattison. of the
Cosinopolis Enterprise, came near kick
ing the milk pail over as he thought of
writing in his paper about year before
That's 1.-THE man who will he marked as
long as breath remains in his body is the
man Scotield, who voted II times for VIII.
son and then suddenly ascertained that
he was unfit for the place. 81 800 is =
man." To he required to take this back
80 soon was almost too much for Fro.
Pattison, but, he took his medicine gal
lantly, and tile play went on.
The delegates chosen were: w. j. Pat.
terson, A. H. Farnum, Mason Irwin, c.
,. White, II. L. SAVERS, Robt. Lyle,
Seth Warren, :. NJ. Heath, J. A. Hutche-
son, Geo. D Schofeld, J. r. O'Donnell,
r. J. Stoner, ]. w. Stamper and B. F.
Huff. The following alternates were also
elected: J. A. Taft, A. E. Green, j. A.
Hood, 6. +. Soule, w. II. Karr, O. M.
Kellogg, John Glenn, +. A. Tarr, Il. l..
Austin and j. Nj. Clapp.
A resolution was introduced by Jacob
Weatherwax that, he said, had been dis
cussed favorably by the committee on
resolutions but had not been embodied in
the platform as some of the members
feared it might be injudicious and offend
the powers that be. The resolution in
structed the county delegation to work
for the adoption of a plank in the state
platform demanding the election of
United States senators by direct vote Of
the people. In support Of the resolution
Mr.. Weatherwax bewaied the fact that
recent quotations from the Montana sem
atorial market showed the prevailing
prices to be above the reach of the ordi.
nary patriot with aspirations. The con-
vention agreed with him and adopted the
resolution, which in democratic conven-
ton would have formed part Of the plat
form and been adopted with a whoop.
Mr.. Parker. OF Hoquiam, euloxized the
platform and moved that copy of it DO
CClts w Ola tCVctutCsC Att VIZ NVuHSys
Warren, OF Hoquiain, wanted to know If
this included, what he termed, 'The little
abortion called the Montesano Independ.
ent." Parker said he wanted it to go to
all Of them, and f. L. Wade suggested
that they needed it, and Warren sub.
sided, and the motion prevailed.
A vote OF thanks to Montesano was
adopted, although the members looked
about at the dark, chilly room as they
voted and wondered what for? Before
adjournment another attempt was made
to give the gathering an air Of political
convention, and Chairman Bush had al
most succeeded in reducing the tempera-
ture below the freezing point, but some
thoughtless individual spoiled the effect
by calling for Senator Schotield. He be-
gan, unfortunately. by reminding them
Of party sore spots, and suggested that
troubles within the party should be for
gotten in the grand remembrance that
they were republicans. Tins was too
much and the air became trigid. So much
SO that when J. A. Hutchinson was called
on to speak he said he had nothing to
say, and the most apathetic political con.
vention ever held in Chehalis county
adjourned, and the members appeared to
give sigh OF relief.