The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-12-01
THE CITY TICKETS.

OTOVllie pOllt1c1anS 40 Things as the
spirit moves them. But few days
since there was much bewailng the
fact that no interest was being taken
in the coming election, and the prob
ability that there would be no tickets
in the field when the momentous day
rolled around. Receptive candidates
were in the hands of their friends, but
for some unaccohntable reason their
friends refused to act From different
sources came the story of necessary
neglect OF private business in con-
pection with public Office and the
American patriotism that impelled a
man to become a sacrifice when the
public demanded, but still the fool
public wouldn't demand. The voter
was baited with prospective issues"
but still refused to rise. Men there
were ready and willing to hearken to
the clamor of their countrymen and
very modestly so stated, but there was
no clamor. In the language of the
street, there was politically "nothin'
doin, And this period of quietude
lasted until near the eleventh hour.
1t appeared as though the voter was
not anxious to avail himself of that
sacred privilege which is the heritage
high or low state, the right to have
say in the matter of whom shall be-
come the incumbeuts of the land. Then
some one started something, and ev-
erybody got busy. Conventions came
thick and fast. That day was counted
lost that did not witness the nominal
ton of few candidates for town
Office. Many of them were called. and
while some of them would not stand
tied, others would, and the result is a
soOdly number from which the voter
can take his choice next Tue sday.
The first nominating convention was
held last Thursday at Sigrist hall.
Councilman Ed Davis was chairman
of the meeting and l.. f. Pourtales was
4 large number were present After
much elaboration the meeting placed
in nomination Ira w. Follis, H. j. Des-
mond, E. A. McMahan and r. G. Evans
for councilmen, and A. P. Murray for
treasurer. No platforms was promul-
gated, but as Desmond and Evans
were denominations, and M. Follis
has been treasurer since the incorpor-
alton of the town, tt was looked upon
as an administration ticket. AS soon
as the results of the meeting became
generally known Messrs. Follis and
McMahan promptly withdrew, alleging
business reasons.
Friday evening large crowd of vot-
ers evidently dissatisfied with the re-
suits of Thursdays convention met at
the Sigrist hall and organized into
convention by electing s. E. Mills to
the chair and e. McCammon secretary.
Several heated discussions took place,
but on adjournmnt the meeting mad a
ticket to show for it's deliberations.
II. w. Bragg, w. II. Crandall, w. H.
Weisgerber and DR.. F.. S. Beale were
nominated for the council, and Ed
Davis received the nomination for
town treasurer. This convention made
no promises for the future, in the way
of platform, but the personnel of the
ticket is considered pretty clear in
dication of their probable stand on
matters of town government
The same evening a meeting was
held at the town hall for the purpose
of filling in the blank spaces in the
ticket nominated Thursday. After
pretty thorough canvass of the situ-
alton and the available timber, the
choice fell on DR.. F. S. Beale and II.
f. Silvernail. c. E. Johnston was
chairman of this meeting