The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-07-04

committee and elect chairman of it,
Harmony, or condition that answered
the same purpose-expressed by dele
gate in the remark, II know when am
licked was present in large chunks.
The faction defeated in the fight for con
troll accepted the drubbing without a
murmur and had no further suggestions
to make or candidates to offer on the
party altar. They had figured them
selves in, but figures are such treacher
GUS things, SO when the other faction
gained control and named the chairman
OF the convention by a bare majority,
sitting down was regarded as express
ing their feelings too teebly, and they
laid down.
Elected a Chairman.
Chairman Doneen of the county CEN
tral committee, who led the defea ted
faction, raped the convention to order
at 11:2O a. m, and after the reading of
the call for the convention announced
that nominations for temporary chair
man were in order. Dave Anderson was
first recognized and presented the name
OF j. n. Janeway of Rosalla J. S. KLEIN.
gard followed with the nomination of H.
W. Garfield of COlfaX, which elected ap-
plause. Thomas White was appointed
assistant secretary and the vote was
taken by precincts. When the Second
ward of COlfax was reached the vote was
announced as five for Janeway This
was challenged by 2. Codd, one Of the
delegates, Whereupon Chairman Doneen
remarked that it might be we'll for the
Second ward to get together and see
Itc W. fn no
gestiOn was acted upon and roll call
was suspended while the delegation re-
tired to the hall to get it's bearings. In
the meantime the question of voting
proxies arose and the chair ruled that
they would not be recognized in the
vote On temporary organization, which
was regarded as in the interest of the
chairman. When the Second warderp
returned it developed that most of them
were proxy holders and the outcome was
one vote for each of the candidates. The
result of the ballot was announced by
the tellers as Janeway 81, Garfield 81.
Garfield took the chair amid ap-
plause, and the control of the party in
the county passed from Doneen and his
supporters to the McCroskey- Garfield
faction. In brief address the chairman
thanked the convention for the great
honor, declared that he had made no
pledge to any person and would act
fairly toward all.
Nominations for secretary were called
for and Thomas White was named and
elected without opposition, l.. f. Darr
declining to run.
Named the Committees.
The convention adjourned for noon
after the following committees were
named by the chair:
Credentials-JOhn Squres Of Pullman,
E. E. Paddock of Pennington. j. f.
Brown of Garfield, L. F. Darr OF Union
town, j. C. Crane OF st. John.
Order of Business-D. F. Anderson OF
Rosalia, C. O. Browder of Elberton, E.
Whitley of Cotton, g. w. Easter of
Pennington, o. G. Devensh of Pullman.
Platform and ResOlutiOns-WmG Good
year of Colfax, L W. Lanning of Oakes-
dale, R. P. Turnkey of Rosalia, E. j..
Hawthorne of Palouse, R. C. McCrOskey
of Garfield.
Upon reassembling the report of the
committee on rules and order OF bust
ness was read and adopted after being
amended to provide for 81 delegates to
the state convention. The report of the
credentials committee was adopted as
read. The report of the platform com
mittee followed, and applause greeted
the reading of the plank which COM
mends the attitude of Governor Nc
Bride on the railroad question. The
document follows:
Platform and Resolutions.
"We reafirm our allegiance to the principles
of democracy as set forth in the Kansas City
platform.
I'VE demand repeal of the tariff on jute
sacks, which raises the price of such sacks
about cents each to the farmers Of the Pa
| cifc coast, without encouraging any industry,
either infant or full grown.
"While we believe that government owner
! ship is the only right solution of the railroad
! question, we favor any measures which
| promise partial or temporary relief to the
| shippers from the extortions of the railroad
! companies, and therefore pledge our candi
date to the legislature, if elected, to support a
railroad commission bill, drawn on the lines
of the measure introduced at the last session
of the legislature by Senator Tolman of Spo
kane. We also favor maximum freight
or So 33 1-3 per ton.
''We pledge our candidates to the legis
lature, If elected, to refuse to accept free
passes from the railroad companies and tt
support an antipass law in conformance with
the plain mandate of the state constitution.
"We favor the system of direct Legislation