The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-05-07

CONVENTION
DELEGA ATES ELECTED TO STATE
AND JUDICIAL CONVENTIONS
Delegates Instructed Only for Land
Commissioner Callvert--Opposed
to Mcbride judicial Delegates
Instructed for Judge Joiner.

The Republican County con-
vention met at Odd Fellows hall,
Tuesday afternoon, after all the de-
tails of the usual combination be-
tween Roche Harbor, East Sound
and Orcas precincts had been ar
ranged. The only matter of impor-
tance before the convention being the
selection of six delegates to repre-
sent the county at the State conven-
tion to be held at Tacoma next We'd
nesday, the preliminary caucusing
was all directed to the apportion-
ment of such delegates throughout
the county. 1t was generally con-
ceded that Friday Harbor, Roche
Harbor and East Sound precincts
were each entitled to one delegate
and that one should be allowed to the
two Lopez island precincts, which to-
gether had the same representation
in the convention as Friday Harbor
San Juan valley precinct, with five
votes, and the western Orcas pre-
cinct, having four votes, each
wanted delegate. AS Orcas was
in the Roche Ha.rbor combine and a
portion of the valley delegation could
be depended upon by Roche Harbor
on a 'show down." Orcas won and
the name of its candidate went upon
the slate. The Friday Harbor dele
gation was notified "from headquar-
ters," as Chairman Blair expressed
it, that condition was attached to
the concession of one delegate to this
precinct, the condition being that
such delegate must not be the editor
of the ISLANDER, whom majority of
the delegation were understood to
favor. Mr.. McMillin having grac-
iously consented to allow Gene G..
Gould to represent this precinct on
the state delegation it was agreed
that his name should go on the slate,
and Roche Harbor precinct, with
less than one-ffth of the votes of the
convention on a full representation of
all precincts, was allowed an extra
delegate, giving it one-third of the
the total number allowed to the coun-
ty. These preliminaries having all
been arranged the convention con-
vened in harmonious" session,
Chairman Blair, of the county com,
mittee, read the call and on motion
of Mr.. Culver, seconded by Mr.. Nc
Millin, he was made temporary chair
man, c.. Nj. Tucker was chosen tenn
porary secretary and committees on
credentials, permanent organization
and order of business, and platform
were appointed, consisting of one dele
gate from each precinct represented.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following named delegates
entitled to seats:
San Juan Precinct No. John
Kelly, G. Coghlaa, George Jakles,
C. M. Tucker, R, W, Keefe.
San Juan No. ID. B. Shull, l.. b.
| Carter, J. L. Blair, o. HI. Culver,
Gene c. Gould, j. E. Tucker, E. FL.
Nash.
San Juan No, 3-J. S. McMillin,
VIM. Shultz, DIR. V. ]. Capron, VIM.
TAYLOR, w. P. Smith, Robt. Finn,
Chris. Johnson, Chas. Arend (by
Capt. H. H. Davis, alternately.
Orcas No. Nv. B. Augir, J. w.
Fritz. o. T. Loos, E. M. Chalmers.
Orcas No. 2-E. L. Won Gohren,
J. H. Nichols, ]. B. Fry, M. S. Dona-
hue, VIM. Hambly, Jr9 c. b. Bux-
ton,
Orcas No. 3 elected G. S. Rice and
B. C. Viereck as delegates and they
sent their proxies to Gene'C. Gould,
secretary of the county committee,
L.. of M MoMilEn tho