Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-14
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
HARMONIOUS GATHERING OF sTALwARTs
VINO WILL LEAD GRAND OLD PARTY
TO VICTORY IN NOVEMBER.

HARMONIOUS GATHERING OF sTALwARTs
VINO WILL LEAD GRAND OLD PARTY
TO VICTORY IN NOVEMBER.
The delegates to the Adams County
Republican Convention met at the court
house in Ritzville last Saturday. Sep.
TENDER 10th. 1904, at 10 o'clock a. m,
in temporary organization, being
called to order by W. H Tuggle, secre-
tary of the county central committee,
who read the call and announced the
meeting open for business. L. P. Bau-
mann was chosen chairman and H. E.
Merriman of Lind. secretary. and W. H.
Tuggle of Ritzville, assistant recording
secretary.
Committees were appointed as follows:
Credentials-W H Tuggle. A o Lee.
D A Scott, w E Gage. W n Hodson.
Order of business-AJ Sallberg. Duga'
Nelson. DR. H H Brown. w X Kennedy.
John F Irby.
Platform and Resolutions DIR ] W
Lansing. J M Batten. NJ L Schermerhorn
Henry Rosenoff. w L Mustard.
After adjournment the convention was
called to order again at p m, and re.
port of committee on order of business
was adopted and temporary organization
made permanent.
The committee on credentials recon-
mended seating delegates from the vari-
Gus precincts:
Cow Creek-H W Hulmc.
Lind, N.I-Jas Nelson, F H Haupt,
w A Swartz. Edward fitzpatrick. n n
Smith. M L Schermerhorn.
Lind, No. I'll f Merriman, ID w
Gent. Karl Beck. Dugal Nelson, W f
Gage. DR. H X Smith.
Fairview-Benj Spinning. J S McComb,
Geo E Webb, Frank Eubanks p NJ
Snyder.
Cunningham-John Moberly. n F.
Irby, 40 Lee, B Schrock, DR. J w
Tullis.
Billington-Jas Irby, A L Hodson. Geo
Ellington, w H Hodson, J H Reimen.
schneider.
Willis--J A Lamb, F. Lamb. ] II
Jugel, Fred Hoefel. F James.
Newland-W E Linstrum, T Carney
John McCollom, H B spagg. H NJ How
ard. c E Jay.
Ritzville, No. Gen H Kanzler. d H
Golfer. d A Scott. Henry Rosenoff. John
Kanzler. c H Ciodius, Fred Kembel
Geo Spanjer.
Ritzville. No. Nv H Tuggle. E D
ellison. DR. J W Lansing, L P Baumann,
WK Kennedy, F J Van Buren,. A T Ken
drick. WI Bennington. S d Douglas
Jas Leake.
Ritzville, No. Geo L Tinnel. w O
Lewis. Fred Clodius. J M Harris. d Vor
Holt, J F Irby, Tony Heistuman. J NJ
Bennington. J S Edwards, Louis Young
Fletcher-W F Beal.
Paha-John Tiede. Samuel Pflugrath,
Guy Stafford. A J Sallberg, Chas Johnson
David Schiller.
Washtucna, No. I'M L Burkhart.
Washtucna. No. DIR H H Brown. H
D May. L L Bassett, w L Mustard. c I
Booth.
German-Jacob Bastron, Henry VOLS
born. Jacob Rosenoff. F NJ Koch. Henry
Miller, J P Koch.
Hatton-Otis L Algoe. ! T Bratton, E
A Edwards, A H Sherman. JM Batten
Fred Heineman.
Menno-A c Schrag, A P Gehring. H
J ALERT.
The following precincts were not rep
resented. Gradel. Mcqueen, Tabor anc
Palouse.
Following is the report of the COM
mite on platform and resolu tons
Resolved. By the Republicans Of Adams
county, Washington, In convention Assem-
bled -
First-we hereby join In the general national
sentiment Of sympathy. Of sad regret ant
obAequious sorrow over the death Of our late
President OF the United States, our beloved
william Mckinley.
second--We hereby express our utmost con
Adence iu the patriotism, craftsmanship
honor and executive ability Of that pre-
eminent American. Theodore Roosevelt. presi
dent OF the United States. We endorse the
platform Of the Republican party Ms adopted
at the National Convention at Chicago on June
2l-23, 1904. and favor the election OF Theod ore
Roosevelt and Chas. W. Fairbanks for Presi.
dent aud Vice.President. respectively. Of the
Unite States.
Third-We hereby endorse the wise and
patriotic administration Of the Hon. Henry
express our hearty apprecistive thanks for
the struggle which he has put forth In behalf
Of . Just and equitable railway commission.
Fourth-We endorse the Official record our
senators and congressman at Wsshington.-
We also endorse the position maintained by
our county delegation At the last Republican
convention held In Tacoma on May II. 1901.
Fifth-We favor the passage BY the legisa-
ture of an sppointive railway and tax com.
mission bill. to be appointed by the governor.
giving such commission full power to establish
rates aud regulate traffic and to assess the
property oil all corporations. including rail.
roads, telegraph, express, and telephone COM
psnies 80 that all species Of taxable property,
both corporate and private. shall be justly and
eQuitably taxed throughout the state. We
pledge our legislative nominees to take all
honorable means In the hearty support OF such
q bill. and we further instruct them not to
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