The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-11-22
MUNICIPAL NOMINATIONS

A mass meeting of the voters of Oro-
vile was held in the town hall Satur-
day evening for the purpose of naming
candidates for the several offices to
be filled at the town election to be
held Tuesday, December 3. The meet
ing was called by the mayor. and
hence was not instigated by any CLIQUE.
caDal, or combination of interested
citizens. 1t was an open. non-partisan.
free-for all assembly, in which every-
body was invited to take part, and
every man placed in nomination had
fair show. 1t was one of the most
tuliy representative mass meetin4ns
of all interests for the purpose of nam
ing municipal ticket ever held in
the town, and from all outward and
visible appearances and expressions
created less friction and gave more
satisfactory results than has. ever be-
fore marked the proceedings of SINH
lar gatherings in this place. The hall
was crowded to its capacity. indicat-
ing that the people of OrOville are
awake to the necessity of selecting
clean, capable, and dependable men
this time. and are taking a keener in
terest in this important object than
ever before.
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Reese, who stated the object
of the call. A number of names were
presented for chairman, resulting in
the selection of John E. Reese. s. B.
Starrett was the choice of the meeting
for secretary. The chairman an
nounced that the first order of bust
ness was the nomination of mayor:
Three names were presented for that
office. E. n. Grubb. l.. F. PourtaIes and
w. o. Hamisch. A ballot was ordered, ;.
resulting in the nomination of Mr..
Grubb y.
The nomination of two eouncilmen
to serve for two years was the next
business in order: A. P. Murray,L. F.
Pourtales, r. G. Evans and Andy John
ston were named. Considerable dis
cussion follwed as to the manner of
selection. On motion it was decided
that the two candidates receiving the
highest number of votes were to be
declared the nominees. The race was
close. resulting in the success of A. p.
Murray and l.. F. Pourtales.
Nominations for one councilman to
serve for one year were called for and
r. G. Evans, Andy Johnston and A..
.Groulx were named as candidates, the
vote resulting in the selection of Mr..
Evans.
Frank Bartell, jr., and G. l.. ARM
strong were nominated for the Office
of treasurer, and in a close race Mr..
Armstrong was declared the choice of
the meeting.
1t is difficult to find any fault with
the personnel of the ticket named. Ev-
cry name mentioned for any of the Of
fees was that of man in whom the
people OF this place have every con-
fidence. One and all are popular, up
right and reliable citizens, and no mat
ter upon which one the honor Of NOM
ination had fallen the choice would
have been creditable to the voters
constituting the meeting. 1t is really
to be regretted that there were not
places for all the gentlemen placed
in nomination, as every one of them,
and all of them, would If elected, fill
the positions with credit to themselves
and honor to the town. There Is one
marked feature of the selection as
made that promises we'll for the town,
if all are successful at the polls, and
that is the three candidates for the
council are young, bright, intelligent.
active men. with the best interests Of
the town at heart All of the candi-
dates are permanent residents and
their selection will mean continuous
service throughout their term Of Of
fee. They are mentally strong men.
and they will work together for civic
Improvement and community better
ments. They are not bigotted or rad
ical in their views relative to the man.
agement of town affairs, they will not
use their official power to punish any
class, or individual, they are unhamp-
cred by prediction promises or
pledges, and are just, fair and honest.
so that all manner of men can support
them in the knowledge that they will
have a square deal.
E. n. Grubb. the nominee for may
or. is an old widely known resident OF
Oroville and vicinity. He took charge
of the Radbourn hotel several years
ago. when few believed that he could
make the business go, and by the ap-
plication of business methods, cater
ing to the wants of the public and
providing a high class service he made
the Radbourn one of the most popular
hostleries in eastern Washington. Mr..
Grubb is a fixture in Oroville. He be-
lieves in the future of the town, and
is always public spirited in contribut-
ing of his time and means toward any
movement that has for it's aim the up
building or promotion of the place. His
faith is shown in his works, as he has
started in to invest a large sum OF
money in permanent improvements.
He favors a clean town, the enforce
ment of the laws and strict account
ability of the officials to the people.
He is not radical in his views, and will
enforce the ordinances with just con-
sideration to all parties. A man who
has succeeded in his own business,
who knows the value of dollar, will
exercise the same care and judgment
in public as he has in his private af.
fairs. He will be opposed to extIav-
agance or carelessness in municipal
expenditures, and is safe person to
place at the head of the town at This