The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-05-13
HARMONY PREVAILED
whitman Republicans Endorse
Governor Henry Mcbride.
Delegates to the State Convention
instructed to Vote for Rail-
way Commission Plank

The Whitman county republican con.
yentlon, ca led for the purpose OF select
ing "a delegates to the state convention
at Tacoma, was held in Colfax. Satur
DAY, every precinct in the county being
represented, with the exception of Rock
creek, Union and Hooper. The conyen-
tIon was large one, being composed of
ZSO delegates, almost all OF whom were
present III person. In the minds of the
majority OF the delegates there seemed
10 De put one idea and that was to send
delegation to the state convention that
would work and vote for the renomina
tlon OF Governor Henry Mcbride and an
appOlntlve, regulative railway commits
sion plank in the state platform. To
that end everyone worked and the end
was accomplished without a single parti
Gle OF opposition, the meeting being har-
mOnious from first to last.
Every mention Of the governors name
was greeted with applause, and the slate
that had been prepared by L. l.. Ettinger
and his assistants went through with a
whoop, only one little corner being
broken. That little break was made
by the Pullman delegation who demand
ed that j. l. Dumas he placed upon the
state delegation. There was consider
able opposition to Mr.. Dumas in the
committee; but the threat of the Pullman
crowd that they would carry their de
mands to the floor of the convention
brought the committee to place Mr.
Dumas upon the slate.
The convention was called to order at
LILO a. m. by Cash n Gaddis, chair
man OF the county republican central
committee, who read the official call for
the convention. L l.. Ettinger nomin-
ated f. Wilmer of Rosalia for tempor
ary chairman and that gentleman re-
celved the unanimous vote of the con
ventlon, he having been agreed upon in
a caucus held Friday evening. Mr..
Taddls appointed Geo. Nj. v litter and u.
Ettlnger as a committee to escort
Mr.. Wilmer to the chair
Advice to Republicans.
Chairman Wilmer read an address. in
which he dwelt to a considerable length
upon national and state issues. He
spoke OF the happy manner in which the
republican party had carried out it's
promises to the people and Of how our
great president, Theodore r osevelt,
with the aid of Attorney General Knox.
had made the only prosecutions under
the anti trust law, which have resulted
in the throttling of the Northern Securi
ties Company and several other illegal
concerns. He told of how the United
States government, under a republican
administration, had redeemed it's pledges
TO Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines
ana how the hope Of the American peO-
pie for canal across the isthmus OF
Panama was about to be realized.
Chairman Wilmer, in speaking of state
Lyn nf 4 hn
latlve railway law in this state that
would compel the railroads and other
corporations to pay their lust propOr
ton Of taxes. He hoped that " hitman
republicans would again place them
selves upon record in the matter and
that they would endorse the administra-
tiOn of Governor Henry Mcbride and his
fight for IN appointive railway commits
sion. The speech throughout was a con
servatIve one. 1t was his hope that
whether the Mcbride or the anti Mcbride
forces were successful, that all repubi-
cans would rally around the ticket and
platform OF the party and work for re,
publican success; that the republican
party always had arisen to the demands
OF the people and that the people had
no reason to think that that party
would fail at this time, or in the future.
Mr.. Winners address was received with
much applause.
Committee on Credentials.
h. M. Boone nominated Chas. Z. Isen-
berger of Palouse for temporary secre-
tary. Mr.. Isenberger received the unani-
nous vote OF the convention. A. W.
McClaine of Pullman suggested the ad-
visibility of committee on credentials.
and Oliver Hall made motion that the
chair appoint committee, to consist of
either three or five members, to pass
upon the credentials of the delegates
This motion carried. Chairman Wilmer
appointed that committee as follows: O
+. Young of Pullman, ]. F. Graham of
Pennington. j. A. Anderson OF PaIouse,
A. 2. Johnson of Garfield, and II. NJ
Boone Of PalOuse. recess was then
taken until l O'Clock p. N, so that the
committee might have time to prepare
it's report.
Committee Makes Report.
At 1:30 O'Clock p. m, the convention
was again called to order and Chairman
XcnDo of ho on Io