The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-27
HITCH IN WAllA WALLA.
CALL FOR THE PRIMARIES HAS
MIXED UP POLITICAL MATTERS.
Resolutions Passed Requiring All
Voters to ne Members of n Re-
pubIfcan Club which Was Not I'm
Internationally of the Coll.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer
wALLA WALLA. July 26.--The An
keny men have taken another hitch In
their belts and. as a result, the Republic
an party in this county is just now much
broken up repetition of the scenes
and feelings which followed the last con-
test over state delegates will result UNI
less something be done and that quickly.
The call for the convention made by the
central committee is the cause of the
trouble. The central committee Ia mnde
up entirely Of Ankeny men and they took
hold OF the matter apparently determined
to shut out OF the caucuses the men they
shut out OF the county convention
The resolutions which are causing the
uproar are follows:
Whereas, At the last Republican pri-
maries. held in this county. the peace and
dignity of the Republican party was
placed In jeopardy by the actions OF a
remnant OF the old party ring by their
actions in packing the nominating eau
cuses with lot Of FOUNDERS and nom
affiiating Republicans, and the actions OF
certain precinct committeeman, who
refused to abide by the election OF
caucus chairman or TO vacate the chair
when requested to do so, and In other
the will OF the majority OF the Repub-
icans who attended such caucuses, II Is
hereby ordered by the Republican central
committee. at regularly called meet
'Resolved, That the qualifications nee
essary for the Republicans taking part
IN the regular nominating caucuses with
IN the eight precincts OF Walla Walla
city, shall be that all persons voting ut
such Republican primaries. to be held
August ?, 1900. under the call of the said
central committee shall have expressed
themselves as true Republicans by being
members OF the Mckinley and Roosevelt
club. OF Walla Wafla county. as shown
by the Official register. July 90 1900
Resolved. That the president OF said
Mckinley and Roosevelt Club be and he is
hereby requested to call a meeting OF the
members OF said club on August g. at s
o'clock >: M. at the designated precinct
polling places. and at such meetings the
members only OF such club as may be
certified to by It's secretary. shall hold
caucuses and nominate double the number
Of delegates allowed each precinct under
the county committees call and agree
able s.. e the law governing said caucuses.
who shall be voted for az the primaries
respective precinct committeeman OF each
precinct shall act as chairman OF said
precinct caucus and shall certify to the
list Of names so chosen TO be voted for
the tickets for the same to be prepared
and printed under the direction OF the
chairman OF the county Republican COM
mittee."
The Political Club.
One would naturally infer from this that
the Mckinley and Roosevelt club OF walla
Walla county IL the whole party, but s,ich
~ not the case. large number OF Re-
puoncans 90 not belong to the club and
many or them VIII never join IT,
The Republican Club of waIla walIa
county, was the name taken by n little
party OF Ankeny followers last January.
wnen they met In the chambers OF Judge
Brents and elected officers and made their
terms life or disqualification. No public
printed notice of the meeting was made
nj mi F..x <.gs
hand, Levi Ankcny was chosen president
An odd meeting has been held since and
the band has been called out 10 enthuse,
ont the list o. members is not large.
20 the Mckinley and Roosevelt Club after
the national convention, but up TO the
present the change has not been recorded.
a. far as the public Is Informed. on
June ~ four members OF the executives
committee met and concluded the change
should be made at once. and an amend
neht 20 the constitution was suggested
But the bylaws can be changed oniv ~,
majority vote after a months notice ana
the change has not been made legally
i nenee ~. call makes great botch in
In the last county convention which
elected state delegates but three OF ms.
opposiuon appeared At the close OF the
convention a new central committee was
selected all Ankeny men, and The ola
committee was done away with The AIRED
committeeman were sore and many Of
given them.
II now looks a. n the committee viii
ne compelled To withdraw the can lust
made and issue new ono as tho one
given out II obnoxious and perhaps n
legal In case this course be not taket,
the old committee may be called together
aud call Issued for a rival convention
TINS mighs give n conteating delegation
NJ the state convention and mix matters
worse than they are now. The anti.An-
ksns men are diseusslng tha matter free
" -
az once. ~
The Ankeny men apparently have com
niete charge OF the party machinery in
the county The central committees l. 10
man for Ankcny and (, Is generally
Thought that che owns the Daily linton
punished here J. Howard Watson IL tho
h"ad OF tho concern locally. hut Jack
tseahN, the cashier. has been n fatthf,I
Ankeny man for years Leahy Is a teis.
graph operator and as such has done
work Tor his chief az Olvmria during two
senatorial contests He was business
msnager under II. u. Crocker while Ar
Croekcr owned the Union. and remained
az his post an 10 this time There is No
Other Republican paper In the city ana
bus enc more IN the county. the Gazette
nj Vail An ~ al. L.