The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-08
SUME SAY HERMANN.
Some SAY its Mixed County conyens
tioD and Delegates Named.


I tioD and Delegates Named.
G. v. johnson, Kings Valley; E.
II. Belknap, Monroe; Levi Henkle,
Corvallis; j. A. Park, Philomath;-
M. S. Durbin, Fairmount; w, S..
Tomlinson, Wells, Alex Rennie,
Corvallis.
These are the delegates named
by the republican county conven-
ton yesterday to represent Benton
in the congressional convention to
be held at Eugene tomorrow. Some
claim that the delegation is mixed,
but the Hermann men say it is
solid fol, their candidate. The del
egation is not instructed. Some
opposition to Hermann developed
among the delegates, but it is un-
derstood that the followers of the
Douglas statesman were largely in
the majority.
The convention was called to or
der by County Chairman Denman,
and c. V. johnson of Kings Valley
was made chairman. Simon l..
Kline was made secretary and
Prof S. I. Pratt assistant. The
following committees were announ-
ced by the chair:
Credentials, Be1knap, Lake and
Carter.
Order of business, Irvine. Morgan
and Hurt.
Resolutions, Denman, Yates and
Bryson.
After committees were announced
a motion to adjourn was made and
withdrawn. Then a motion to take
a recess of 20 minutes was made.
Some of the delegates explained
that they had come in on the train.
and desired to get through in time
to take the two o'clock train for
home. Others preferred recess
until one O'Clock and an amend
ment was offered to that effect. BY
a rising vote the amendment was
carried, and adjournment was taken
to one O'Clock
At the afternoon session the re-
ports of the committees were adopt.
ed. That of the committee on 1es-
olutions was confined to resolu-
tion exalting the character and
public work of the late Congress.
man Tongue who was declared to
be the peer of any Cor ressman ev.
er sent from Oregon. Then the con-
vention proceeded to non i de-.
egates. The number to which Ben
ton is entitled is seven, and that is
the number of names that were
placed before the convention. They
were finally elected by instructing
the secretary to cast the ballot of
the convention for them.
After the delegates had been
elected E. H. Belknap and J. B. r.
vine each addressed the assembly
in five minute speeches, and the
convention adjourned.
The delegates to the convention
were as follows.
Corvallis number one-J. F.
Yates, H. III. Glassford, Lee Hen.
k1e, Vim. Knots, S. L. Shedd and
E. w. Strong.
Corvallis number two-S L.
Kline, E. R. Lake, 3. R. Bryson,
George Paul. George Denman,
Vim. Currin, R. II. Colbert and
M. S Woodcock. =.
Corvallis number three. w. |
Crawford, J. R. Smith, J. M. Cam
eron. T, Wel1sher, Robert Huston,
George Lilly.
Corvallis number four. B.
Irvine, T. H. Cooper, o. v. Hurt, |
J. II. Wilson and A. F. Fisch-
Soap Creek-Virgi1 Carter, VIM.
Tomlinson and John Tomlinson.
Fairmount-T. J. .Risley, M. S. |
Durbin, John Mayberry, and J. G.
Gibson and Mr.. Glare.
Be11fountain-E. II. Be1knap. |
L. II. Hawley, NE: M. Waltz; WI
G. Reese, J. H. Edwards, Robt.
Kyle, Walter Humphrey and Perm
Starr.
Monroe-Dolph Farley, John
Crow, Wilbur Starr and Mr..
Pfouts.
A1sea-Marion Hayden, VIM:
Rub1e, Sam Warfe1d and Willis
Vidito.
Kings Va11ey-E. V. johnson,
four proxies.
Blodgett-M. VanA1styne, A..
Cadawa1ader and Marion Norton.
Willamette VIM. Parks, J. E..
Thompson and George Mercer Jr.
Phi1omath-Dr. Logan. Mr..
Leeper, v. A. Hawkins, 7. P. Con-
nor, G. A. Scott, Andrew Will |
Liams, J. A. Park, S. I. Pratt and
N. P. Newton. 80
The names of delegates from
Wren and Summit precincts were
not learned.