Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-08-23

The caucus in this precinct was quietly
packed, and the decree of the boss car
ried out. But the chairman refused to
submit to the dctation OF a populist
boss, and secured proxy from one of
the MISUNDERSTANDING to carry the
question, of whether the democratic
party would manage its own affairs or
turn them over to Mr.. Little, to the floor
of the convention. The schemers feared
the editor of this paper before Il con-
stituency of democrats and resorted to
some desperate measures to prevent it.
Last Thursday night Mr.. Abel came
down from Montesano and informed the
Little henchmen that Carney must be
kept out of that convention, or he will
expose our whole game" The result
was that all day Friday the 'push"
worked on the delegate who had given
us his proxy, and almost made life a
burden to him, in an effort to have him
recall it. This failed, and, as a last des-
perate resort A. c. Little endeavored to
inveigle us into street fight in Elma on
the morning of the convention, in the
middle of gang of his hired men, with
the hopeful expectation of having us
disabled.
We have gone into the methods OF
these schemers at some length-and If
there has been misstatement made,
these columns are free for their contra
diction-to illustrate the fact that the
Opposition to Rogers" was dummy,
constructed solely to advance the tower
ing ambitions of the county attorney.
When the delegation arrived at Elma
it was readily seen that any attempt to
substitute Abel for Hodgdon as candi-
date for Judge would not be tolerated,
and, finding the game exposed, the
"push" offered to withdraw Abel and
instruct the delegates for Hodgdon. This
would have settled all trouble, but for
the feeling that had been engendered by
the interference of Little-a member Of
the peoples party-in democratic affairs.
This, together with the disgust of the
old workers in the party at the methods
adopted, prevented that convention from
a harmonious consideration OF any,
thing.
Shortly after II o'clock the convention
was called to order by ]. ]. Carney,
chairman Of the county central commit
tee, and the call was read by acting
secretary, G. N. Wilson. N. d. McKillip
was elected temporary chairman and A j..
J. A. McSperitt secretary. Before taking
a vote on the temporary chairman, the
presiding officer called for the creden-
tials, in order to be able to know who
were entitled to vote. Ii there had ex-
listed any doubt as to the nefarious work
done to secure control of the convention,
the examination of these credentials
would have dispelled it. Nearly onc-half
OF the country precincts had credentials
exactly alike, written on typewriter,
with the blank form of proxy UNDER
meath, and, in several cases, the proxies
had been signed in blank, as, to the
writer's certain knowledge, the proxies
were given to persons totally unknown
to the makers. In one instance the pa
pcrs showed one industrious individual
to have taken official part in the caucuses
OF three different precincts, and he was
known to have tried to vote in still
another.
That the temporary chairman was
creature of the conspirators, no effort
was made to conceal. When a motion
prevailed to appoint the usual commit
tees, Mr.. Abel moved for a recess OF five
minutes, and shamclessly stepped up on
the platform and instructed the chair in
naming them. This was done in plain
view OF the house, by way of notice te
the opposition to the Little-Abel gang
that they need not look in that direction
for fair play, notice that was fully car
ried out during the balance OF the SEES
sion, the temporary organization being
made permanent later. After the ap
pointment OF the committees recess
was taken until 80 p. IN.
Upon reassembling the reports OF thu
committees were adopted. The follow
ing is the platform submitted ant
adopted:
"The democratic party OF Chehali
county, in convention assembled, un
qualifedly endorses the national demo