The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-17
DEMOCRATS
ENTHUSIASTIC
Clark Men Are in Control But
Delegation to Walla Walla
Is Uninstructed
BANQUET AT NIGHT
LARGELY ATTENDED
There Were Stormy Scenes at
Times, and the Platform Was
Only Adopted After the Dele
gates Had Talked for Hours

The democratic county convention,
which convened at the courthouse Sat
urday at 1870 in the afternoon, proved
to be an enthusiastic gathering, 10
delegates being in attendance. Hon.
A. j. Splawn, chairman of the county
central committee, called the conven-
ton to order, and after a test vote with
Leonard Talbot of Toppenish. was
elected permanent chairman. G. O.
Shumate acted as secretary through
out
There was a strong sentiment in
favor of the nomination of Champ
Clark for president, but by big ma
jority it was decided to be wise to re-
frain from instructing the delegates.
Several of the planks in the plat
form were debated with considerable
warmth. r. A. OBrien, who had an
nounced that he was the manager for
central Washington of Champ Clark,
had to be squelched time and again
by the convention, and at one time
Chairman Splawn had to follow the
obstreperous and enthusiastic Clark
champion into the body of the conven-
ton and call him to order
Two Features
There We're two features of the con-
vention. The business was to elect 20
delegates to attend the state conven-
ton to be held at Walla Walla on
Monday, May 6, and the second was
the adoption of platform.
Following are the names of the
delegates elected: H. j. Snively, DIR. c.
H. Weir, Hon. A. j. Splawn. G. o.
Shumate. w. A. Cox, Richard Winsor
Jr., E. V. Lockhart, H. II. Wende,
Richard Strobach, John Ryan, Floyd
Hatfield and Joe Metzger, from above
Union gap; H. c. Davis, Granger; A.
S. Drumheller, Mabton; C. w. Grant
and George Stephenson, of Toppenish:
Thomas Williams, West Sunnyside;
James Henderson, East Sunnyside; j.
F. Rodman, Wapato; Sylvester Love,
Alfalfa
AS an afterthought, it having been
noticed that there were no women on
the delegation, two delegates and two
alternates were selected as follows:
Margaret M. Grant of Toppenish, with
Sarah J. Davis of Granger as alter
mate; Mrs. r. A. O'Brien of North
Yakima, with Mrs. David Longmire as
alternate.
Banquet at Pacific Grill
A banquet in the evening at the Pa
cific grill, at s1.25 per plate, was at
tended by more than so of the repre-
sentative democrats of the county
Hon. II. j. Snively acted as toast
master. Following are the names of
the speakers who responded to toasts:
Mayor A. ]. Splawn, H. H. Wende,
Richard Winsor, En- Mayor Leonard
Talbot of Toppenish, City Attorney G.
o. Shumate, Floyd Hatfield, DR.. c. II.
Weir H. G. Davis of Granger, w. d.
Ronald of Seattle, John Bergensen of
Mckee.
Endorse Superior Judges
Irwin J. Bounds introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which was passed
with great gusto:
We, the delegates to the Yakima
county democratic convention, assem-
bled on this 18th day of April, 1912.
appreciative of the high integrity and
ability of the two present superior
court judges and mindful of the non
partisan character of their office, do
hereby endorse and recommend for
reelection Judge f. B. Preble and
Judge Thomas E. Grady
Following is the platform adopted
Democratic Platform
We, the democrats of Yakima coun.
ty, in convention assem- bled, do hereby
reaftirm our allegiance to democratic
principles and endorse the declaration
of party faith as found in the national
platform of 1908.
We watch with satisfaction the
growing revolt of the progressives
within the ranks og the republican
party. 1t is indicative of the general
unrest among the people Of their de-
sire to take back into their own hands
the machinery of popular government
BelieviY J. as We do, that the repub-
lican party is so thoroughly in contro
of reactionary machine politicians
such as Smoot and Penrose, Cannon
and Aldrich, that the progressives viii
be unable to nominate for the presi-
dency man in sympathy with theil
views, we remind them that the demo.
crate party has always been progress.
sive, that it has initiated all the ma.
chinery of popular government anG
has always represented the popular
will, and we invite the rank and file
of the republican party to unite with
us in securing sane and progressive
legislation. We remind progressive
republicans that their leaders, while
recognizing and denouncing the pres
emit high protective tariff of theil
party, have not the courage to aban.
don the protective policy. They would
apply salve to the cancer on our bod!
polite rather than to take the sur
geon's knife in hand and cut it GU
while there is Yet time. To those whC
believe the present tariff too high W.
maintain that there is no dividing lint
short of a tariff for revenue only. Thi
is proven by the experience of thu
past four years. The country de
nanded lower tariffs. The republican
party promised d reduction. i'll tulnll
ment Of its promise ii gave the coun