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

that was not good way to start, and
was not in favor of a county ticket.
andrew johnson recognized the fact
that socialism could be carried ont only
through the ballot, and the logical
thing was to submit a full ticket. which
would help in the educational cam.
palgn. He said ticket was essential in
asking man to vote for socialism.
Inc motion was then submitted and
carried by a large majority. A rising
vote was called for and resulted in "a
Tor full ticket to against.
committees were then appointed as
follows:
Order of Business.-C. B. Keagely. ]
Il. Wicks and A. C. Butcher.
ResolutiOns.-J. G. Elliot, Frank f.
White and F. M. Morgan.
Ihe committee on order of business
reported, recommending that the tenn
porary organization be made permanent
and that nominations be made in the
following order: Legislative ticket.
county commissioners, treasurer, audit
or, sheriff, superintendent of schools.
surveyor, assessor, coroner, prosecuting
attorney, clerk. The report was adopted
as was also the report of the committee
on resolutions, adopting the national
and state socialist platform.
Nominations came next, the chairman
announcing that the ticket would be
placed on the official ballot by petition.
Frank 4 White, of st. John. for SEN
ator from the Ninth district, and r. c..
Garfield, OF Colfax, for senator from the
Eight district, were nominated by
acclamation.
Some trouble was experienced in find
ing candidates for representatives from
the Eighth district, but the convention
finally selected Daniel Fish and Lee
Black, both of OakesdaIe, for the honor.
In the Seventh representative district
there were more candidates than seats
to be occupied, A. C. Butcher, of Pullman.
e. b. kegley, of Colfax, and Fred Krenz'
OF Pullman, being presented to the con.
ventiOn. The ballot gave Krenz 20
votes, Kegley 10 and Butcher 16.
nominating the first two named.
A. E. COrlett, of Oakesdale, and Geo.
Vasey, OF Steptoe, made the race for
county commissioner from the First
district, the vote standing "a to 8 in
favor of Corlett.
John Richardson, of North Colfax.
declined to consider the commissioner
ship nomination from the Third district.
Phil Cox, OF Hay, was suggested for the
place. A running discussion followed
and it was established by testimony that
he was sure enough socialist and there
fore competent to take the nomination.
I. B. Richardson, Of Colfax, was intro
duced as his running mate in the ballot.
u toH h1, O1
3 Tor Richardson.
Andrew Johnson, of Colfax, for treas
urer, and j. c, Wicks, of EwartsviIle, for
auditor, had no opposition and we're
nominated unanimously.
Monroe Bryant, of Pullman, and L. T.
Lindley, of Oakesdale, contested for the
nomination for sheriff, James Jennings,
OF st. John, declining to enter the race.
The ballot gave Bryant %, Lindley 9.
Guy Hughes, of WinOna, for superin-
tendent of schools; A. C. Butcher, OF
Pullman, for surveyor, and j. f. Bay
miller, OF Pullman, for assessor, we're
nominated by acclamation.
Placing the nomination for coroner
was snag for time. No one seemed
to want it, or to be interested in the
possibilities of the office. 1t was eventual
ly bestowed upon the secretary of the
conventional, E. Hoover, of Pullman
unanimously, by acclamation, etc.
The race for prosecuting attorney was
close between r. A. Hutchinson, of
Oakesdale, and j. W. Mathews, of Pull
man, the latter winning by a majority
of one.
Levi T. LindIey, of Oakesdale, was
made the nominee for clerk by acclama-
ton.
A motion naming Thos. Neill as per-
manent chairman of the county organi-
cation carried, and a county central
committee was named ami authorized to
fill any vacancies on the ticket. All the
nominees will be required to sign the
roll, refusal to do so will result in re.
mOval from the ticket.
A resolution making The New Time,
the new socialist paper at Spokane, the
official organ OF the party, was adopted,
and the convention adjourned.