Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-11-26
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
A MOTLEY GATHERING UNDER
name OF REPUBLICANS
NOminateS City Ticket at the Grand
Theater Thursday Night. Slate OF
Young Mems Republican Club Goes
Through as Slick as Grease. Union
of Club and TenderlOin.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

REPUBLICAN TICkEIs
For Mayor-Dr. 6. E. Chamberlain.
For City Attorney-R. E. Taggart.
For Street Commissioner-R. j. Hits.
For Police Jndge-Daniel Pearsall.
For Counclmen, First waru-M. r..
Sherwood and Claud Leitch.
Second ward-Will Ingram and d. e..
Crivio.
Third ward-Ed. Shelley and Charles
Pinckney.
Eourth ward-Edward Dolan and A.
E. Alexander.
Fifth ward-D. NJ. Bowes and Ed.
Jones.
Sixth ward-Dr. ]. A. Mapes and Dan
McDougal.
A stranger in Aberdeen who happened
to stroll into the republican caucus
Thursday night would have received an
unflsttering impression Of the republican
party of this city. 1t was the first parti'
san convention ever held in the city, and
its makeup fully justifies all that has
been said in opposition to the introduce
ton of national politics into city affairs.
The gathering consisted OF about a
dozen representative citizens. the Young
Mems Republican Club, and an outpour'
ing Of the red light district There are
some nice young men in the club, and
many of them had difficulty in snp'
pressing signs of the shame they felt al
the combination the aspiring ambition
of a few leaders had driven them into
The affair was q farce. anyhow. The
ticket named was all prepared by the
club the night befors. SO that it was
more of a ratification meeting than a
nominating caucus.
The theater was cold, and so was the
crowd. 1t is difficult to arouse enthusi-
asm in convenient that has really moth
inc to say as to the candidates, and the
absence of such number Of prominent
republicans-who always manifest an
interest in politics-was calculated te
dampen the ardor OF even the leaders.
E,E. Shields was chosen chairman
after the meeting had been called tt
order by Will Landing. president OF the
club, and Guy P. Halferty. secretary
Chairman Shields made neat speech
in the course of which he said the re-
publican party never shirked RESPONSE
bility--and might. have added, never
lodged an Office. '
The following platform was adopted
Note the nerve in the first sentence
1--WE. the Republicans OF the city o
Aberdeen"
1--WE, the Republicans of the City o
Aberdeen, in macs caucus assembled
respectfully submit the following state
ment of principles for the consideration
of the voters at the coming municipal
election and pledge our candidates to ar
earnest effort to carry out each ano
every one OF said principles.
"We pledge ourselves to an honest
economical, liberal conduct OF all the
affairs OF the city.
1--WE pledge ourselves to, so far as II
possible, advocate and endeavor to Sc
cure permanent improvements in al
parts of the city.
1--WE pledge ourselves to an earnes
effort to advance all the interests OF Ab
erdeen with due regard to a reasonable
economy and the present and future
needs of the city.
"We pledge ourselves TO an honest
earnest effort to advance the moral, busi
ness and commercial interests OF th'
city.
ave pledge ourselves to the enforce
ment of law, both state and municipal
The ticket named above was nom
mated by acclamation, except the police
Judge. for which office there were three
candidates: Daniel Pearsall, I. ii. Nc
Kay and E. J, Carey, who were ballotet
for. The first ballot was declared Oft b!
Chairman Shields for the reason thu
while but 1877 men voted, there were 2l'
ballots in the box, and repeating was il
evidence. On the second ballot. Pearsal
received 90; Mckay, "a, and Carey, 2
votes, the former being declared elected
Thus ended the first republican conven
ton in Aberdeen. and, if the statement
of leading republicans can be relied up
on, it will be the last for many years
in fact. time will be required to remove
the onus Of this caucus from that party