The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-27
CITIZENS CONVENTION
SAME old FARCE
WITH DEMOCRATS I'm THE
SADDLE, AS USUAL, AS
TORIA REPUBLICANS
TAKE THEIR HAND
OUT.

. was well attended, and for the FIRST
hour OF its duration, was quite rep
resentative, but this was steadily re-
duced as the convention proceeded
and BY the time thc-<rux was reach
ed, the nominations for the mayor
atty, ii had shrunk to its normal and
primal elements, that Of purely
Democratic assemblage; and this
with everything the real leader ot
the local Democracy wanted, sealed,
and all but delivered.
With complete and forecasted
staff of officers, headed by DR., AL.
fired Kinney, Democrat; with Aubrey
LID. Garner, Democrat, for secretary;
with a Democratic committee on
rules, consisting Of Messrs. Lebeck,
CASTOR (Republican), and Young,
and Democratic committe Of plat
form in the persons Of Messrs. Ev-
ans, Smith and Knobloch (the lat.
ter one OF the only two concessions
\ to the Republican interests present),
the trend Of the business was early
and clearly OWNED, and the divina-
tion lost nothing by way Of proof in
every detail that followed. The two
main committees were sent out to
formulate their reports and when
these arrived they but confirmed the
actual status Of the convention. This
with A. M. Smith, master of cere-
monies. fixed the range and angle Of
procedure beyond all fear Of failure.
Ward committees, consisting Of
those present from each Of the four
wards, were called upon to retire
and make their several nominations
for the long and short terms for the
water commission and the common
council and these reporting, showed
the following results.
First Water Commission, 5
year term, Asmus Brix; 4 year term,
Franz Kankkonen. Council-4 year
term, Charles Wilson; 2 year term,
r. ]. Carney
Second Ward-Water commis-
sion, 8 years, F. A. Fisher; 4 years,
H. c. Van Dusen. Councils years,
George Kaboth; 2 years, DR.. w. G.
Logan.
Third Ward-Water Commission, 8
years, G. ]. Trenchard; 4 years, ].
w. We1ch. council-4 years, G. A.
Lienenweber; 2 years, A. L. Fox.
Fourth sWard-Water Commission,
8 years, l. c. Anderson; 4 years,
Otto Peterson. Council--4 years, L.
o. Belland; 2 years, P. A. Stang
land.
These were all promptly ratified
BY the convention as a whole; and in
this behalf, and beyond the touch
and influence Of the urbane master
of the hour, there was some freedom
of expression and action that stood
for the Republican desires Of those
present.
Andrew Young was then nominal
ed for Water Commissioner at large,
and this was fully ratified, as was
the nomination Of Jens Hanson, for
the office Of councilman at large, i'm
mediately following. And Charles H.
Abercfombie was given the undis-
putcd nomination for the city attor-
neyship, as the next Office in se-
quence for consideration.
| The office Of Auditor and Police
Judge went to Olof Anderson with
unanimous bang Of good will from
the whole house, and was happily
received by the nominee who made
clever talk in response to the honor
conferred. This process was dupli-
Gated on the instant in the case Of
Thomas Dealeys nomination for CON
tinuance in the city treasuryship, he,
too, responded feelingly when called
upon And the nomination to the
city surveyorship went to Alfred 5.
Tee on equally free and friendly
terms. s57l lElEy
In the matter Of the Street Super
intendency there were four nomi-
nees, who received, in all 32l votes
from the house, divided as follows
among the aspirants, towit: Siegfred
Wentjar 65; H. E. Stefens, SO; JI
F. Kearney, l49; and + B. Lough-
cry, o. Mr. Kearneys nomination
was made unanimous, and he thank
ed the house cordially for the sup
port given him in the premise.
Dr. Charles w. Barr received the
unanimous vote Of the house for the
nomination to the Police Commits
sionership in succession Of Judge
chas. H. Page, whose term expires
this year
This brought the proceedings