Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-04-13
A TRi-PARTY TICKET.

Representatives of the Popu1ist, Demo-
cratic and Prohibition Parties Named.
The convention of the allied parties
was called to order in the circuit court
room Tuesday morning at IL o'clock and
temporary organization was effected.
| Major James Bruce acted as temporary
/ chairman. The motion of E. L. Bryan
! for the chair to appoint a committee of
three on permanent organization was
amended to read a committee of four,
! two from each party. This carried. The
chair showing an unwillingness to take
the responsibility of appointing the COM
mittee, delegate asked, What differ
ence does it make?'' to which the chair
man replied, 81 don't want no fight on
my hands"
After the appointment OF the commit
tee on credentials it being discovered
that Mr.. Whitaker was Oh both tn e
committee on permanent organization
and on credentials. Mr.. Jones was given
his place on the latter committee. A
committee of five was appointed on
platform. On motion of B. F. Irvine the
convention adjourned.
The afternoon session was called to Or
der by Chairman Bruce. The committee
on permanent organization recommended
upon the solicitation of the temporary
chairman, that a new chairman be
chosen. The report was adopted, and
Captain George A Robinson was elected
permanent chairman. He proved fair
and competent presiding officer and
handled business with much dispatch.
Upon taking his station he thanked the
convention for the honor conferred upon
him. He was glad from the bottom of
his heart, he said, to preside over con-
vention of the allied parties, which was
in reality one party, its object being to
determine whether this was to be free
government or monarchy. His speech,
though neat and earnestly delivered
provoked no applause.
The committee on credentials il its
report made no provision for populist
representation from Corvallis precincts
Nos and 4, and Alsea and other out
lying precincts. Whitaker moved an
amendment to authorize the populist
chairmen of these unrepresented pre-
ciacts to cast the vote of his party, thus
giving the populists equal representation.
This carried, and proved Mr.. Whitaker
-I ,,o1if,a;op Jot,hE
the recorder and assessor to his party.
The committee on platform recon-
mended the endorsement of the late Ne
braskan platform and favored economy
The report was adopted.
AS was anticipated the nomination for
representative went to the populists by
acclamation, Chester Skeels securing the
place. Virgil Waters, democrat, re-
ceived the nomination for clerk, and he
was chosen by acclamation on motion of
b. T. Irvine. Mr.. Waters was called
upon for few remarks. He thanked
the convention for the nomination, and
stated that under no consideration would
he accept the nomination for clerk two
years hence, as he had other matters
which required his attention. He indi-
Gated that whether he received the pres
ent nomination or not had been matter
of indifference to him.
Two democrats were nominated for
sheriff, Telt Burnett and A. J. Hall.
The gentleman who placed Mr.. Hall in
nomination called attention to Soap
Creeks faithful support of the ticket in
the past. She had not asked for recogni-
ton, but would now like to name one