The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-05-15
We heartily endorse the national, state and

we heartily endorse the national, state an
county republican administrations.
We recommend to this convention that tn
delegates elected to the state convention b
instructed to vote for delegates to the nations
William HI. Taft.
Whereas, the direct primary law of thi
state was passed as a republican measure in re
sponse to the demands of the people and ful
tillment of the pledge made at the last republi
can convention, and
Whereas, section 81 of said law provide
the method by which United States senator
may be chosen by the people, if members 0
the legislature obey the will of the people a
expressed at the polls,
Resolved, that we as republicans demant
that candidates for legislative nomination
who solicit the suffrage of republican voter
shall file with their declarations of candidac,
their written pledges that they will, if elected
vote for the candidate Of the party for UniteC
States senator who receives the highest vot
at the primary election, as described by sec
tion 81 of the direct primary law.
We pledge the party to the protection of tn
state school and granted lands, the preciou
heritage of the children of the state agains
explorations by the land speculator and tn
timber thief
We pledge our delegates to the state con
vention to work for the insertion of plank il
the state platform pledging the republican
party to pass at the next legislature the EN-
plOyers' liability law for common carriers only
recently passed by congress, and any othe
reasonable law for the protection of train EN-
ployes IN the st ate
We endorse the work of the railroad com
mission and pledge our legislative candidate
to support such needed legislation as will
make it effective
State Delegates Named.
The committee appointed to name 2S
delegates and % alternates presented
their report. The names are here given
with pOstoffice address OF each, the namt
of the alternate following that OF th,
delegate:
A. E. ClaWson, W. Hayfeld, Farming
ton.
E, s. Knowlton, W. F. Conyard, LIE
Crosse.
M. E. Taylor, J. T. Billups, Winona
George Mcdonald, o. d. Crawford
Albion.
Samuel Ellis, E. E, Sherfey, Colfax.
Samuel Lyons, W. W. Hickman, Col
fax.
j. W. Mathews, DR.. S. B. Nelson, Pull.
man.
W. L. LaFollette, j. M. Reid, Pullman
Wilford Allen, George Ritchie, Pull
man.
H. NJ. Boone, A. A. Wilson, Palouse.
B. M, Sehick. G. E. Frederick, Palcuse
G. H. Farnsworth, Joseph Arrasmit b
PaIouse.
j. A. Dix, G. W. Nye, Garfield.
M. d. O'COnnell, T. D. Lake, Tekoa.
F. j. Wilmer, L. T. Brockway, Rosalia
G. Nj. Witter. J. N. Kile, Thornton.
j. F. Person, George Case Jr, st. John
W. G. Mccoy, Fl. j. Clark, Oakesdale.
j. Fl. Maynard, A. 0. White, Cotton
J. A. Schoenberg, j. C. Round, Union
town.
n. D. Showalter, R. H. Kipp, Colfax.
j. I. Brown, j F. Tiff, Colfax.
j. A. Perkins, James Ewart, Colfax.
O.E Young, c. E. Butler, Pullman.
A. R. Metz, G. W. Penn, Elberton.
L. FL. Logsdon, p. Hays, Endicott.
J. N. Pickrell, James Hampton, Colfax
A. E. Stuht, Chas. E. Scriber, Colfax.
The report OF the last named com
mittee was adopted with but three dis
senting votes. In answer to a question
members OF the committee stated that
delegates to the state convention were
selected in every instance at the suggest
ion of delegates from the various pre-
cincts, they being called into the com
mittee room for that purpose, the com
mittee simply carrying out the wishes o
the delegates in that respect.
The convention then adjourned sine
die.