The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-04-07
.CLATSOP COUNTY'S
WINNING TICKET
To Be Selected by Republican
Convention Today.
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THOSE WHO MAY BE CHOSEN
Delegates Agreed That Present COun-
ty Officers Should BE Re-nomi-
mated Country Delegation
Satisfied.
THOSE WHO MAY BE CHOSEN

The town was full Of republicans and
the air charged with politics last night.
Delegates from every precinct In the
county were either attending the var
lous- meetings or gathered in small
groups about the hotel Iobbies discus
sing the situation and the probable
personnel Of the county and legislative
ticket to be nominated today.
Tho country delegates. twenty-seyen
strong, held a meeting at carruther's s
hall in the evening In pursuance to
the call recently issued. and general
discussion as to the action to be taken
AT the convention today was INDUCED
In. The meeting resulted in all pres
ent being convinced that the intima-
tions that the Astoria delegates and
leaders were 10 put up a slate. exclud-
Ing country eandidatss. was tommy
rot. pure and simple. One Of the dele
gates who participated in the meeting
expressed the conclusions arrived at
very briefly when he said:
The meeting adjourned with every
one fully satisfied that there was not
the slightest ground upon which to
base even the suspicion that the lead
ers in Astoria would endeavor to put
up slate or that they intended TO en- Z.
gineer matters In the convention to the
injury OF the interests Of the party and
the county outside Astoria. Our call
arranges for a meeting 10 be held
again tomorrow morning just before
the opening Of the convention. but /
am satisfied that the meeting will be
poorly attended and nothing come Of
f."
At the conclusion of the caucus last
right the country delegates attended
the smoker" given by the Young
Mems Republican Club. in body.
There is no certainty as to the ticket
which the convention win nominate
today, but from the expressed opinions
OF the delegates generally the forecast
given below may be risked with a
great degree OF safety. The opinion is
freely expressed among the delegates
that the present county officers
have given the people an ex-
cellent administration. and that they
should be re-nominated. II is doubt
ful II there will be an open contest be-
fore the convention against any Of
the present incumbents. The Astorian,
however feels 1t reasonably safe to
predict the following nominations:
Linville for sheriff. Wherity for
clerk. Carnahan for assessor Thomp-
son for treasurer. Lee for superinten-
dent OF schools and f. r. Stokes and
Johan Young for the Legislature.
The nomination Of a commissioner
to succeed Howell Lewis is too much
of an uncertainty to risk a prediction.
There are several candidates in the
field and II is impossible to draw any
conclusion whatever as TO who will
come up strongest before the conven-
ton. Howell Lewis, the present in
cmbent, and Dan !. ingalls, uf Lewis
and Clark appear to be dividing the
sentiment OF the delegates pretty
evenly but neither one has the slight
est cause TO feel that he has a
"CInch." as the names OF a nlinber II
other very strong men were quite gen.
orally discussed last night Indeed,
dark horses" were bobbing up con-
tlnually. There is no doubt that Mr..
Lewis will encounter some opposition
among the country delegates, owing
TO the action he took on the three
roads" proposition, hut this loss may
be offset by the support OF delegates
who approve his action.
The nomination of +. II, Stokes ani
Johan Young for the legislature
seems to be generally conceded.
The names of several prominent
members of the party have been sug-
gested in connection with the chair
manship, but the opinion prevails that
Juoge Taylor will be n sen.
There is every indication that today's
convention will be one of the most
;n.onlous in the history Of the party
in Clatsop county. A spirit Of royal
good viii prevails amung the delegates
and now that the recent intimations
that slate was to be put up have
been proved to be groundless and alb
surd, today's convention is bound to
be- one Of the most open and salts
factory ever held in the county,