Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-04-10
pemoeratIe Convention.

DBmOCFatiC OOIlNoOtiOUs
The demnerntle connts convention met
In ArmVry hall at 10 y. M. SATURDAY..
County Chalrnah Ira B. Garter called
lhe meeting 10 order. II. y. Weir was
elected temporary chairman and VIM.
Musgrnve WAS elected temporary secre.
tary. The chair then appointed the fnl.
having committee on credentials: " II.
weatheriord, W. j. Edwards. John Nc
Morris Chss. Sburie.
Tie committee IN order II hnslnpss
consisted of i,hn MeMorris. y Il Van.
vactor and Ira Carter. An adjournment
WAS then taken until one o'clnck.
At the afternoon session the report oi
the COMMITTEES on credentials VAS read
and adopted and the committee Oh order
of bnsIneps presented It's report. A.
alight furry WAS caused ut this point by
the discovery that The nomination oi n
county Judge and coroner had been
omitted from the program hut ~ the
committee NJ once supplemented the re-
port by adding those tW0 items TO the
order oi business the report was adopted
and any suspicion which might have
lurked In the mind ~ the convention
that M effp't Was being made 10 make
the nomination Of Judge Mariner and
DR.. Rendy unanimnns aas removed.
The Temporary officers acre then made
permanent and Chairman Weir. iu u few
we'll chosen remarks, thanked the c,n.
ventIon and urged harmony In the com.
ing campaign. The discovery WAS thrn
made that no committees an platform had
heen appointed ~ the forenoon session
and ~ this formallty is still considered
oi Importance in all political conventions
MeMors, VanVactnr and james Blalock
were appointed to prepare n platform
and an adjournment Of 80 minutes War
then taken for them to do their work.
Upon reconvening the platform was
adopted with Il whoop and the conven'
ton proceeded with the only real husi'
ness Of the day viz: the nomination II n
connty tirket.
Everything vent MS harmoniously MS n
meeting u the Christian Endcavor So.
ciety and the entire ticket WAS nOnlnat.
ed by acclamaiion with the exception VI
treasurer. For that office there were
two aspirants. 7. II, Stephenson aud d.
=. Brown. Up IN Friday afternoon,
Ahont 2 o'elnck Stephenson was the ONLY
known aspirant fnr treasurer but ut that
hour Brown entered to~n and politics
and. declaring himself candidate, he
started Brown bO0mlet which rapidly
developed intn an avalanche 20 that
when the delrg tea met In canrns Fri.
day evening the v0te stood IL t. IL IN
BrDan's favor. But cRucu-es and con
ventions, thongh composed of the same
material, are different propositions and
when the ballot was taken Saturday
afternoon II stood 10 TO 20 la stephen.
sons favor. Brown had To ~ home FIJI
day evening ~ io his chores and curry
his pc, mule and thereto ascribes his
defeat. lie saws he should have stayed
With the delegates and let the mule
dawn 0n the ranch hustle for himself;
he hal no vote.
The ticket dominated is as follows:
Jndgr-EdWard Dunn.
ShrriGF-T q. johnson.
Clerk--W. l.. Wilcox.
Treasurer--P. II. Stephenson.
Assess0r--A. j. Shelton.
Commissoner-t4 years) Geo S.Smith.
--i2 years. Ira B. Carter.
Snrveyor-L. ". Darling.
Coroner-rDr. u. G. LaxieT.
delegates tn the State convent n:
L. Z, Weir, S +. Van Vacior aud Hen
ry wilkins.
County Central Committeeman Sam
Van Vaetur.
Precinct Committeemen-Arlngtnn
George Smith; BlalNk, J. L. Blalork;
Cnndon. 4. Cooke; Rock Greek, NJ,
Il, Weatherford: Mayvlle, A. tire'ner,
Idea, w. q. Brown; Ferry Canyon, s. b
Couture; Trait Fork, S. NJ. vanclpv
Lane Rock, John Madden; Mainey. &
Schllling; Willow Greek, &. Shane.