The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-05-04
The YAKIMA DEMOCRATS
ARE AGAINST HEARST
County Convention Elects Delegates
to OIympia-PIatform Denounces
Pretty Nearly Everything.


held a convention Saturday. 1t met in
the court house. Its business was to
elect l3 delegates to the state conven-
tion, which meets at Olympia next
Thursday to elect the delegation from
this state to the national convention at
ST. Louis July 6. Chairman Redfeld of
the central committee called the con-
vention to order. w. A. Cox was chosen
chairman of the convention by accla-
nation and j. r. Coe secretary. A re-
cess was taken after the appointment
of the following committees:
Credentials--J. NJ. Baxter, David
Longmire, 7. c. MacNamara.
Resolutions-E. B. Preble, H. H.
Wende, Hugh Puriin.
Order of Business. D. Medill, Wal
ter Geizentanner, o. S. Brown.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials showed most of the precincts
represented and rule was adopted al
lowing any delegate present to cast the
full vote of the precinct he represented.
There was quite scrap when the COM
mittee reported in favor of instructing
for Hearst for the presidency. 1t was
fought by Senator Splawn, Editor Me-
dill and others and was defeated by
about two thirds vote. Afterwards
a resolution was passed commencing
Mr.. Hearst for his labor in the interest
of the democracy. but the convention of
this county would not stand for the
yellow peril" as presidential candi-
date. The delegation was instructed to
support Senator Splawn as one of the
delegates to the national convention.
The platform endorses everything, from
Thomas Jefferson to VIM. j. Bryan and
the platforms of 1896 and 1900. Bryan
is lauded to the skies and the repub-
1icans, who, it is declared, have ''inces-
sanity poured calumny on his head"
are denounced as the "hirelings of cor
porate greed,' while the gold democrats
stolen the livery of democracy and mas
querade as democrats" A scrutiny of
President Roosevelt, says the platform,
"discloses lawless egotism of charac-
ter that makes his administration large
ly a government by men and not by
law" Then follows seven distinct de-
nunciations of the president and the re-
publican administration. Everything
that the president has done is condemn
ed. he is censured for what he has not
done and then this remarkable platform
closes with an eulogy of w. r. Hearst.
The platform in full is too lengthy for
reproduction in these columns and be-
sides, there will be another one adopted
in the fall for the local democrats to
stand on in the campaign.
The election of delegates to the state
convention was by ballot. The county
is entitled to l3 delegates and &c names
We're placed in nomination. Those re-
ceiving the highest number of votes
We're declared to be the delegates and
the next highest the alternates. The
result was as follows:
elegates-Ahtanum- j. Marks.
Cowiche-A. J. Splawn.
Fruitvale-H. j. Sniveley.
Fairview-Thosl McCaustland.
North Yakima-W A. Cox. II. d.
Winchester, c. C. Case, ]. d. Medill, r.
,Strobach.
Prosser-R. w. Creason.
Sunnyside-H. II. Wende.
Selah-H. j. Taylor
Wenas-David Longmire.
Aternates-W. n. Granger, Zillah;
Walter Giezentanner, Kemewick; Jas.
Henderson, Sunnyside; w. +. Thornton,
Mob Hill; John d. Morrisey Naches;
V. ID. Ritter Wenas; A. +. Larson, II. ii.
Allen, Geo. Chambers, S. j. Lowe, J. ID.
Mcdaniel G. +. McAuley and Thomas
Lund, North Yakima.