The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1908-05-22
PLANK FOR PROHIBITION
Supporters of 1.-The Peerless
One" Hold Convention.
Write Prohibition Plank Into Plat
form and indorse Several
Candidates for Office.

county emOcTatiC convention, held in
Colfax last Saturday, was ruled by the
dominant or McCroskey wing of the
party, with no other faction or interest
numerically strong enough to assert it
self and create interest by taking the cut
and dried proceedings out of the rut
The only surprise of the convention came
with the reading Of the platform, which
contained a prohibition plank. Many
Ot the delegates caught their breath
when this plank was read, having had
no previous intimation that this weapon
was to be brought into the game. No
opposition developed, however, and the
platform was adopted as a whole.
Charles r. Hill, chairman of the coun-
ty central committee, called the conven-
tion TO order and c. W. Waters OF Pa
louise was nominated for temporary
chairman. No other nominations being
made, Mr.. Hill remarked that he await
ed motion to make it unanimous,
which motion was forthcoming. Paul
PattisOn was unanimously elected tenn
pOrary secretary
motion prevailed that the chair ap-
point committees of seven members each
on order OF business and permanent o.
ganization, credentials, resolutions, and
state delegation.
Speechmaking.
Proceedings were then suspended for q
season OF speechmaking, W. II. Dunphy
Of Walla Walla leading off with a manu-
script Calh OF some length.
Judge s. J. Chadwick was called for
and responded with the statement that
he had not expected to speak. therefore
was unpre epared, adding a few words
cOunseling general good citizenship.
William Goodyear came to the front
in response to calls and was introduced
as "our next congressman" He lam
lsted the republicans in general and
Governor Mead in particular, referring
to him as the "spinelees specimen of
mediOcrity who now occupies the COVER
nOr's chair" He explained his position
with reference to the congressional nom
inatiOn, following the lines of defense OF
his actions as made public in his recent
open letter controversy with Warren
TOlman, his opponent.
Mayor John Pattison, candidate for
governor, was called for, but was not
present.
II. W. Garfield, who will be a candidate
for superior Judge, next responded to
calls, but refused to make speech for
the reason that being an aspirant for
judicial honors, he had been placed in
the non-partisan category and his new
clothes didn't fit very well yet
Before adjourning for noon the chair
man announced committees as follows:
The Com mittees.
Credentials-LouisS Stairet OF EIberton,
W. s. lamar OF Pullman, Frank English
of Pennington, q. d. kincaid of Palouse,
George Schuler OF Tekoa, 0. W. Pollard
OF La Crosse, &. II. Holbrook of Onecho
Order Of business aud permanent or
ganization-Mark Whitlow of Pullman.
4. ". Easter Of Pennington, t. G. Miles
OF Oakesdale, r. P. Turnkey OF ROsalia,
S. Schrock Of La Crosse, John Berg
man OF Albion, n. E Yelle Of Colfax.
Resolutions-R C. McCroskey of Gar
field, J. NJ. Mclean of Oakesdale, Leslie
Anderson OF ROsalia, c. l., Mackenzie OF
COlfax, ". G. Beach of Pullman, f. J.
Mahoney Of Tekoa, H. G. Eitel OF Elber-
ton.
State delegatiOn-E, e. Paddock OF
Pennington, c. r. Hill of Colfax, j. H.
Davis OF PalOuse, William Reid of Pull
man, c. I. Pennington OF st. John, Ed
Byrne OF Garfield, c. L. Wakefield of
Endicott.
Afternoon Session.
Attendance at the convention was
good, but the report of the credentials
committee showed % precincts unrepre-
sented.
The report OF the committee on order
OF business and permanent organization
recommended for permanent chairman
Prof. W. 6. Beach OF the State College,
which report was adopted.
Upon taking the chair Prof. Beach
made speech, among other things an
nOuncing the discovery that the demo
catic party is the only organization
through which the people can obtain
any relief from the burdens which Cd.
press them. In PROFESSIONAL language
he placed The Peerless One" who halls
from Nebraska upon a pinnacle and
worshiped. He believed the time had
come to win and urged that the oppor-
tunity be seized.
Platform Declarations.
The report OF the platform committee
was read and adopted. The document
renews allegiance to the leadership OF