The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-09-14
Pacific County Republican, Noml.
nate Full Ticket.
wELCHlTES BOLTCONvENTION
Hazeltins, Bonner, Kleeb Faction So.
cure Control--Wahkiakum County
Republicans Nominate Full
Ticket Wednesday.

The hottest Republican convention In
the annals Of Pacific county politics,
and the bitter factional fight that has
been waged fercely for months, came
TO an end at l,30 o'clock yesterday
morning. when the anti-Welch forces
under the leadership Of Messrs Hazel.
tine. Bonner, kleeb, ct al. ignomlnIous.
ly defeated and put to flight their op.
ponents and nominated ticket Of
their own choosing.
Tho convention was called TO order at
3 o'clock In the afternoon with 90 del
egates Ia attendance and II was Inn
mediately apparent that the anti.Welch
forces were In the majority. After
some preliminary skirmishing on the
part Of the two opposing factions. +,
A, Hazcltlnc was elected chairman Of
the convention, and Ray Whitcomb
secretary. A committee on credentials
was appointed and the convention ad.
johrned until o'clock In the evening.
The intcrmission was made profit.
able by the faction opposing the Welch
forces, getting together and holding
caucus, wherein II was decided that the
following ticket would be put forward.
J. W. klecb, State Senator, South
Rend; l.. J, Ceilings, Representative,
Ilwaco; Erncs, A. Seaborg, Auditor. H.
waco, J. T. Stout, Treasurer, Long
Beach; Alex Mcdonald, Sheriff, South
Bend; o. y. Wilson, Clerk. South
Bend, J. l.. lowering Assessor, South
Bend W. T. Greenaway, School Super
intendent. West Union; J, r. Coulter,
County Commissioner. Ilwaco.
Promptly at o'clock the convention
was again called 10 order and hostil.
tiles commenced when one OF the Welch
men jumped to his feet and moved that
the unit rule Of voting should pre-
vail. lie was disposed TO argue the
matter at length. but was called to or
der by Chairman Hazcltine.
This opened mp the fight in stNn-
nous fashion and ended in great cx-
element, when the entire Weeh crowd
Of "a rose and bolted the convention.
followed by the hilarious shouts Of
their opponents, and the song, Good
Bye, Boys, Good Bye" composed es.
pecially for the occasion.
With the rout Of the Welch forces
the GO remaining delegates quickly rat
flied and carried through the slate as
selected at the caucus in the after
noon. Twelve delegates were elected
to attend the state convention on the
10th Of this month, among which are
the following; r. A. Hawkins. w. II.
Graham. +. II. Yeaton. w. II. Bonner,
w. G. Kindred, A, J. Cole, 4. A. Haz-
eltine, J. w. Kleeb, J. II. Crissy.
The county central committee was
organized by the selection Of Mr., Cris-
sy as chairman, after which the conven.
ton adjourned.
The ticket as selected by the Republi.
cans Of Pacific county Is an exception.
ally strong one, and the men named
are the best men that could possibly
have been found in that county.
]. w. Kleeb, nominee for State Sem
ator, Is a prominent and enterprising |
lumberman OF South Bend, and Is quail
flied in every respect to represent Pa
ciic county.
u. J. Ceilings, nominee for Represen-
tatiyc, Is one of the leading merchants
OF Ilwaco,
Il. A. seaborg, the present county |
clerk, has made a splendid record as a
public official during his two terms of
service, and 1t goes without saying that
he will do equally as well or better as
county auditor.
y. f. Stout, present deputy treasur-
er, will be promoted, as Is his right,
to the office OF treasurer
Taking the ticket from top to bot
tom, it Is hard to particularize and It
is one that every Republican and citi-
zen OF Pacific county, can take pride
in electing by rousing majority.
The result of the convention is u
great victory for r. A, Hazeltine, edi-
tor of the South Bend Journal who
has been the "king PIN in the fight
against Welch and for good govern
ment, and It is said that when Hazel
tine walked up the aisle to take the
post Of presiding officer of the conven-
tion, he "swelled' So that his head
touched the ceiling.
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