Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-01
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
Everything Harmonious in the Ranks-
What was Done

Everything Harmonious in the Ranks-
What was Done
The republican convention fo
Benton county was held In thi
city last Thursday, and contrar
to all expectation proceeded t
elect the county ticket. Th
county central committee at it
meeting February 28th, passed
resolution settling March 28th a
the day for holding the count,
convention to elect delegates t.
the state and congressional con-
ventions, and recommending tha
the conventionfor nominating the
county ticket be left subject t
the call of the chairman. The
delegates from a distance, how.
ever, were in favor OF dispatchine
all business at this meeting, ane
all objections were waived sub
ject to their wishes.
The convention was called to-
gether about II o'clock, and S.
1. Pratt, of Phi1omath, was elect.
ed temporary chairman; George
Lilly, secretary and Virgil Carter,
assistant secretary. These gen
tlemen were selected later as the
permanent officers of the cenven-
ton and they gave excellent
satisfaction. =
After the announcement of the
following committees adjourn
ment was taken until I 80 p. IN. 3:
Credentials-Crawf wford, Buck
ingham, and c. V. johnson.
Permanent Organization-Ir-
vine, Wilson and Harpole.
Order of Business Kline,
Yates and Jolly.
Observation-Disclosures, Log
gan, and Cooper.
At the opening of the after
noon session the report of the
committee on credentials was
as was the report of the
committee On permanent organi-
cation, recommending that the
temporary officers of the conven-
ton be made permanent.
The committee on order of
business recommended that nom
nations for officers be made in
the following order: Senator, rep
reseptatives judge, clerk, record
=r, sheriff, assessor, treasurer,
commissioner, surveyor, corener:
and this report was adopted.
The committee on resolutions
presented the following senti-
nents which were enthusiastica1-
y adopted: |
To members of the republican
county convention greeting. |
We, the committee On resolu-
ions, recommend the adoption of
he following resolutions:
Resolved that the republican
.eunty convention takes pride in
the patriotic, econo-
mic and strong administration of
,ur state officers. |
Resolved, that we likewise
DIN in endorsing the faithful,
lignifed and highly republican
administration of that peerless
eader, that champion of the
of republicanism, and
Independent thinker, who knows
10 boss sor ring, the Hon. Theo-
lore Roosevelt, President OF the
United States. |
The nomination of senator
hen claimed the attention of
he convention. This was the
,nly Office for which any real
contest was to be made and the
interest in the outcome was man
fest. E. R. Bryson, was placed
n nomination by Alex Rennie,
md strong speeches, which call
d forth repeated applause, were
made by w. E. Yates ana G. w.
0enman in seconding this nomi-
,ation. S. L. Kline named Mr..
Daily, and R. o. Logan nomi--
lated E. H. Belknap. In Sec
'nding Mr.. Daly's nomination,
:. R. Lake called attention to
he effective work Mr.. Daily had
lone for the college and the edu-
,ational interest of this state, in
he legislature; how he had raised
he value of lien lands at least
s4oo, 900, and fathered the bill
making the rate of interest E per
,ent. The ballot resulted in 36
7otes for Daily; 20 for Bryson,
md 7 for Belknap. w. E.
Yates moved a unanimous NOM
nation of Mr.. Daily, in the abb
enee of Mr.. Bryson, and this
was loudly cheered.
Marion Hayden was nomina-
ed for representative by accla-
nation. Then the unprepared-
less Of the delegates to make