The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-04-06
THEY TURNED
WILSON DOWN
Washington Republicans Hold a
Brief but Lively Convention.
M'KINLEy is ENDORSED
Delegates 10 The Republican National Cor
venlIon Insirueied...A Platform Favor.
log Expansion AdOpisd...AetlOn
Of Congress Upheld.


ELLENsBuRG. Wash, April 5.--Thc
lurn.dogn OF ex-senator John L. Will
son. was lhe sensation and the only
one OF the republican convention held
here today
Promptly at 1890 Chairman ]. H.
schIycly. Of the state committee, drop
ped the gnyel that called the repub-
lican state convention TO order. The
opening sentence Of his speech contain
ed the name Of William Mckinley,
which called out a heavy round OF ap.
plaute. schlyely spoke at some length
and aroused great enthusiasm.
Before the convention met. the eau
cuscs had borne fruit In the withdraw
al Of c. y. Hopkins as q candidate for
delegate 10 the national convention.
King county, as a result Of the eau
Gus. also entered the convention with
modified demands. having dropped
Hughes and decided TO present only
the name of Neufelder
Madge, o. Thurston, nominated f.
H. Gule. OF King, for temporary chair
man. II was seconded by l.. y. An
drews. Madge and welsenberger con-
Quoted the chairman 10 the platform.
rhe chairman In his speech, at once
entered upon a brief discussion OF the
Philippine question, his speech being
well received. J. W. Lysons was nam
ed for temporary secretary. After the
committees were named the convention
took recess TO .. m.
The antl-wiison movement became
apparent early yesterday and Il In
creased In intensity as the day ad-
vanced. Southwest counties were em-
phatlc In declaring Wilson could have
nothing Pierce. walla walla and
Whitman counties swung into line with
them solidly while King county was
divided. Some OF Kings men held
out. urging Il was not good politics,
caucusing went ON all last night and
still the King county delegates held
on. They were then informed that un-
less they came forward they themselves
would be shut out and given no dele
gates, The same fight that was made
or Hopkins had been also waged
against Hughes, OF King, who was an
acknowledged Wilson man, Before the
morning session the Kings county
men dropped Hughes and when the
threat to down Neufelder. Kings other
candidate. was made they weakened
and az o'clock the combination. that
had been worked upon so long, was
completed. When Spokane saw that
their friends In King could no longer
stay by them they withdrew Hopkins
and the slate was luiclSly nlade up.
when the republicans reassembled at
| p. m, business was quickly trans
acted.
Eight delegates and alternates to the
national republican convention were
selected; instructed to vote for McISin-
ley for president; platform was
adopted and the convention adjourned
after two. hours session.
The afternoon session lasted Just 80
minutes. The temporary organization
was made permanent. The eight dele
gates to the national convention were
chosen BY acclamation as follows:
Levi Ankeny, walla walla; DR..
slmms, CowlltS r. c. Neufelder, King;
C. II. Baker. Klickitat; ]. NJ. Ashton.
Pierce; n. b. Cofrman, Lewis; II. $,
Connor. Skagit; F. ], Hayleld. Whit
man. Alternates ]. w, Bean, Kittitas;
l.. A. Kenney, Adams; G, Il. Coon. JEFF
ferson; ], S. Melrs, Ferry; S. G. Cos
grove, Garfield; f. Baumeister, Aso-
tin; NJ, f. Hay, Lincoln; A. S, Lind
say. chelan'
Mount, of Spokane, when that coun-
ty was called for presentation of can
didates, made brief but animated
speech, in which he adroitly referred
to the turning down Of Spokane, but
pledged loyal support to the party and
a big republican majority, His speech
was well. received.
The platform adopted endorses in its
entirety the patriotic and Intelligent
administration OF President Mckinley
and instructs the delegates, selected
by the convention to cast the vote Of
the state Of Washington for his renom-
nation. II endorses the course In con-
gress of Washington's republican SEN
ator, A. G.. Foster, and Washington's
two representatives, W. l. Jones and
f. w. Cushman, The action OF con-
gress in having enacted into law the
existing gold standard was endorsed
and the free coinage Of silver opposed.
The convention Congratulated the
country upon the fact that the present
republican congress has removed the
monetary question from the realm Of
doubt ana uncertainty into that OF
solid law, an adds: I'VE sdhere to
the doctrine that the territory acquired