The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-07-14
REPUBLICANS WILL
HOLD ASSEMBLY
DELEGATES TO MEET SATURDAY
Candidates in the Field For County
Offices - Most of Them For The
Assembly.

saturday evening III all Oh tHe pre-
cincts of the county except Falls, at
Cascade Locks, and delegates were
elected to represent the different Sec
tions in the county assembly which
will be held here Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock in the Odd Fellows hall,
when delegates to the state assembly
will be chosen and any other business
transacted which may be brought be-
fore the meeting
Fair crowds assembled in each of
the precincts and the delegates named
to the county assembly are representa-
tive Republicans and citizens. The n
delegates selected to the meeting Sat |
urday will name the delegates to the |
state assembly in Portland and it is
probable that they may decide to rec
ommend Republican candidates for the
various county offices which are to be
filled at the coming election. The vari-
GUS candidates and the leading mem
bers of the party in Hood River are
not wholly agreed as to just what pro-
cedure should be taken by the assembly
and as it is new institution in Ore
gon politics the delegates to the county
assembly here will decide what action
they win take. 1t is probable that the
Hon. E. L. Smith will be called upon
| by the delegates to act as the chair
man of the assembly.
The meeting Saturday evening in
West Hood River precinct was held at
the court house and the following dele
gates were selected for the county
assembly: E. l.. Smith, p S. David
son, Charles 7. Early, W. H. Walton,
M. P. Isenberg, Newton Clark, Will
liam j. Davidson, James Stranahan,
A. A. Jayne. j. r. Nunamaker, d. Nc
Donald, John W. Hinrichs, Edgar
Locke, George Parker and G. p. Ross.
The East Hood River precinct Re
publicans met in the Commercial Club
rooms. A resolution was passed in
dorsing the assembly as movement
in the right direction towards uniting
the party. The delegates selected
were DIR. M. f. Shaw, James B. Hunt,
Sam G. Campbell, J. l.. Carter, w. G..
Carter, Chris Dethman, G. A. Reed,
Frank Dethman, Capt. J. H. Dukes,
Frank II. Button, Hans Lage, Joseph
c. Porter and Martin Dragseth
The delegates in Hood River Center
precinct were selected at the meeting
held at Park school and were N. {.
Evans, William lsenberg, George Z.
Crowell, John Wilson, g.. b. Datson,
E. E. Coad, r. J. Cunning, G. D
Nickelsen, George D. Hascall, G. H
Sletten, F. Howard Isenberg, G. II
Castner, j. L. Hershner, Z. N. Ben
: son, Frank Chandler and L. B. Glib
son.
In the South Hood River precinc
the delegates named were: e.. ID
Thompson, J. H. Shoemaker, q. A
McCurdy, Joe Hall, B. l.. Murphy
William Davidson, r. D. Smith, Rev
J. G. Tate, John Gibbons and W. /
Forty.
A good meeting was held in tn
Odell precinct where H. S. Galligan
L. D. Boyed, G. A. Tucker, E. l
Hull Frank Cutler, Clint Wood and W
l.. Cernes were named as the dele
gates.
In the Baldwin precinct there was
free discussion of the assembly pla
after which the delegates selecte
were w. c. Smullin, h. G. Miller I
E. Spencer, George Dimmick, A. n
Kelley. o. Fredenburg, John Goldi
bury, William Edick and |. r. Beale.
In the Cascade Locks precinct at til
mill town down the river it is veI
hard to hold a meeting and get lnte
est in political affairs. A. W. Meyer
the committeeman in that precin
called the meeting for Monday nigl
in hope of getting a good attendanc
but it was again postponed. lie ha
however, assured the local members
the committee that a meeting would
held before Saturday and delegat
sent to the assembly.
Last week The Glacier addressed le
ters to a number of Republicans in tt
county, whose names have been me
toned in connection with the varlo
county officers. In these letters tn
= asked to state their opinions in rega
to the assembly both county and sta
whether it could result well for t
party. They were also asked to sta
whether they were candidates a
whether they would ask for the MOI
nations at the hands of the assembl
Not all of the gentlemen address
have replied and the answers WIN
have been received show a consldt
able variance of opinion. The pl
ut posed assembly is new movement
= lit is new and is not wholly understoc
4 Nobody knows just what it will be
40 til 1T has been tried, and the genel
Ce opinion is that if it is conducted alo
oc the right lines it will have good resu
w in securing better men to fill the pt
d: lie offices of the county and sta
The Glacier prints the answers a
IT oninions which have been receiv
from a number of the men and viii
are interesting in showing the mat
from a number of viewpoints.
~, ]. L. Carter, who was member
in the last Legislature, believes that
assembly will be very good thing
1r- unifying the party and supplement-
-, the direct primary. Mr.. Carter
Ill been mentioned as a candidate for
,,x election to that body. His letter I
Il lows:
in Editor Glacier The question
'h' arisen as to whether it is desirable
wise for the Republicans of the
spective counties of the state of 0
gon to assemble for the purpose Of
n lecting delegates to a proposed st
Us assembly, to recommend the names
men desirable or suitable as candida
. for officers of the respective count
''ei to be determined upon by the voters
the party at the coming primaries
- to consider matters of interest to
party.
~u "In the first place it is generi
II conceded best for the welfare Of
~ country that we have political part
Hence it seems to me matter Of
|, 4 dom that the members of any pa
lrt. should assemble and consider mat
inv for the welfare or success Of Il
."s' party. Party organization could
ing be maintained without some consu
rice tion. Is there objection to an ass
adj bly,? If so, who makes it? Surely
one party could reasonably object
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