The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-05-10
convention. This created some con-

convention. This created some con-
fusion. and discussion. but the amend
ment to the amendment prevailed, and
the .wo reports were finally rejected.
Names were then presented TO the
convention to the number of a dozen
or fifteen and the balloting proceeded.
the eleven candidates receiving the
highest number Of votes to be de-
clar.d the choice of the convention.
The successful delegates were: Geo. j.
Hurley, r. A. Nixon, A. M. StOrch, r.
l.. Plcken, c. E Hanson. Geo. RupOrt,
DR.. c. p. House. Dave Gillespie. Geo.
]. Stewart, L. c. MallOtt and DR.. !. N.
P0guc.
Immediately following the selection
Of delegates the convention adjourned
sine die.
NOTES.
There was strong sentiment pre-
vailing among the anti-administratiOn
delegates In favor Of La Toilette.
There was snap and keen interest
manifested In the proceedings that In
dicated that party spirit is still alive.
According to the line up Of the dele
gates selected seven stand for Taft
and four for Roosevelt. 1t Is to be re-
GREETED that they are not all for Taft,
but on behalf Of the administration
followers thanks are returned to the
convention for this representation.
A resolution was passed without a
protest endorsing the Hay admins
tration. 1t was very evident from the
expression of those present that NO
other candidate for governor on the
republican ticket has look In in Ok
anogan county as against Gov. Hay.
A. M. Storch Is q clever young gen.
tleman. and made very able presid
ing officer. He may have used the
whip hand. used 1t gently to be sure.
but he had the cards. That Is q part
of the game, with apologies to the del
icate sensibilities Of Roosevelt, who
abhors such sporty illusions and nev-
er indulges In them himself.
1t was q great pleasure to again at
tend republican convention, meet
and greet old friends and make many
new acQuaintanccs, whom We hope to
see frequently in the future. Some OF
the old war horses were still on deck.
but the vast majority were new faces.
Such convention haunters as Mallott.
the Gillespies, Bollinger. Pogue
StorCll, Blackwell. House. Marble and
others whose names escape us at the
mo nent were in their places. bringing
back memories Of other days and nu-
merOus hot sessions, in which we
stood shoulder to shoulder or bucked
each other, without leaving any rank
ling spots over victory or defeat
There were q sufficient number Of
an editorial convention. Marble, OF
the Twisp News. Gillespie. of the
Brewster Herald. Scates. of the Omak
Chronicle. Calvert. of the Riverside
Argus. Woody. OF the Okanogan Inde
pendent. foregathered and enjoyed the
chance meeting. 1t would have added
to the pleasure of the occasion had
the Conconully. Chesaw and Pateros
scribes been in the bunch. A fine lot
of boys are the pencil pushers Of the
county. close together fraternally. and
worthy men both In their business
methods and private life. May they
live long to be a credit to the craft.
The convention of the future will
probably be merely perfunctory
gathering to adopt platform. for the
primary, that Is coming more and
more In vogue, will do all the nomi-
mating in the future. 1t Is possible
that many of those who were present,
old in years and old in the service of
their party. may never attend another
convention. So mote 1t be. The con-
vention. as run in late years, has been
the expression of the voice OF the few
The body as whole Is just about as
representative as the expression of
primary, where only small fraction
of tn evoters participate. but the body
Is dominated and becomes subserviant
to the few who take the active part.
A steering committee" does the work,
the convention ratifies the action of
that committee. In old days, when
every aspirant to Office appeared be-
fore q convention stating his ambi-
tion there was some chance for fair
show. The present features Of con.
vent:On that are complained Of. and
are largely responsible for the pri-
mary. did not exist, or at least were
not extensively conspicuous. Natural
ly trading and combinations crept in.
to the deliberations OF the convention
system. men ready of tongue and
welding influence secured more pow
er, became more arbitrary. and the
contention. as q method Of selecting
candidates had to pass out Of exist
ence.