Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-04-15

the precedents set by State and
District conventions in the matter of
allowing proxies, and closed by scor-
ing the opposition for being afraid to
trust their own committee without in
structions. Several anti-Kirkpatrick
men spoke in favor of the motion, but
each time Mr. Hawkins answered with
telling effect and was making things
so strenuous for the chairman and
his followers that the convention
breathed a sigh of relief when j. Fl,
Moran moved to table the motion.
On motion of j. HI. Moran for
committee of five on order of business,
the Chair appointed J. L. Hanna,
G. r. Farley, H. B. Brophy, o. E. Leet
and d. L. Keyt
d. P. Stouffer moved that a com
mittee of five on resolutions be ap-
pointed, and the Chair looking clear
lover the top of Mr.. Stouffer's head, as
he had previously done in the case of
Mr.. Moran, appointed r. H. Knox,
E. N. Hall, A. H. Coyle, Lee Rowell
and S. i. Stewart.
A recess was then taken until 1 80
p. m.
The afternoon session began prompt
ly by the reading of the report Of the
committee on credentials. All dele
gates elected in the primaries Thurs
day or persons holding proxies from
same were reported entitled to seats
except the three proxies whose rights
were questioned at the morning
session, and upon these the committee
made no report. The proxy of o.
Buchanan, of Luckiamute, was held
by f. j. Oberer accompanied by the
delegates request that Mr.. Oberer be
allowed to act in his stead The Other
two proxies were those Of J. Cabe anC
H. w. Wright, of Rock Greek, anC
were held by Thomas Edgar, of Fails
City, to whom the delegates haC
, written letter asking that Mr.. Edgal
be allowed to represent them in the
|, convention. These proxies were clearly
so regular and straight that a motion
by j. S. Ashbaugh that they be recog-
nized by the convention was carried
without opposition. A list Of the dele
gates to the convention was published
in the OBSERVER last Friday and is
omitted from this report on account of
the heavy demands Of advertisers up
on our space this week.
The committee on resolutions sub
mitted the following report.
To the Republican County Conven-
ton assembled: We, your committee
on resolutions, beg leave to report as
follows:
We point with pride to the wise anc
patriotic administration Of Presiden
Roosevelt and endorse the actions o.
our representatives in Congress anC
urge our delegates in Congress to Sc
cure if possible the passage by
Congress of the pending bill to aid thu
Lewis and Clark Fair Exposition tt
be held in the City Of Portland, Ore
gon, in the year 1905.
, We commend the ,.ctiOn Of our las
regular session of the Legislature fol
the selection Of such an active anC
able man for United States Senato
as the Hon. G. w. Fulton.
, We denounce in unmeaSured terms
. the extravaganza of our present county
court and demand more economical
and business-like administration oi
our county affairs
G. N. Macarthur moved that thu
= clause relating to the Lewis and Clarl
2 Fair appropriation be stricken out
giving as his reason that the bill haC
already passed both houses of Cong
ress, and that such request by tn
convention would be useless and un
necessary, but the convention seemed
: to be afraid to depart in the slightes
particular from the regular program
I that had been mapped out for it by it
7 leaders, and Mr.. McArthur's motion
was voted down.
d. L. Keyt and G. i. Hawley wer
= appointed to seat the delegates accord
S ing to their respective precincts.
< G. L. Kelly moved that four teller
/ be appointed. The Chair appointe'
J. E. Hubbard, G. N. Macarthur, W. A
G Ayres and J. J. Thurston, overlooking
D Mr.. Kelly as completely as if the latte
gentleman had not been in the house
t Frank Kerslake, on behalf Of tn
e Kirkpatrick delegates, moved tina
0 T. B. Rowell and G. N. Cherringto
e be appointed as additional tellers an
: the motion was carried.
e The next order Of business was tn
|, nomination of a State Senator. d. L
n Kevt placed before the convention tb
n name Of U. S. Loughary, the presen
a clerk Of Polk county. George l
= Hawkins then advanced to the fron
e of the house and presented the nam
= of i. C. Kirkpatrick in one OF tn
e most eloquent nominating speeche
o that has ever been heard in Pol
e county. He called the attention OF tn
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