Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03
CAUCUS RAN AWAY
ANSTlE FORCES CALL CAUCUS,
BUT CANNOT HOLDIT.
A Cut and Dried Affair That Did Not Work
Out ~ Expected. 4 Cos Slipped Some.
where. and the Result Caused q Total
Eclipse Of the Daily Sun.

! The caucus called Tuesday evening at
the new hose house to nominate city
ticket In opposition 10 the Citizens Ticket,
took tue bit in it's teeth and ran away at
a pace that must have recalled to "the
push" the old couplet: "The best laid
schemes o mice an men, gang aft
The call was made by the "angels" of
the Daily Sun, with the purpose OF nom.
mating E. E. Shields for mayor in oppo-
sition to Mayor West, and to make up
the ticket with such working men as
would appeal to the dissatisfied mill men.
The organ was to stir up as much feeling
as possible over the reduction of wages,
in an effort to line up the unions OF the
city against Mr.. West. The nice little
plan was frustrated by the working men
prefering to name a man OF their own
choice rather than play tail to the Anstie
kite.
The caucus was called to order by T.
II. Mckay, and Marshal Anstie nomi.
mated Chas. G. Dixon for chairman, and
I. H. Mckay for secretary, and both
were chosen for those positions. Chair.
man Dixon made little speech, in the
course OF which he apologized for the
caucus, saying another ticket was neces-
sary to warm up the election.
f. +. Shields read set of resolutions,
which were adopted. The resolutions
were duplicate Of the platform of the
Citizens enthusiastically more wordy-
with plank favoring the Aberdeen
Montesano road added. 1t called for "a
complete change in the present police
force" but very cutely made no reference
to the Office OF marshal.
Editor Maker then called for Anstie,
who was primed with little speech, in
which he announced he was not candi.
date for mayor, and took occasion to
allude to the troubles he is now having
with the police force.
When nominations for mayor were
called the first slipping OF the cog was
noticed. M E. Lucas and Clyde b.
Weatherwax were named. and Shields
had not been presented. Marshal Anstie
placed Shields in nomination just as the
chair was about to call for ballot. The
result was great surprise. 1893 votes
were cast, as follows: Lucas, 1O7;
Shields, 70; Weatherwax, ~. Mr.. Lucas
was called upon and responded with
few reaqzcs, and Mr.. Shields took occa.
sion to say that he would be found bleed.
ing for the ticket when required
notwithstanding his defeat.
The occasion lost interest after the
mayoralty nomination, and J. S. Coxey
was nominated for councilman at large,
and DR.. Smlts for health officer while the
crowd began to scatter. P. F. Clark, E.
E. Boner and Phil. S. Locke, Citizen
nominees for clerk, attorney and treas.
urer, were endorsed.
With this caucus the contest between
the businessmen and politicians for con.
troll Of Aberdeen may be said to have
expired, and if proof of its decease is re-
quired it will be found in the columns of
the Daily Sun of yesterday morning. On
inside page, printed before the caucus,
the little organ gives promise OF longevity
in the following:
"The Sun lost three subscriptions from
mill owners and gained go from mill en-
poyes. We can exist year yet if the
same kind Of a boycott is maintained"
But. on the front page, printed after
the caucus, was seen:
"This is the last issue of The Daily Sun
for the immediate present."