Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09

1.-THE republican county convention las
thursday night developed the prettiest
rap since the days of Donnybrook
yer since the primaries made it known
at Aberdeen's delegation would not
limit to the dictation OF the Ankeny
Employees and favored mill corporations
state matters, an active campaign
4s been quietly going on under the
kection of Senator O'Donnell and Elk.
heriff Huff in the eastern part of the
ounty, and G. f. White and Geo. H..
Emerson in the west end, for the pur-
Use of showing the Aberdeen aggrega-
Pm how to look like thirty cents. should
kdare to run counter to the wishes to
be Big Four. And they did it.
Aside from the wish of the bosses tc
efeat anything like sentiment for
fcBride or railroad commission, was
be desire of Emerson and White to ar
hinge for the defeat OF Assessor Archer
: the next convention. and, in the
prtherance Of those plans, no hesitation
Jas experienced in seeking the aid of
tch Aberdonians as were presumed to
Ave been left with sore spots after the
fimaries, to assist in preventing Aber-
ben from naming five of the delegates
, the state convention, as i. was entitled
, do by reason of it's 500 republican
Ptes cast at the last election. Their
Theme WAS to name the chairman; have
be order Of business committee arrange
be order OF elect:ng delegates 90 that
hey would be chosen by commissioned
Estricts, with provision that unless
be caucuses reported their delegates
Unanimously there should be minority
eport.
With eight members of the Aberdeen
elegation committed to the Big Four,
bis plan insured a minority report from
his district that would be sure to name
ien not intended by the voters at the
fimaries, and, as when two reports
fere made, the delegates were to be
hosen by the entire which
las entirely in the hands OF the Holy
sollers-it will be readily seen that the
iOxers had about az much OF chance as
Rd the historical cat in hades with its
avs cut. That those plans succeeded
mot to be wondered at when it is
kmembered that the Aberdeen delega-
bn rested easy since the primaries,
jnfident that their numbers represent
lg such large vote would insure them
Fir treatment, even if those who differed
18th them should control the conven-
bn. In the meantime, word had come
pm Ankeny, Grosscup & Co. insisting
lat it would not suffice to merely over
Sme the commission sentiment in
hehalis county, it must be crushed,
bnce the solid line up against Aberdeen,
Id the extreme humiiations its dele
ltes were forced to submit to.
THE attitude of the convention was
lain from the formation of the tempo
Try organization, when w. r. Mac.
srlane, the Boxer candidate for chair
Ian moved the unanimous election Of
le Holy Roller chairman, WI. Adams,
Hoquiam, and W. I. Walton, oil
lima, was named as secretary. After
Ppointing the usual committees a
)cess was taken at 8 p. M. When that
bur arrived the COMMITTEES were not
lady, and the house listened to short
hdresses by Geo. H. Emerson, f. l.
Jade, G. McDermoth and f. G. Finch,
ho dwelt largely upon the great supply
Harmony on hand, which by the way
hickly evaporated when the real bust
bss began.
lon the arrival OF the committees all
fendship ceased, and harmony took tc
be woods. On the resolutions com
|ittee, Benn had refused to sign the re-
brt, but, at the solicitation OF his dele
Ition, in the interest of peace, he
Fixed his signature. On the adoption
the platform, Aberdeen again con
Seded and took its medicine. By this
fne it became plain that no concessions
the part of the Aberdeen delegation
Sat is 80 of them, voting with the
bxers-would satisfy the Big Four. The
1ders were to "crush them," and
nshed they were, but not before they
most tore the house down with them
The delegates from the first and third