The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-11-28
|ARMBRUSTER SIDE
SPRANG SURPRISE
CALL FOR CAUCUSES LAST NIGHT
Elected Delegates to the Mass Meet
ing at the Theater This Even
ing, Fifty i'm Number.

Pursuant to call signed Commit
tee," circulating very late Monday
evening .caucuses were held in all the
wards of the city last night Ito elect
delegates TO the Municipal Ownership
convention to be neld at the Yakima
theater at the hour of O'Clock on
Tuesday evening, November %
| 1906" The caucuses were held al
the places usually used for voting
places. and the fifty delegates chos-
en- are as follows:
First ward-Phil Otter, John Dit
ter, Ed Mccoy. Frank Sharkey, War
rem Erwin, Claude Briggs, c. R.
Donovan, T. l.. Martin, DR.. Nywen-
ming, H. D. Baylor.
Second ward. c. Lowell, H. j
Snively, George Vance, Burnett
John Mullin, Leigh R. Freeman, Carl
Cox, Pat Jordan, F. X. Nagler, c. E
Udell.
Third ward-Walter J. Reed, T.
Lynch, d. Royce, l.. l.. Thorp, ]. b.
Braden, c. krause, l. c. Barber.
Fourth ward Michaels, G. H
land, c. H. Russell, c. W. Camp, u.
1. AulHllleT.
Fifth ward-John Null, Robt Ma
haffey, Dave Crowder, A. Elliott
VIM. NJ Thompson, A. J. Bragg, c.
NJ. Rhykert, l.. P. vandermark.
Sixth ward-H. NJ. Taylor, J. c.
Lynch, C. C. Case, DR.. Lynch, j. d.
Cornett. J. NJ. Murchie, Barr,
]. c. Callahan.
At none of the caucuses was the
turnout as large as had been expect
ed. In the First. for instance. ii
was supposed that about seventy-five
of the friends of the valiant old cam
paigner, Jack Shaw, would turn out
as compliment to him, if for no
other reason. They We're not nearly
so numerous, however. There were
twenty-seven present, and of these
ten were nominated to repre-
sent the wards as delegates to the
convention this evening. when an
effort will be made to secure an eX-
preston of the will of the people.
Ten We're chosen, and but two OF
them voted for Mr.. Shaw He did
not seem to mind, however, for he
still profeses to believe P. A. Arm
bruster will be nominated this even
ing. and that the delegation Is solid
for the west side councilman for
mayor.
In the Second ward, somebody sug-
gested the name of H. ]. Sniveiy, and
contrary to his wishes he was forced
to accept the nomination.
None of the delegations were IN
structed in regard to any candidate.
and the convention will be allowed
to proceed in accordance with its
own sweet will this evening. There
is feeling expressed, however, that
the Third ward delegates would NOM
mate Nelson Smith as councilman.
What will be the outcome of the
meeting tonight the Omnipotent One
only knows. 1t has been generally
supposed that when the time came
to name candidate for mayor the
municipal ownership people would
rise as one man and say "Armbrus-
ter" "Armbruster." For some rea-
son or other a dissension has risen
in the Armbruster ranks, and there
are rumors of an attempt to side
track the leader of the forces. After
the caucuses last night the Armbrus-
ter faction expressed themselves var
iously regarding the results in the
different wards. They claim every
thing west of the tracks, out even be-
yond the new drinking foun1ains.
They claim most everything on the
east side, but look at the list OF