The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-05-14
MEAD NAMED
FOR GOVERNOR
REPUBLICANS HOLD STATE CON-
VENTION AT TACOMA.
King and Pierce Counties, With
the Northwest and Southeast
Combination Dictated the Ac-
ton of the Railroad
Plank Left Out of Platform.

state convention nominated the slate
agreed upon early yesterday morning
by Pierce and King counties in combi-
nation with the previously united del
egations from the northwest and south
west counties. Albert K. Mead, of
Whatcom county, is the candidate for
governor, with a distinct understand
ing that during the campaign and lat
er, if he is elected, he will keep his
hands off the senatorial fight between
Samuel H. Piles, of King county, and
Addison G. Foster, of Pierce.
The platform makes no reference
whatever to a railroad commission, but
urges the establishment of state tax
commission to regulate and equalize
the assessments of the big corporations.
A minority report embodied the well
known views of Governor Mcbride.
The actural work in convention of
nominating the ticket occupied less
than an hour. The majority of the
com bination was 400 to 254. Follow
ing is the ticket named:
For Congress-Will E. Humphrey,
of King; Wesley l.. Jones, of Yakima /;
Francis W. Cushman, of Pierce.
For Governor--Albert E. Mead, of
Whatcom.
For Lieutenant Governor-Charles
+. Coon, of Jefferson.
For Secretary of State--Samuel H.
Nichols, of Snohomish.
For State Treasurer-George g.
Mills, of Thurston.
For State Auditor-C. W. Clausen,
of Kitsap.
For Attorney General-John d. At
kinson of Chelan.
For Land Commissioner-E. w.
Ross, of Cowlitz.
For Superintendent of Instruction
r. B. Bryatn. of Chehalis.
For Justices of the Supreme Court
Mark A. Fullerton, of Whitman; Frank
H. Rudkin, of Yakima.
Presidential Electors-S. q. Cos.
grove, of Garfield; George w. Bassett,
of Adams; l.. b. Nash. of Spokane;
j. M. Fish, of Stevens; A. r. Munson,
of Mason.
Delegates to National Convention
Charles Sweeney, of Spokane; Gen.
James N. Ashton, of Pierce; John B.
Lewis, of Chehalis; George Donald, of
Yakima; DIR. A. B. Eastman, Of
Clarke; Charles E. Bingham, of Skag-
it; Levi Ankeny, of Walla Walla ;
Erastus Brainerd, of King; w. A. w.
Pruder, of Whitman; John 8. McMil-
Ian, of San Juan.
Alternates-Georg W. Dilling, of
King; Philip Hiltz, of Thurston; F..
c. Harper, of King; George B. Kan.
die, of Pierce; DIR. r. r. johnson, r.
Hartley, G. F. Miller, of Columbia |;
Alonzo A. Taylor, of Snohomish; E.
q. Ames, of Kitsap; J. r. Welty, of
Lewis.
Following is the platform adopted
by the convention:
The glorious achievements of the
Republican party during the admins
tratiOn of the late lamented President
Mckinley have been duplicated and
emphasize by his illustrious successor,
who has faithfully adhered to his pol
icies and courageously carried them
into effect.
Theodore Roosevelt has borne the
tremendous responsibilities of his great
office upon the high level of national
duty and national honor. His admin
istrtion has been thoroughly Republi-
can and truly American. The laws
have been fearlessly and impartially
enforced as they were enacted by con-
gress; evildoers have been driven from
the public service; combinations in
restraint of trade and commerce have
been brought to the bar of Justice. His
administration has brought unparallel
ed prosperity, maintained the public
honor, fostered industry, stimulated
enterprise, extended American COM
merce, strengthened American infiu-
ence, ennobled American citizenship
and brought prosperity alike to capital
and to labor.
We, therefore, favor the nomination
Of Theodore Roosevelt and hereby in
struct the delegates chosen by this
convention to support his candidacy.
Protection Reaffirmed.
We reaffirm our allegiance to the
principles of protective tariff and de-
mand that whenever the contingencies
OF trade or commerce shall require a
revision of existing schedules that such
revision shall be made by the friends
OF the system rather than by its an
cient enemies.
We favor reciprocity in non-compet-
tive products and oppose any applica-
ton of that principle which contem.
plates the removal of the existing duty
on coal and lumber.
In the light of our rapidly growing
commerce we favor more liberal appro-
priations for the imnrnvemenf of ri rar,