The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-02

ARE CHOSEN
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Republicans Elect Men Who VIII
Make Up Convention to Be
Held Friday Afternoon.
TOTAL NUMBER NINETY.NINE
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Citizens Have Failed Thus Far
10 Find u Candidate and
May Ind0rse iteplib.
llcan NomInee.
TOTAL NUMBER NINETY.NINE

Republican primaries were held in
the several wards OF the city yester-
day for the purpose OF electing dele
gates 10 the county convention called
called TO select candidate for state
senator. There was but one ticket In
the field and the election passed off
quietly.
The convention viii be held Friday
afternoon. commencing at O'clock,
and viii be made up OF % delegates, OF
whom u were elected yesterday In the
city and 81 in the precincts outside Of
the ciiysf The apportIonment Is based
on the vote east for J. N. Williamson
Tor congressman. one delegate being al
lowed each precinct for every 20 votes
east for Mr.. illiamson one delegate
for each fraction over 20 votes cast and
one delegate at large being apportioned
to each precinct.
The delegates elected yesterday in
the city were as follows:
First ward--fienry Harrison. Charles
v. Brown. Otis Patterson, Peter schis-
tad, George Johnson, r. ]. Carney.
Alex Gilbert, John Haggbloom. O. G.
Fulton. s. Elmore. W. N. Smith, w.
Il. Hume.James Hannaford,A A. Dunbar.
A. MePharlan. w. e. sehImpff. r. M.
feathers. c, A. Coolidge. DR.. Jay Tut
tie. Chester r. Fox. w. W. Babbidge.
and Robert Mclean, Total %.
Second ward-Martip Foard. q. w.
sanborn, II. y. Gray,~J. p. wedei.
Martin FrRnclseovloh. II. Gustafson,
Harrison Allen. N. p. sroensen, Swan
Wilson. James w. welch, James ].
Robinson. II, V. Jones. 8. Schmidt.
g. Il. Foster, II. u. Dyer, and r. z.
Ferguson. Total l6.
Third ward--W. r. scholfleid, W. A.
GoodIn. Gus Holmes, W. r. McGregor.
A. Brlx, C.. A. Leinenweber, ID. Mall
agamba. w. u, Painter. John Nord-
strom and Frank Lindstrom. Total, 10.
The apportlonment in the country pre-
cincts Is as follows: olney. g.. John
Day. o. svensen. D wailuski, 2. New
Astoria, L. Warrenton, 8: clatsop. 3;
Seaside .; westport. 8; Knappa, 8:
chadwell. q; Melville .; Elsie, g:
Push, 2; Youngs River. 2: vesper. .;
Mlshasaka, 2; Jewell 2: Clifton, I.
Total, 81.
Just who will be named by the re-
publicans ran not yet be told. Several.
men are prominently mentioned, but
the popular choice win not be known
until the day OF the convention. The
citizens have failed as yet to find
candidate, Their central committee held
q meeting Saturday night when It was
unanimously agreed that John II.
Smith be rendered the nomination.
However Mr.. Smith has not yet sig
nified his willingness TO run. and II Is
quite probable that he win decline the
offer. II Is understood that the COM
mittee viii make no further effort TO
select candidate until after the re-
publican convention Is held. Members
OF the committee say they have no par
ticular interest In the election OF a SEN
ator. except that they are anxious to
have the governors veto OF the Astoria
charter bill sustained. A member Of
the committee said yesterday 1t was
just possible the republican candidate
would be endorsed. II he happened to
be favorable to the citizens.