The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-07-18

Ireasurer-Andrew johnson of Colfax.
Auoltor-J. "A Z. Wicks of Ewartsville.
Sherlft Monroe Bryant of Pullman.
xT: superintendent of Schools-Guy Hughes Of
Surveyor-A. G. Butcher of Pullman.
Assessor. F. Baymiller of Pullman.
Goroner-C. +. Hoover of Pullman.
Pullman.
Olerk-Levi t. Lindley of oakesdale.
Inere are now three tickets in the field
IN whitman county, and fourth will
probably be nominated today when the
prohlbltlOnists meet in called conyen.
tion in this city.
About three dozen socialists met in
mass convention at the court house last
Saturday, and when they adjourned the
socialist party in the county had been
formally organized and launched upon
the pOlltlcal sea, entering the race with
a full legislative and county ticket. No
nope is entertained of electing any of
the candidates, principle alone prompt
ing the nomination of ticket.
The convention was called to order at
= O'Clock by Thos. NeiIl, chairman of
the temporary organization effected
some time ago. He made a brief ad-
dress, stating that under the constitu-
ton, any one who had not signed the
declaration of principles was not en-
Titled to take part in the convention.
Socialists had nothing in common with
other political parties, and would use
only what would be of service in secu?-
ing the result sought He then read the
following pledge and application for
membership, and stated that all who
expected voice and vote in the conven-
ton must first sign it:
1, the undersigned. recognizing the class
struggle between the capitalist class and the
working class, and the necessity of the work
ing class constituting themselves into a DO
lltical party, distinct from and opposed to all
parties formed by the propertied classes,
hereby declare that have severed my rela-
tlons with all other parties; that l endorse the
platform and constitution of the socialist
party, and hereby apply for membership in
said party.
The membership of the convention
was established by the following sigma
:races. Thes. Neiil. G. B. Kegley, G. A..
Ross, a. E. Kuehl, Oliver Owre, C. A.
Marti, S. M. Davis, L. T. Lindley, Geo.
w. Perrine, F. NJ. Morgan. Monroe
Bryant, ]. W. Black, J. R. Wicks, ". M.
Chapman, John A. Lyons, C. E. Hoover,
F. J. Waymire, John Long, J. R. Bar.
ton, A. L. Black, T. B. Richardson,
John Oswald, G. R. Vasey, A. C.
Butcher, G. M. Squires, j. G. Elliot,
James Jennings, S. T. Stuart, F. NJ.
Johnson, W. E. Taggart, Andrew John
son, j. F. Richardson, Frank E. White,
Guilford Miller, J. F. BaymilIer, Fred
W. Humphreys, Sam R. White.
Temporary organization was effected
by the election of Thos. Neill, chairman.
and G. E. Hoover, secretary.
The chairman stated that the ques-
ton of nominating a full or partial
ticket was first to be settled and was
open to discussion. To bring the mat
ter before the convention, c. B. Kegley
moved that full legislative and county
ticket be nominated. A vote was taken
and appeared to be about evenly d.
vided. Without announcing a result,
the chairman said he would like to hear
each side state reasons for and against
the proposition.
g. A. Ross thought the only thing to
be considered was the bearing it would
have upon socialism in the future, and
believed that more benefit would be de-
rived from putting a full ticket in the
field.
Z. b. Kegley said that the position as
sumed heretofore that only legislative
ticket would be necessary was changed
by signing the pledge Voters must
have political home. and many would
be disappointed if full ticket was not
nominated.
j. r. Wicks was for any honorable
means to gain the end for socialism, but
thought it better to go on educating
the people, and favored legislative ticket
only. Party had not enough votes now
and defeat would discourage. Was
willing to put out full ticket two years
hence, when party might be strong
enough to elect.
ton was not quite in line with socialism.
Is political party and must furnish a
political home; proper to nominate a
whole ticket now when commencing.
A. c. Butcher said that many people
have the idea that the socialist party is
a reform party, but it is not. Expect
ing to gain ends through legislation, he
could see no more reason IN putting up
a county ticket than in nominating road
James Jennings asserted that people
would work better with ticket to rally
around and wanted educational work
done in every precinct.
j. G. Elliott challenged any man to
show how the cause would be helped by
having a county ticket. He said that a
lot OF men got into the populist party
for office who were now back in the re-
publican and democratic parties, and
when there was some chance to elect,
these same fellows would join the social
ist party. He would let the other fel-
lows scramble for the county Offices, but
the place for socialists was in the legis-
lature, to lay the foundation for social
ism.
John Lyons said that he never could
sit still, even at dog fight. He had
been almost everything politically, and
thought that the populist party had a
lot of slum, in it for gain, like the repub-
licans. He cautioned the socialists
against getting too enthusiastic as