The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-11-29
TWO TICKETS NOMINATED
Partisanship Dragged Into Local Af-
fairs by the Republicans.
MANY CITIZENS DISAPPROVE.
Recent Converts Largely Dominate the Re-
publican Caucus-The Election Will
Be Held on Tuesday.
December a.
MANY CITIZENS DISAPPROvE

City politics has succeeded that of ma
ton, state and county, and the people
are getting decidedly weary. 1t was
not enough that general mass meet
ing of citizens was called for last Satur-
day evening SO that all would have an
equal show in expressing their prefer
ences as to those who should direct the
municipal government for the ensuing
year, but on top of this partisan repub-
licans called another meeting and, while
endorsing the republican nominees of
the previous meeting, made other nomi-
nations for those offices where the nomi-
nees Of the first meeting were of diff
ferent political complexion. Many life
long republicans are heartily sick of the
forcing of partisanship into local af-
fairs and see in it nothing Of good. How
soon it will be carried into school cleo
tons, business affairs, the churches,
lodges and social circles, is only mat
ter of speculation, and it is even assert
ed that at the present time they are not
entirely free of it in some respects.
At the citizens meeting of Saturday
night DR.. Dulin was called to the chair
and E. w. r. Taylor was chosen secre-
tary There was little contention over
the nominations and the best of feeling
prevailed. The ticket as nominated
was as follows: Mayor, o. A. Fechter
clerk, H. B. Doust; treasurer, A. l..
Flint; attorney, Vestal Snyder; health
officer, DR.. Frank; councilman, First
ward, long term, Hugh Sinclair; short
term, p. Y. Hickman; Second ward, A.
B. Pearson; Third ward, long term,
Sam Chappell; short term, E. W.. X.
Taylor; councilman at large, A. B.
Weed.
Before adjournment resolution was
introduced by r. Strobach and support
ed by Rev. H. NJ. Bartlett deprecating
partisan politics in local affairs.
The meeting under the republican
call Monday evening was organized by
electing Fred Parker chairman and A.
B. Cline secretary. The attendance up
on the meeting was numerically about
the same as at the previous one. THE
HERALD reporter counted eighteen fed
eral, county and city officers present,
with about double that number who
have already had their lightning rods
up. The balance were mainly COM
posed of recent republican converts.
The converts seemed to be the most ac-
tive in the meeting, and the voice of
Krutz was heard upon all occasions,
while George Courier insisted that the
ticket be named the Republican
Ticket"
O. A. Fechter was placed in nominal
ton by Frank Rudkin and the nominal
I ton was made unanimous. II. B. Doust
was nominated for clerk without oppo-
sition, as was also w. l.. Lemon for
treasurer and DIR. p. Frank for health
officer. The only contention was over
the city attorneyship. II. X. Sinclair
placed III. b. Rigg in nomination; Fred
Parker named w. NJ. Thompson and
slapped the other candidates by saying
that Mr. Thompson had always been a
republican, and w. l.. Steinweg named
j. j. Rudkin. Sixty-nine votes were cast
on the first ballot, Rigg receiving 10,
! Thompson % and Rudkin 81. Seven
ballots We're taken, Mr.. Rigg dropping
out on the sixth, when his vote had
been reduced to II. The final vote taken
resulted in the nomination of Mr.. Rud-
kin by Al, to "a for Thompson and for
Rigg.
The councilmen nominated were as
follows: First ward, long term, H. X.
Sinclair; short term, F. C. Hall. Sec
ond ward, long term, George Donald.
Third ward, long term, Walter J. Reid |;
short term, Sam Chappell. At large,
Henry H. Lombard. II