The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-09-27
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

Adopted.-COunty Central Committee.
The delegates to the county Demo.
cratic convention met here on Tuesday
evening of this week at Odd Fellows
hall and effected an organization by
electing MIR. U. E. Hicks, of East
Sound as chairman, and G. N. S.
Tucker, of Argyle, secretary. The chair
then appointed the following commit
lees: On credentials, permanent or
ganizatiOn and order of business, and
committee on platform.
The committee OIL credentials report.
ed as follows:
We, your committee on credentials
find the following delegates entitled to
seats IN this convention.
Argyle No. r. NJ. Gains, G. Shuman,
j. Shuman, Chas. N. s. Tucker, Norman
Frazier, Peter German, Chas. Wood.
Guard, s. Sweeney, G. b. briggs, Walter
Smith, S. ID. Martin, Jas. King.
Orcas No. Nv. A. Wakefield, j. G..
Smedberg.
East Sound--Jas. Tullock, U. T.. Hicks,
r. Killing, Ross w. Tullock, f. Langell.
Orcas No. 81. D. Moore, T. C. Nor
row.
Lopez No; &c. w. Richey, E. Nj. East
man, c. ID. Stedlin.
Richardson No. 2--Harry Towel, Thos.
Upson, Nels Jordal, JOS. Britehdal.
We, the committee, recommend the
seating of the following delegates, no
primaries being held in their several
precincts: Stewart-Frank Erdmann;
Roche Harbor VIM. Lightheart;
Strawberry Stillman.
Tho fnllOui,,u fio1y thor,
in nominations:
representative Andrew Newhall.
AssessOr--August Void.
Sheriff-G. b. briggs.
AttOrney--
School Superintendent--C. n. S. Tuck err
AuditorWm. o. Clark.
Clerk J. w. Miller.
Treasurer
Wrecknaster-II. C.Smith.
nniisSiouers-'Seconl District, Sc
bastian Downie, OF Richardson; Third
District, Joh.i Bergman, OF Orcas.
The committee on permanent organ
iZatiua and Orler of business recon-
nnente'i tina; the temporary organ III
tio:i be Iias:e permaneht.
Tie following platform was then
adopted:
We, tie Democrats, Populists and Sill
yer Republicans OF San Juan county, in
convention assembled, most heartily en-
dOrse the platform adopted by the Demo-
cratic national! convention held at Kansas
City and the platform adopted by the the
state convention, at Seattle. We cOngratu-
late the people of the state of Washington
upon the wise, economical and patriotic
administration of the peoples affairs dur
ing the past four years.
We invite the people Of the state of
hi 10 ,,.s,x
tween the present state administration
and the McGraw ring Of the previous
term.
We are in favor of good roads and be-
lieve that the same should be speedily
constructed as necessity demands and as
funds permit.
We believe i'm a wise and economical
administration of county and state offices,
looking forward to speedy payment of
all public Indebtedness.
We endorse ana approve the present
state administration in its policy for the
propagation of fish and encouraging
the fishing industry. recognizing it as one
of the most important industries of our
county.
Equal justice to all and special priv
ileges to none" being the motto Of our
party, we are opposed to the system pur-
sued by the present administration of
taxing the farmer to the full limit and
allowing fat corporations to escape their
just share of public burdens.
s. d. MARTIN,
Chairman.
JAMES TULLOCK,
II. c. MORROW,
GEO. w. RICHEY,
G. b. briggs.
The new central committee as chosen
by the convention ia as followes:
Argyle--NOrman Frazier.
Friday HarbOr--P. A. Jensen.
Roche Harbor--Arthur Malcolm.
East Sound--Robert Killing.
Olga--J. ID. Moore.
West Sound--W. A. Wakefield.
LOpez-C. d. Stedelin.
RichardsOn-Harvy lowell.
Stuart-Frank Erdmann.
Waldron-E. Gilshenan.
| Blakely-Vacant.
| Shaw-Henry Stillman.
August Void was elected chairman
of the central committee and was EN-
powered to fill any vacancies thai