The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-11-28
Republican City Ticket

The above ticket was named by the
Salem city Republican convention that
was held at the city hall on Wednes-
day night with a membership of So
delegates, there were actually in at
tendance at the convention 80 men.
Seven other delegates we're represented
in the convention by proxies in the
hands of Frank Davey and Frank
Wrightman The maximum voting
strength of the convention at that
time was only 46.
I'm the unexplained absence Of City
Chairman H. George Meyer, II was ar
ranged. after a conference in which
Frank Wrightman, Doc Smith, Bill
Cherrlngton, Jim Kyle and Ebe La
Fore participated, TO have John w
Reynolds, secretary of tn city central
commltte to call the convention to or
der G.. T.. Rodgers was nominated for
temporary chairman and elected by ac-
clamation. A contest followed for tenn
porary secretary, in which j. w. Rey-
nolds defeated c. d. Mlnton by a vote
Of 10 TO 12 Chairman Rodgers named
committees and it developed in the
convention that the formation of the
committees were In keeping with a pre-
arranged plan.
The Committee Named.
Credentials-F. r Wrightman, w.
II. Odell, j. NJ. Kyle.
Organizatlon-A. w. Prescott, G.. G.
Brown, Il. NJ. LAHORE.
Order Of Business-C d. Minton, A.
A. Lee Ross E. Moore.
Platform-Frank Davey, B. Frank
Meredith, w. ID. Claggett.
The committee on credentials was
the first to report. Seven proxies were
reported and the regularly elected del
egates that were so represented were.
l.. l.. Pearce and j, NJ. Lawrence, from
the first ward; c. u. Baker, second
ward; w. j. Culver, third ward l.. J.
Brant, J. b. Simpson and A. o. Condit,
fourth ward The report was adopted.
OE1dUiGdAloU EUNNANds
The committee on organization re-
ported formally recommending that
the temporary organization be made
permanent, aud that the chairman ap-
point an assistant secretary This po-
sition was offered and successfully re-
fused to G.. G.. Brown. Walter Low, f.
A. Legg and Fred Haas. Finally
Chairman Rodgers named A. w, Pres
cott who did not have the heart to
further disappoint the presiding Of
hcer. and he accepted the assignment
The following ordcr Of business was
recommended and adopted; Nomina-
tion OF mayor recorder marshal,
treasurer ratification OF the nomina-
tlon of four candidates for aldermen,
selected at the primaries, as follows;
First ward-H. A. Johnson; second
ward, Russell Catlin; third ward,
Thomas Sims; fourth ward, W. c, Hub
bard; election OF chairman city cen,
tral committee and selection of pre-
cinct committeeman.
The Platform Was Ready.
Chairman Rodgers announced that
nominations for mayor were in order,
but W. A. Odeu suggested that it
would bo wcll TO await the report OF
the committee ON platform, in order
that the nominees of the convention
would be- able to accept tho nomina-
lions with an intelligent understand
ing of the conditions under which
their candidacy would DO presented.
The suggestion was accepted, and the
chairman stepped into an adjoining
room, to which the platform committee
had just retired, and In less than three
minutes returned, followed by the
committee with the platform, that had
been prepared during the afternoon,
and which was submitted in type,wrlt-
ten form.