The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-15
and William Bracken Of Steptoe pre-

and William Bracken Of Steptoe pre-
cinct, as temporary secretary.
Delegates were slow to assemble at
the court house where the convention
is being held 1t was nearly II o'clock
before oliver T. Cornwell, acting
chairman of the county central COM
mittee. called the convention to order.
Just before the convention met Sem
ator Ankeny put in an appearance and
was greeted by hand-clapping and
cheers in the court room as he took his
seat in the place designated for Clarke
precinct delegates. Senator Ankeny
acknowledged the applause and shook
hands with several friends on his way
to his seat.
Call to Order.
In calling the convention to order
Chairman Cornwel briefly stated the
object of the convention was to select
a legislative ticket, delegates to the
state convention and a full county
ticket. He then called for nomina
tons for temporary chairman
On J. F. McLean's motion J. l..
Sharpstein was nominated. The boxers
did not have a candidate and Mr..
Sharpsteins election was unanimous.
On taking his seat, Chairman
Sharpstein thanked the convention for
the honor conferred on him and fol-
lowed with ringing republican speech,
touching briefly on the tariff question
and other national issues. The chair
man urged harmony in the convention
today. He was frequently interrupted
by applause.
On motion of ]. H. Pedigo, William
Bracken was unanimously chosen tenn
porary secretary.
Committees Are Named.
The boxers made no fight when the
selection of the committees on creden-
tials. rules and order of business and
resolutions came up.
The naming of five members of each
committee was left to the chair and
were as follows:
Credentials-Grant Copeland, E. L..
Wheeler, L. r. Hawley, Harry Rey-
noldS and J. J. Kaufman.
Rules and order of business-Oliver
Cornwell, R. C. Julian, J. M. Hill, Jas.
Waters and H. B. Strong.
Resolutions-J. H. Pedigo, Miles c.
| Moore, R. NJ Ormsbee, E. S. Water
man and J. F. Mclean.
During the interim of selecting the
| various committees, Senator Ankeny,
| j. J. Kaufman and Miles c. Moore
| were called on for speeches. Mr..
Kaufman created a roar of laughter
| by declaring that he wasn't much of
speech maker but he could sell
I beefsteaks.
Defines Organization.
Senator Ankeny, IN a five minute
talk, warmly defended the Ankeny
organization against the criticism di-
rected at it during the campaign, de-
claring that organization was abso-
lutely necessary for success. He de-
| clared the organization was unjustly
criticised.
| Senator Ankeny called attention to
the work of the Washington delegation
| during the last congress, pointing out
the different legislation and appropria-
| tions the delegation had been able
| TO secure for the state.
AS to the Ankeny organization, he
believed, he said, that it had pro-
| duced many good men, men who had
worked for the city, county and state
| and still had the welfare of the COM
| munity at heart.
The criticism the organization was
subjected to during the primary cam
| paign, seemed to rankle in the sena-
| tors mind and he referred to it point
| edly several times. The senator's re-
| marks were warmly applauded.
Speech Not Signed.
Former Governor Moore, being
called on, started off on a good direct
primary talk but soon drifted around
| to local affairs.
The governor seemed to think the
| boxers had been unjustly misrepre-
sented in the campaign. He said he
| had always been friendly to Sena-
tor Ankeny, had once supported him
| for the high position he now holds
and had always voted for the Ankeny
| legislative ticket.
for the senator's newspaper which had
| in the past directed some unkind re-
marks at him.
The governor created a ripple of
laughter by suggesting that kind
| words" club be organized in Walla
Walla and that the editors Of the diff
ferent newspapers be invited to join
as charter members.