The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-08-16

Gated state supervision of the public
highways and stated that the county
roads were in such poor condition
"that fellow couldn't take his girl from
North Yakima to the Old Town and back
without fee ling under obligations to buy
her new set of teeth" He spoke
highly of the passenger Accommodations
Of the Northern Pacific and the low rate
of fares but wanted legislators elected
who would reduce and regulate the
tariffs on our products.
BY this time the committe on resolu.
tions was ready to report. The support
Of the republicans of the county was
pledged to Mckinley and Roosevelt; the
administration of county affairs COM
mended; Senator Foster and Congress
men Jones and Cushman endorsed and
the delegates to the state convention
were urged to do all in their power to
secure the denomination of the two
congressman.
The delegates to the state convention
were declared the delegates to the judi
cial convention of Yakima, Kittitas and
Franklin counties and were instructed to
vote and work Tor the nomination Of
Frank Rudkin for superior judge. The
various reports were accepted by the
convention.
The remarkable proceedings with
regard to the selection OF delegates to the
state convention by which Congressman
Jones and Attorney Rudkin, the latter
recent convert became the dictators of
the republican party in Yakima county
resulted in the following selections: g. j.
Hill, Geo. Donald. Frank Williams, Ed
ward Whitson, g. s. Hough, Robert
Dunn. w. H. Redman, w. W. Robert
son, A. G. Walker, G. P, Wilcox. Asa
Schwartze, D. E. Lesh and Walter Cliff.
The latter was placed on the list only
for the purpose of getting I. P. Engle-
hart into the convention through proxy
as the bosses had already made five out
of the thirteen selections from the second
ward and for the first time showed a
little timidity in the high handed pro.
ceedings. Of course they accomplished
what they wanted and added that sixth
delegate but 1t was in roundabout way
calculated to fool the country boys.
When it came to the nominations D.
E. Lesh presented the name of Nelson
Rich, OF Prosser, for representative, and
as erything had been settled the night
before he went through by unanimous
vote.
Prof. Barge placed E. E. Kelso in NOM
nation for county auditor. and there be-
ing no further nominations, the secretary
was authorized to cast the vote OF the
convention. Similar proceedings result
ed in presenting the candidacy OF W. B.
Dudley for treasurer, by II. X. Sinclair;
Robert Scott for assessor. by Walter j.
Reed George L. Allen for clerk, by Ed
ward Whitson.
The first contest was over the nomina-
ton for prosecuting attorney, which re-
suited in w. P. Guthrie receiving IS
votes, r. K. Nichols A and Will Thomp-
son 3.
The big fight was on sheriff, although
it was noised around before the conven-
ton that Tucker was on the inside and
that some of Hare's pledged delegates
had gone back on him. Mr.. Hare said
he would have withdrawn his name be-
fore the convention but for early prom.
Uses made to friends to stay in to the fin
ish. S. j. Cameron placed Hare in nom
nation; D. E. Lesh performed like Of
fee for Lincoln Greenwalt, S. j. Harri-
son Tor Tilton Phillips, and Capt. Robert
Dunn, seconded by w. L. Stabler and
John Cleman, introduced the name OF
the present incumbent of the office, II.
l.. fucker, who proved winner Tor the
nomination after three ballots had been
taken, but left trail of soreness behind
which will require very potent salve to
assuage. On the FIRST ballot Hare had
"a votes, Tucker "a. Phillips 26 and
Greenwalt s.; second ballot. Hare 30,
Tucker 70, Phillips 10, Greenwalt 8;
third ballot, Hare 81, Tucker SO. Phillips
10, Greenwalt s.
There was another strong fight over
the Office of school superintendent. The
candidates were H. Z. Mcbride, N. 7.
Hull, j. NJ. Richardson, Il. w. Roush
and S. A. Dickey. The latter, although
a nawcompy opd nyactipaliv urknOwn
was presented before the convention
most effectively by w. P. Sawyer. Rob-
art Dunn and nthers and as The Repuh.