Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-10-04
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
ERNEST LISTER OF TACOMA nom.
MATED FOR Congress,
The Mass Democratic Convention at
OlYmpia.NameS Well Known DEM
OCrat of Tacoma tor Congress-.
COngre SiOnaI District OrganiZa-
tiOn Perfected.

OLYMPIA, Oct. ERNEST Lister,
of Tacoma, head of the Lister Con-
struction company and well known in
Olympia and throughout the south
west was nominated by acclamtion
at the Democratic convention in the
theater building, for congress, to sue
ceed Frances w. Cushman. The nom
ination was all cut and dried before
the Democrats left the Kneeland ho-
tel for the theater about 1870 this
afternoon.
w. H. Kneeland, who pulled out of
the race willingly to permit the NOM
ination of a Pierce county man, was
made chairman of the convention, and
E. C. Walsh of Tacoma, was made
secretary.
The convention quickly got down
to business and the committee on
platform and resolutions was named
as follows: P. M. Troy, Olympia; A.
S. HodgdOn, Hoquiam; r. A. Tit
low, Tacoma; Jeff Cannon, Tenino;
Tom O'Neill, Shelton.
The nomination was then proceed
ed with, Attorney r. G.. Evans, of
Tacoma, nominating Ernest Lister in
a ringing speech which awakened
much enthusiasm. Seconding speech
was made by O. G. Ellis, of Tacoma,
who had also been prominently men,
toned as possible candidate. Then
the seconding speeches made the
rounds of the counties, each one ad
ding to the democratic enthusiasm.
James Daley spoke for Thurston
county in seconding Lister.
The vote was then taken by accla-
nation and carried with a hooray,
and Lister was declared the nominee.
The resolutions We're later read and
adopted.
The resolutions presented by the
committee and adopted, were as fol-
lows:
eve the democrats of the Second
congressional district of the state Of
Washington, in convention essemb-
led, hereby resolve as follows:
"In common with all patriotic
citizens of the Second congressional
district we deplore the untimely
death of the late Hon. F. w. Cushman
hoo NJ ilxy n
terested services to all of the people
of the state as we'll as all the people
Of the district.
eve hereby affirm our allegiance
to the principles of democracy as en-
unciated in the platform adopted at
the last national convention in Den
yer.
1--WE favor the use of native ma
terial in the construction of all fed
eral buildings and government work
as we'll as the nomination of actual
residents for candidates for congress.
Just before adjournment the sub
ject of perfecting a congressional Or
ganization was brought up and after
considerable discussion it was de-
cided to make the chairman of the
congressional committeeman and the
chairman of the convention today
committeeman at large. This plan
was carried through without a dis
senting vote A. S. Hodgdon is chair
man in Chehalis county.
when the Dig Tacoma contingent
arrived this noon, the names of
Hugh Wallace and Ernest Lister, both
of Tacoma, were strongly urged for
congressman and w. II. Kneeland of
Mason county, said he would with
draw from the race and support any
one that Pierce county could get to-
gether on. A Pierce county caucus
gave II for Lister and l 6 for Wallace,
afterwards the delegation united for
Lister, and the southwest counties
came in with their support.
Lister has been prominent in De-
mocratic affairs of this state for
wears. He was the first chairman of
the state board of control under the
late Governor John r. Rogers. He is
a contractor of Tacoma. He ran for
the state senate against Senator
Ralph Metcalf in 1906, and cut down
a Republican majority of 1,400 to]
500.