Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-08
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Full County Ticket Named Saturday
Nc won ont in the Judgeship Fight.

Fnf1 County Ticket Named Saturday
Nc won ont in the Judgeship Fight
The democratic conventio
met at the court house last Sal
urday and ratified, as nearly 8
it was in the power of the leader
! in this city to do so, the ticke
which has heretofore appeared ii
| the GAZETTE. Peter Rickar
was placed in nomination for th
legislature by Judge McFadden
but he declined. For clerk
Judge McFadden placed Johnny
Erwin in nomination in opel
convention, after he had bee1
beaten but a few moments be
fore in caucus, and he was de
feated by a vote of So to 42. A
we stated in last Fridays issue
Henry Hector was nominated fo,
commissioner and the Office 0
senator was left vacant. Here i!
the ticket:
Senator
Representative-Hugh Finley
County Judge-V E Waters
Sherif-Telt Burnett
Clerk-Victor Moses -.
| Recorder-Grant Elgin
Assessor Bush
Treasurer-W A Buchanan
Commissioner-Henry Hector
Surveyor-Thos Jones
Coroner-B F Irvine.
The morning session was call
ed to order by Robt. johnson.
For temporary chairman B. F.
Irvine was elected by acclama-
ton. M. Wilhelm and Lee Hill
were made secretary and assis-
tant secretary by acclimation.
McFadden moved for appoint
ment of committee of three on
credentials. Other committees
provided for were, order of busi-
ness, resolutions, and permanent
organization.
A motion to nominate the en-
tire county ticket at the after
noon session, was carried. -
In the interim, while commit
tees were being selected, McFad-
den moved about conferring with
various delegates.
MeFadden moved that the va
rious committees report at 1870
p. m. After this motion carried,
the following committees were
announced:
Credentials-J D Howell, w
L Price, w H Malone.
Order of Business-G V Skel'
ton, A ] Hall, G A Peterson.
Permanent Organization-P
Avery, J Harris, H J Reese.
Resolutions-T Smith, w S
McFadden, J E Johnson.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention was called to
order at 1:45 pm, and the re-
port of the committee on pernla-
nent organization, recommend
ing that the temporary officers be.
made the permanent officers, and
asking that Mr.. Hill, who was
i'll, be replaced by Mr.. Howell,
was adopted.
The committee On credentials
had just been accepted when J D
Howell moved that the cenven-
ton 60 into caucus for IS min
utes. McFadden suggested that
all committees be heard first, but
the motion prevailed.
In disrnissing the audience
chairman Irvine said: 81 must
unwillingly request all not dele
gates to retire. I dislike to do
this, but we don't want to wash
our dirty linen in public"
The washing must have been
a considerable one, for the cau-
Gus was not raised for nearly an
hour. At its conclusion the
committee on resolutions report
ed and McFadden read the reso-
lutioIs.
The chair announced that
nomination of officers was now
in order.
Tyra Smith moved that, 'as
no person was desirous of the Of
fee of senator, selection be left to
county central committee" The
chair was willing to entertain the
motion, but stated that nomina-
tions tor the Office were still in
order. P Avery was nominated,
but declined. McFadden nomi-
mated Peter Rickard, but that
gentleman said he was not can
didate for that or any other Of
fee. Finally Mr.. Smiths motion
prevailed.
For representative, Hugh Fin
ley. of Corvallis was nominated
by acclamation.
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